Boney M. discography

**Boney M. discography**
Releases
Boney M. in 1981
↙Studio albums	8
↙Compilation albums	38
↙Singles	38

The discography of Boney M. includes 8 studio albums, 38 compilation and remix albums, and 38 singles.

1 Studio albums
2 Compilation albums
3 Singles
4 Videography
5 Covers of Boney M. songs
6 Songs that were re-worked into Boney M. titles
- 6.1 Borrowed themes
- 6.2 Cover versions
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
Title	Album details	GER ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[2]	NDL ^[3]	NZ ^[4]	NOR ^[5]	SWE ^[6]	SWI ^[7]	UK ^[8]	Certifications
Take the Heat Off Me	Released: June 1976 Label: Hansa Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	2	-	6	-	34	2	1	-	40	GER: Gold^[9] FIN: Gold^[10] UK: Silver^[11]
Love for Sale	Released: May 1977 Label: Hansa Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	1	-	1	-	22	2	1	-	13	GER: Platinum^[9] FIN: Gold^[10] UK: Gold^[11]
Nightflight to Venus	Released: July 1978 Label: Hansa Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	1	-	1	-	3	1	1	-	1	GER: 2x Platinum^[9] NLD: Gold^[12] UK: platinum^[11]
Oceans of Fantasy	Released: September 1979 Label: Hansa Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	1	-	1	-	5	1	5	-	1	GER: Platinum^[9] FIN: Gold^[10] NLD: Platinum^[13] UK: platinum^[11]
Boonoonoonoos	Released: September 1981 Label: Hansa Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	15	-	14	-	-	21	31	-	-
Christmas Album	Released: December 1981 Label: Hansa Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	14	-	-	-	42	-	-	-	-
Ten Thousand Lightyears	Released: May 1984 Label: Hansa Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eye Dance	Released: October 1985 Label: Hansa Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or not available

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
Title	Album details	GER ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[2]	NDL ^[3]	NZ ^[4]	NOR ^[5]	SWE ^[6]	SWI ^[7]	UK ^[8]	Certifications
The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits	Released: May 1980 Label: Hansa Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	2	-	5	-	2	14	30	-	1	GER: Gold^[9] AUT: Platinum^[14] FIN: Gold^[10] NLD: Platinum^[15] SWI: Platinum^[16] UK: Gold^[11]
Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. 2	Released: June 1981 Label: Hansa Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs	Released: November 1984 Label: Hansa Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fantastic Boney M.	Released: December 1984 Label: Hansa Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christmas with Boney M.	Released: 1984 (Available in South Africa only) Label: Gallo Records Formats: Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits	Released: January 1986 Label: Hansa Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	35
The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs	Released: November 1986 Label: Hansa Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88	Released: October 1988 Label: Hansa Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	48	-	-	FRA: Platinum^[17]
Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '89 – Volume II	Released: November, 1989 Label: Hansa Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Collection	Released: 1991 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Daddy Cool – Star Collection	Released: 1991 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	GER: Platinum^[9]
Happy Christmas	Released: November 1991 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	GER: Gold^[9]
Gold – 20 Super Hits	Released: November 1992 Label: MCI Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	5	40	6	2	2	6	14	5	14	GER: Gold^[9] AUT: Platinum^[14] FIN: Gold^[10] FRA: Gold^[17] NLD: Gold^[15]
The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World	Released: November 1992 Label: MCI Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Greatest Hits	Released: March 1993 (Available in UK only) Label: Telstar Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. II	Released: October 1993 Label: MCI Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	38	87	43	-	-	-	-
Sunny	Released: 1995 Label: Sony Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hit Collection	Released: 1996 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Best in Spain	Released: 1996 (Available in Spain only) Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Best of Boney M.	Released: 1997 (Available in UK only) Label: Camden Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	FIN: Gold^[10]
Norske Hits	Released: November 1998 (Available in Norway only) Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A Wonderful Christmas Time	Released: 1998 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christmas Party	Released: 1998 (Available in UK only) Label: Camden Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ultimate	Released: July 1999 (Available in France only) Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20th Century Hits	Released: November 1999 Label: MCI Formats: CD, Cassette	30	-	-	-	50	-	8	37	-

