Oceans of Fantasy

*Oceans of Fantasy*
Oceans of Fantasy
Boney M.
Date of issue	September 21, 1979
Genre
Duration	54:17 ( LP ); 51:49 ( CD );
Producer	Frank Farian
Language of songs	English
Label	Atlantic; Sire; Hansa;
Chronology of Boney M.
	Gotta go home; Bahama mama

Oceans of Fantasy ( English Oceans of Fantasy ) - the fourth studio album of the Euro-Caribbean group Boney M. , released in September 1979. Oceans Of Fantasy became the second album of Boney M., who topped the British charts .

The album was preceded by the single “ Hooray! ” Published in spring 1979 . Hooray! It's Holi-Holiday , one of the biggest hits of the group. The original track length is 4:02, and songs such as “ Gotta Go Home ” and “ Bahama Mama ” were 7 seconds longer than on the album itself. As in the previous album of the band Nightflight to Venus , the original recordings of Hansa Records also included a number of different changes to some of the tracks.

Some discs had an incorrect track order.

Content

Song List

Party A

"Let It All Be Music" (WS van Vugt)
“Gotta Go Home” (Music by Frank Farian , Heinz Huth, Jürgen Huth; lyrics by Fred Jay)
"Bye Bye Bluebird" ( Frank Farian , Fred Jay and George Reyam)
“ Bahama Mama ” (Music by Frank Farian , lyrics by Fred Jay)
" Hold On I'm Coming " (Isaac Hayes, David Porter)
" Two of Us " ( Lennon - McCartney ^[1] )
"Ribbons of Blue" (by Kate Forsey, L. Andrew)

Party B

“Oceans of Fantasy” (Dietmar Kawel, Didi Zyl, Fred Jay) - 5:26
" El Lute " ( Frank Farian , Fred Jay, Hans Blum)
"No More Chain Gang" (Rainer Ehrhardt, Frank Farian and Fred Jay)
“I'm Born Again” (by Helmut Roelofs and Fred Jay) - 4:08
"No Time to Lose" ( Frank Farian , Fred Jay, Stephen Klinkhammer)
"The Calendar Song (January, February, March ...)" ( Frank Farian )

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Norway	one
1979	UK Albums Chart ^[2]	one

Single

Year	Single	Great Britain	Norway
1979	“Gotta Go Home / El Lute”	12	four
1979	"I'm Born Again"	35	-

Certification


Region	Certification	Sales
Finland ( Musiikkituottajat ) ^[3]	Gold	26,117 ^[3]
France ( SNEP ) ^[5]	n / a	192,900 ^[4] ^*
Germany ( BVMI ) ^[6]	Platinum	500 000 ^{^}
Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) ^[8]	Platinum	100 000 ^{^}
Great Britain ( BPI ) ^[9]	Platinum	300 000 ^{^}
^* sales data is based only on certification ^{^ batch} data based on certification only

Notes

↑ Ian MacDonald. Revolution in the Heads: The Beatles Records and the Sixties. - Pimlico, 2003. - P. 335. - ISBN 1-84413-828-3 .
↑ Number 1 Albums - 1970s (Undefeated) . The Official Charts Company . The appeal date is June 24, 2011. Archived February 9, 2008.
↑ ¹ ² Boney M (Fin.) . Musiikkituottajat - IFPI Finland . The appeal date is August 28, 2013.
↑ InfoDisc: Les Meilleurs Ventes d'Albums "Tout Temps" (33 T. / Cd / Téléchargement)
↑ French album certifications - Boney M - Oceans of Fantasy (Fr.) . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . The appeal date is August 28, 2013.
↑ Gold- / Platin-Datenbank (Boney M; 'Oceans of Fantasy') (German) . Bundesverband Musikindustrie . The appeal date is August 28, 2013.
↑ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 , Iberautor Promociones Culturales, ISBN 8480486392 , < http://www.mediafire.com/view/x263f6daopkswo8 > . Checked on April 25, 2018.
↑ Spanish album certifications - Boney M - Oceans of fantasy (Spanish) (PDF). Productores de Música de España . Select Albums under "Chart", enter 1982 in the field "Year". Select the certification in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts".
↑ British album certifications - Boney M - Oceans of Fantasy (Neopr.) . British Phonographic Industry . The appeal date is August 28, 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Oceans of Fantasy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[rith-1] Ian MacDonald. Revolution in the Heads: The Beatles Records and the Sixties. - Pimlico, 2003. - P. 335. - ISBN 1-84413-828-3 .

[2] Number 1 Albums - 1970s (Undefeated) . The Official Charts Company . The appeal date is June 24, 2011. Archived February 9, 2008.

[FinlandBoney_MOceans_of_FantasyalbumCertRef-3] ¹ ² Boney M (Fin.) . Musiikkituottajat - IFPI Finland . The appeal date is August 28, 2013.

[4] InfoDisc: Les Meilleurs Ventes d'Albums "Tout Temps" (33 T. / Cd / Téléchargement)

[FranceBoney_MOceans_of_FantasyalbumCertRef-5] French album certifications - Boney M - Oceans of Fantasy (Fr.) . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . The appeal date is August 28, 2013.

[GermanyBoney_MOceans_of_FantasyalbumCertRef-6] Gold- / Platin-Datenbank (Boney M; 'Oceans of Fantasy') (German) . Bundesverband Musikindustrie . The appeal date is August 28, 2013.

[7] Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 , Iberautor Promociones Culturales, ISBN 8480486392 , < http://www.mediafire.com/view/x263f6daopkswo8 > . Checked on April 25, 2018.

[SpainBoney_MOceans_of_fantasyalbumCertRef-8] Spanish album certifications - Boney M - Oceans of fantasy (Spanish) (PDF). Productores de Música de España . Select Albums under "Chart", enter 1982 in the field "Year". Select the certification in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts".

[United_KingdomBoney_MOceans_of_FantasyalbumCertRef-9] British album certifications - Boney M - Oceans of Fantasy (Neopr.) . British Phonographic Industry . The appeal date is August 28, 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Oceans of Fantasy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.