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Ten Thousand Lightyears is the seventh studio album by Boney M. and the first to feature new member Reggie Tsiboe, who had taken over Bobby Farrell's role as the band's leading man in early 1982.

Ten Thousand Lightyears
Studio album by Boney M.
Released	May 21, 1984
Recorded	1983–84
Length	48:52
Label	Hansa (FRG)
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. chronology
Christmas Album (1981) Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984) Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs (1984)
Alternative cover
French LP release (Carrere)
Singles from Ten Thousand Lightyears
"Somewhere in the World" Released: May 1984 "Kalimba de luna" Released: 1984 (added on later pressings of the album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Background

After a break in the spring of 1983 when Liz Mitchell gave birth to her second child, and Marcia Barrett recorded demos with Eddy Grant, the band issued "Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" backed with a new remix of "African Moon" from the Boonoonoonoos album.

During the winter of 1983/1984, new recordings were made, and the album was then given a whole new approach. It was supposed have been a continuation of the ethno-African themes, both musically and lyrically, of 1981's Boonoonoonoos, but after the miscalculation with "Jambo", most of the new tracks which ultimately ended up as the side A suite were given a science fiction theme, and the album title Ten Thousand Lightyears was chosen. Launched with a ZDF TV-special, the album was finally released in May 1984 and was also Boney M.'s debut on the new compact disc format.

The single chosen to promote the finished album was the ballad "Somewhere in the World"; it became the fourth consecutive Boney M. single not to reach the German Top 40.

Track listing

• All Songs Copyright Far Music.

Hansa LP 206 200-620 (Germany, May 1984)
Side A:

1. "Exodus (Noah's Ark 2001)" (Davis, Farian, Kawohl) - 5:19
2. "Wild Planet" (Bischof, Farian; written as "Wild Jlanet" on the version issued by Music Box Records in Greece) - 4:06
3. "Future World" (Bischof, Farian) - 3:48
4. "Where Did You Go?" (Bischof, Kawohl) - 4:09
5. "10.000 Lightyears" (Bischof, Bjorklund, Farian, Kawohl) - 4:32
6. "I Feel Good" (Bischof, Farian, Barzscht) - 3:05

Side B:

1. "Somewhere in the World" (Davis, Grohe, Keilhauer) - 4:38
2. "Bel Ami" (Bischof, Farian, Rainford) 3:12
3. "Living Like a Moviestar" (Bischof, Farian, Kawohl) - 3:04
4. "Dizzy" (Tommy Roe, Freddy Weller) - 3:28
5. "The Alibama" (Davis, Farian, Reyam) - 3:11
6. "Jimmy" (Farian, Howell, Daansen, Liz Mitchell) - 3:02
   • 1982 re-recording
7. "Barbarella Fortuneteller" (Davis, Farian, Kawohl) - 2:58

Personnel

• Liz Mitchell - lead vocals (All tracks except "Dizzy", "Barbarella Fortuneteller" and "Kalimba de Luna"), backing vocals
• Frank Farian - backing vocals, rap on "Dizzy"
• Reggie Tsiboe - lead vocals "Wild Planet", "Barbarella Fortuneteller" and "Kalimba de Luna", backing vocals
• Marcia Barrett - lead vocal "Wild Planet", backing vocals
• La Mama (Madeleine Davis, Patricia Shockley, Judy Cheeks) - backing vocals "Future World", "I Feel Good", "Barbarella Fortuneteller", "The Alibama" and "Kalimba De Luna".
• Amy Goff - backing vocals "10.000 Lightyears", "Dizzy" and "Kalimba de Luna"
• Elaine Goff - backing vocals "10.000 Lightyears", "Dizzy" and "Kalimba de Luna"
• Bill Swisher - narrator on "Wild Planet"
• Sandy Davis - lead vocals "Dizzy", "The Alibama" (promotional-only LP version)
• Mrs. Hanson and Children - additional vocals on "Exodus"
• Max Greger - keyboards
• Curt Cress - drums
• Bronwen Collins - bassoon
• Johan Daansen - guitar
• Mats Björklund - guitar
• Pit Löw - keyboards
• Christian Schneider - saxophone
• Kristian Schultze - keyboards
• Dino Solera - saxophone
• Munich String Orchestra - orchestra
• London Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestra

Production

• Frank Farian - producer
• Dietmar Kawohl - arranger
• Stefan Klinkhammer - arranger
• Harry Baierl - arranger
• Kristian Schultze - arranger
• Carmine Di - engineer
• Zeke Lund - engineer
• Ralph P. Rupert - engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2]	23

References

External links

• Rate Your Music, detailed discography
• Discogs.com, detailed discography
• Allmusic, biography, discography etc.
• Boney M. FAQ

На других языках

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Ten Thousand Lightyears (англ. Десять тысяч световых лет) — седьмой студийный альбом Boney M., и первый в создании которого принял участие новый член группы Рэджи Цибо, который в начале 1982 года занял место Бобби Фаррелла в качестве лидера группы. Первым синглом, который вышел на новые записи в 1982 году, был кавер-версия песни 1965 года «The Carnival Is Over  (англ.) (рус.» группы «The Seekers». «The Carnival Is Over» стал первым синглом Boney M., не попавшим в топ-лист Германии. Наивысшей позицией трека стало 41-е место. Это побудило Hansa Records заменить его на «Going Back West».

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