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Boney M., with their bubble-gum infectious tunes, became one of the few Western groups at that time to become well-known in places such as Africa, the Arab countries, Iran, Southeast Asia, and the Soviet Union. To this day, along with Swedish pop group ABBA, they are among the most widely known 1970s Western music acts in these regions^{[citation needed]}. The Arab states include 22 countries spanning Asia and Africa. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Abba redirects here. ...

History

Frank Farian (Franz Reuther), an unsuccessful German schlager singer, wasn't happy with the choice of material his record company wanted him to sing. He would much rather have done black music but it was unthinkable for him to front such a project. He went into the studio in December 1974 and recorded the song single "Baby Do You Wanna Bump?", a monotonous dance track, singing the repeated "Do you do you wanna bump?" in a deep voice (entirely studio created) as well as performing the high female chorus vocals in his falsetto voice. The record came out, credited to Boney M. Frank Farian had been watching an Australian detective show, where the lead character was called Boney, and Farian decided that this would make a good name for a group, and added the M. After a slow start it became a hit in the Netherlands and Belgium. It was then that Farian decided to hire a team to 'front' the group for TV performances. A booking agency (Katja Wolfe) found model-turned-singer Maizie Williams (originally from Montserrat) and her Jamaican friend and singer Sheyla Bonnick for him, and a dancer called Mike for the first gigs. Also during 1975, a girl named Nathalie joined but was soon replaced by Claudja Barry. Then Sheila and Mike left, and Maizie Williams brought in an exotic dancer from Aruba, Bobby Farrell. Singer Marcia Barrett (Jamaica) reluctantly joined the group, which went through another change in line-up when Claudja Barry – tired of merely lip-synching – left in February 1976 to pursue a solo career as a disco singer. Finally Liz Mitchell, an unemployed singer and former member of the Les Humphries Singers, stepped in – and the final line-up was found at last with Maizie Williams, Marcia Barrett, Liz Mitchell and Bobby Farrell. Schlager (German Schlager, literally hitter or, more loosely translated, a hit) is a style of popular music that is prevalent in northern Europe, in particular Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Latvia and Lithuania, but also to a lesser extent in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Falsetto (Italian diminutive of falso, false) is a singing technique that produces sounds that are pitched higher than the singers normal range, in the treble range. ... One of the key members in the music group, Boney M. Categories: Musician stubs | Musicians ... Sheyla Bonnick is a singer and performer, born in Jamaica and brought up in England. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Claudja Barry, born 1952 in Jamaica, raised in Toronto, Canada and later based in Germany, is a Pop, Hi-NRG and House music singer and actress who has performed in the European versions of the stage musicals Hair and Catch My Soul. ... Bobby Farrell (born October 6, 1949 on Aruba) was the male performer in the successful 1970s pop and disco group Boney M. Farrell left Aruba at age 15 to become a sailor. ... Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948, St Catherine, Jamaica), was one of the original vocalists, with the prominent pop vocal group, Boney M. // She was brought up in England and like many other aspiring artists, she moved to Germany in the late 60s where the creative environment was blossoming at... Lip synchronization is the synchronization of audio signals (sometimes with corresponding video signals) so that there is no noticeable lack of simultaneity between them. ... Liz Mitchell, born in Clarendon, Jamaica, on July 12, 1952, was Boney Ms lead singer. ... The Les Humphries Singers was a musical group formed in Hamburg, Germany by Englishman Les Humphries in the year 1970. ...

1976 album Take The Heat Off Me including breakthrough single "Daddy Cool" and "Sunny".

Farian began recording Boney M.'s first LP, Take the Heat Off Me, for which Marcia Barrett had already recorded some songs with Farian: these were the title track and "Lovin' or Leavin'", both previously recorded in German by another Farian act, Gilla. While Maizie Williams' voice wasn't considered good enough for recording purposes by Farian, and a try-out with Bobby Farrell doing "No Woman No Cry" didn't work, Farian decided to use only Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett along with his own studio created deep male voice and high falsetto voice to create the Boney M. sound. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Take The Heat Off Me is the debut album by Boney M.. The album became a major seller outside of the United States, where the album just missed making the chart. ... Take The Heat Off Me is the debut album by Boney M.. The album became a major seller outside of the United States, where the album just missed making the chart. ...

1977 album Love For Sale including "Ma Baker", "Still I'm Sad" and "Belfast".

The commercial response to the album was initially lukewarm. However, the group rigorously toured discos, clubs and even country fairs, to earn a reputation for themselves. The group's big break came when, at the end of that summer, music-TV-producer Michael 'Mike' Leckebusch of Radio Bremen, requested the group for his show Musikladen. Boney M. appeared on the live music show on September 18, 1976, after 10 pm, in their now trademark daring costumes; by the end of the following week, "Daddy Cool" became Germany's #1 single in the charts. The album was to follow the success of the single. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 615 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1344 × 1311 pixel, file size: 984 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The front cover of Boney M. 1977 LP Love For Sale, copyright Hansa Records, Ariola Eurodisc. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 615 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1344 × 1311 pixel, file size: 984 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The front cover of Boney M. 1977 LP Love For Sale, copyright Hansa Records, Ariola Eurodisc. ... Alternate cover US edition Love for Sale is the second album by Boney M.. The album includes the hits Ma Baker (#96 on the Billboard Hot 100, #31 on the Club Play Singles chart), Belfast, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? and Im Still Sad. // Side A Ma Baker... Radio Bremen, the smallest public radio and television broadcaster in Germany, based in Bremen. ... Musikladen was a German music television programme that ran from December 13, 1972 to November 29, 1984. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daddy Cool was a 1976 hit single released by the Euro-disco group Boney M, their first UK hit. ...

