"I'm Born Again" / "Bahama Mama" is a double A-side single by German band

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It was the second single from their fourth album ''

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'' (1979), not withcounting a promotional-only single release of "Let It All Be Music" and the album title track. Not as successful as previous singles, the ballad "I'm Born Again" peaked at #7 in Germany. In the UK, it stalled at No. 35 after 10 consecutive Top 20 singles. Over the ensuing years, Boney M. would employ the double A-side format, typically with the A1 song being the song intended for radio and the A2 song being more specifically targeted at discos. Typically, the sides on the coordinating 12" single would be reversed.

"I'm Born Again"

"I'm Born Again" was based on an Irish folksong "Buachaill Ón Éirne", the lyrics reflecting lead singer

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's growing religious belief. The single featured a different and slightly longer mix than the album version.

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"Bahama Mama"

This disco track was also featured in a slightly longer mix than the album pressings. The snarling, spoken passage in the middle (the voice of "Bahama Mama") was done by Linda Blake who had also done the voice of

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. In Japan, this song is used frequently for

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since the 1990s.

Charts

Releases

7" single * "I'm Born Again" (Single mix) (Helmut Rulofs, Fred Jay) – 4:17 / "Bahama Mama" (Single mix) (

Frank Farian Franz Reuther (18 July 1941 – 23 January 2024), known professionally as Frank Farian, was a German record producer and singer who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the pop band No Mercy, and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequent ...

, Fred Jay) – 3:35 (Hansa 101 101-100, Germany) * "Bahama Mama" (LP mix) – 3:17 / "I'm Born Again" (LP mix) – 4:08 (Atlantic P-513A, Japan) 12" single * "Bahama Mama" (Long Version) – 5:12 / "I'm Born Again" – 4:17 (Hansa 600 166-213, Germany)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:I'm Born Again Bahama Mama 1979 singles Boney M. songs Song recordings produced by Frank Farian Hansa Records singles