Daddy Cool (Boney M. song)

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“Daddy Cool”
Single by Boney M. from the album Take The Heat Off Me
Released	31 May, 1976
Format	7" Single, 12" Single
Genre	Pop/Europop/Disco
Length	3.27
Label	Hansa Records (FRG) Atlantic Records (UK) Atco Records (US)
Writer(s)	Farian, Reyam
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. singles chronology
"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1975) "Daddy Cool" (1976) "Sunny" (1976)

"Daddy Cool" is a song recorded by German band Boney M. and included on their debut album Take The Heat Off Me. It was a 1976 hit and a staple in disco music and Boney M.'s first UK hit. It reached #6 in the UK charts. The single also topped the German charts.

It was the second Boney M. single, released in May 1976 without making any major impact at first. It wasn't until a spectacular performance in Musikladen in September that the group became their commercial breakthrough, topping most European charts, reaching #6 in the UK and even charting in the US. It was covered by Placebo and appeared on their special edition release of their album Sleeping with Ghosts in 2003. This song was also covered by Peaches.

Contents 1 The Song 2 The Single 3 1986 Anniversary Recording 4 Releases 5 Sources

[edit] The Song

Daddy Cool was a novelty gimmick record with an unusual, percussive intro by producer Frank Farian doing rhythmic 'tic-tic-tic's and playing on his teeth with a pencil. Farian's characteristic deep voice sings: She's crazy like a fool and is answered by the bright girl vocals by Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett: Wild about Daddy Cool. The bass riff kicks in and builds to the instrumental theme followed by the repetitive, nursery rhyme-like verse and chorus twice. The song breaks down into a spoken passage by Farian before it goes back into the bass riff and repeats the verse and chorus for the last time.

[edit] The Single

Originally, Hansa Records wanted Boney M.'s cover of Bob Marley's No Woman, No Cry as the A-side of the single but "Daddy Cool" - which was the clear winner when Farian tested both tracks in his discotheque in Saarbrücken - managed to persuade the record company to have it his way. In the US, Hungary and Japan (where the single wasn't released until November), the single was backed by the album track "Lovin' or Leavin'", in East Germany the record was released in 1977, backed by their next hit Sunny. The Belgium released 7" has a rare B-side version of No Woman, No Cry as the track does not fade out at the end but has a hard ending and thus runs slightly longer 5:03 instead the common 4:58. This rare version has so far not been released on cd.

“Daddy Cool - Anniversary Recording '86”
Single by Boney M.
Released	February 1986
Format	7" Single, 12" Single
Genre	Pop
Length	5:18 (7" mix) 9:07 (12" mix)
Label	Hansa Records (FRG)
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. singles chronology
"Young, Free and Single" (1985) "Daddy Cool (Anniversary Recording '86)" (1986) "Bang Bang Lulu" (1986)

[edit] 1986 Anniversary Recording

Boney M.'s 10th anniversary was celebrated with a TV special and the album The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits. The original plans of releasing another single ("Dreadlock Holiday") from the group's final album Eye Dance were cancelled, instead producer Frank Farian recorded a brandnew recording of Boney M.'s 1976 breakthrough single "Daddy Cool" in a special "anniversary recording" featuring rap parts and new instrumental parts. The single, however, proved a resounding flop and Boney M.'s worst selling single. Interestingly, the dub B-side "B.M.A.G.O." appeared in a longer version on the 7" than on the 12" single. The 12" single also included an edit version of "Daddy Cool" which was not credited on the cover.

[edit] Releases

7" Single

• ""Daddy Cool (Anniversary Recording '86)" - (Farian, Reyam, Farian, Bischof) 5:18 / "B.M.A.G.O." (Farian) - 4:10 (Hansa Records 107 994-100, 1986)

12" Single

• "Daddy Cool (Anniversary Recording '86)" Special Club Mix - 7:45 / Special Club Dub - 5:50 / "B.M.A.G.O." - 3:15 (Hansa 607 994-213, 1986)

[edit] Sources

• http://www.musiclange.com

v • d • e Boney M. Studio albums and main compilations (1976 – 1985) Take the Heat Off Me (1976) · Love for Sale (1977) · Nightflight to Venus (1978) · Oceans of Fantasy (1979) – The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits (1980) · Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. 2 (1981) · Boonoonoonoos (1981) · Christmas Album (1981) · Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984) · Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs (1984) · Fantastic Boney M. (1984) · Christmas with Boney M. (1984) · Eye Dance (1985) Main compilations and remix albums (1986 – 2008) The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits (1986) · The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs (1986) – Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 (1988) · Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II (1989) · The Collection (1991) · Daddy Cool - Star Collection (1991) · The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World (1992) · Gold - 20 Super Hits (1992) – The Greatest Hits (1993) · More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II (1993) · Hit Collection (1996) · Best In Spain (1996) · The Best of Boney M. (1997) – Norske Hits (1998) · Ultimate (1999) · 20th Century Hits (1999) · 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2000) · The Complete Collection (2000) – Their Most Beautiful Ballads (2000) · The Greatest Hits (2001) · The Magic of Boney M. (2006) · Hit Collection (2007) · Christmas With Boney M. (2007) · The Collection (2008) · Rivers Of Babylon (A Best Of Collection) (2008) Main single discography (1975-1990) Baby Do You Wanna Bump (1975) · Daddy Cool (1976) · Sunny (1976) · Ma Baker (1977) · Belfast (1977) · Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring (1978) · Rasputin (1978) · Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (1978) · Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday (1979) · El Lute / Gotta Go Home (1979) · I'm Born Again / Bahama Mama (song) (1979) · I See a Boat on the River / My Friend Jack (1980) · Children of Paradise / Gadda-Da-Vida (1980) · Felicidad (Margherita) (1980) · Malaika / Consuela Biaz (1981) · We Kill the World / Boonoonoonoos (1981)) · Little Drummer Boy / 6 Years of Boney M. Hits (1981) · The Carnival Is Over / Going Back West (1982) · Zion's Daughter (1982) · Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems) (1983) · Somewhere in the World (1984) · Kalimba de Luna (1984) · Happy Song (1984) · My Cherie Amour (1985) · Young Free and Single (1985) · Daddy Cool (Anniversary Recording '86) (1986) · Bang Bang Lulu (1986) · Rivers of Babylon (Remix) / Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (Remix)´ (1988) · Megamix (1988) · The Summer Mega Mix (1989) · Malaika (Lambada Remix) (1989) · Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker (1989) · Stories (1990)