"Nightflight to Venus" is the third album by the band Boney M, and was released in July 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. Nightflight to Venus includes their worldwide hits "Rivers of Babylon" and "Brown Girl in the Ring", a double A-sided single that topped the UK singles chart and sold close to 2 million copies there. The follow-up was another Boney M. classic, "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. Nightflight to Venus also became Boney M.'s most well received album in the United States, peaking at #134 on The Billboard 200. "Rivers of Babylon" which peaked at #30 on The Billboard Hot 100 became their biggest US hit.
Music Genre: |
70s Euro-Disco |
Collector's info: |
Gatefold (FOC) cover design includes a Boney M postcard with color phots |
Album: Production information: |
The album: "Nightflight to Venus" was produced by: Frank Farian
Frank Farian ( real-name: Franz Reuther ) is from Germany and was a top-producer ( and singer ) of Euro-Disco during the 1970s. In the early years he created several songs with a "black" sound , as he was unsure to promote these songs properly he recruited Bobby Farrell, Marcia Barrett and Liz Mitchell to form the disco band: "Boney M.". This proved to be a great success formula for Farian as well as "Boney M." |
Media Format: |
12" Vinyl Full-Length Stereo LP Gramophone Record Album weight: 300 gram |
Year & Country: |
1978 Made In Germany |
Track Listing of: "Nightflight to Venus" |
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Album cover photos of : Boney M Nightflight to Venus |
Photo of "Nightflight to Venus" Album's Front Cover |
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Photo of "Nightflight to Venus" Album's Back Cover |
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Photo of "Nightflight to Venus" Album's Inner Cover |
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Photo of "Nightflight to Venus" Album's Inner Cover |
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Photo of Boney M on the postcard
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