''Eye Dance'' is the eighth and final

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by the vocal group

Boney M. Boney M. is a German reggae, funk and disco music group founded in 1974. It achieved popularity during the disco era in the second half of the 1970s. The band was created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary song ...

, 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

Young, Free and Single "Young, Free and Single" is a single by German band Boney M., taken from their final album '' Eye Dance'' (1985). Only a modest hit, the single peaked at #49 in the German charts. Being a novelty record, the lyrics were about a radio talkshow for ...

" (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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Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...

) - 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 #"

Dreadlock Holiday "Dreadlock Holiday" is a reggae song by 10cc. Written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, it was the lead single from the band's 1978 album, ''Bloody Tourists''. It was a number one hit in several countries. Composition The song was based on re ...

" (

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Eric Stewart Eric Michael Stewart (born 20 January 1945) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the rock groups the Mindbenders with whom he played from 1963 to 1968, and likewise of ...

) - 4:52 #"Chica da Silva" (Catherine Courage, Frank Farian, Hans-Jörg Mayer "Reyam") - 5:33 #" Bang Bang Lulu" (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. Career During the 1970s, Tsiboe was a member of the group ...

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(track 1, 5, 8 & 10),

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Liz Mitchell Elizabeth Rebecca Pemberton-Mitchell (born 12 July 1952) is a British singer, best known as one of the original singers of the 1970s disco and reggae band Boney M. Mitchell now lives in Reading, UK. Early life Mitchell was born in the paris ...

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

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 ...

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

Marcia Barrett Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948) is a 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, England in ...

- backing vocals *

Bobby Farrell Roberto Alfonso Farrell (6 October 1949 – 30 December 2010) was an Aruban dancer, visual performer, singer and DJ. He was a member of the 1970s and 1980s R&B group Boney M. Biography Birth and early life Farrell was born and raised on ...

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vocals (track 1) *

Rhonda Heath Rhonda Heath (born 19 July 1955) is an American-German singer and actress, notable for being a member of the Silver Convention and La Mama. Heath went on to launch a successful solo career in Germany and also starred in many German TV shows. Li ...

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La Mama La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (sometimes abbreviated as La MaMa E.T.C.) is an Off-Off-Broadway theater founded in 1961 by African-American theatre director, producer, and fashion designer Ellen Stewart. Located in the East Village neighborho ...

) - vocals (track 2 & 3) *

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(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 -

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* 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

External links

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