Light My Fire (Baccara album)
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Light My Fire is the second studio album
by Spanish duo Baccara
, first released on label RCA-Victor in West Germany in August 1978. It contains the European hit singles "Darling" and "Parlez-Vous Français?", their entry for the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest. Baccara represented Luxembourg
, performed their song in French and although they undoubtedly were the biggest stars participating in that year's contest they surprisingly only finished in 7th place.
The rights to the RCA-Victor back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- the original Light My Fire album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact disc.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Spanish duo Baccara
Baccara
Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola . The pair rapidly achieved international success with their debut single "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", which reached number one across much of Europe...
, first released on label RCA-Victor in West Germany in August 1978. It contains the European hit singles "Darling" and "Parlez-Vous Français?", their entry for the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest. Baccara represented Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
, performed their song in French and although they undoubtedly were the biggest stars participating in that year's contest they surprisingly only finished in 7th place.
The rights to the RCA-Victor back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...
- the original Light My Fire album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact disc.
Side A
- "Baby, Why Don't You Reach Out" / "Light My Fire" (Zentner - Soja) / (Morrison, Densmore, Manzarek, Krieger) (Full-length version) - 11:48
- "Parlez-Vous Français?" (French version) (Dostal - Soja - Zentner) - 4:26
Side B
- "La BambaLa Bamba (song)"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit in the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs...
" (Traditional) - 3:00 - "My Kisses Need A Cavalier" (Dostal - Soja) - 4:53
- "Adelita" (Traditional) - 2:27
- "Yummy Yummy Yummy" (Levine - Resnick) - 3:34
- "Darling" (Full-length version) (Dostal - Soja) - 5:51
Production
- Produced and arranged by Rolf Soja.
- "La Bamba" and "Adelita" arranged by Mayte Mateos, María Mendiola & Rolf Soja.