Which song was a UK number one for Harry Belafonte in 1957 and for Boney M in 1978?
Boney M. million-selling singles in the United Kingdom) The group achieved a second UK million-seller with their version of the calypso classic "Mary's Boy Child", released as a medley "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord", which was previously a million-seller for Harry Belafonte. The single sold over 1.8 million copies, 1.6 million of which were in the four weeks the song was at No.1 in December 1978. Boney M. are the only artists to appear twice in the top 11 best selling singles of all time in the UK, with "Rivers of Babylon" in 7th place and "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My
Island in the Sun (Harry Belafonte song) "Nya änglalåtar" and their version charted for 10 weeks at Svensktoppen between 13 April-24 August 1980, and also managed to top the chart. The Croatian version sung by Darko Rundek was recorded in 2000 for album "U širokom svijetu" (rereleased in 2017 on compilation "ApoCalypso") Island in the Sun (Harry Belafonte song) "Island in the Sun" is a song written by Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgie (Lord Burgess), and performed by Harry Belafonte for the 1957 film "Island in the Sun" and on his 1957 album "Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean". In 1962, the song was performed by The Brothers