Magic Fly

For the video game, see Magic Fly (video game).
Magic Fly
Studio album by
Space
ReleasedApril 1977 (1977-04)
GenreDisco, electro, synthpop, experimental
Length32:23
LabelDisques Vogue LDA 20276
ProducerJean-Philippe Iliesco
Space chronology
Magic Fly
(1977) 		Deliverance
(1977)
Singles from Magic Fly
  1. "Magic Fly"
    Released: May 1977
  2. "Tango in Space"
    Released: 1977

Magic Fly is the debut studio album by French band Space. It was recorded in 1976 but released in April 1977 by Disques Vogue. The album reached No. 1 in France, No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart[1] and included the hit single of the same name,[2] which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 1 in Switzerland and West Germany.[1][3]

A version of the title track was used as the main theme of the original Chinese version of Jackie Chan's 1978 film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (蛇形刁手).[4]

A variation of the track Carry On, Turn Me On was used in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as the Olympic torch was being carried along the River Seine towards the eventual lighting of the cauldron.

Track listing

  1. "Fasten Seat Belt" – 5:58
  2. "Ballad for Space Lovers" – 2:16
  3. "Tango in Space" – 4:28
  4. "Flying Nightmare" – 3:31
  5. "Magic Fly" – 4:18
  6. "Velvet Rape" – 4:27
  7. "Carry On, Turn Me On" – 8:18

All tracks composed by Ecama

Personnel

Space

Production

  • Jean Phillippe Illiesco – producer
  • Patrick Fraigneau – engineer, mixing
  • Jerome Corbier – remastering
  • André Perriat – remastering

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David, ed. (2005). Guinness World Records – British Hit Singles & Albums (18 ed.). Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 472. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  2. ^ YouTube
  3. ^ "Space – Magic Fly". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Intro of Snake in the Eagle's Shadow".