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
Title	Album details	GER ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[2]	NDL ^[3]	NZ ^[4]	OR ^[5]	SWE ^[6]	SWI ^[7]	UK ^[8]	Certifications
25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool	Released: September 2000 (Available in the Netherlands only) Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	27	-	-	-	-	-
The Ultimate Collection	Released: September 2000 (Available in Belgium only) Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Complete Collection	Released: November 2000 (Available in Denmark only) Label: CMC Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Their Most Beautiful Ballads	Released: November 2000 Label: MCI Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
L'Essentiel	Released: September 2000 (Available in France only) Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greatest Hits	Released: September 2001 (Available in Belgium only) Label: Ariola Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Greatest Hits	Released: 2001 (Available in UK only) Label: Camden Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christmas Party	Released: 2003 (Available in UK only) Label: Camden Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Magic of Boney M.	Released: October 2006 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	19	28	13	94	-	2	-	39	45
Hit Collection	Released: May 2007 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christmas with Boney M.	Released: November 2007 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Collection	Released: March 2008 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rivers of Babylon (A Best of Collection)	Released: May 2008 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ultimate Boney M. – Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 1	Released: August 2008 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christmas Time	Released: September 2008 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Complete Boney M.	Released: October 2008 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
In the Mix	Released: November 2008 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Magic of Boney M. – The Danish Collection	Released: November 2008 (Available in Denmark only) Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ultimate Boney M. – Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 2	Released: February 2009 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Let It All Be Music – The Party Album	Released: May 2009 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ultimate Boney M. – Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 3	Released: August 2009 Label: Sony-BMG Formats: CD, Cassette	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feliz Navidad - A Wonderful Christmas	Released: November 2010 Label: Farian (Sony Music) Formats: CD, Cassette	93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or not available

