Light My Fire (Baccara album)

Light My Fire
Studio album by
Baccara
ReleasedAugust 1978 (UK: 1979)
Recorded1977–1978
Genres
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerRolf Soja
Baccara chronology
Baccara
(1977)		 Light My Fire
(1978)		 The Hits of Baccara
(1978)
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Light My Fire is the second studio album by Spanish duo Baccara, first released on label RCA-Victor in 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 and performed their song in French.

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.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Baby, Why Don't You Reach Out?" / "Light My Fire" (Peter Zentner, Rolf Soja) / (Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger) (Full-length version) – 11:48
  2. "Parlez-vous français?" (French version) (Frank Dostal, Soja, Zentner) – 4:26

Side B

  1. "La Bamba" (Traditional; arranged by María Mendiola and Rolf Soja) – 3:00
  2. "My Kisses Need a Cavalier" (Dostal, Soja) – 4:53
  3. "Adelita" (Traditional; arranged by María Mendiola and Rolf Soja) – 2:27
  4. "Yummy Yummy Yummy" (Joey Levine, Arthur Resnick) – 3:34
  5. "Darling" (Full-length version) (Dostal, Soja) – 5:51

Alternative album editions

Same artwork as per German release back cover a new B/W Photo added to the cover & track listing has changed.

Side A

  1. "The Devil Sent You to Lorado" (Dostal – Soja) – 4:07
  2. "Baby, Why Don't You Reach Out?" / "Light My Fire" (Zentner – Soja) / (Morrison, Densmore, Manzarek, Krieger) (Edited version) – 4:44
  3. "Somewhere in Paradise" (Soja – Zentner) – 4:12
  4. "Parlez-vous français?" (English version) (Dostal – Soja – Zentner) – 4:26

Side B

  1. "La Bamba" (Traditional) – 3:00
  2. "My Kisses Need a Cavalier" (Dostal – Soja) – 4:53
  3. "Adelita" (Traditional) – 2:27
  4. "Yummy Yummy Yummy" (Levine – Resnick) – 3:34
  5. "Darling" (Full-length version) (Dostal – Soja) – 5:51

Personnel

Production

  • Produced and arranged by Rolf Soja.
  • "La Bamba" and "Adelita" arranged by Mayte Mateos, María Mendiola & Rolf Soja.

Charts

Chart performance for Light My Fire
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[1] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[2]11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3]10

Certifications

Certifications for Light My Fire
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[4] Gold 25,000[4]

References

  1. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Baccara". Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 23. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Baccara – Light My Fire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Baccara – Light My Fire". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Kulta- ja platinalevyt - Baccara" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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