Merci (Magma album)

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Merci
Merci Magma.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 May 1985
RecordedJune 1982 - October 1984
Genre
Length40:24
Label Jaro Records
Producer Christian Vander
Magma chronology
Retrospektïẁ (Part III)
(1981)
Merci
(1985)
Mekanïk Kommandöh
(1989)

Merci is the eighth studio album by French rock band Magma, released on 4 May 1985.

Contents

The album largely departs from Magma's other offerings, with a more soul and jazz-funk influence.[ citation needed ] The lyrical language Kobaïan, created by the band's leader Christian Vander, was joined by English and French.

After this album's release, the band split, and would not release another album for twenty years until 2004's K.A (Köhntarkösz Anteria) .

Track listing

All songs written by Christian Vander, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Call from the Dark (Ooh Ooh Baby)" - 7:20 (Christian Vander / Julie & Ricky Dassin)
  2. "Otis" - 5:20
  3. "Do the Music" - 4:25
  4. "Otis (Ending)" - 1:32

Side two

  1. "I Must Return" - 6:32 (Christian Vander / Julie & Ricky Dassin)
  2. "Eliphas Levi" - 11:15 (René Garber)
  3. "The Night We Died" - 3:40

Personnel

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