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions											Certifications	Album
Year	Title	GER ^[18]	AUT ^[19]	FRA ^[20]	IRE ^[21]	NLD ^[22]	NZ ^[23]	NOR ^[24]	SWE ^[25]	SWI ^[26]	UK ^[8]	US ^[27]	Certifications	Album
1975	"Baby Do You Wanna Bump"	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-		Take the Heat Off Me
1976	"Daddy Cool"	1	1	-	-	3	15	1	1	1	6	65	GER: Gold^[9] UK: Silver^[11]
1976	"Sunny"	1	1	-	4	1	17	4	11	2	3	-
1977	"Ma Baker"	1	1	-	4	1	2	1	1	1	2	96	GER: Gold^[9] UK: Gold^[11]	Love for Sale
	"Still I'm Sad"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	-
	"Belfast"	1	2	-	1	3	-	-	-	1	8	-
1978	"Rivers of Babylon" / Brown Girl in the Ring"	1	1	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	30	GER: Platinum^[9] FRA: Gold^[28] NLD: Gold^[29] UK: Platinum^[11]	Nightflight to Venus
	"Rasputin"	1	1	-	3	5	4	10	-	2	2	-	NLD: Gold^[30] UK: Gold^[11]
	"Voodoonight"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord"	1	3	-	1	2	8	2	1	1	1	85	NLD: Gold^[31] UK: Platinum^[11]
	"Dancing in the Streets"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979	"Painter Man" (UK/Ireland and Netherlands only)	-	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	10	-	UK: Silver^[11]
	"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday"	4	3	-	5	1	7	2	11	4	3	-	NLD: Gold^[32] UK: Silver^[11]	The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
	"Gotta Go Home" / "El Lute"	1	1	-	11	2	-	4	10	2	12	-	NLD: Gold^[33] GER: Gold^[9] UK: Silver^[11]	Oceans of Fantasy
	"I'm Born Again" / "Bahama Mama"	7	9	-	12	7	-	-	17	6	35	-
1980	"I See a Boat on the River"	5	3	-	-	4	-	-	-	9	-	-
	"My Friend Jack"	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	57	-
	"Children of Paradise / Gadda-Da-Vida"	11	12	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	66	-		Children of Paradise – The Greatest Hits of Boney M. – Vol. 2
	"Felicidad (Margherita)"	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-		Boonoonoonoos
1981	"Malaika" / "Consuela Biaz"	16	7	-	-	14	-	-	-	4	-	-
	"We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World)"	12	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	3	39	-
	"Little Drummer Boy"	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Christmas Album
1982	"6 Years of Boney M. Hits"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	"Zion's Daughter"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983	"Going Back West"	41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Non-album track
	"Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)"	48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-		Non-album track
	"The Carnival Is Over"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-		Ten Thousand Lightyears
1984	"Somewhere in the World"	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Ten Thousand Lightyears
	"Kalimba de Luna"	16	11	6	-	20	-	-	-	23	-	-		Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs
	"Happy Song"	7	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	-		Non-album track
1985	"My Chérie Amour"	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Eye Dance
1985	"Young, Free and Single"	48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	"Bang Bang Lulu"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	"Daddy Cool '86"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits
1988	"Rivers of Babylon (Remix '88)"	-	-	-	-	-	46	-	-	-	-	-		Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88
1988	"Megamix"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	52	-	FRA: Gold^[28]	Non-album track
1989	"The Summer Mega Mix"	-	-	11	-	-	-	3	-	-	92	-		Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '89 – Volume II'
	"Malaika (Lambada Remix)"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '89 – Volume II'
	"Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Non-album track
1990	"Stories"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	94	-		Non-album track
1992	"Megamix"	26	11	-	3	12	49	-	-	-	7	-		Gold - 20 Super Hits
1993	"Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix)"	-	-	-	25	-	2	-	-	-	38	-		Gold - 20 Super Hits
1993	"Ma Baker (Remix '93)"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
1994	"Papa Chico" Boney M. feat. Liz Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
1999	"Ma Baker (Somebody Scream)" vs. Horny United/Sash!	38	19	-	11	19	34	-	10	21	-	-		Ultimate
	"Daddy Cool '99" Boney M. 2000 feat. Mobi T.	47	-	-	16	-	-	-	19	49	-	-		Ultimate
	"Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" Boney M. 2000	79	-	-	-	-	47	-	-	80	-	-		More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
2000	"Sunny (Remix)" Boney M. 2000	-	-	56	-	-	-	-	59	80	-	-		More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
2001	"Daddy Cool 2001"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47	-		Greatest Hits
2006	"Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		The Magic of Boney M.
2007	"Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47	-		Christmas with Boney M.
2009	"Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)" Boney M. 2000 feat. Sherita O. & Yulee B.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Non-album track
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Videography

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)

