Contraction - album Contraction 1972

Self-titled debut album by Quebec's maistream progressive band Contraction. The album quickly became one of the hottest selling francophone albums in the province. The label sent the band back to the studios to record slightly altered arrangements with English vocals, gave the songs English titles, and released that version of the album the same year. Largely keyboards/piano-based light bluesy rock, that drew equal inspiration from local folk music and British and American progressive rock, with some jazz and soft rock influences.

Christiane Robichaud - vocals, backing vocals.
Michel Robidoux - acoustic guitar, electric guitar.
Rawn Bankley -coustic guitar.
Robert Stanley - guitar.
Frank Dervieux - organ.
Robert Lachapelle - piano, electric piano.
Carlyle Miller - electric saxophone, flute, vocals.
Yves Laferrière - bass, producer.
Michel Séguin - congas.
Christian St. Roch, Denis Farmer, Marcel P. Huot - drums.

Chant patriotique.
Le chat bruinne.
Délire.
Trois ou quatre.
Ste-Mélanie blues.
42 Nord.
Pixieland.
Spleen.
Fin du commencement.