Boney M "Oceans of Fantasy" (1979)

Oceans of Fantasy
release date: Sep. 21, 1979
format: vinyl
[album rate: 2,5 / 5] [2,66]
producer: Frank Farian
label: Atlantic Records - nationality: (West) Germany

4th studio album by Boney M originally released on Hansa.

Boney M "Mary's Boy Child" (1978) (single)

Mary's Boy Child, 7'' single

release date: Nov. 27, 1978

format: vinyl

[single rate: 2 / 5] [2,00]

producer: Frank Farian

label: Hansa International - nationality: (West) Germany

Tracklist: A) "Mary's Boy Child" (2 / 5) - - B) "Oh My Lord" (2 / 5)

Single release by Boney M with its cover version of a Harry Belafonte psalm. I have no recollection of how I came to own this particular single. I do recall listening to Boney M back in the late 70s, and I had recently purchased Nightflight to Venus (Jul. 1978), but this is so very different, and I never liked neither of the two songs included on this single. It may likely have been an extra Christmas present from my parents, who knew I listened to Boney M... But gospel and psalms have never been down my aisle and stylistically, it's far from their most recent album. Frankly, 2 out of 5 stars is a bit high, but as I don't feel sure of the difference between 1,5 and 2 stars, it's definitely not music that I enjoy.

Not recommended.

Boney M "Nightflight to Venus" (1978)

Nightflight to Venus
release date: Jul. 28, 1978
format: vinyl (UK) / digital
[album rate: 3 / 5] [2,82]
producer: Frank Farian
label: Atlantic - nationality: (West) Germany

3rd studio album by Boney M originally released on Hansa International.

I believe, as a 13 year-old, I purchased this back in '78 and subsequently got hold of the Love for Sale album.

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This post is part of MyMusicJourney, which enlists key releases that have shaped my musical taste when growing up and until age 14. Most of these releases come from my parents' and / or my older brother's collection.

Boney M "Love for Sale" (1977)

Love for Sale
release date: May 2, 1977
format: vinyl
[album rate: 3 / 5] [2,78]
producer: Frank Farian
label: Hansa International - nationality: (West) Germany

2nd studio album by German disco band Boney M consisting of the four members Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maizie Williams from Montserrat (in the Caribbean) and Bobby Farrell from Aruba (also in the Caribbean). German producer and singer / songwriter Frank Farian (aka Franz Reuther) used the moniker Boney M for a single release in '74, which only featured himself, but he then decided to a have a dance group to front the 'band' for TV transmissions - he hired an initial group of dancers, which went through various incarnations for the following years until Feb. '76 when the four steady (dance and performance) members basically became Boney M.
I do believe that I puchassed the sucessor Nightflight to Venus (Jul. 1978) in '78 and subsequently got hold of this one, which came with a large poster - a wider version of the front photo, which I had on my wall for the following 3-5 years.

Not recommended.