Baby Do You Wanna Bump
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"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" is a song recorded by German record producer Frank Farian
under the name Boney M. and included on the 1976 album Take The Heat Off Me
. It was the first Boney M. single and a minor hit in the Netherlands and Belgium, which prompted Farian to create a proper group to promote his studio project. In the United Kingdom the single was released by label Creole Records
but went unnoticed.
and Marcia Barrett
.
The track was not included on the UK, US, Brazilian and Japanese versions of the debut album since the recording was still licensed to Creole Records and was replaced by "Help Help", a Frank Farian composition previously issued by German singer Gilla.
When Boney M. topped the charts in 1978 with "Rivers of Babylon
" and "Brown Girl In The Ring" Creole Records re-issued "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" as a 12" single in the UK.The running time of the 7" and 12" single were the same 3:40 part 1 and 3:00 for part two (though the Germany released 7" had a slightly longer B side part 2 with 3:13
Frank Farian
Frank Farian , is a German record producer and songwriter. He started out as a trained cook before moving into the music industry...
under the name Boney M. and included on the 1976 album Take The Heat Off Me
Take the Heat Off Me
Take The Heat Off Me is the debut album by Boney M.. The album became a major seller outside of the United States, where the album just missed making the chart. Includes the hits "Daddy Cool" , "Sunny" and "Baby Do You Wanna Bump"...
. It was the first Boney M. single and a minor hit in the Netherlands and Belgium, which prompted Farian to create a proper group to promote his studio project. In the United Kingdom the single was released by label Creole Records
Creole Records
Creole Records was a UK record label that found most of its success in the disco and reggae genres in the mid 1970s to early 1980s.Creole released the debut singles of both Boney M. and Amanda Lear in 1975...
but went unnoticed.
The song
"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" - a remake of Prince Buster's song Al Capone from the 1960s - was written by Frank Farian under the pseudonym Zambi, with Farian himself doing the deep male lead vocal as well as the high falsetto backing vocals. When the song was included on the album Take The Heat Off Me Farian joined the A and B-sides of the original single (Parts I & II) and created an extended album version with overdubbed vocals by group members Liz MitchellLiz Mitchell
Liz Mitchell is a singer, best known as the former lead singer of the 1970s disco/pop band, Boney M.-Early life:...
and Marcia Barrett
Marcia Barrett
Marcia Barrett , is one of the original singers with the vocal group, Boney M.-The early years:...
.
The track was not included on the UK, US, Brazilian and Japanese versions of the debut album since the recording was still licensed to Creole Records and was replaced by "Help Help", a Frank Farian composition previously issued by German singer Gilla.
When Boney M. topped the charts in 1978 with "Rivers of Babylon
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. The Melodians' original versions of the song appeared in the sound track to the 1972 movie The Harder They Come and the 1999 Nicolas Cage movie...
" and "Brown Girl In The Ring" Creole Records re-issued "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" as a 12" single in the UK.The running time of the 7" and 12" single were the same 3:40 part 1 and 3:00 for part two (though the Germany released 7" had a slightly longer B side part 2 with 3:13