Take the Heat off Me explained

Take the Heat off Me
Type:Studio
Artist:Boney M.
Cover:Boney M. - Take The Heat Off Me (1976).jpg
Released:June 28, 1976
Recorded:December 1974 – April 1976
Length:36:05
Producer:Frank Farian
Next Title:Love for Sale
Next Year:1977

Take the Heat off Me is the debut album by Euro-Caribbean group Boney M. The album became a major seller in Europe, specifically in the Nordic countries (number 1 in Sweden and Finland, number 2 in Norway), but in the U.S. the album just missed the album chart. Tracks include the hits "Daddy Cool" (number 1 in eight European countries, number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100), "Sunny" (top 5 in many European countries) and the debut single "Baby Do You Wanna Bump".

Additional information

Producer Frank Farian was in a hurry to capitalize on the sudden success of "Daddy Cool" and put together the first Boney M. album quickly, made possible by the use of cover versions and by reusing already existing recordings.

While "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" was reworked from Prince Buster's "Al Capone" (although credited to Farian's alias 'Zambi'), "Sunny", "No Woman No Cry" and "Fever" are cover versions of well-known tracks, albeit rearranged. The title track "Take the Heat off Me" is also a cover, of the 1974 Italian hit "Nessuno mai" ("No one ever") by Italian artist Marcella Bella.

Versions of three tracks had previously been released by another Farian produced artist Gilla in German, "Take the Heat off Me" ("Mir ist kein weg zu weit"), "Lovin' or Leavin'" ("Lieben und frei sein") and the UK/US exclusive "Help, Help" ("Ich brenne"), the last of which Gilla also recorded in English. Gilla would furthermore record German versions of "Sunny" and "No Woman No Cry", using the same backing tracks. The B-side of the single "Sunny" and the non-album track "New York City" also recycle two of Gilla's tracks: "Tu Es" (English version "Why Don't You Do It") and "Ich brenne" ("Help, Help!"). "Got a Man on My Mind" was rewritten from Farian's "Am Samstagabend", which was the B-side of his 1976 hit single "Rocky".

All in all, "Daddy Cool" is in fact the only truly original track on the album.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Daddy Cool" (Frank Farian, George Reyam (Hans-Jörg Mayer)) – 3:29
  2. "Take the Heat off Me" (Bigazzi, Gianni Bella) – 4:47
  3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 4:03
  4. "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Zambi (Frank Farian)) – 6:53

Side B

  1. "No Woman No Cry" (Vincent Ford, Bob Marley) – 4:59
  2. "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) – 4:00
  3. "Got a Man on My Mind" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay) – 3:25
  4. "Lovin' or Leavin'" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay) – 4:29

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976–1977)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[1] 26
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 1
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[3] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)! scope="col"
Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 3

Reissued

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 41.

  2. Book: Nyman, Jake. 2005. Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja. 1st. Tammi. Helsinki. 951-31-2503-3. fi.
  3. Book: Racca, Guido. M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019. it. 2019. 978-1094705002.
  4. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 1977 . Hung Medien . de . 21 October 2021 .
  5. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1977 . . nl . 21 October 2021 .
  6. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts . . de . 21 October 2021 .

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