In 1977, Boney M. released their second album Love for Sale, and this contained further hits "Ma Baker" and "Belfast". The group also embarked on their first major concert tours with a live band of musicians called 'The Black Beautiful Circus' (given their name after Maizie Williams' first band, 'Black Beautiful People'). Neither Love for Sale nor Take the Heat Off Me did very well in the UK Albums Chart, most likely due to their rather risqué covers. In 1978, Boney M. had their biggest year: they released a new single, "Rivers of Babylon", which became a massive-selling single all over Europe and #1 in the UK Singles Chart. It also became their most successful single in the United States of their five singles to make the Billboard Hot 100. "Rivers of Babylon" peaked at number 30 on the U.S. pop singles chart. Next came their biggest-selling album, Nightflight to Venus, which spawned a further single "Rasputin". Continuing with their success, they released "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord", which was the 1978 Christmas number one single in the United Kingdom. Also during 1978, Boney M. made a much publicised promotional visit to the Soviet Union, which in the shadow of the Cold War made them one of the very few Western acts along with Elton John to do so. Although tracks like "Rasputin" were officially banned in the Soviet Union because of their lyrics, the band was still welcomed by the Soviet regime and this visit resulted in an enormous popularity in the entire former Eastern Bloc that has lasted for more than three decades. Alternate cover US edition Love for Sale is the second album by Boney M.. The album includes the hits Ma Baker (#96 on the Billboard Hot 100, #31 on the Club Play Singles chart), Belfast, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? and Im Still Sad. // Side A Ma Baker... Ma Baker was a 1977 music single released by the Euro-disco group Boney M. The song is about legendary 1930s outlaw Ma Barker, but the lyrics are not historically accurate. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... Rivers of Babylon is a spiritual song penned by the late Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Melodians. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Nightflight to Venus is a 1978 Boney M album. ... Rasputin is a disco song written by Frank Farian and performed by the disco group Boney M. It was first published on Boney Ms 1978 album Nightflight to Venus. ... Marys Boy Child is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. ... Each year, record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... A map of the Eastern Bloc 1948-1989. ...

While it had been common knowledge all along that Bobby Farrell only mimed to Farian's vocals, it also emerged during 1978 that Maizie Williams didn't sing (on the studio recordings) "since her voice wasn't suited for this kind of music", as Farian put it in an interview with German teen magazine Bravo at the time. Since it was common practice in the disco genre of the late 70s, few people cared – unlike when Farian did the same thing with Milli Vanilli ten years later. It should, however, be noted that for all Boney M. concerts, the four members of the group, including Maizie Williams and Bobby Farrell, performed all the vocals live. They had been left out of the recording process by Farian. Milli Vanilli (milli is a word meaning national in Turkish, picked up by the artists while visiting Turkey on one of its national days) was a duo, Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, formed in Germany in the mid-1980s. ...

1978 album Nightflight to Venus including classic hits "Rivers of Babylon", "Brown Girl In The Ring", "Rasputin" and "Painter Man"

The year 1979 saw Boney M. release their fourth album, Oceans of Fantasy, containing two hit singles – "El Lute"/"Gotta Go Home" and "I'm Born Again"/"Bahama Mama". The track "No More Chain Gang", one of a number of black freedom songs the group recorded, exemplified Boney M.'s mix of white and black music – the producer Farian is white, and the singers are black. They also released another hit single, "Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday", prior to the release of Oceans of Fantasy though this single was not included on the album. The album also included a Lead- and Backing-Vocals credit for the first time. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Nightflight to Venus is a 1978 Boney M album. ... Oceans of Fantasy is the fourth studio album by Boney M. Released in September 1979, Oceans Of Fantasy became the second Boney M. album to top the UK charts and features hits El Lute, Im Born Again, Bahama Mama and Gotta Go Home. The album had been preceded in...

In 1980, Boney M. released a greatest hits album, The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits, which also contained two new songs, "My Friend Jack" and "I See a Boat on the River". It made the #1 spot in the UK, and was their last big UK-seller until "Boney M. Megamix" in 1992. The Magic of Boney M. Alternate cover 1992 BMG-Ariola CD re-release The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits is a greatest hits album by Boney M. issued in May 1980 which contained all their biggest hits up until that point, including non-album singles Marys Boy...

1979 album Oceans of Fantasy including hit singles "Gotta Go Home", "El Lute", "I'm Born Again" and "Bahama Mama"

Boney M.'s fifth album had been scheduled for release in November 1980 but the recording sessions dragged on all through 1981, and when Boonoonoonoos was finally released by the end of the year, Bobby Farrell was fired from the group due to his unreliable working discipline. While still a healthy seller on the continent, "Boonoonoonoos" failed to crack the UK Top 75 after three consecutive #1 albums, and Farrell's departure leaving the group unable to promote it. Still, the group's Christmas Album, issued concurrently, became a holiday favourite. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Oceans of Fantasy is the fourth studio album by Boney M. Released in September 1979, Oceans Of Fantasy became the second Boney M. album to top the UK charts and features hits El Lute, Im Born Again, Bahama Mama and Gotta Go Home. The album had been preceded in... Alternate cover Limited edition double album. ...

Reggie Tsiboe was presented as the new male member of Boney M. in 1982 but the singles "The Carnival Is Over" and "Jambo" fared alarmingly poorly, and the group's seventh album Ten Thousand Lightyears, issued in 1984, marked another commercial low point. The group, however, returned to the German Top 20 in the fall of 1984 with "Kalimba de Luna" and "Happy Song", the latter seeing Bobby Farrell return to the group, both songs being carbon-copies of the original Italian hits by Tony Esposito and Baby's Gang respectively. Ten Thousand Lightyears is the seventh studio album by Boney M. and the first to feature new member Reggie Tsiboe who had taken over Bobby Farrells role as the bands leading man in early 1982. ...

