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Nightflight To Venus (Album) by Boney M.

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Boney M. Was A German-Caribbean Vocal Group That Specialized In Disco And Funk Created By German Record Producer Frank Farian Who Was The Group's Primary Songwriter. Originally Based In West Germany The Four Original Members Of The Group's Official Line-Up Were Liz Mitchell And Marcia Barrett From Jamaica Maizie Williams From Montserrat And Bobby Farrell From Aruba. The Group Was Formed In 1976 And Achieved Popularity During The Disco Era Of The Late 1970s. Since The 1980s Various Line-Ups Of The Band Have Performed With Differing Personnel. The Band Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Worldwide And Is Known For International Hits Including "Daddy Cool" "Ma Baker" "Belfast" "Sunny" "Rasputin" "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" And "Rivers Of Babylon". Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Boney_M. 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

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Nightflight To Venus Is The Third Album By The Band Boney M And Was Released In July 1978. The Album Became A Major Success In Continental Europe Scandinavia And Canada Topping Most Of The Album Charts During The Second Half Of 1978 And Also Became Their First UK Number One Album. Nightflight To Venus Includes Their Worldwide Hits "Rivers Of Babylon" And "Brown Girl In The Ring" A Double A-Sided Single That Topped The UK Singles Chart And Sold Close To 2 Million Copies There. The Follow-Up Was Another Boney M. Classic "Rasputin" In Most Countries Also A Double A-Side Coupled With "Painter Man" A Cover Of A 1966 Hit By The Band The Creation. In The UK "Rasputin" And "Painter Man" Were Released Separately As A-Sides By Atlantic Records Both Reaching The Top 10. Nightflight To Venus Also Became Boney M.'s Most Well Received Album In The United States Peaking At #134 On The Billboard 200. "Rivers Of Babylon" Which Peaked At #30 On The Billboard Hot 100 Became Their Biggest US Hit. In Europe And Most Other Parts Of The World The Album Was Followed In November 1978 By Christmas Single "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" Backed With "Dancing In The Streets" Another Chart Topper - Selling Over 1.85 Million Copies In The UK Alone. Upon Its Original 1978 Release These Two Tracks Did Not Appear On Nightflight To Venus But They Were Included On The 2007 CD Reissue. There Were Four Different Pressings Of The Original Hansa Records Vinyl LP All With Slightly Altered Edits Of The Tracks. The Most Significant Difference Was The Length Of The Title Track "Nightflight To Venus". On The Very First German Pressing It Was 7 09 Minutes Making The Segued Medley With The Also Extended "Rasputin" 13 48 In Total The Second Pressing 5 55 The Third 4 58 And The Final And Also The One Appearing On The UK And US Editions 4 46. The Timings Given Here Are Those Of The 1994 And 2007 CD Re-Issues.

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