Which real-life Russian did Boney M sing about in 1978?
Boney M. in the United Kingdom and became another of the biggest selling singles of all time there. Also during 1978, Boney M. made a much publicized promotional visit to the Soviet Union, one of the very few Western acts along with Elton John to do so, although tracks like "Rasputin" were not released in the Soviet Union due to their lyrics. While it had never been a secret that Bobby Farrell never sang on the group's records (Farian did the male vocals in the studio), in 1978 it became public knowledge that Maizie Williams did not sing on the studio recordings
Christmas Album (Boney M. album) Christmas Album (Boney M. album) Christmas Album is the sixth studio album by Boney M. It was recorded in the summer of 1981 and released on 23 November 1981. The album, which in certain territories was given the alternate title "Christmas with Boney M.", was issued just three weeks after the moderately successful "Boonoonoonoos" and had originally been planned as Liz Mitchell's first solo album. After the lukewarm reception of "Boonoonoonoos", plans were, however, changed, and it was instead released under the name Boney M. to strengthen the band's declining commercial position. The album includes the million-selling 1978 Christmas number