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Boney M. 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 o ...

, released in 1985. The cover artwork was symbolic of the state the group was in at that time, as neither the famous "Boney M." logo nor the group members appeared on the cover, and were replaced by an anonymous drawing. ''Eye Dance'' was recorded with a number of session singers. Original group members Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett only appeared on a few of the tracks, the main focus being on Reggie Tsiboe. The singles " My Cherie Amour" and "Young Free and Single" were promoted by Boney M. as a quintet, with former group member Bobby Farrell back in the line-up; both these singles and the album were resounding failures, both critically and commercially, and in early 1986 the band and producer Frank Farian went their separate ways after a "10 Years Boney M." anniversary TV special.

Track listing

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" (Mary Susan Applegate, Frank Farian, Robert Rayen) - 4:10 #"Todos Buenos" (Mary Susan Applegate, Frank Farian) - 4:34 #"Give It Up" (Bernd Dietrich, Gerd Grabowski, Engelbert Simons) - 3:58 #"Sample City" (Rainer Maria Ehrhardt, Frank Farian) - 3:43 #" My Cherie Amour" (

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) - 4:04 #"Eye Dance" (Mary Susan Applegate, Frank Farian, Pit Löw) - 4:04 #"Got Cha Loco" (Mary Susan Applegate, Harald Baierl, Frank Farian, Robert Rayen) - 3:34 #"

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) - 4:52 #"Chica da Silva" (Catherine Courage, Frank Farian, Hans-Jörg Mayer "Reyam") - 5:33 #"

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" (Traditional, Frank Farian, Peter Bischof-Fallenstein) - 3:01

Personnel

Reggie Tsiboe Reggie Tsiboe (born 7 September 1950) is a Ghanaian-British entertainer, dancer and one of the singers of the disco group Boney M. between 1982 and 1986 and later between 1989 and 1990. In 1982, Tsiboe originally replaced the dancer Bobby Farre ...

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(track 1, 5, 8 & 10),

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Liz Mitchell Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza. People * Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Pul ...

- lead vocals (track 7 , 2 & 9), backing vocals *

Frank Farian Frank Farian (born Franz Reuther; 18 July 1941) is a German record producer, musician, singer and songwriter, who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the Latin pop band No Mercy and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequently created v ...

- lead vocals (track 2, 4, 6) backing vocals *

Marcia Barrett Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948) is a Jamaican-British singer and one of the original singers with the vocal group Boney M. Early years Barrett was born in Saint Catherine Parish, British Jamaica; her parents brought her to Croydon, En ...

- backing vocals *

Bobby Farrell Roberto Alfonso Farrell (6 October 1949 – 30 December 2010) was an Aruban dancer and singer. He was the male member of the 1970s pop and disco group Boney M. Biography Birth and early life Farrell was born and raised on the island of A ...

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vocals (track 1) * Rhonda Heath (

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) - vocals (track 2 & 3) * Madeleine Davis (La Mama) - vocals (track 2 & 3) * Patricia Shockley (La Mama) - vocals (track 2 & 3) * Amy Goff - backing vocals (track 1, 5, 8 & 10) * Elaine Goff - backing vocals (track 1, 5, 8 & 10) * Harry Baierl - keyboards * Mats Björklund - keyboards,

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* Pit Löw - keyboards * Curt Cress -

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Production

* Frank Farian - producer * Harry Baierl -

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* Mats Björklund - arranger, programmer * Pit Löw - arranger, programmer * Bernd Berwanger -

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

* Carmine Di - engineer * Michael Bestmann - engineer * Tammy Grohé - engineer * David Simic - artwork, cover design * Recorded and mixed at Far Studios, Rosbach and Basic Studio, Munich.

Reissued

* 1994: CD, BMG, 74321 21264 2 * 2007: CD, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, 88697094842 * 2017: ''Boney M. Complete'', 9 LP, Sony Music, 88985406971

References

Sources and external links

Rate Your Music, detailed discography

Discogs.com, detailed discography
* Allmusic, biography, discography etc. {{Authority control 1985 albums Boney M. albums Albums produced by Frank Farian Hansa Records albums