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6 unusual facts about Frank Farian


Baby Do You Wanna Bump

"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" is a song recorded by German record producer Frank Farian under the name Boney M. and included on the 1976 album Take The Heat Off Me.

Blind Before I Stop

The album was produced in Germany by Frank Farian and was the first to fully embrace the 80's sound.

Frank Farian — additional vocals (track 2), backing vocals (track 6)

Claudja Barry

While still in Germany, she met producer Frank Farian and became part of the studio group Boney M from 1975 to 1976, but left after tiring of simply lip-syncing to pre-recorded music.

Neither Fish Nor Flesh

On the album commentary on his website, D'Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya) claimed that the album's lack of commercial impact was due to his record company's "wholesale rejection of it" as well being hindered by German record producer Frank Farian who decided to release an album of his performances with funk band The Touch (from 1984) in Germany just weeks before Neither Fish Nor Flesh was due for release.

The Real Milli Vanilli

Frank Farian reformed the group under the name "The Real Milli Vanilli".


Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker

"Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker" is a 1989 single by German band Boney M. Produced by Barry Blue and recorded by original Boney M. members Marcia Barrett, Bobby Farrell, Maizie Williams and singer Madeleine Davis replacing Liz Mitchell, the single was withdrawn when original producer Frank Farian claimed copyright to the name Boney M. and a court case followed.


see also

Far Corporation

The name was shortened from "Frank Farian Corporation", which was originally put together to record a cover of the Paul Simon piece "Mother and Child Reunion" as a charity record and reached the top 10 in several European countries.

Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '89 – Volume II

For the "Summer Mega Mix" video, producer Frank Farian employed the other three original members and replaced Mitchell with Madeleine Davis who previously had worked with the band as a backing singer on albums Boonoonoonoos, Ten Thousand Lightyears and Eye Dance.