Boney M.: 10,000 Lightyears (Expanded Album, Vol. 1) [1984]

Boney M.'s seventh album was released on May 5, 1984, and had been two and a half years in the making. Boney M.'s popularity had declined drastically after the departure of their iconic dancer Bobby Farrell late 1981. Ghanese-born singer Reggie Tsiboe joined the group in 1982 but their first single The Carnival Is Over/Going Back West failed to become a hit. Their 1983 single Jambo announced the new album to be released in the fall of that year. When Jambo was another flop, the LP had to be reconsidered. Farian then came up with the space rock concept that became side 1, and the LP and a ZDF TV special were finally launched in May 1984. The LP reached a respectable #23 in the German charts but once again the single Somewhere In The World only reached the lower end of the charts. It was an Italian chart single, Kalimba De Luna, that caught Farian's attention. He rushed Reggie Tsiboe in the studio over the summer to record a Boney M. version of it. It was released in August '84 and returned Boney M. to #13 in Germany. At the same time Bobby Farrell rejoined the group for the Happy Song single with The School Rebels, a single that was an even bigger success, reaching #7 at the end of the year.

I have reconstructed the album as a 2LP concept, keeping the space concept running on side 1 and also adding the songs from 1982/83 that never made it to the LP. Side 2 and 3 (+ Jambo) probably represent what a Boney M. album would have looked like, if released November 1983.

Side 4 is Kalimba De Luna, Happy Song and the unpopular B-side School's Out. Finally Dizzy rounds it all off. I never felt that track fitted the original album. It was intended to be a Frank Farian & Sandy Davis single in the summer of 1984 but even though a 12" Club Mix had been prepared, it was never released.

Vol. 1
A1. Exodus (Noah's Ark 2001)
A2. Wild Planet
A3. Future World
A4. 10,000 Lightyears

B1. Somewhere In The World
B2. Living Like A Moviestar
B3. Barbarella Fortuneteller
B4. Where Did You Go
B5. I Feel Good
B6. Bel Ami

Vol. 2
C1. Babysitter
C2. The Alibama
C3. Jimmy
C4. The Carnival Is Over
C5. Going Back West

D1. Jambo - Hakuna Matata
D2. Kalimba De Luna
D3. Happy Song
D4. School's Out
D5. Dizzy - Frank Farian & Sandy Davis

Bonus
Exodus (Single Version)
Future World (Promo Version)

[wiandewaal]

How appropriate in time this is right now. Thank you Boney M for the fortune telling from back then 💙🌟

[pramod]

Wow! Our favourite band of school days....we had all songs collection on cassettes....and playing song's continuesly on our National Panasonic 2 in 1.... great old days

[fritsnielsen]

Suddenly becoming my favourite Boney M album love it

[의열단박재혁의사]

10.000 light years
somewhere out in space
They practice love
and they know what it takes
No competition and no jealousy
Living in freedom and humanity

10.000 light years away,
light years away far from pain
Came to a place
full of grace and of peace
10.000 light years away from our fear

Suddenly it's ringing in my ears
Why is it now i don't want to be here
I feel like flow in that clock at the wall
God, how i wish that
this dream could go on

10.000 light years away,
light years away far from pain
Came to a place full of grace and of peace
10.000 light years away from our fear

10.000 light years somewhere out in space (10.000 lightyears)
10.000 light years somewhere out in space (10.000 lightyears)
10.000 light years somewhere out in space (10.000 lightyears)
10.000 light years somewhere out in space (10.000 lightyears)

Reality comes knocking at my door
I face the same obligations once more
Dreams took me 10.000 light years away
I'd give all i got
if that's where i could stay

[indiansneverchange]

This was my most liked music of those yester years 1985 even now 23 - 12 - 2018.

[programsolve]

Nothing like BoneyM !! Just mind blowing, everytime !! 👌👌👌

[ravishankarc.b]

Thanks providing my olden days songs of 80's. I feel myself gone to my youth time

[andrewsvonolliver]

golden pearl of worldwide music!

THX 4 Diz!👍👍

[thanhhatran]

Năm 1985 tôi đã từng nghe băng catset này. Giờ nghe lại nhớ lại thời trai trẻ. Cảm ơn tác giả đã cho tôi cảm giác này. Đến bây giờ nghe lại vẫn hay, tình cảm vẫn đong đầy. Năm nay đã 57 t rồi thời gian trôi nhanh quá❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[BlytheWorld]

Happy Song got to number 7 in the charts .. unreal .. Somewhere In The World was a stunning track and in my opinion is still a superb boney m track makes you wonder what the Germans were thinking but i think around this time is was all the fun sort of tracks that were popular .. still adore the album.

[BlytheWorld]

It really must be said you really give the boney m catalogue respect .. and gets you get the stuff out there for fans to hear i have it of course but great to listen too on line ..

[boneymad]

I’m proud of the backing vocals LaMama did. We did a great job 😂!

[michaelradel]

Jambo, Going Back West and Somewhere were Top 20 in some countries. Not flops ❤

[p.a.nagarajbalaji]

Never beet the boneym album
New music directors copy this music

[jeanlucvelardo]

j adore 10.000 lihtyears elle et trop belle future world aussi j aime

[ulrichbolin]

Best album von Boney m.- but it was a flop commercial

[thevisitorsthealbum]

I don't think it's a strong album. Trends in music were changing "at the speed of light", and Farian was more concentrated in adapting (and escaping the "disco band" stigma) than in creating strong melodies or hooks. Just listen to its predecessor, Boonoonoonoos. There, they are trying hard to sound "serious". That's the last thing people needed from them.

[StephenKing-iq]

"Noah's Ark 2001"....did Frank Farian then know anything about the events of 2001?

[АндрейСамсонов-вц]

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Может ли? )
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