Rockets (Rockets album)
Rockets is the debut self-titled studio album by French space rock band Rockets, released in June 1976. It is the only full album by the band to feature vocals in French (albeit, with some English lyrics in two tracks). In spite of their nationality, all subsequent albums are sung in English, with the exception of one song on the second and one on the sixth album.
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| Released | June 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975–1976 at Studio Société Française Du Son, Paris | |||
| Genre | Space rock, electronica, synthpop, experimental, ambient | |||
| Length | 37:45 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Claude Lemoine | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Translation | Length |
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| 1. | "Apache" (The Shadows cover) | Jerry Lordan | 4:00 | |
| 2. | "Balade sur Mars" | Gerard Tempesti | Walk on Mars | 2:15 |
| 3. | "Fils du Ciel" | Christian Le Bartz, Claude Mainguy | Children of the Sky | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Futur Woman" | Philippe Renaux | Woman of the Future | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Terre Larbour" | Bernard Torelli | Larbour Ground | 1:00 |
| 6. | "Le Chemin" | Le Bartz, Gerard L'Her | The Way | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Apesanteur" | Claire-Lise Charbonnier, Alain Goldstein | Weightlessness | 6:30 |
| 8. | "Ave Maria" | Franz Schubert | 3:45 | |
| 9. | "Last Space Train" (The Spotnicks cover) | B. Calmedo | 3:00 | |
| 10. | "Genese Future" | François Bréant | Future Genesis | 6:30 |
| Total length: | 37:45 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Translation | Length |
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| 11. | "Futur Woman" (long version) | Renaux | Woman of the Future | 5:54 |
| Total length: | 43:39 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Translation | Length |
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| 1. | "Balade sur Mars" | Tempesti | Walk on Mars | 2:15 |
| 2. | "Fils du Ciel" | Le Bartz, Mainguy | Child of the Sky | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Futur Woman" | Renaux | Woman of the Future | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Terre Larbour" | Torelli | Larbour Ground | 1:00 |
| 5. | "Space Rock" | Rockets | 9:00 | |
| 6. | "Last Space Train" | Calmedo | 3:00 | |
| 7. | "Apesanteur" | Golstein, Charbonnier | Weightlessness | 6:30 |
| 8. | "Genese Future" | François Bréant | Future Genesis | 6:30 |
| 9. | "Don't Be Sad" | L'Her | 4:40 | |
| Total length: | 39:40 | |||
Personnel
- Rockets
- Christian Le Bartz – vocals
- "Little" Gerard L'Her – bass, vocals
- Alain Maratrat – guitar
- Bernard Torelli – guitar
- Michael Goubet – keyboards
- Alain Groetzinger – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Claude Lemoine – production
- Karl Heinz Schäfer – strings, arrangements, vocals on "Futur Woman"
- J. J. Bernier – photography
- François Bréant – keyboards on "Genese Future"
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| France | June 1976 | Decca Records/IPG Records | LP album | 278.116 |
| Canada | June 1976 | Deram Records/London Records | LP album | XDEF-141 |
| Italy | September 1977 | Derby Records | LP album | DBR 20005 |
| Compact Cassette | 30 DBR 20005 | |||
| Japan | September 1977 | King Records/London Records | LP album | GP 1049 |
| Italy (reissue) | 1977 | Derby Records/CGD Records | LP album | DBR 20005 |
| Rockland Records | RKL 25004 | |||
| Germany | 1978 | Ariola Records | LP album | 26025 OT |
| Spain | 1978 | Ariola-Eurodisc | LP album | 26050.I |
| Italy (reissue) | 1984 | CGD Records | LP album | RKL 1154 |
References
- "Album - Rockets". Discografia. Rockets. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
- "Rockets - Rockets". Discogs. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
- "Rockets". LPs & CDs discography. Unofficial ROCKETS Home Page. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
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