Moon Safari
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Moon Safari is the first full-length studio album by the French
band Air, released in 1998.
On April 14, 2008 Virgin Records released a reissue of Moon Safari to mark the album's 10-year anniversary. The limited edition album came with a bound book, a DVD documentary about the duo and an extra CD with live performances and remixes.
France
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band Air, released in 1998.
On April 14, 2008 Virgin Records released a reissue of Moon Safari to mark the album's 10-year anniversary. The limited edition album came with a bound book, a DVD documentary about the duo and an extra CD with live performances and remixes.
Track listing
All tracks written by Air except where stated.- "" – 7:10
- "Sexy BoySexy Boy"Sexy Boy" is a single by French band Air and was featured in the film 10 Things I Hate About You as well as the British television series Queer as Folk.-Music video:...
" – 4:57 - "All I NeedAll I Need (Air song)"All I Need" is a song by French electronic band Air, released as the third single from their 1998 album Moon Safari. Vocals on the song are provided by Beth Hirsch, who co-wrote the song along with Air.-Song information:...
" – 4:28 (lyrics Beth HirschBeth HirschBeth Hirsch is a singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida, born in . Hirsch is best known for her collaboration with Air on their critically acclaimed album Moon Safari. Her first solo album, Early Days, was released in 1999, followed by Titles & Idols in 2001...
) - "Kelly Watch the Stars!" – 3:44
- "Talisman" – 4:16
- "Remember" – 2:34 (co-written with Jean-Jacques PerreyJean-Jacques PerreyJean-Jacques Perrey is a French electronic music producer and was an early pioneer in the genre. He is best known within the sphere of popular music as a member of the influential electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley, and for his unusually light-hearted style of music.-Biography:Perrey was...
) - "You Make It Easy" – 4:00 (lyrics Beth HirschBeth HirschBeth Hirsch is a singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida, born in . Hirsch is best known for her collaboration with Air on their critically acclaimed album Moon Safari. Her first solo album, Early Days, was released in 1999, followed by Titles & Idols in 2001...
) - "" – 3:38 (That Morning) (co-written with P. Woodcock)
- "New Star in the Sky (Chanson pour SolalMartial SolalMartial Solal is a French jazz pianist and composer, who is probably most widely known for the music he wrote for Jean-Luc Godard's debut feature film À bout de souffle .-Biography:...
)" – 5:38 (Song for Solal) - "" – 3:10 (Penelope's Voyage)
CD 2 of 2008 10th Anniversary Reissue
- "Remember" (David WhitakerDavid Whitaker (composer)David Whitaker is an English composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor.active in the 1960s and 1970s...
Version) - "Kelly Watch the Stars" (Live on the BBC, 1998)
- "" (Live on the BBC, 1998) (I Slept Under Water)
- "Sexy Boy" (Live on the BBC, 1998)
- "Kelly Watch the Stars" (The Moog CookbookThe Moog CookbookThe Moog Cookbook is the name of an electronica band made up of Brian Kehew and Roger Joseph Manning Jr. as a parody/tribute to the novelty "Moog records" of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The duo performs exclusively on analog synthesizers, especially Moog synthesizers...
Remix) - "Trente Millions D'Amis" (Live on KCRW radio, 1998) (Thirty Million Friends)
- "You Make It Easy" (Live on KCRW, 1998)
- "Bossa 96" (Demo)
- "Kelly Watch the Stars" (Demo)
- "Sexy Boy" (BeckBeckBeck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
"Sex Kino Mix")
DVD of 2008 10th Anniversary Reissue
- "Eating Sleeping Waiting & Playing" by Mike MillsMike Mills (director)Michael C. "Mike" Mills is an American film and music video director and graphic designer. He is perhaps best known for his independent films Thumbsucker and Beginners.-Early life:...
. - Music videos for "Sexy Boy", "Kelly Watch the Stars!", "All I Need" and "Le Soleil Est Pres De Moi".
- Graphics and storyboards.
Personnel
- Jean-Benoît DunckelJean-Benoît DunckelJean-Benoît Dunckel, , is a musician best known for being in the electronica duo Air....
– keyboards, synths, organ, vocals, piano, pan pipes, hand claps, glockenspiel - Nicolas Godin – bass, synths, percussion, vocals, guitar, hand claps, harmonica, glockenspiel, piano, organ, pan pipes, drums
- Beth HirschBeth HirschBeth Hirsch is a singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida, born in . Hirsch is best known for her collaboration with Air on their critically acclaimed album Moon Safari. Her first solo album, Early Days, was released in 1999, followed by Titles & Idols in 2001...
– vocals - Enfants square Burcq – vocals
- Alf (a.k.a. Stephane Briat) – hand claps
- Caroline L. – hand claps
- Marlon – drums
- Eric Regert – organ
- David WhitakerDavid Whitaker (composer)David Whitaker is an English composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor.active in the 1960s and 1970s...
– string arrangement, conducting - P. Woodcock – guitar, tuba