Boney M - Original Album Classics - (Europe, 5 CDs Box Set, Sony) (2011) [FLAC]
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Although they never had much success in America, the Euro-disco group Boney M. were a European phenomenon during the '70s. After German record producer Frank Farian (born in 1942) recorded the single "Baby Do You Wanna Bump?" (which was successful in Holland and Belgium), he created Boney M. to support the song, bringing in four West Indian vocalists who had been working as session singers in Germany -- Marcia Barrett (b. October 14, 1948, St. Catherines, Jamaica), Liz Mitchell (b. July 12, 1952, Clarendon, Jamaica), Maizie Williams (b. March 25, 1951, Monserrat, West Indies), and Bobby Farrell (b. October 6, 1949, Aruba, West Indies, d. December 30, 2010, St. Petersburg, Russia). "Daddy Cool" reached the U.K. Top Ten in February 1977, followed in April by a remake of Bobby Hebb's "Sunny." In July, "Ma Baker" just missed the U.K. number one spot, and "Belfast" hit the Top Ten in December. In 1978, Boney M. were at the height of their popularity with "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring," which became the second-biggest selling single in U.K. chart history. "Rivers of Babylon" also was Boney M.'s only U.S. Top 40 hit. Boney M.'s album, Nightflight to Venus, also topped the U.K. charts. In October 1978, "Rasputin" became another U.K. Top Ten hit, followed by the seasonal chart-topper "Mary's Boy Child"/"Oh My Lord," which became the fifth-biggest selling single in U.K. history. In March 1979, "Painter Man" hit the U.K. Top Ten, followed in May by "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday." In September, the album Oceans of Fantasy hit number one. Their music continues to sell well in Europe, with a compilation hitting the U.K. Top Ten in 1994. Farian went on to create the late-'80s dance sensation Milli Vanilli.
Tracklist:
Disc 1: 1976 - Take The Heat Off Me
01. Daddy Cool
02. Take The Heat Off Me
03. Sunny
04. Baby Do You Wanna Bump
05. No Woman No Cry
06. Fever
07. Got A Man On My Mind
08. Lovin' Or Leavin'
09. New York City
10. Perfect
Disc 2: 1977 - Love For Sale
01. Ma Baker
02. Love For Sale
03. Belfast
04. Have You Ever Seen The Rain
05. Gloria, Can You Waddle
06. Plantation Boy
07. Motherless Child
08. Silent Lover
09. A Woman Can Change A Man
10. Still I'm Sad
11. Ma Baker / Somebody Scream (Sash! Radio Edit)
12. Stories (Radio Mix)
Disc 3: 1978 - Nightflight To Venus
01. Nightflight To Venus
02. Rasputin
03. Painter Man
04. He Was A Steppenwolf
05. King Of The Road
06. Rivers Of Babylon
07. Voodoonight
08. Brown Girl In The Ring
09. Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night
10. Heart Of Gold
11. Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
12. Dancing In The Street
Disc 4: 1979 - Oceans Of Fantasy
01. Let It All Be Music
02. Gotta Go Home
03. Bye Bye Bluebird
04. Bahama Mama
05. Hold On I'm Coming
06. Two Of Us
07. Ribbons Of Blue
08. Oceans Of Fantasy
09. El Lute
10. No More Chain Gang
11. I'm Born Again
12. No Time To Lose
13. Calendar Song (January, February, March...)
14. I See A Boat On The River (7'' Version)
15. My Friend Jack
Disc 5: 1981 - Boonoonoonoos
01. Boonoonoonoos
02. That's Boonoonoonoos / Train To Skaville / I Shall Sing
03. Silly Confusion
04. Ride To Agadir
05. Jimmy
06. African Moon
07. We Kill The World (Don't Kill The World)
08. Homeland Africa (Ship Ahoy)
09. Malaika
10. Consuela Biaz
11. Breakaway
12. Sad Movies
13. Goodbye My Friend
14. Felicidad (Margherita)
15. Strange