Covers of Boney M. songs

American rock'n'reel group Boiled in Lead covered "Rasputin".
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.
"Silent Lover" (a Marcia Barrett lead vocal) was covered in 1980 by disco project El Coco for the album "Revolución".
Gilla - also produced by Frank Farian - covered "Sunny", "No Woman No Cry" and "Belfast" on her album Zieh mich aus as well as "Rasputin" as a single in 1978.
In 1978, German singer Bruce Low covered "Rivers of Babylon" in German as "Die Legende von Babylon", using Boney M.'s original backing track. His version reached #3 in the German charts.
Austrian duo and Eurovision Song Contest participants Waterloo & Robinson covered "Brown Girl in the Ring", using Boney M.'s original backing track (and Marcia Barrett's original "Tra la la la" backing vocals).
In 1979, Michael Holm covered "El Lute" in German, also using Boney M.'s original backing track with Farian singing backing vocals. His version peaked at #11 in the German charts.
Roland Kaiser also covered "El Lute" in German in 1979 as well as a German version of "I'm Born Again" under the title "Im Dunkel der Nacht".
Ricky Martin covered "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" in Spanish on his 1993 album "Me Amarás".
Frank Farian also produced a German version of "Felicidad (Margherita)" by Anette Anke und Andrea to coincide with Boney M.'s release of the song, 1980.
German schlager orchestra Cliff Carpenter's Orchestra made numerous instrumental versions of Boney M.'s hits with a horn section playing the melody line on top of Boney M.'s original backing tracks. In 1982, 12 of these recordings were gathered on the compilation "Cliff Carpenter Plays Boney M. Hits".
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.
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.
Placebo covered "Daddy Cool" in 2003 for the bonus disc of their Sleeping with Ghosts album.
Peaches (Swedish duo) also covered "Daddy Cool" in 2004.
Liz Mitchell and Russian singer Alexander Buynov covered "Rasputin" in 1996 for a Russian compilation album.
Marcia Barrett did a solo version of "Rivers of Babylon" in 2001 which was aired on Dutch radio but ultimately never released.
Bobby Farrell released his own version of 'Baby Do You Wanna Bump' in 2006 on The Bump EP.
The Latvian cello trio Melo-M covered "Daddy Cool" in 2007, featuring Maizie Williams on vocals (hitting the No.1 spot on the Latvian LMK Charts).
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.
Also on the same Best in Spain album, Fangoria singer 'Alaska' sings "Ma Baker" (this time in English) with Killer Barbies as backing group.
Their song "Ma Baker" has been widely covered. One of the more unusual covers is Knorkator's version, which changes the disco/pop tunes for heavy guitar riffs. According to BBC, the "Mum-mum-mum-mah" hook used in the Lady Gaga song Poker Face is sampled from Ma Baker."^[34]
Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles covered "Brown Girl in the Ring" on their 2006 album Here Comes the Big Red Car.
Techno/rave act Vinylshakerz covered "Daddy Cool" on their 2006 album "Very Superior".
The US ska/punk band Sublime covered "Rivers of Babylon" as a Bonus Track on their first album, 40 Oz. to Freedom.
US Powerpop/Ska band Attila and the Huns recorded a reggae version of "Mary's Boy Child" based on the Boney M. version for their 2007 Christmas CD "Christmas Socks"
British ska-punk band Sonic Boom Six recorded a version of "Rasputin" in 2010.

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.

Borrowed themes

The first Boney M. recording "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1975) is based on Prince Buster's "Al Capone" (1967).
"Motherless Child" (1977) is a rewrite of "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child".
"Ma Baker" is a rewrite of a Tunisian traditional song, Sidi Mansur.
"Nightflight to Venus" (1978) with its characteristic drums, the rock guitar theme, and the march interludes, was rewritten from Cozy Powell's #1 hit "Dance with the Devil" (1974).
"Rasputin" (1978) features a melody line present in both a Serbian ("Ај, русе косе цуро имаш") and Turkish traditional ("Üsküdar'a Gider İken / Kâtibim").
"He Was a Steppenwolf" (1978) borrows arrangement-wise from The Temptations' lengthy epic "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972).
"Brown Girl in the Ring" (1978) is a traditional Caribbean nursery rhyme and uses an arrangement from Malcolm's Locks "Brown Girl" (1975).
"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (1979) is a rewrite of "Polly Wolly Doodle".
Farian's falsetto singing 'doo-doop, doo doo doo-doop' in "Gotta Go Home" (1979) was borrowed from The Beatles in Hello, Goodbye (1967) as 'hey-la, hey helloa'.
"No More Chain Gang" (1979) borrows the bridge 'Then one night he laid in waiting' from folklore "St. James Infirmary Blues" and an arrangement inspired by Johnny Wakelin's "In Zaire" (1976).
"I'm Born Again" (1979) is based on an Irish traditional ("Buachaill Ón Éirne").
Both "Boonoonoonoos" and "Ride to Agadir" (1981) contain a theme taken from Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)", "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" and "Run Like Hell" (1979).
"Train to Skaville / That's Boonoonoonoos" (1981) is partly inspired by the #1 hit Pop Muzik (1979) by M (the walking bass, the rap parts, and 'Boo-Boo-Boo-Boonoonoonoos' - 'Pop Pop Pop Muzik').
"Homeland Africa (Ship Ahoy)" (1981) borrows the chorus and lyrics from The O'Jays' "Ship Ahoy" (1973).
"Children of Paradise" (1980) is based on Younès Mégri's "Lili Twil" (19??).
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (1981) borrows not only the title from the well-known Christmas song but also a theme from Don Williams' "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" (1977) and also has a strong resemblance to Jona Lewie's "Stop the Cavalry" (1980).
"Exodus (Noah's Ark 2001)" (1984) features a guitar theme borrowed from The Temptations' "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972) while the chorus borrows from Bob Marley's "Exodus" (1977).
"Wild Planet" (1984) is based on Hungarian rock band Omega's "Ajanlott Utvonal" (1982) ^[35]
"Future World" (1984) is based on Hungarian rock band Omega's "Tízezer lépés" (10,000 Steps) (1969).
"Somewhere in the World" (1984) borrows the hook line from Paul McCartney's "Tug of War" (1982) (the specific chorus line In another world).
"Bel Ami" (1984) features an arrangement and brass intro very similar to Mezzoforte's "Garden Party" (1983).
"Living Like a Moviestar" (1984) features a flute theme from Jeff Wayne's "The Eve of the War" (1978).
"Todos Buenos" (1985) is rewritten from Titanic's "Sultana" (1971).
"Sample City" (1985) features the same chord pattern as "I Can't Stand the Rain" (1973), the Ann Peebles classic and a 1978 hit single for Farian's soul band Eruption.
"Bang Bang Lulu" (1985) is a traditional folklore.

