Jump to content

Felicidad (Margherita): Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Dexbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
192,528 edits
m Bot: Fixing broken section link
m Reverted edit by 79.23.195.158 (talk) to last version by Doctorhawkes
 
(33 intermediate revisions by 26 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{More citations needed|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Felicidad (Margherita)
| Cover = Boney_M._-_Felicidad (1980 single).jpg
| name = Felicidad (Margherita)
| Artist = [[Boney M]]
| cover = Boney_M._-_Felicidad (1980 single).jpg
| Released = December 1980
| alt =
| Format = [[Gramophone Record|7" single]], [[Gramophone Record|12" single]]
| type = single
| Recorded = 1980
| artist = [[Boney M]]
| Length = 4:58 (First mix)<br/>
| album =
| released = December 1980
4:31 (Final mix)
| recorded = 1980
⚫
| Writer = [[Pino Massara]], Rosella Conz
| studio =
⚫
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Euro Disco]]
| venue =
⚫
| Label = [[Hansa Records]] <small>(FRG)</small>
| Producer = [[Frank Farian]]
| genre = [[Reggae]], [[Euro disco]], [[R&B]]
| length = 4:58 (First [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mix]])<br/>4:31 (Final mix)
⚫
| Last single = "[[Children of Paradise (Boney M. song)|Children of Paradise]]" / "[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (song)#Boney M. version|Gadda-Da-Vida]]" <br> (1980)
⚫
| label = [[Hansa Records]] <small>(FRG)</small>
| This single = "'''Felicidad (Margherita)'''" <br> (1980)
⚫
| writer = [[Pino Massara]], Rosella Conz
⚫
| Next single = "[[Malaika#Boney M. version|Malaika / Consuela Biaz]]" <br> (1981)
| producer = [[Frank Farian]]
⚫
| prev_title = [[Children of Paradise (Boney M. song)|Children of Paradise]]
| prev_title2 = [[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (song)#Boney M. version|Gadda-Da-Vida]]
| prev_year = 1980
⚫
| next_title = [[Malaika#Boney M. version|Malaika / Consuela Biaz]]
| next_year = 1981
}}
}}
"'''Felicidad (Margherita)'''" is a 1980 single by German band [[Boney M.]], not included in any original album by the group. It returned the group to the German Top 10, peaking at #6 but was not released in either the UK or Spain. In the Netherlands, the B-side "Strange" was chosen as the A-side track. "Felicidad" and its B-side "Strange" were included in the 2 x 12" set ''Boney M. for Dancin' '' and were added as bonus tracks to the 2007 re-issue of Boney M.'s ''[[Boonoonoonoos]]'' album.
"'''Felicidad (Margherita)'''" is a 1980 single by German band [[Boney M.]], not included in any original album by the group. It returned the group to the German Top 10, peaking at #6 but was not released in either the UK or Spain. In the Netherlands, the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] "Strange" was chosen as the A-side track. "Felicidad" and its B-side "Strange" were included in the 2 x 12" set ''Boney M. for Dancin' '' and were added as bonus tracks to the 2007 re-issue of Boney M.'s ''[[Boonoonoonoos]]'' album.


==Felicidad (Margherita)==
==Felicidad (Margherita)==
Boney M.'s version was a cover of Italian artist [[Pino Massara|Massara]]'s 1979 summer hit "Margherita (Love In The Sun)" which was sung in Italian and was released in English in the UK under the title "Margarita (Mamma, Oh Mamma)".<ref>{{cite web|title=Massara/Margherita|url=http://www.discogs.com/Massara-Margherita/master/72284}}</ref> It borrowed the title "Felicidad" (Spanish for "Happiness") from the chorus of the Italian version ("Felicità"), substituting the line "Love in the Sun" from Massara's English version. Due to a frosty relationship to the group's members at the time, producer Frank Farian tried to record it with session singers [[La Mama (band)|La Mama]] (Cathy Bartney, Patricia Shockley, [[Madeleine Davis]]) and himself only on vocals but was forced by record company Hansa to [[overdub]] Boney M. singers [[Liz Mitchell]] and [[Marcia Barrett]]'s vocals[http://www.lizmitchellfanclub.com/index2.html].
Boney M.'s version was a cover of Italian artist [[Pino Massara|Massara]]'s 1979 summer hit "Margherita (Love In The Sun)" which was sung in Italian and was released in English in the UK under the title "Margarita (Mamma, Oh Mamma)".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Massara-Margherita/master/72284 |title=Massara* - Margherita (Love In The Sun) at Discogs |website=Discogs.com |date=2014-12-26 |accessdate=2016-10-16}}</ref> It borrowed the title "Felicidad" (Spanish for "Happiness") from the chorus of the Italian version ("Felicità"), substituting the line "Love in the Sun" from Massara's English version. {{citation needed span|date=January 2021|text=Due to a frosty relationship to the group's members at the time, producer Frank Farian tried to record it with session singers [[La Mama (band)|La Mama]] (Cathy Bartney, Patricia Shockley, [[Madeleine Davis]]) and himself only on vocals}} but was forced by record company Hansa to [[overdub]] Boney M. singers [[Liz Mitchell]] and [[Marcia Barrett]]'s vocals.<ref name="lizmitchellfanclub1">{{cite web|url=http://www.lizmitchellfanclub.com/index2.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-05-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511164920/http://www.lizmitchellfanclub.com/index2.html |archivedate=2008-05-11 }}</ref>