In 1985, Farian clearly began losing interest in the group, and their final studio album Eye Dance was widely regarded as uninspired and disappointing, with its anonymous cover. After celebrating 10 years of Boney M. in early 1986, the group officially disbanded. Eye Dance is the eighth and final studio album released under the Boney M. moniker and was released in the autumn of 1985. ...

Late 1987, Bobby Farrell persuaded Maizie Williams and Liz Mitchell to do another tour. For reasons unknown, Marcia Barrett was not part of this. Furthermore, Bobby Farrell had set up a deal for a new Boney M. album to be recorded without Farian in Belgium – he never showed up for either recording or tour, so the album ended being released as Liz Mitchell's first solo album No One Will Force You. Liz Mitchell and Maizie Williams completed a tour during 1987-88, adding singer Celena Duncan and dancer Curt Dee Daran as substitutes.

In October 1988, Boney M. reunited for the album Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 but tensions ran high between the members, and Liz Mitchell left in the spring of 1989 to be replaced by Madeleine Davis. While Mitchell promoted her solo album, the group recorded the single "Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker", without Farian's knowledge or approval. Threatened with legal action over the use of the Boney M. name, the single was subsequently withdrawn and Farian issued "Stories" with a competitive Boney M. line-up featuring Liz Mitchell, Reggie Tsiboe and two new members, Sharon Stevens and Patty Onoyewenjo, while a second remix album Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II passed fairly unnoticed. Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix 88 is a remix album by Boney M. released in 1988. ... ) Born Matalyne Homernell Bryan, October 20, 1952, to parents Dr. & Mrs. ... Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix 89 - Volume II is a remix album by Boney M. released in November 1989. ...

1993 saw a rise in Boney M.'s popularity with the album Gold being a huge seller. While Marcia Barrett, now residing in Florida, was hit by several bouts of cancer and unable to work, Liz Mitchell toured the world with Carol Grey, Patricia Lorna Foster and Curt Dee Daran (replaced by Tony Ashcroft in 1994). Maizie Williams assembled her own Boney M. line-up with her friend and short-time Boney M. member in the early days in 1975, Sheila Bonnick, and two others, while Bobby Farrell also toured with three ever-changing ladies.

1980s greatest hits compilation The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits

As of 2006, Liz Mitchell is currently touring the world with her line-up of Boney M., which is the only official line-up supported by Farian (the court ruling of 1990 stated that all four members are entitled to perform their own Boney M. shows), as well as releasing solo albums. Marcia Barrett has released two solo albums, and Maizie and Bobby are touring with their own Boney M. groups. Farrell has also issued a series of albums containing re-recordings of Boney M.'s classic hits. Maizie Williams released her first solo album Christmas 2006, and released her version of "Sunny" as a single in February 2007. This single will precede a new studio album with Maizie, reportedly to contain a new recording with original Boney M. members Marcia Barrett and Bobby Farrell. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The Magic of Boney M. Alternate cover 1992 BMG-Ariola CD re-release The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits is a greatest hits album by Boney M. issued in May 1980 which contained all their biggest hits up until that point, including non-album singles Marys Boy...

A musical based on the music of Boney M., Daddy Cool, opened in London in October 2006 to mixed reactions and slow ticket sales, causing it to close again in February 2007. Daddy Cool is a British musical based upon the music of Boney M and other Frank Farian artists. ...

In October 2006, pop singer Peter Wilson, who during the mid-90s scored a couple of Top 40 hits in his native Australia, recorded a brand new song, co-written by Frank Farian, which is to be included on his forthcoming album, Follow Me, due for release in late 2007. The song entitled "Doin' Fine" is described as paying tribute to the 'sound' of Boney M. and features the famous string arrangement from their number 1 hit, "Daddy Cool". Pete Wilson Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. ... Daddy Cool can be: an Australian band of the 1970s—see Daddy Cool (band); a song by Boney M; or a novel by Donald Goines—see Daddy Cool: A Father Out to Revenge His Daughters Shame. ...

In a sign of their continued popularity in South Asia, a concert by Boney M. (featuring Marcia Barrett) was a featured attraction at the 37th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which took place on 23 November 2006 in Panaji, the state capital of Goa, India. The group is also popular in the Vietnamese diaspora, and was recently featured in Thuy Nga music productions. is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Panaji   (Marathi/Konkani: पणजी) or Panjim   is the capital of the Indian state of Goa. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ...

The classic line-up of Boney M. as portrayed on the Japanese edition of 1999 compilation 20th Century Hits

In the UK, a new album of their greatest hits, entitled The Magic of Boney M. was released via BMG on 27 November 2006. Special additions to this release were a Mousse T. remix of "Sunny" and a brand new song from 2006, featuring Liz Mitchell, entitled "A Moment Of Love". Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Alternate cover Japanese edition 20th Century Hits is a remix album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in 1999. ... The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits The Magic Of Boney M. is a greatest hits album of recordings by Boney M. released by Sony BMG in October of 2006. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mousse T. (born Mustafa Gündoğdu or Mustafa Gündoğlu on October 2, 1966 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German DJ and record producer of Turkish descent. ... Sunny is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. ...

On 10 April 2007, Boney M.'s first four albums were reissued to compact disc with bonus tracks, this time also in the United States, which meant that for the first time these were available to the U.S. music market since their original releases in the 1970s. is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... CD redirects here. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American...

