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 and became another of the biggest selling singles of all time there. Following this came their biggest-selling album, Nightflight to Venus, which spawned another hit single, " Rasputin".
It also became their most successful single in the United States, peaking at No. 1 in several countries as well as becoming one of the biggest selling singles of all time in the UK. They released a new double A-sided single, " Rivers of Babylon/ Brown Girl in the Ring", which became a massive hit all over Europe, reaching No. Nightflight to Venus ġ978 was the group's biggest year. Love for Sale was certified Gold a year after its release in the UK. Both singles from the album reached no.1 in Germany and the UK Top 10. The group embarked on their first major concert tours with a live band of musicians called 'The Black Beauty Circus' (given their name after Maizie Williams' first band, 'Black Beautiful People'). released their second album, Love for Sale, which contained the hits " Ma Baker" and " Belfast". Both singles were also Top 10 hits in the UK, which would become one of their biggest markets. The group's popularity had also grown throughout Europe, with "Daddy Cool" reaching no.1 in Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, and Austria. Another single, " Sunny" (a cover of the 1966 Bobby Hebb song) gave the group their second no.1 hit. The song quickly went to no.1 in Germany, with the album following the success of the single. appeared on the live music show on 18 September 1976, after 10 pm and in their daring stage costumes, where they performed the song " Daddy Cool". The group's big break came when, at the end of summer 1976, German television producer Michael 'Mike' Leckebusch (of Radio Bremen) requested the group for his show Musikladen. However, the group rigorously toured discos, clubs and even country fairs to earn a reputation for themselves. The album's commercial performance was initially lukewarm. As Maizie Williams' voice wasn't considered suitable for recording purposes by Farian, and a try-out with Bobby Farrell performing "No Woman No Cry" didn't work, Farian decided to use only Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett along with his own studio-enhanced voice to create the Boney M.
It contained tracks that Marcia Barrett had already recorded with Farian, including the title track and "Lovin' or Leavin'", both of which were previously recorded in German by another Farian act, Gilla. Take the Heat off Me īoney M.'s first album, Take the Heat off Me, was released in 1976. The line-up was finalised with Liz Mitchell, Maizie Williams, Marcia Barrett, and Bobby Farrell. Finally Liz Mitchell, former member of the Les Humphries Singers, stepped in. Singer Marcia Barrett (also from Jamaica) joined the group, which then went through another change in line-up when Claudja Barry left in February 1976 to pursue a solo career as a disco singer. Then Bonnick and Mike left, and Maizie Williams brought in Bobby Farrell, a male exotic dancer from Aruba.
Also during 1975, a girl named Nathalie joined but was soon replaced by Claudja Barry. The Katja Wolfe booking agency found model-turned-singer Maizie Williams (originally from Montserrat) and her Jamaican singer friend Sheyla Bonnick for him, along with a dancer known only as "Mike" for the first gigs.
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It was then that Farian decided to hire performers to 'front' the group for TV performances. Simple Īfter a slow start, the song became a hit in the Netherlands and Belgium. Nice name, I thought – Boney, Boney, Boney. I just caught the credits and it said Boney. I turned on the TV one day and it was the end of a detective series. When the record was released as a single, it was credited to "Boney M.", a pseudonym Farian had created for himself after watching the Australian detective show Boney. Farian sang the repeated line "Do you do you wanna bump?" in a deep voice (entirely studio created) as well as performing the high falsetto chorus. German singer-songwriter Frank Farian (real name Franz Reuther) recorded the dance track " Baby Do You Wanna Bump" in December 1974.
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