Cover versions

"Take the Heat Off Me" (1976): Marcella Bella - "Nessuno mai" (1974) (Gilla - "Mir ist kein Weg zu weit" (1975))
"Sunny" (1976): Bobby Hebb - "Sunny" (1966)
"No Woman No Cry" (1976): Bob Marley & The Wailers - "No Woman, No Cry" (1974)
"Fever" (1976): Little Willie John - "Fever" (1956)
"Got a Man on My Mind" (1976): Frank Farian - "Am Samstagabend" (1976)
"Lovin' or Leavin'" (1976): Gilla - "Lieben und frei sein" (1975)
"Love for Sale" (1977): Libby Holman - "Love for Sale" (1945)
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" (1977): Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (1970)
"A Woman Can Change a Man" (1977): Frank Farian and also Gilla - "Laß mir Zeit, Dich zu lieben" (1975)
"Still I'm Sad" (1977): The Yardbirds - "Still I'm Sad" (1965)
"Painter Man" (1978): The Creation - "Painter Man" (1966)
"King of the Road" (1978): Roger Miller - "King of the Road" (1965)
"Rivers of Babylon" (1978): The Melodians - "Rivers of Babylon" (1970)
"Heart of Gold" (1978): Neil Young - "Heart of Gold" (1972)
"Mary's Boy Child" (1978): Harry Belafonte - "Mary's Boy Child" (1956)
"Gotta Go Home" (1979): Nighttrain - "Hallo Bimmelbahn" (1973)
"Hold On I'm Coming" (1979): Sam & Dave - "Hold On, I'm Comin'" (1966)
"Two of Us" (1979): The Beatles - "Two of Us" (1969)
"My Friend Jack" (1980): The Smoke - "My Friend Jack" (1967)
"Gadda-Da-Vida" (1980): Iron Butterfly - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (1968)
"Felicidad (Margherita)" (1980): Massara - "Margherita" (1979)
"That's Boonoonoonoos / Train to Skaville" (1981): The Ethiopians - "Train to Skaville" (1967)
"I Shall Sing" (1981): Art Garfunkel - "I Shall Sing" (1973)
"Ride to Agadir" (1981): Mike Batt - "The Ride to Agadir" (1977)
"Malaika" (1981): Miriam Makeba & Harry Belafonte - "Malaika" (1965)
"Sad Movies" (1981): Sue Thompson - "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" (1961)
"Feliz Navidad" (1981): José Feliciano - "Feliz Navidad" (1970)
"The Carnival Is Over" (1982): The Seekers - "The Carnival Is Over" (1965)
"Going Back West" (1982): Jimmy Cliff - "Going Back West" (1974)
"Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" (1983): Them Mushrooms - "Jambo Bwana" (1982)
"(I Need a) Babysitter" (1983): Mahjun - "Baby-sitter" (1980)
"Dizzy" (1984): Tommy Roe - "Dizzy" (1969)
"Kalimba de Luna" (1984): Tony Esposito - "Kalimba de Luna" (1984)
"Happy Song" (1984): Baby's Gang - "Happy Song" (1983)
"My Chérie Amour" (1985): Stevie Wonder - "My Cherie Amour" (1969)
"Dreadlock Holiday" (1985): 10cc - "Dreadlock Holiday" (1978)
"Stories" (1990): Izit - "Stories" (1989)
"Time to Remember" (1993): La Mama - "I'll Be Your Woman" (1982)
"Papa Chico" (1993): Tony Esposito - "Papa Chico" (1985)