In September 2007, Boney M.'s last four original albums, Boonoonoonoos, Ten Thousand Lightyears, Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs and Eye Dance were reissued to compact disc in Europe and the United States, all including bonus tracks. In November 2007, a new Christmas compilation is being released as well as the DVD Fantastic Boney M. - On Stage and on the Road featuring live performances and a film from the band's 1981 visit to Jamaica. Alternate cover Limited edition double album. ... Ten Thousand Lightyears is the seventh studio album by Boney M. and the first to feature new member Reggie Tsiboe who had taken over Bobby Farrells role as the bands leading man in early 1982. ... Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs is a compilation album by Boney M. released in late 1984. ... Eye Dance is the eighth and final studio album released under the Boney M. moniker and was released in the autumn of 1985. ... CD redirects here. ... For 1984 release see Christmas With Boney M.. Christmas With Boney M. is another Christmas compilation by Boney M., released November 16, 2007, containing all 12 songs from their original 1981 Christmas Album plus six later songs, recorded in 1984 for the album Christmas with Boney M. (1984). ... A DVD featuring a live concert with Boney M. from Hamburg, Germany, 1977 as well as the groups 1981 TV film Ein Sound geht um die Welt (A Sound Goes Around The World) from Jamaica, May 1981, recorded to promote their fifth studio album Boonoonoonoos. ...

Bobby Farrell's Boney M. held a big concert before large crowds at the Amphi in Ra'anana, Israel in May 2007. On June 28, 2007, Boney M. featuring Liz Mitchell performed at "Oktiabrsky" concert hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and celebrating their 30th anniversary will be doing a big concert tour in Germany in November 2007. In September 2007, Maizie Williams Boney M. line-up performed live at The Royal Albert Hall, UK, to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Africa, performing her own renditions of 'Brown Girl In The Ring' and 'Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday'. On October 13, 2007 Marcia Barrett's Boney M. performed in the Georgian-controlled village of Tamarasheni, in the breakaway South Ossetia, in a concert directed at ousting the de facto President of South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoity. December 28, 2007, Marcia Barrett's Boney M. gave a gala performance in Russia for Premier Putin while playing New Year's Eve concerts in front of 16,000 people in Lithuania. December 31, 2007, Boney M. original Maizie Williams performs a live concert to capacity crowds in Krakow, Poland. Raanana (Hebrew: ‎; Standard Hebrew ) is a city in the southern Sharon Plain in the Center District of Israel, Israel, 19 km north of Tel Aviv. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Map of the former South Ossetian AO and current Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone Tamarasheni (Georgian: ) is a village in Georgia’s Shida Kartli region, some 0. ... Anthem unknown Capital Tskhinvali Official languages Ossetian1 Government  -  President Eduard Kokoity  -  Prime Minister Yury Morozov De facto independence from Georgia  -  Declared November 28, 1991   -  Recognition none  Currency Russian ruble (RUB) Russian in widespread use by government and other institutions. ... Eduard Dzhabeyevich Kokoity (surname also rendered as Kokoyty or Kokoiti or in a Russified version as Kokoyev) is the current President of South Ossetia, a de facto (though internationally unrecognized) independent state within the Republic of Georgia. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

The legal rights to the name "Boney M." have been a matter of controversy, and even court cases, between the former members of the band and producer Frank Farian ever since the early 1990s. Farian, the man who in effect created the group, has continued to work with Liz Mitchell and her official line-up all through the 90s and 2000s, but in a strange twist of fate further Boney M. productions in Germany could be faced with legal proceedings. January 2007 was the date Zanillya Farrell (daughter of Bobby Farrell, original Boney M. dancer who was fired from the band by Farian at the height of their popularity) and Yasmina Ayad-Saban (ex-wife of Farrell) renewed the copyright to the name Boney M. in Germany for a 10 year period. Also, an upcoming case in the High Court in Berlin, Maizie Williams vs Frank Farian and Sony/BMG. Bobby Farrell (born October 6, 1949 on Aruba) was the male performer in the successful 1970s pop and disco group Boney M. Farrell left Aruba at age 15 to become a sailor. ...

Members

The official line-up comprises these members:

• Liz Mitchell, Lead and backing vocals (1976–)
• Marcia Barrett, Lead and backing vocals (1975–)
• Maizie Williams, Dancer, live vocals (1975–)
• Bobby Farrell, Dancer, rap, live vocals (1975–81, 1984–)
• Reggie Tsiboe, Lead and backing vocals (1982–86, 1989-90)

Liz Mitchell, born in Clarendon, Jamaica, on July 12, 1952, was Boney Ms lead singer. ... Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948, St Catherine, Jamaica), was one of the original vocalists, with the prominent pop vocal group, Boney M. // She was brought up in England and like many other aspiring artists, she moved to Germany in the late 60s where the creative environment was blossoming at... One of the key members in the music group, Boney M. Categories: Musician stubs | Musicians ... Bobby Farrell (born October 6, 1949 on Aruba) was the male performer in the successful 1970s pop and disco group Boney M. Farrell left Aruba at age 15 to become a sailor. ... Reggie Tsiboe (born 1950, in Ghana) was one of the lead singers of the disco group Boney M. between 1982-1986 and later between 1989-1990. ...

