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"Rasputin" is a song by German-based pop and Eurodisco group Boney M. It was released in August 1978 as the second single from their third studio album Nightflight to Venus (1978). Written by the group's creator Frank Farian , along with George Reyam and Fred Jay, it is a song about Grigori Rasputin , a friend and advisor of Tsar Nicholas II ...
The B-side of the German single, a remix of the group's 1978 hit "Rasputin", was issued as an A-side in the UK where the Megamix was backed with a remix of their 1978 chart-topper "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord".
Nightflight to Venus is the third studio album by Euro-Caribbean group Boney M., and was released in June 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.
Boney M. is a reggae, funk and disco music group founded in 1974, who achieved popularity during the disco era of the second half of the 1970s. [1] The band was created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter and singer.
"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" is a 1979 single by German Euro disco band Boney M. as an adaptation of the song, "Polly Wolly Doodle". Despite breaking their row of 7 consecutive German #1 singles, peaking at #4, the single was a big hit all over Europe, peaking at #3 in the UK.
"6 Years of Boney M. Hits (Boney M. on 45)" is a greatest hits medley by Boney M., inspired by the success of the hit medleys by Stars on 45. Originally released on the B-side of the band's 1981 Christmas single "Little Drummer Boy", the single was flipped over in January 1982 with the medley as an A-side. While failing to chart in Germany, the ...
The Magic of Boney M. is a compilation album by German disco group Boney M., released by Sony BMG in October 2006. An updated version of 1992's Gold – 20 Super Hits and 2001's The Greatest Hits, the compilation includes eighteen of the group's best known hits from the 1970s and 1980s, a new remix of 1976 single "Sunny" by German DJ and record producer Mousse T., as well as one new track ...
While producer Frank Farian has continued to release new recordings under the name Boney M. over the years, such as 1990 non-album single "Stories" (featuring both Liz Mitchell and Reggie Tsiboe) and the four new recordings on compilation More Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. II in 1993, Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88 was in fact the final ...