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Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M.

Artist Biography For 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-Up Were Liz Mitchell And Marcia Barrett From Jamaica Maizie Williams From Montserrat And Bobby Farrell From Aruba. The Group Was Formed In 1976 And Achieved Popularity During The Disco Era Of The Late 1970s. Since The 1980s Various Line-Ups Of The Band Have Performed With Differing Personnel.

The Band Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Worldwide And Is Known For International Hits Including "Daddy Cool" "Ma Baker" "Belfast" "Sunny" "Rasputin" "Mary's Boy Child Oh My Lord" And "Rivers Of Babylon".

Studio Albums
Take The Heat Off Me 1976
Love For Sale 1977
Nightflight To Venus 1978
Oceans Of Fantasy 1979
Boonoonoonoos 1981
Christmas Album 1981
Ten Thousand Lightyears 1984
Eye Dance 1985 . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Rivers of Babylon

"Rivers Of Babylon" Is A Rastafarian Song Written And Recorded By Brent Dowe And Trevor McNaughton Of The Jamaican Reggae Group The Melodians In 1970. Rivers Of Babylon Was Covered In 1978 By Germany-Based Disco Band Boney M With A Version That Was Released As A Single. Boney M.'s Release Stayed At The #1 Position In The UK For Five Weeks And Was Also The Group's Only Significant US Chart Entry Peaking At #30 On The Billboard Hot 100. In The UK Boney M. Sold More Than 1 985 000 Copies Of The Song Meaning The Single Was Awarded A Platinum Disc And Is One Of The Top Ten All-Time Best-Selling Singles In The UK. In Canada The Song Was A Top 25 Hit On The RPM Magazine Top 100 Singles Chart And Reached #9 On The Adult Contemporary Chart. The Song Was The First Single From The Band's Equally Successful 1978 Album Nightflight To Venus. Some Controversy Arose When The First Single Pressings Only Credited Frank Farian And Reyam Aka Hans-Jörg Mayer Of Boney M After An Agreement With Dowe And McNaughton These Two Were Also Credited On Later Pressings. Boney M. Performed An Early Mix Of The Song In A German TV-Show Singing "How Can We Sing King Alpha's Song" Although It Was Changed To "the Lord's Song" As In The Biblical Quote In The Released Versions. King Alpha Refers To Haile Selassie. Selassie's Wife Menen Asfaw Is Known As Queen Omega Aka The Queen.

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