UK sales mark

In 1978, "Rivers of Babylon", a cover of a track by The Melodians with lyrics partly based on Psalm 137,^[1] became (at the time) the second highest-selling single of all time in the UK. After "Rivers of Babylon" slipped back down the chart, the B-side "Brown Girl in the Ring" was given extensive airplay on the radio, and the single climbed back up the chart to #2. It eventually sold 500 copies short of two million. As recounted in his book Touching the Void, the British climber Joe Simpson was subsequently to find the catchy tune of "Brown Girl in the Ring" haunting him in the final hours of his epic struggle to survive the descent of Siula Grande in the Andes, and the song was later used in the film of Touching the Void made by Kevin Macdonald. Simpson recalls: "I remember thinking, bloody hell, I'm going to die to Boney M". Rivers of Babylon is a spiritual song penned by the late Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Melodians. ... Psalm 137 is one of the best known of the Biblical psalms. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Touching the Void is a book by Joe Simpson recounting the true story of Simpsons and Simon Yates disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb the 6,344 metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. ... Joe Simpson (born 13 August 1960) is a mountaineer and author. ... Siula Grande is a mountain in the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Peruvian Andes. ... This article is about the mountain system in South America. ... Touching the Void is a 2003 documentary film based on the book of the same name by Joe Simpson about Simpsons and Simon Yates disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb the 6,344 metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. ... Kevin MacDonald (or Macdonald) may refer to: Kevin MacDonald, actor and comedian formerly with Kids in the Hall Kevin Macdonald, documentary film director Kevin B. MacDonald, Professor of Psychology at California_State_University,_Long_Beach This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...

The group also achieved a second UK million-seller with their version of the calypso classic "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord", which was previously a million-seller for Harry Belafonte. On the list of the all-time best selling singles in the United Kingdom, Boney M. appear in fifth place (with "Rivers of Babylon") and tenth place (with "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord"). Paul McCartney is the only other artist to appear twice (once with The Beatles, once with Wings) in the Top 10 of that list. Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in Trinidad at about the start of the 20th century. ... Marys Boy Child is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. ... Harold George Belafonte, Jr. ... This is a list of the best-selling singles in the UK singles chart for each year. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, entrepreneur, painter, record producer, film producer, and animal-rights activist. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Wings was a rock music supergroup formed in August 1971, after the breakup of The Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. ...

Back catalogue

Compared to other best-selling artists of the 1970s like ABBA, Donna Summer, and the Bee Gees the Boney M. discography is quite unusual – while the greater part of the band's back catalogue has been remixed, remade, remodeled and reissued all through the 80s, 90s and 2000s by producer Frank Farian and record company BMG-Ariola (now Sony BMG), most of the original 7" and 12" versions issued on vinyl in the 70s and early 80s remained unavailable on CD until 2008 and the release of the box set The Collection and the single CD compilation Rivers Of Babylon (A Best Of Collection). Abba redirects here. ... Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on December 31, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist, best known for a string of dance hits in the late 1970s that earned her the title Queen Of Disco and as one of the few disco-based artists to have longevity on... The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of the 20th century. ... See Sony BMG Music Entertainment or Ariola Records. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ...

Covers of Boney M. songs

Shortly after the worldwide success of the Nightflight to Venus album, disco/soul singer-songwriter, Millie Jackson covered "Never Change Lovers In The Middle of The Night'" (a Marcia Barrett lead vocal) for her 1979 album, A Moment's Pleasure. It was released as a single and became a Top 40 R&B chart hit for Jackson, peaking at #33. Nightflight to Venus is a 1978 Boney M album. ... This article is about the music genre. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Millie Jackson is an African-American R&B singer. ... This Millie Jackson album, A Moments Pleasure became another success effort, peaking at #47 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #144 on The Billboard 200 chart. ...

"Silent Lover" (a Marcia Barrett solo) was covered in 1980 by disco project El Coco for the album "Revolución".

The Finnish folk metal band Turisas have played a cover of "Rasputin" at several live events. They released this cover as their debut single August 2007. They have also released it on a re-release of their album The Varangian Way. Language(s) Finnish, Swedish Languages related to Finnish include Estonian, Karelian, Vepsian, Võro and to a lesser extent, all Finno-Ugric Languages. ... Folk metal is a diverse collection of music, encompassing a wide variety of different styles and approaches. ... Turisas is a Finnish folk metal band founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish god of war. ... Rasputin is a disco song written by Frank Farian and performed by the disco group Boney M. It was first published on Boney Ms 1978 album Nightflight to Venus. ...

UK punk rock band Belisha have also been covering "Rasputin" for about 2 years, and riotous live performances at festivals across Europe in 2007 have seen the entire crowd joining in with Russian style dancing, both on stage with the band, and in the audience. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Belisha Summer 2007. ... Rasputin is a disco song written by Frank Farian and performed by the disco group Boney M. It was first published on Boney Ms 1978 album Nightflight to Venus. ...

Placebo covered "Daddy Cool" in 2003 for the bonus disc of their Sleeping with Ghosts album. Placebo are an alternative rock band currently consisting of Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal. ... Daddy Cool was a 1976 hit single released by the Euro-disco group Boney M, their first UK hit. ... Sleeping with Ghosts is the fourth album released by European band Placebo in 2003 (see 2003 in music). ...

Liz Mitchell and Russian singer Alexander Buynov covered "Rasputin" in 1996 for a Russian compilation album. Liz Mitchell, born in Clarendon, Jamaica, on July 12, 1952, was Boney Ms lead singer. ... Rasputin is a disco song written by Frank Farian and performed by the disco group Boney M. It was first published on Boney Ms 1978 album Nightflight to Venus. ...

Marcia Barrett did a solo version of "Rivers of Babylon" in 2001 which was aired on Dutch radio but ultimately never released. Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948, St Catherine, Jamaica), was one of the original vocalists, with the prominent pop vocal group, Boney M. // She was brought up in England and like many other aspiring artists, she moved to Germany in the late 60s where the creative environment was blossoming at...

Bobby Farrell released his own version of 'Baby Do You Wanna Bump' in 2006 on The Bump EP. Bobby Farrell (born October 6, 1949 on Aruba) was the male performer in the successful 1970s pop and disco group Boney M. Farrell left Aruba at age 15 to become a sailor. ...

