Boney M--not that big in U.S.??

[nrgbeat]

I've seen Boney M mentioned in a lot in different threads. I don't recall them being that big here in the U.S. The only song I remember getting airplay on the radio was "Rivers of Babylon" and it was minimal.

Were they popular in other parts of the U.S. like NYC, LA, etc?

[Disco Dave]

Maybe a bit underground like a lot of thew tracks here. I don't think I've heard him played out a club this decade, then again that also describes the average Cerrone track as well. :cry:

[BrunoRepublic]

"Rasputin" was a minor hit here in Toronto, but Boney M's success in North America never reached the same heights as in Europe.

[DiscoMan]

I only remember "The Rivers of Babylon" on the radio. I like "Daddy Cool" but I don't remember it getting any radio airplay.

[paul]

I agree with everyone here. In fact the most I heard them was on the radio as opposed to the discos.
The only reason I really remember them is because my sister had a couple of their albums. The reason why she had 'em was she lived in Germany for a few years in the mid '70s.

[SandraDee]

There's a Boney M musical on the way. :o I wonder if it'll reach the commercial success of 'Mamma Mia', the Abba musical? :-?

[mrbmarco]

I remember a 12" promo of Daddy Cool on Atlantic. I played it at the club and it did so so.

[discokicks]

The song Rasputin was huge in this neck of the woods way back then. I remember it stayed at #1 for about four weeks on our local radio station's pop chart back in early '79 so I just assumed that it was huge everywhere....can't believe it didn't even chart on Billboard's top 100.

Rasputin was the quintessential ('QUIN'essential.... :lol: ) song to play at every damn wedding that I played in the 80's....ohhhhh, those Russians......

[QUINNY]

Guys, count yourselves lucky that Boney M didn't do that much business in the states. My late father used to play them at his tea dances he did for old age pensioners.