The Demis Roussos Magic

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The Demis Roussos Magic
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1977 (1977-03)
Label Philips
Mercury (US)
Producer Vangelis Papathanassiou
Peter Sullivan ("When Forever Has Gone")
Demis Roussos chronology
Kyrila – Insel der Träume
(1977)
The Demis Roussos Magic
(1977)
Ainsi Soit-Il
(1977)
Singles from The Demis Roussos Magic
  1. "When Forever Has Gone"
    Released: 1976
  2. "Because"
    Released: 1977

The Demis Roussos Magic is a studio album by Greek singer Demis Roussos, released in 1977 on Philips Records.

Contents

Commercial performance

The album reached no. 29 in the UK. [1]

Track listing

All tracks arranged and produced by Vangelis Papathanassiou, except "When Forever Has Gone" produced by Peter Sullivan.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Because" Papathanassiou/Constandinos  
2."Time and Tide" Paul Williams  
3."Maybe Forever" Fitoussi/Wendroff/Tobaly/Meimoun/Bitton  
4."My Face In The Rain" Papathanassiou/Dassin  
5."I Dig You" Fitoussi/Dassin/Costandinos  
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Margarita" Tom Jans  
2."Let It Happen" Papathanassiou/Dassin  
3."When Forever Has Gone" Vlavianos/Mason  
4."Day-O (Banana Boat Song)" Burgess/Attaway/Belafonte  
5."Sister Emeline" Assous/Costandinos  
6."Before the Storm" Vlavianos/Costandinos  

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [2] 29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [3] Gold100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Silver60,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. "French album certifications – Demis Roussos – The Demis Roussos Magic" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 26 November 2019.Select DEMIS ROUSSOS and click OK. 
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