The Latvian cello trio Melo-M covered "Daddy Cool" in 2007, featuring Maizie Williams on vocals. This article is about the stringed musical instrument. ... Trio is generally used in any of the following ways: Three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument. ... Daddy Cool was a 1976 hit single released by the Euro-disco group Boney M, their first UK hit. ... One of the key members in the music group, Boney M. Categories: Musician stubs | Musicians ...

The Spanish group Fangoria recorded a cover version of "Rasputin" (sung in Spanish) in 1996 which was also included on BMG-Ariola compilation Best in Spain. Fangoria is an electro-pop band, the brainchild of Alaska and Nacho Canut. ... Best In Spain is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola Spain in 1996. ...

Also on the same Best in Spain album, Fangoria singer 'Alaska' sings "Ma Baker" (this time in English) with Killer Barbies as backing group. Best In Spain is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola Spain in 1996. ...

Their song "Ma Baker" has been widely covered. One of the most "weird" covers is Knorkator's version, which changes the disco/pop tunes for heavy guitar riffs. Ma Baker was a 1977 music single released by the Euro-disco group Boney M. The song is about legendary 1930s outlaw Ma Barker, but the lyrics are not historically accurate. ... Knorkator are a German band from Berlin that combines Heavy Metal with non-serious and comical elements. ...

Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles covered "Brown Girl in the Ring" on their 2006 album Here Comes the Big Red Car. The Wiggles is an Australian band. ...

The US ska/punk band Sublime covered "Rivers of Babylon" as a Bonus Track on their first album, 40 Oz. to Freedom. For the band, see Sublime (band), or their third album Sublime (album). ... 40 oz to Freedom is the 1992 debut album by the Southern California ska punk reggae band Sublime. ...

Songs that were re-worked into Boney M. titles

Frank Farian's right hand Hans-Jörg Mayer (aka Georg Reyam) sought out songs from all over the world, mainly public domain (non-copyrighted) folk tunes, and rewrote them for Boney M.

• The first Boney M. recording "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" was reworked from Prince Buster's "Al Capone".

• "Ma Baker" features the melody line of a Tunisian folk melody.

• "Rasputin" features elements of both a Serbian ("Ај, русе косе цуро имаш") and a Turkish traditional.

• "Nightflight to Venus" with its characteristic drums, the rock guitar theme, and the march interludes, was rewritten from Cozy Powell's 1974 #1 hit "Dance With the Devil".

• "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" was a rewrite of "Polly Wolly Doodle".

• "I'm Born Again" a cover of an Irish traditional, 'Buachaill An Éireann Mé'

• "Children of Paradise" was rewritten from Moroccan Younès Migri's hit "Lili Twil".

• Their song "Train to Skaville / That's Boonoonoonoos" (rec. 1980, released 1981) is partly inspired by the 1979 #1 hit Pop Muzik by M (the walking bass, the rap parts, and "Bo Bo Bo Boonoonoonoos" - "Pop Pop Pop Muzik").

• "Exodus (Noah's Ark 2001)" (1984) features a guitar theme borrowed from The Temptations' "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" while the chorus borrows from Bob Marley's "Exodus".

• "Sample City" (1985) features the same chord pattern as "I Can't Stand the Rain", the Ann Peebles classic and a 1977 hit single for Farian's soul band Eruption.

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Discography

Studio albums

• Take the Heat Off Me (1976)
• Love for Sale (1977)
• Nightflight to Venus (1978)
• Oceans of Fantasy (1979)
• Boonoonoonoos (1981)
• Christmas Album (1981)
• Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984)
• Eye Dance (1985) — Boney M. featuring Bobby Farrell

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Compilations

• The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits (1980)
• Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. 2 (1981)
• Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs (1984) - Boney M. with Bobby Farrell
• Christmas with Boney M. (1984)
• The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits (1986)
• Die 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt (1986)
• The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs (1986)
• Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 (1988)
• Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II (1989)
• The Collection (1991)
• Daddy Cool - Star Collection (1991)
• Gold - 20 Super Hits (1992)
• The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World (1992)
• The Greatest Hits (1993)
• More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II (1993)
• Sunny (1995)
• Happy Songs (1996)
• Daddy Cool (1996)
• Painter Man (1996)
• Hit Collection (1996)
• Best In Spain (1996)
• The Best of Boney M. (1997)
• Norske Hits (1998)
• A Wonderful Christmas Time (1998)
• Christmas Party (1998)
• Ultimate (1999)
• 20th Century Hits (1999)
• 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2000)
• The Ultimate Collection (2000)
• The Complete Collection (2000)
• Their Most Beautiful Ballads (2000)
• L'Essentiel (2001)
• Greatest Hits (2001)
• The Best of Boney M. - Original Hits (2001)
• The Greatest Hits (2001)
• Christmas Party (2003)
• The Magic of Boney M. (2006)
• Hit Collection (2007)
• Christmas With Boney M. (2007)
• The Collection (Boney M. Box Set) (2008)
• Rivers Of Babylon (A Best Of Collection) (2008)

