I received the CD "Oceans Of Fantasy" by Boney M. in the mail today. This is a 2007 extended issue of an original 1979 album.
Boney M. had always had a reputation of being cutting edge where disco was concerned. Their use of a Carribean style and tribal percussion set them apart from the rest. One surprise here is an almost country-sounding song entitled "I'm Born Again," proving the group to be even more eclectic.
The most notable track on "OOF" would probably be the single, "Gotta Go Home." It was most recently sampled in the club hit "Barbra Streisand" by Duck Sauce. I'm personally happy to have a full album version of the song here as opposed to an edited version on my first purchase, "Gold: 20 Super Hits." Same goes for the biographical song "El Lute", based on the arrest and escape of Eleuterio Sanchez. Subject matter like this also made Boney M. unique in disco.
"Oceans Of Fantasy" includes a rousing cover of Sam & Dave's "Hold On Coming." Tina Turner had done this on a previous tour and I hoped she'd record it, but no such luck. I'm glad to have it turn up here.
The two bonus tracks on the disc are "I See A Boat On A River" and "My Friend Jack" which were recorded specially for the compilation "The Magic Of Boney M." in 1980.
In comparison to their previous release, "Nightflight To Venus" in 1978, "Oceans Of Fantasy" was a commercial letdown. I'm guilty of feeling that nothing could beat "NTV" in production strength myself, but I may have been proven wrong with this one.
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