Merci (Magma album)

Merci
Studio album by Magma
Released	1984
Genre	Zeuhl
Length	40:24
Label	Jaro
Producer	Christian Vander
Magma chronology
Retrospektiw (Part III) (1981) Merci (1984) Mekanïk Kommandöh (1989)

Merci is a studio album by French progressive rock group Magma. It was released in 1984. (See 1984 in music). It is usually regarded by fans as one of Magma's less successful releases. It was originally released on Jaro, and later reissued on Seventh.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Call From The Dark (Ooh Ooh Baby)" - 7:20 (C. Vander, J. Dassin, R. Dassin)
2. "Otis" - 5:20 (C. Vander)
3. "Do The Music" - 4:25 (C. Vander)
4. "Otis (Ending)" - 1:32 (C. Vander)

Side two

1. "I Must Return" - 6:32 (C. Vander, J. Dassin, R. Dassin)
2. "Eliphas Levi" - 11:15 (R. Garber)
3. "The Night We Died" - 3:40 (C. Vander)

Personnel

• Christian Vander - Vocals, Piano, Celeste, Keyboards, Percussion
• Stella Vander - Vocals
• Guy Khalifa - Vocals
• Benoit Widemann - Synthesizer
• Francois Laizeau - Drums, Drum Programming
• Marc Eliard - Bass
• Liza Deluxe - Backing Vocals
• Simon Goubert - Synthesizer (1, 3)
• Phillipe Slominski - Trumpet (1, 3, 4)
• Christian Martinez - Trumpet (1, 4)
• Michel Goldberg - Saxophone (1, 3)
• Freddy Opsepian - Trumpet (2)
• Christian Guizen - Trombone (2)
• Alex Ferrand - Vocals (3)
• Jean Luc Chevalier - Guitar (3)
• Patrick Gauthier - Synthesizer (3)
• Paul Bayle - Saxophone (3)
• Denis LeLoup - Trombone (3, 4)
• Arrigo Lorenzi - Soprano Sax (3)
• Maria Popkiewicz - Backing Vocals (4)
• Jerome Naulay - Trombone (4)
• Zaka - Percussion (4)
• Michel Graillier - Rhodes Piano (5)
• Camille Lievaux - Back Cover Photo
• Jean-Loup Morette - Assistant
• Jean-Paul Fenneteau - Front & Inside
• Stella Vander - Engineer
• Francis Linon - Engineer

References