The Magic of Boney M. Alternate cover 1992 BMG-Ariola CD re-release The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits is a greatest hits album by Boney M. issued in May 1980 which contained all their biggest hits up until that point, including non-album singles Marys Boy... // Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. ... Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs is a compilation album by Boney M. released in late 1984. ... Christmas Album (Boney M. album). ... Alternate cover UK edition The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits also known as 32 Superhits - Non-Stop Digital Remix is a remix album by Boney M. released in 1986. ... The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs is a compilation/remix album by Boney M.. In 1986 producer Frank Farian took the master tapes from 1981s Christmas Album, added six recordings by Liz Mitchell, Reggie Tsiboe and two session singers from 1984, remixed them and created Die 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder... The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs is a compilation/remix album by Boney M.. In 1986 producer Frank Farian took the master tapes from 1981s Christmas Album, added six recordings by Liz Mitchell, Reggie Tsiboe and two session singers from 1984, remixed them and created Die 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder... Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix 88 is a remix album by Boney M. released in 1988. ... Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix 89 - Volume II is a remix album by Boney M. released in November 1989. ... The Collection is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by label BMG-Ariola in 1991. ... Daddy Cool - Star Collection is a compilation of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariolas mid-price label Ariola Express in Germany in 1991. ... Alternate cover Canadian Edition. ... The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World is a compilation/remix album by Boney M. released simultaneously with greatest hits package Gold - 20 Super Hits in November 1992. ... 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool For Sony BMG 2001 release see The Greatest Hits (Boney M. album) The Greatest Hits is a 1993 greatest hits album by Boney M., the UK version of BMGs Gold - 20 Super Hits with alternate album art and a slightly diffefrent tracklisting, omitting songs... More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. ... Hit Collection (Boney M. 1996) Hit Collection is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by Sony BMG in 2007. ... Hit Collection (Boney M. 2007) Hit Collection is a 3 CD box set of recordings by Boney M. issued by BMG-Ariola in 1996. ... Hit Collection (Boney M. 2007) Hit Collection is a 3 CD box set of recordings by Boney M. issued by BMG-Ariola in 1996. ... Hit Collection (Boney M. 2007) Hit Collection is a 3 CD box set of recordings by Boney M. issued by BMG-Ariola in 1996. ... Hit Collection (Boney M. 2007) Hit Collection is a 3 CD box set of recordings by Boney M. issued by BMG-Ariola in 1996. ... Best In Spain is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola Spain in 1996. ... The Best of Boney M. - Original Hits see 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool The Greatest Hits is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG UKs midprice label Camden in 1997. ... Norske Hits is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola in Norway in late 1998. ... The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World is a compilation/remix album by Boney M. released simultaneously with greatest hits package Gold - 20 Super Hits in November 1992. ... The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World is a compilation/remix album by Boney M. released simultaneously with greatest hits package Gold - 20 Super Hits in November 1992. ... Ultimate is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola France. ... Alternate cover Japanese edition 20th Century Hits is a remix album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in 1999. ... 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in the Netherlands in 2000. ... 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in the Netherlands in 2000. ... The Complete Collection is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG/CMC Records in Denmark in late 2000. ... Their Most Beautiful Ballads is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by MCI/BMG in late 2000. ... The Collection is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by label BMG-Ariola in 1991. ... 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in the Netherlands in 2000. ... 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in the Netherlands in 2000. ... The Greatest Hits (Boney M. 1993) For Hot Town Music/Paradiso 2001 release Greatest Hits see 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool Alternate cover Australian edition The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in the United Kingdown in late 2001. ... The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World is a compilation/remix album by Boney M. released simultaneously with greatest hits package Gold - 20 Super Hits in November 1992. ... The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits The Magic Of Boney M. is a greatest hits album of recordings by Boney M. released by Sony BMG in October of 2006. ... Hit Collection (Boney M. 1996) Hit Collection is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by Sony BMG in 2007. ... For 1984 release see Christmas With Boney M.. Christmas With Boney M. is another Christmas compilation by Boney M., released November 16, 2007, containing all 12 songs from their original 1981 Christmas Album plus six later songs, recorded in 1984 for the album Christmas with Boney M. (1984). ...

Singles

• "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1975)
• "Daddy Cool"/"No Woman No Cry" (1976)
• "Sunny" (1976)
• "Ma Baker"/"Still I'm Sad" (1977)
• "Belfast"/"Plantation Boy" (1977)
• "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring" (double A-side) (1978)
• "Rasputin"/"Painter Man" (1978)
• "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord"/"Dancing In The Streets" (1978)
• "Painter Man" (1979)
• "Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday"/"Ribbons of Blue" (1979)
• "El Lute"/"Gotta Go Home" (1979)
• "I'm Born Again"/"Bahama Mama" (1979)
• "I See A Boat On The River"/"My Friend Jack" (1980)
• "Children of Paradise"/"Gadda-Da-Vida" (1980)
• "Felicidad (Margherita)"/"Strange" (1980)
• "Malaika / Consuela Biaz" (1981)
• "We Kill The World (Don't Kill The World)"/"Boonoonoonoos" (1981)
• "Little Drummer Boy"/"Boney M. On 45" (1981)
• "The Carnival Is Over (Goodbye True Lover)" / "Going Back West" (1982)
• "Zion's Daughter" (1982)
• "Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" (1983)
• "Somewhere In The World" (1984)
• "Kalimba De Luna" (1984)
• "Happy Song" - Boney M. Feat. Bobby Farrell & The School Rebels (1985)
• "My Cherie Amor" (1985)
• "Young Free and Single" - Boney M. Feat. Bobby Farrell (1985)
• "Daddy Cool (Anniversary Remix)" (1986)
• "Bang Bang Lulu" (1986)
• "Rivers of Babylon´88" (1988)
• "Megamix" (1988)
• "The Summer Megamix" (1989)
• "Malaika (Lambada Mix)" (1989)
• "Everybody Wants To Dance Like Josephine Baker" (1990) (withdrawn)
• "Stories" - Boney M. Feat. Liz Mitchell (1990)
• "Boney M. Megamix" (1992)
• "Christmas Megamix" (1992)
• "Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix '93)" (1993)
• "Ma Baker (Remix '93)" (1993)
• "Papa Chico" - Boney M. Feat. Liz Mitchell (1994)
• "Ma Baker '99" - Boney M. vs. Horny United/Sash! (1999)
• "Daddy Cool '99" - Boney M. 2000 featuring Mobi T. (1999)
• "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" - Boney M. 2000 (1999)
• "Sunny (Remix)" - Boney M. 2000 (2000)
• "Daddy Cool 2001" (2001)
• "Sunny" (Mousse T. Remix) (2006)
• "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" (2007)

