''Magic Fly'' is the debut studio album by French band
Space
Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually cons ...
. It was released in April 1977 by
Disques Vogue. The album reached No. 11 on the
UK Albums Chart
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and included the hit single of the same name, which reached No. 2 on the
UK Singles Chart
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and No. 1 in Switzerland and West Germany.
A version of the title track was used as the main theme of the original Chinese version of
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
's 1978 film ''
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (蛇形刁手)''.
Track listing
# "Fasten Seat Belt" – 5:58
# "Ballad For Space Lovers" – 2:16
# "Tango In Space" – 4:28
# "Flying Nightmare" – 3:31
# "Magic Fly" – 4:18
# "Velvet Rape" – 4:27
# "Carry On, Turn Me On" – 8:18
All tracks composed by Ecama
Personnel
Space
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Didier Marouani
Didier "Ecama" Marouani (born 14 July 1953, in Monaco) is a French composer and musician.
Biography
Didier started his career as a pop singer and made his first single, "Je suis ton chevalier" with Etienne Roda-Gil as a lyricist in 1975. He ...
(as Ecama) – keyboards, synthesizers
*
Roland Romanelli
Roland Romanelli (born 21 May 1946 in Algiers) is a French accordionist, synthesist and composer, mainly known as arranger. During his career, he worked with Barbara, Rusty Egan, and other notable figures in popular music. He was an early ado ...
– keyboards, synthesizers
*Joe Hammer – drums, percussion
*
Jannick Top – synthesizers
Production
*Jean Phillippe Illiesco – producer
*Patrick Fraigneau – engineer, mixing
*Jerome Corbier – remastering
*André Perriat – remastering
References
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1977 debut albums
Space (French band) albums