Take the Heat Off Me
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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" (#65 on the Billboard Hot 100
, #11 on the Club Play Singles chart), "Sunny" and "Baby Do You Wanna Bump". The title - track is the cover of the 1974 Italian hit Nessuno mai (No one ever), sung by the Sicilian artist Marcella Bella
and written by her brother Gianni Bella with Giancarlo Bigazzi.
Side B:
on her 1975 album Willst du mit mir schlafen gehn?. Gilla would furthermore record German versions of "Sunny" and "No Woman No Cry" on her Zieh mich aus album later that year, using the same backing tracks. "Got a Man On My Mind" was rewritten from Farian's "Am Samstagabend" which was the B-side of his 1976 hit single "Rocky".
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United States
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, where the album just missed making the chart. Includes the hits "Daddy Cool" (#65 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, #11 on the Club Play Singles chart), "Sunny" and "Baby Do You Wanna Bump". The title - track is the cover of the 1974 Italian hit Nessuno mai (No one ever), sung by the Sicilian artist Marcella Bella
Marcella Bella
Giuseppa Marcella Bella , professionally known as Marcella Bella, is an Italian singer. Her brothers Antonio and Salvatore Bella are famous musicians, and her brother Gianni Bella is another popular singer-songwriter who has composed several songs for her.In 1972, she took part in Festival di...
and written by her brother Gianni Bella with Giancarlo Bigazzi.
Track listing
Side A:- "Daddy Cool" (Frank Farian, George Reyam (Hans-Jörg Mayer)) - 3:29
- "Take The Heat Off Me" (Bigazzi, Gianni Bella) - 4:47
- "SunnySunny (song)"Sunny" is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century."...
" (Bobby HebbBobby HebbBobby Hebb was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and recording of "Sunny".-Biography:...
) - 4:03 - "Baby Do You Wanna BumpBaby Do You Wanna Bump"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...
" (Zambi (Frank Farian)) - 6:53
Side B:
- "No Woman, No CryNo Woman, No Cry"No Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The song first became known in 1974 through the studio album Natty Dread. The live version from the 1975 album Live! is perhaps best known — it was this version which was released on the greatest hits compilation Legend. The original...
" (Vincent FordVincent FordVincent Ford , known as "Tata", was a Jamaican songwriter best known for receiving writing credit for "No Woman, No Cry", the reggae song made famous by Bob Marley & The Wailers, as well as three other Bob Marley songs...
, Bob MarleyBob MarleyRobert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
) - 4:59 - "FeverFever (1956 song)"Fever" is a song written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell, who used the pseudonym John Davenport. It was originally recorded by Little Willie John in 1956. It has been covered by numerous artists from various musical genres, notably Peggy Lee in 1958....
" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 4:00 - "Got a Man On My Mind" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay) - 3:25
- "Lovin' Or Leavin'" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay) - 4:29
Additional track information
"Take the Heat off Me" and "Lovin' or Leavin'" had previously been recorded by another Farian-produced artist GillaGilla
Gilla is an Austrian singer from the late 1970s disco era.-History:Gilla was discovered by German producer Frank Farian who got her signed to Hansa Records in 1974...
on her 1975 album Willst du mit mir schlafen gehn?. Gilla would furthermore record German versions of "Sunny" and "No Woman No Cry" on her Zieh mich aus album later that year, using the same backing tracks. "Got a Man On My Mind" was rewritten from Farian's "Am Samstagabend" which was the B-side of his 1976 hit single "Rocky".
Personnel
- 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 vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(tracks A3, B1, B2 & B3) backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Marcia BarrettMarcia BarrettMarcia Barrett , is one of the original singers with the vocal group, Boney M.-The early years:...
- lead vocals (tracks A2 & 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 (track A4), backing vocals - The Rhythm Machine - musicians
- Gary Unwinn - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Keith ForseyKeith ForseyKeith Forsey is an English soundtrack composer, drummer, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Forsey's first recordings were as the younger member of the group The Spectrum, better known for the end title theme for Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet, but hit makers across Europe in their own...
- 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 .... - Nick Woodland - 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...
- Thor Baldursson - 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...
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...
- Steven Hammer (Stefan Klinkhammer) - 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...
, conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble... - Recorded at Union Studios, Munich and Europasound Studios, Frankfurt
Release history
- UK: Atlantic RecordsAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
K 50314. - US: Atco RecordsAtco RecordsATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.-Beginnings:Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who...
