10,000 Lightyears

by Boney M.

Overview

After three years of inactivity, Boney M. returned to the international charts in 1984 with 10,000 Lightyears. Like Boonoonoonoos, this album was a big production: it boasted a generous array of songs in varying styles and included the Munich Symphony Orchestra thickening the sound on a number of its tracks. The best songs are on the first side, a sort of mini-rock opera about a future where the citizens of Earth are taken to a safer planet by benevolent aliens from a distant planet. The songs in this suite embellish simple but likable melodies with plenty of nifty synthesizer effects and orchestral flourishes to create songs that feel like an updated version of their early disco style. Highlights from this side include "Future World," which combines a hard rock guitar groove with spacy synthesizer washes that are further bolstered by an orchestral arrangement, and the atmospheric title track, which effectively contrasts a languid melody against a backdrop of busy percussion. ~ Donald A. Guarisco

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/2017
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0889854092115
Rank:	63512

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Exodus (Noah's Ark 2001)
2. Wild Planet
3. Future World
4. Where Did You Go
5. 10.000 Lightyears
6. I Feel Good

Disc 2

7. Somewhere in the World
8. Bel Ami
9. Living Like a Moviestar
10. Dizzy
11. The Alibama
12. Jimmy
13. Barbarella Fortuneteller

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Boney M.   Primary Artist
Kristian Schultze   Keyboards
Curt Cress   Drums
London Philharmonic Orchestra   Orchestra
Mats Bjoerklund   Guitar
Johan Daansen   Guitar
Max Greger   Keyboards
Pit Loew   Keyboards
Elaine Goff   Vocals (Background)
Munich String Orchestra   Orchestra
Amy Goff   Vocals (Background)
Dino Solera   Saxophone
Christian Schneider   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Kristian Schultze   Arranger
Frank Farian   Composer,Producer
Freddy Weller   Composer
Tammy Grohe   Composer
Ralph P. Rupert   Engineer
Tommy Roe   Composer
Harry Baierl   Arranger
Carmine Di   Engineer
Zeke Lund   Engineer
Mats Bjoerklund   Composer
Stefan Klinkhammer   Arranger
S. Davis   Composer
Peter Bischof   Composer
Kawohl & Towers   Composer
Dietmar Kawohl   Arranger,Composer
W. Keilhauer   Composer
George Reyam   Composer