Eye Dance
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Eye Dance is the eighth and final studio album
released under the Boney M
. moniker and was released in the autumn of 1985. The cover artwork was significant of the state the group was in at that time : neither the famous "Boney M." logo nor the "singers" photograph did appear, replaced by an anonymous drawing.
In fact, Eye Dance was recorded with a number of session singers and original members Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett only appearing on a few of the tracks, the main focus being on Reggie Tsiboe. The singles "My Cherie Amour" and "Young Free and Single", promoted by Boney M. as a quintet with Bobby Farrell back in the line-up, as well as 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.
The 10cc
cover "Dreadlock Holiday
" had been planned as the third single in January 1986 but was cancelled - instead "Daddy Cool - Anniversary Recording '86" was released and failed to chart anywhere. In the summer of 1986, after the members had gone their separate ways, Farian released "Bang Bang Lulu", and in 1987 Farian re-recorded "Dreadlock Holiday" with his own lead and backing vocals and released it as a single under the pseudonym Top Deck in Germany. The Farian solo version appears in remixed form on 1993 hits compilation More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
.
12"
12"
"Blue Beach" is a voxless version of "Young Free and Single".
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
released under the Boney M
Boney M
Boney M. is a Eurodisco group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba...
. moniker and was released in the autumn of 1985. The cover artwork was significant of the state the group was in at that time : neither the famous "Boney M." logo nor the "singers" photograph did appear, replaced by an anonymous drawing.
In fact, Eye Dance was recorded with a number of session singers and original members Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett only appearing on a few of the tracks, the main focus being on Reggie Tsiboe. The singles "My Cherie Amour" and "Young Free and Single", promoted by Boney M. as a quintet with Bobby Farrell back in the line-up, as well as 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.
The 10cc
10cc
10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
cover "Dreadlock Holiday
Dreadlock Holiday
-In popular culture:* The song is featured on the first episode, "Killeroo", of the first series of the British cult comedy The Mighty Boosh. Bob Fossil, head of the Zooniverse, dances to the first verse of the song while a confused Howard Moon looks on, before switching it off and explaining "And...
" had been planned as the third single in January 1986 but was cancelled - instead "Daddy Cool - Anniversary Recording '86" was released and failed to chart anywhere. In the summer of 1986, after the members had gone their separate ways, Farian released "Bang Bang Lulu", and in 1987 Farian re-recorded "Dreadlock Holiday" with his own lead and backing vocals and released it as a single under the pseudonym Top Deck in Germany. The Farian solo version appears in remixed form on 1993 hits compilation More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
More Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. II is a 1993 greatest hits album by Boney M.. As PolyGram released More ABBA Gold in 1993 to follow up the highly successful Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian issued More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol...
.
Side A
- "Young, Free and SingleYoung, Free and Single"Young, Free and Single" is a single by German band Boney M., taken from their final album Eye Dance . 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 dating...
" (Applegate, Farian, Rayen) - 4:10 - "Todos Buenos" (Applegate, Farian) - 4:34
- "Give It Up" (Dietrich, Grabowski, Simons) - 3:58
- "Sample City" (Ehrhardt, Farian) - 3:43
- "My Cherie Amour" (Cosby, Moy, Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
) - 4:04
Side B
- "Eye Dance" (Applegate, Farian, Low) - 4:04
- "Got Cha Loco" (Applegate, Baierl, Farian, Rayen) - 3:34
- "Dreadlock HolidayDreadlock Holiday-In popular culture:* The song is featured on the first episode, "Killeroo", of the first series of the British cult comedy The Mighty Boosh. Bob Fossil, head of the Zooniverse, dances to the first verse of the song while a confused Howard Moon looks on, before switching it off and explaining "And...
" (Graham GouldmanGraham GouldmanGraham Keith Gouldman is an English songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc.-Early life and 1960s pop career: 1946–1968:Gouldman was born in Broughton, Salford, England...
, Eric StewartEric StewartEric Stewart is an English musician, songwriter and record producer most known for his tenure with The Mindbenders in the 1960s, and 10cc from 1972 to 1995....
) - 4:52 - "Chica da Silva" (Courage, Farian, Reyam) - 5:33
- "Bang Bang LuluBang Bang LuluBang Bang Lulu is a traditional folklore song about Lulu and the men she's been with. The verses suggest explicit lyrics but each time skips to the beginning of the chorus, as in...
" (Farian) - 3:01
Personnel
- Reggie TsiboeReggie TsiboeReggie Tsiboe was born on 7 September 1950 in Kumasi was one of the lead singers of the disco group Boney M. between 1982-1986 and later between 1989-1990....