Atco (LP) SD 36-143. - Germany: Hansa RecordsHansa RecordsHansa Records was a record label founded in the 1960s based in Berlin, Germany....
27 573 OT.
CD releases
- Germany 1994: 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 21271 2. - EU & US 2007: Sony BMG 88697-08260-2. Bonus tracks: "New York City" - 3:30, "Perfect" (Liz Mitchell solo single B-side, 1977) - 3:16.
Single releases
UK7"
- "Baby Do Wanna Bump" (Part I) - 3:35 / "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Part II) - 3:00 (Creole RecordsCreole RecordsCreole 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...
CR 119, 1975) - "Daddy Cool" - 3:27 / "No Woman, No Cry" - 4:59 (Atlantic RecordsAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
K10827, 1976) - "Sunny" - 4:01 / "New York City" (Farian / Klinkhammer / Reyam) - 3:42 (Atlantic K10892, 1976)
12"
- "Daddy Cool" - 3:27 / "No Woman, No Cry" - 5:03 (Atlantic K10827, 1976)
- "Baby Do Wanna Bump" (Part I) - 3:35 / "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Part II) - 3:00 (Creole CR 12119, 1978)
US
7"
- "Baby Do Wanna Bump" (Part I) - 3:35 / "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Part II) - 3:00 (Music America International 4001 A, 1976)
- "Daddy Cool" - 3:27 / "Lovin' Or Leavin'" - 4:31 (Atco RecordsAtco RecordsATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.-Beginnings:Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who...
7063, 1976) - "Sunny" - 4:01 / "New York City" - 3:42 (Atco 7080, 1976)
10"
- "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" - 7:42 / "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" - 7:42 (Music America International 4001 C BW, 1976)
Germany
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- "Baby Do Wanna Bump" (Part I) - 3:35 / "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Part II) - 3:00 (Hansa RecordsHansa RecordsHansa Records was a record label founded in the 1960s based in Berlin, Germany....
13 834 AT, 1975) - "Daddy Cool" - 3:27 / "No Woman, No CryNo Woman, No Cry"No Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The song first became known in 1974 through the studio album Natty Dread. The live version from the 1975 album Live! is perhaps best known — it was this version which was released on the greatest hits compilation Legend. The original...
" - 4:59 (Hansa 16 959 AT, 1976) - "Sunny" - 4:01 / "New York City" (Farian) - 3:42 (Hansa 17 459 AT, 1976)
- Marcia Barrett: "Take the Heat off Me" - 4:46 / "Lovin' or Leavin'" - 4:30 (Hansa 11 326 AT, 1977)
- Liz Mitchell: "Got a Man on My Mind" - 3:13 / "Perfect" (Magaron / Flaverny) - 3:14 (Hansa 11 327 AT, 1977)
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position | Wks on chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | UK albums chart | 40 | 5 |
| 1976 | Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... 's album chart |
2 | 45 |
| Sweden's album chart | 1 | 23 | |
| Finland's album chart | 1 | 50 | |
| Austria's album chart | 6 | 36 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position | Wks on chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" | Netherland's single chart | 14 | 6 |
| Belgium's single chart | 8 | 7 | ||
| "Daddy Cool" | UK single chart | 6 | 13 | |
| US single chart | 65 | 5 | ||
| US Hot Dance Club Play | 11 | |||
| Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... 's single chart |
1 | 36 | ||
| Sweden's single chart | 1 | 19 | ||
| Finland's single chart | 2 | |||
| Germany's single chart | 1 | 28 | ||
| France's single chart | 1 | 24 | ||
| Netherland's single chart | 3 | 12 | ||
| Belgium's single chart | 1 | 14 | ||
| Switzerland's single chart | 1 | 20 | ||
| Austria's single chart | 1 | 28 | ||
| Italy's single chart | 3 | |||
| Spain's single chart | 1 | 23 | ||
| South Africa's single chart | 2 | 19 | ||
| 1977 | New Zealand's single chart | 15 | 9 | |
| "Sunny" | UK single chart | 3 | 10 | |
| Ireland's single chart | 4 | 10 | ||
| Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... 's single chart |
4 | 19 | ||
| Sweden's single chart | 11 | 12 | ||
| Finland's single chart | 6 | |||
| Belgium's single chart | 1 | 11 | ||
| Spain's single chart | 5 | 16 | ||
| Japan's single chart | 41 | 40 | ||
| New Zealand's single chart | 17 | 20 |
Sources and external links
- Rate Your Music, detailed discography
- [ Allmusic, biography, discography etc.]