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

Merci
Studio album by Magma
Released	May 4, 1985
Recorded	June 1982 - October 1984
Length	40:24
Label	Jaro Records
Producer	Christian Vander
Magma chronology
Retrospektïẁ (Part III) (1981) Merci (1985) Mekanïk Kommandöh (1989)

The album largely departs from Magma's other offerings, with a more soul and jazz-funk influence.^{[citation needed]} The most notable omission is the band's signature language, Kobaïan, instead opting for English and French language songs. 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

• Christian Vander – vocals, piano, celeste, keyboards, percussion
• Stella Vander – vocals
• Guy Khalifa – vocals
• Liza Deluxe – backing vocals
• Benoit Widemann – synthesizer
• Simon Goubert – synthesizer (1, 3)
• Jean Pierre Fouquey – Rhodes piano on (2)
• Phillipe Slominski – trumpet on (1, 3, 4)
• Christian Martinez – trumpet on (1, 4)
• Michel Goldberg – saxophone on (1, 3)
• Michel Gaucher – saxophone on (2)
• Freddy Opsepian – trumpet on (2)
• Christian Guizen – trombone on (2)
• Alex Ferrand – vocals on (3)
• Jean-Luc Chevalier – guitar on (3)
• Patrick Gauthier – synthesizer on (3)
• Paul Bayle – saxophone on (3)
• Denis LeLoup – trombone on (3, 4)
• Arrigo Lorenz – soprano sax on (3)
• Maria Popkiewicz – backing vocals on (4)
• Jerome Naulay – trombone on (4)
• Zaka – percussion on (4)
• Michel Graillier – Rhodes piano on (5)
• Marc Éliard – bass
• François Laizeau – drums, drum programming

External links

• Merci at www.progarchives.com
• Merci at www.allmusic.com

На других языках

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[de] Merci (Magma-Album)

Merci ist das das achte Album der französischen Progressive-Rock- und Zeuhl-Gruppe Magma, das am 4. Mai 1985 veröffentlicht wurde.

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