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1978 studio album by Boney M.
Nightflight to Venus Euro -Caribbean group Boney M. , and was released in June 7, 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. In Canada, it received a nomination for a 1980 Juno Award in a category 'International Album of the Year'.[3]
Nightflight to Venus includes the worldwide hits "Rivers of Babylon " and "Brown Girl in the Ring ", a double A-sided single that topped the UK singles chart and has sold over 2 million copies there.[4] Rasputin ", in most countries also a double A-side coupled with "Painter Man ", a cover of a 1966 hit by the band the Creation . In the UK, "Rasputin" and "Painter Man" were released separately as A-sides by Atlantic Records, both reaching the Top 10. "Rivers of Babylon", which peaked at No. 30 on The Billboard Hot 100
Album information [ edit ]
In Europe and most other parts of the world, the album was followed in November 1978 by the Christmas single, "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" backed with "Dancing in the Streets", another chart topper – selling over 1.86 million copies in the UK alone. Upon its original 1978 release, these two tracks did not appear on Nightflight to Venus , but they were included on the 2007 CD release of the album.
For the first time, there were four different pressings of the original Hansa Records LPs, all with slightly different versions of some tracks. The most significant difference was the length of the title track, "Nightflight to Venus". On the very first German pressing, it was 7:09 minutes, making the segued medley with the (also extended) "Rasputin" 13:48 in total, the second pressing 5:55, the third 4:58 and the final 4:46.
On the first pressing, "Rasputin" has a unique instrumental part within the last verse; also, the instrumental parts between verses are slightly longer than the other ones, which can also be heard on the 1988 remix. After the first (6:28) and second (6:04) pressing of the LP, the song's album version was shortened to 5:51.
A different mix for "He Was a Steppenwolf" and a slightly different version of "Voodoonight" was used on the first pressing compared to later ones.
The CD version from 1994 is the same as the fourth pressing of the album. On the 2007 reissue, two bonus tracks were added to the album.
On 10 November 2023, the group's YouTube channel released a video celebrating the 45th anniversary of the album.[5] Nightlight to Venus ; however, some songs are different versions (for example, "Rasputin" is the edited version from The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
Track listing [ edit ]
"Nightflight to Venus" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Dietmar Kawohl) – 4:46
"Rasputin " (Frank Farian, Fred Jay, George Reyam (Hans-Jörg Mayer)) – 5:51
"Painter Man " (Eddie Phillips, Kenny Pickett) – 3:10
"He Was a Steppenwolf" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Stefan Klinkhammer) – 6:51
"King of the Road " (Roger Miller ) – 2:35
"Rivers of Babylon " (Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton, Frank Farian, George Reyam) – 4:21
"Voodoonight" (Giorgio Sgarbi) – 3:31
"Brown Girl in the Ring " (Traditional; arranged by Frank Farian) – 4:02
"Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night" (Mats Björklund, Keith Forsey , Fred Jay) – 5:32
"Heart of Gold " (Neil Young ) – 4:00
Personnel [ edit ]
Liz Mitchell – lead vocals (A3, B1, B3, B5), backing vocals
Marcia Barrett – lead vocals (A1, A5, B4), backing vocals
Frank Farian – lead vocals (A2, B2), backing vocals
Bill Swisher – robot voice on A1, narrator on A2
The Rhythm Machine – musicians
Keith Forsey – drums
Nick Woodland – guitar
Mats Björklund – guitar
Gary Unwin – bass guitar
"Chico" de los Reyes – keyboards
Bernd Kohn – marimba, percussion
Production [ edit ]
Frank Farian – producer
Christian Kolonovits – arranger
Johan Daansen – arranger
Mats Björklund – arranger
Michael Cretu – arranger
Stefan Klinkhammer – arranger
Fred Schreier – sound engineer
Hartmut Pfannmüller – sound engineer
John Lund – sound engineer
Tammy Grohé – sound engineer
Manfred Vormstein – art direction
Didi Zill – photography
Dengler/Kohlmeier – design
Recorded at Europasound Studios, Offenbach and Union Studios, Munich
Mixed at Europasound Studios, Offenbach
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications and sales [ edit ]
Reissued [ edit ]
1994: CD, BMG 74321 21269 2
2007: CD, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 88697082622
2011: Boney M. Original Album Classics , 5 CD, Sony Music 88697928702
2017: Boney M. Complete , 9 LP, Sony Music 88985406971
References [ edit ]
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^ "Official Charts Company" . OfficialCharts.com
^ "45th Anniversary Nightflight to Venus - Visual Album (Teaser)" . YouTube
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^ "Austriancharts.at – Boney M. – Nightflight to Venus" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4733a" . RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3
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^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US. ISBN 978-1094705002
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^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ "Boney M. Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard
^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 ISBN 0-646-11917-6
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1978" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2021 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1978" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts . Retrieved 21 October 2021 .
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 21 October 2021 .
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart" . Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 25 January 2022 .
^ "1979 – Top 100 Albums" . RPM Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021 .
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 June 2020 .
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1979 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart" . Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 21 October 2021 .
^ "From The Music Capitols Of The World - Vienna" (PDF) . Billboard. 12 August 1978. p. 74 . Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via American Radio History.
^ McQuarrie, Fiona (19 November 1980). "Rock Talk" . The Vancouver Sun 43 . Retrieved 3 March 2024 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Boney M – Nightflight to Venus" . Music Canada .
^ Orsted, Knud (9 June 1979). "Black Music - International - Denmark" (PDF) . Billboard. p. BM-26. Retrieved 16 September 2019 .
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Boney M; ' Nightflight to Venus' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie .
^ John Carr (9 February 1980). "Greeks Grind To Foreign Product" (PDF) . Billboard 32 . Retrieved 19 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1979" . IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 27 November 2019 .
^ "Boney M's" (PDF) . Music Week 1 . Retrieved 30 August 2022 .
^ "Dutch album certifications – Boney M – Nightflight to Venus" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 5 August 2018 .Enter Nightflight to Venus in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Boney M – Nightflight to Venus" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 1 June 2019 .
^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 ISBN 8480486392
^ Haesler, Pierre (20 January 1979). "Ventriloquist LP Topping Swiss Charts" (PDF) . Billboard . p. 104. Retrieved 16 September 2019 .
^ "British album certifications – Boney M – Nightflight to Venus" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 May 2021 .
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