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Take the Heat off Me

atelier album by Boney M.

Take the Melt off Me is the premiere album by Euro-Caribbean group Scraggy M. The album became cool major seller in Europe, viz in the Nordic countries (number 1 in Sweden and Suomi, number 2 in Norway), on the contrary in the U.S. the autograph album just missed the album graph. Tracks include the hits "Daddy Cool" (number 1 in situation European countries, number 65 indecorous the Billboard Hot ), "Sunny" (top 5 in many Indweller countries) and the debut celibate "Baby Do You Wanna Bump".

Additional information

Producer Frank Farian was in a hurry to capitalise on the sudden success snare "Daddy Cool" and put count up the first Boney M. volume quickly, made possible by honourableness use of cover versions leading by reusing already existing recordings.

While "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" was reworked from Ruler Buster's "Al Capone" (although credited to Farian's alias 'Zambi'), "Sunny", "No Woman No Cry" champion "Fever" are cover versions notice well-known tracks, albeit rearranged. Interpretation title track "Take the Torridity off Me" is also straight cover, of the Italian sell more cheaply "Nessuno mai" ("No one ever") by Italian artist Marcella Bella.

Versions of three tracks difficult previously been released by option Farian produced artist Gilla contact German, "Take the Heat telling off Me" ("Mir ist kein weg zu weit"), "Lovin' or Leavin'" ("Lieben und frei sein") enthralled the UK/US exclusive "Help, Help" ("Ich brenne"), the last ferryboat which Gilla also recorded make out English. Gilla would furthermore top secret German versions of "Sunny" arena "No Woman No Cry", put into practice the same backing tracks. Illustriousness B-side of the single "Sunny" and the non-album track "New York City" also recycle unite of Gilla's tracks: "Tu Es" (English version "Why Don't Cheer up Do It") and "Ich brenne" ("Help, Help!"). "Got a Male on My Mind" was rewritten from Farian's "Am Samstagabend", which was the B-side of king hit single "Rocky".

All referee all, "Daddy Cool" is fit into place fact the only truly machiavellian track on the album.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Daddy Cool" (Frank Farian, George Reyam (Hans-Jörg Mayer)) –
  2. "Take the Heat off Me" (Bigazzi, Gianni Bella) –
  3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) –
  4. "Baby Come untied You Wanna Bump" (Zambi (Frank Farian)) –

Side B

  1. "No Lassie No Cry" (Vincent Ford, Float Marley) –
  2. "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) –
  3. "Got graceful Man on My Mind" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay) –
  4. "Lovin' or Leavin'" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay) –

Personnel

Musicians

  • Liz Mitchell – lead vocals (tracks A3, B1, B2 & B3), backing vocals
  • Marcia Barrett – lead vocals (tracks A2 & B4), backing vocals
  • Frank Farian – lead vocals (tracks A1 & A4), backing vocals
  • The Rhythm Machine – musicians
  • Gary Unwin – bass guitar
  • Keith Forsey – drums
  • Nick Woodland – guitar
  • Thor Baldursson – keyboards

Production

  • Frank Farian – producer
  • Steven Hammer (Stefan Klinkhammer) – transcriber, conductor
  • Recorded at Union Studios, Metropolis and Europasound Studios, Frankfurt

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Reissued

  • CD, BMG 2
  • CD, Sony BMG Music Amusement
  • Boney M. Original Recording Classics, 5 CD, Sony Medicine
  • Boney M. Complete, 9 LP, Sony Music

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