- lead vocals (A1, A5, B3 & B5), backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Liz MitchellLiz MitchellLiz Mitchell is a singer, best known as the former lead singer of the 1970s disco/pop band, Boney M.-Early life:...
- lead vocals (B2 & B4), backing vocals - Frank FarianFrank FarianFrank Farian , is a German record producer and songwriter. He started out as a trained cook before moving into the music industry...
- lead vocals (A2, A4, B1) backing vocals - Marcia BarrettMarcia BarrettMarcia Barrett , is one of the original singers with the vocal group, Boney M.-The early years:...
- backing vocals - Bobby FarrellBobby FarrellRoberto "Bobby" Alfonso Farrell was an Aruban dancer and performer, best known as the male member of the successful 1970s pop and disco group Boney M.-Early years:...
- lead vocoder vocal (A1) - Rhonda HeathSilver ConventionSilver Convention was a German euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention, or Silver Bird.-Career:...
(La MamaLa Mama (band)La Mama is a German pop and disco trio who worked in Frank Farian's studios in the first half of the 1980s. Adapting their name from New York theatre La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, they released three singles and two albums and worked as backing singers on a number of recordings for other...
) - vocals (A2 & A3) - Madeleine Davis (La Mama) - vocals (A2 & A3)
- Patricia Shockley (La Mama) - vocals (A2 & A3)
- Amy Goff - backing vocals (A1, A5, B3 & B5)
- Elaine Goff - backing vocals (A1, A5, B3 & B5)
- Harry Baierl - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Mats Björklund - keyboards, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Pit Löw - keyboards
- Curt Cress - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Frank Farian - producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- Harry Baierl - arrangerArrangerIn investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
, programmerProgrammerA programmer, computer programmer or coder is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to... - Mats Björklund - arranger, programmer
- Pit Löw - arranger, programmer
- Bernd Berwanger - sound engineer
- 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.
Release history
- Germany: Hansa RecordsHansa RecordsHansa Records was a record label founded in the 1960s based in Berlin, Germany....
LP 207 100-620. - (CD Hansa 610 517-222 was never released.)
CD re-releases
- 1994 Germany: MCI/BMGBMGBertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
74321 21264 2. - 2007 Europe: Sony-BMG 88697 09484 2, including two bonus tracks: 11. "Mother And Child Reunion" (Simon) - 4:15, 12. "I'm Alive" (Farian) - 3:35, both originally released in 1985 as a benefit single for Ethiopia, credited to Frank Farian Corporation. Reggie Tsiboe is the lead singer of trk. 11, and Frank Farian of trk. 12.
UK
7"- "Young, Free & Single" - 4:18 / "Chica Da Silva" - 4:33 (Carrere Records CAR 384, 1985)
12"
- "Young, Free & Single" - 8:10 / "Chica Da Silva" - 4:33 (Carrere Records CART 384, 1985)
Germany
7"- "My Cherie Amour" - 4:00 / "Sample City" - 4:00 (Hansa RecordsHansa RecordsHansa Records was a record label founded in the 1960s based in Berlin, Germany....
107 340-100, 1985) - "Young, Free & Single" - 4:18 / "Blue Beach" - 4:00 (Hansa 107 604-100, 1985)
- "Bang Bang Lulu" (7" Remix) - 3:31 / "Chica Da Silva" - 4:33 (Hansa 108 395-100, 1986)
12"
- "My Cherie Amour" (12" Mix) - 8:51 / "Sample City" (12" Mix) - 4:15 (Hansa 601 686-213, 1985)
- "Young, Free & Single" (12" Mix) - 8:10 / "Blue Beach" - 4:00 (Hansa - 601 839-213, 1985)
- "Bang Bang Lulu" (12" Remix) - 3:58 / "The Calendar Song (January, February, March...)" (Oceans of FantasyOceans of FantasyOceans of Fantasy is the fourth studio album by Boney M. Released in September 1979, Oceans Of Fantasy became the second Boney M. album to top the UK charts and features hits "El Lute" based on Eleuterio Sánchez life, "I'm Born Again", "Bahama Mama" and "Gotta Go Home"...
album edit) - 2:37 / "Chica Da Silva" - 4:29 (Hansa 608 395-213)
"Blue Beach" is a voxless version of "Young Free and Single".
Sources and external links
- Rate Your Music, detailed discography
- Discogs.com, detailed discography
- [ Allmusic, biography, discography etc.]