Baby Do You Wanna Bump is a song recorded by German record producer Frank Farian under the name Boney M. and included on the 1976 album Take The Heat Off Me. ... Daddy Cool was a 1976 hit single released by the Euro-disco group Boney M, their first UK hit. ... Sunny is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. ... Ma Baker was a 1977 music single released by the Euro-disco group Boney M. The song is about legendary 1930s outlaw Ma Barker, but the lyrics are not historically accurate. ... Rivers of Babylon is a spiritual song penned by the late Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Melodians. ... Brown Girl in the Ring is a childrens ring game thought to have originated in Jamaica. ... Rasputin is a disco song written by Frank Farian and performed by the disco group Boney M. It was first published on Boney Ms 1978 album Nightflight to Venus. ... Marys Boy Child is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. ... Bobby Farrell (born October 6, 1949 on Aruba) was the male performer in the successful 1970s pop and disco group Boney M. Farrell left Aruba at age 15 to become a sailor. ... Liz Mitchell, born in Clarendon, Jamaica, on July 12, 1952, was Boney Ms lead singer. ... Sash! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born on 10 June 1970, in Nettetal, Germany), who works in the studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas Alisson Lüdke. ...

Video / DVD / VCD releases

• Gold - Video / VCD (in Hong Kong) (1993)
• Gold - DVD (2001 Europe)
• Greatest Hits (2001 UK)
• Special Edition (2002 South Korea)
• Special Edition EP (2003 UK)
• The Magic of Boney M. (2006)
• Fantastic Boney M. - On Stage and on the Road (2007)

A DVD featuring a live concert with Boney M. from Hamburg, Germany, 1977 as well as the groups 1981 TV film Ein Sound geht um die Welt (A Sound Goes Around The World) from Jamaica, May 1981, recorded to promote their fifth studio album Boonoonoonoos. ...

Chart positions

Albums

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See also: Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 list of years in music // January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadways Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February 14 - Billy Idol leaves the band Generation... Alternate cover Limited edition double album. ... Christmas Album is the sixth studio album by Boney M.. It was recorded in the summer of 1981 and released on November 23, 1981. ... See also: // January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40. ... Ten Thousand Lightyears is the seventh studio album by Boney M. and the first to feature new member Reggie Tsiboe who had taken over Bobby Farrells role as the bands leading man in early 1982. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... Alternate cover UK edition The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits also known as 32 Superhits - Non-Stop Digital Remix is a remix album by Boney M. released in 1986. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 // Date Unknown- Christian Rock label Tooth and Nail Records is formed. ... Alternate cover Canadian Edition. ... More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. ... See also: 1999 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1999 Record labels established in 1999 // January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... Alternate cover Japanese edition 20th Century Hits is a remix album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in 1999. ... See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 // John Tavener is knighted in the New Years Honours List. ... 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in the Netherlands in 2000. ... See also: 2006 in British music Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits The Magic Of Boney M. is a greatest hits album of recordings by Boney M. released by Sony BMG in October of 2006. ...

Singles

Singles chart peaking in various countries. Includes U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart entries. Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

"-" means chart peak is unknown or the single did not chart on a particular chart. “Deutschland” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Austria (disambiguation). ... Motto:  1 For Sweden – With the Times 2 Anthem: 3 Thou ancient, thou free Royal anthem:  The Song of the King Sweden() – on the European continent() – in the European Union()  —  [] Capital (and largest city) Stockholm Official languages Swedish (de facto)4 Demonym Swedish Government Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy  -  King... For other uses of the word Switzerland, see Switzerland (disambiguation). ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... -1... // January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Daddy Cool was a 1976 hit single released by the Euro-disco group Boney M, their first UK hit. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Sunny is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. ... Ma Baker was a 1977 music single released by the Euro-disco group Boney M. The song is about legendary 1930s outlaw Ma Barker, but the lyrics are not historically accurate. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Rivers of Babylon is a spiritual song penned by the late Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Melodians. ... Rasputin is a disco song written by Frank Farian and performed by the disco group Boney M. It was first published on Boney Ms 1978 album Nightflight to Venus. ... Marys Boy Child is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK) // Stevie Wonder uses digital audio recording technology in recording his album Journey through the Secret Life of Plants. ... // January 1 - The year starts off with a strong disco backlash, which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments in an attempt to distant themselves from anything associated with disco. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 list of years in music // January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadways Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February 14 - Billy Idol leaves the band Generation... See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 list of years in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ... See also: 1983 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1983 Record labels established in 1983 // Michael Jacksons Thriller, the most successful album not only of 1983, but of all time, was released in 1982 and began its epic domination of the music charts the following year, 1983. ... See also: // January 21 - Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart: it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40. ... See also: other events of 1985 Musical groups established in 1985 Record labels established in 1985 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 // January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in Russia. ... See also: 1990 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1990 Record labels established in 1990 list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several broken bones. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 // Date Unknown- Christian Rock label Tooth and Nail Records is formed. ... See also: 1999 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1999 Record labels established in 1999 // January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... Sash! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born on 10 June 1970, in Nettetal, Germany), who works in the studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas Alisson Lüdke. ... See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 // John Tavener is knighted in the New Years Honours List. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 // January 1 Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues Hum disbands. ... See also: 2007 in country music 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop 2007 in metal Albums released in 2007 Musical groups established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... Marys Boy Child is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. ...

See also

• Best selling music artists - World's top-selling music artists chart

This is the list of best selling music artists (including groups) worldwide, alltime. ...

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