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External links

The Magic Of Boney M - Unofficial website with discography, history, biography and more.

Boney M.

Marcia Barrett Liz Mitchell Maizie Williams Bobby Farrell † Reggie Tsiboe

Studio albums and main compilations (1976–1985)	Take the Heat off Me (1976) Love for Sale (1977) Nightflight to Venus (1978) Oceans of Fantasy (1979) The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits (1980) Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. 2 (1981) Boonoonoonoos (1981) Christmas Album (1981) Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984) Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs (1984) Fantastic Boney M. (1984) Christmas with Boney M. (1984) Eye Dance (1985)

Main compilations and remix albums (1986–present)	The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits (1986) The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs (1986) Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 (1988) Ma Baker (1989) Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II (1989) The Collection (1991) Daddy Cool - Star Collection (1991) The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World (1992) Gold - 20 Super Hits (1992) The Greatest Hits (1993) More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II (1993) Hit Collection (1996) Best in Spain (1996) The Best of Boney M. (1997) Norske Hits (1998) Ultimate (1999) 20th Century Hits (1999) 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2000) The Complete Collection (2000) Their Most Beautiful Ballads (2000) The Greatest Hits (2001) The Magic of Boney M. (2006) Hit Collection (2007) Christmas With Boney M. (2007) The Collection (2008) Rivers of Babylon (A Best of Collection) (2008) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 1 (2008) Christmas Time (2008) The Complete Boney M. (2008) In the Mix (2008) The Magic of Boney M. - The Danish Collection (2008) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 2 (2009) Let It All Be Music - The Party Album (2009) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 3 (2009)

Main single discography	"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1975) "Daddy Cool" (1976) "Sunny" (1976) "Ma Baker" (1977) "Belfast" (1977) "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring" (1978) "Rasputin" (1978) "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" (1978) "Painter Man" (1979) "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (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)" (1980) "Malaika"/"Consuela Biaz" (1981) "We Kill the World"/"Boonoonoonoos" (1981) "The Little Drummer Boy"/"6 Years of Boney M. Hits" (1981) "The Carnival Is Over"/"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" (1984) "My Cherie Amour" (1985) "Young, Free and Single" (1985) "Daddy Cool (Anniversary Recording '86)" (1986) "Bang Bang Lulu" (1986) "Rivers of Babylon (Remix)"/"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord (Remix)" (1988) "Megamix" (1988) "The Summer Mega Mix" (1989) "Malaika (Lambada Remix)" (1989) "Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker" (1989) "Stories" (1990) "Christmas Mega Mix" (1992) "Megamix" (1992) "Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix)" (1993) "Ma Baker (Remix)" (1993) "Papa Chico" (1994) "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (1998) "Daddy Cool '99" (1999) "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (1999) "Sunny (Remix)" (2000) "Daddy Cool 2001" (2001) "Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)" (2006) "Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)" (2009)

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