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 "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 "Parlez-vous français?" (French version) (Frank Dostal, Soja, Zentner) – 4:26
Side B "La Bamba" (Traditional; arranged by María Mendiola and Rolf Soja) – 3:00 "My Kisses Need a Cavalier" (Dostal, Soja) – 4:53 "Adelita" (Traditional; arranged by María Mendiola and Rolf Soja) – 2:27 "Yummy Yummy Yummy" (Joey Levine, Arthur Resnick) – 3:34 "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.
UK Edition, RCA PL 28342, 1979
Side A "The Devil Sent You to Lorado" (Dostal – Soja) – 4:07 "Baby, Why Don't You Reach Out?" / "Light My Fire" (Zentner – Soja) / (Morrison, Densmore, Manzarek, Krieger) (Edited version) – 4:44 "Somewhere in Paradise" (Soja – Zentner) – 4:12 "Parlez-vous français?" (English version) (Dostal – Soja – Zentner) – 4:26
Side B "La Bamba" (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
Personnel Mayte Mateos – vocals María Mendiola – vocals
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) Peakposition Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 7
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