First pressings of the single feature a 4:58 mix which includes the fourth verse ''My anticipation, no I cannot delay''. It doesn't fade in the third chorus but fades drastically as La Mama can be heard singing the lines ''Mama mama mama ...'' on their own. The second mix fades at 4:33 (in the middle of the chorus) and was issued on the French 7" single. The third and final mix (4:31) edits out the fourth verse and fades at the end of the third chorus. In Italy, the single was released backed with "Children of Paradise", while an early German test pressing has "Calendar Song" from ''"[[Oceans of Fantasy]]"'' on the B-side.
First pressings of the single feature a 4:58 mix which includes the fourth verse ''My anticipation, no I cannot delay''. It doesn't fade in the third chorus but fades drastically as La Mama can be heard singing the lines ''Mama mama mama ...'' on their own. The second mix fades at 4:33 (in the middle of the chorus) and was issued on the French 7" single. The third and final mix (4:31) edits out the fourth verse and fades at the end of the third chorus. In Italy, the single was released backed with "Children of Paradise", while an early German test pressing has "Calendar Song" from ''"[[Oceans of Fantasy]]"'' on the B-side.
Line 27: Line 33:
==Releases==
==Releases==
'''7" Single'''
'''7" Single'''
* "Felicidad (Margherita)" - 4:58 / "Strange" (Bobby Dobson) - 3:18 (Hansa 102 681-100, Germany)
* "Felicidad (Margherita)" – 4:58 / "Strange" (Bobby Dobson) – 3:18 (Hansa 102 681-100, Germany)
* "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Final Mix) - 4:31 / "Strange" - 3:28 (Hansa 102 681-100, Germany)
* "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Final [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mix]]) – 4:31 / "Strange" – 3:28 (Hansa 102 681-100, Germany)
* "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Second edit) - 4:33 / "Strange" - 3:18 ([[Carrere Records|Carrere]] 49.709, France)
* "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Second edit) – 4:33 / "Strange" – 3:18 ([[Carrere Records|Carrere]] 49.709, France)


'''12" Single'''
'''12" Single'''
* "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Long Version) - 11:46 / "Strange" - 3:28 (Hansa 600 311-213, Germany)
* "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Long version) – 11:46 / "Strange" – 3:28 (Hansa 600 311-213, Germany)
* "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Long Version) - 12:00 / "Strange" - 3:28 (Carrere 8.107, France)
* "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Long version) – 12:00 / "Strange" – 3:28 (Carrere 8.107, France)


==Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)==
==Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)==
{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)
| name = Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)
| Cover = Boney_M._Felicidad_Obama.jpg
| cover = Boney_M._Felicidad_Obama.jpg
| alt =
| Artist = [[Boney M.]] featuring Sherita O. and Yulee B.
| Released = January 16, 2009
| type = single
| Format = [[CD-single]], download
| artist = [[Boney M.]] featuring Sherita O. and Yulee B.
| Recorded = 2008
| album =
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Disco]]
| released = January 16, 2009
| recorded = 2008
⚫
| Label = [[Sony-BMG]] <small>(FRG)</small>
| Producer = [[Frank Farian]]
| studio =
| Chronology = [[Boney M.]] singles
| venue =
⚫
| genre = [[Reggae]], [[Euro disco]], [[R&B]]
⚫
| Last single = "[[Sunny (song)#Mousse T. remix|Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)]]" <br> (2006)
| length =
| This single = "Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)"<br>(2009)
⚫
| label = [[Sony-BMG]] <small>(FRG)</small>
⚫
{{External music video|{{YouTube|cKSRdpi15qc|"Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)"}} }}
| writer = [[Pino Massara]], Rosella Conz
| producer = [[Frank Farian]]
| chronology = [[Boney M.]]
⚫
| prev_title = [[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)#Mousse T. remix|Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title =
| next_year =
⚫
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|cKSRdpi15qc|"Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)"}} }}
}}
}}


Paying tribute to the newly elected president of the [[United States of America]], [[Barack Obama]], Frank Farian re-recorded [[Boney M.]]'s 1980 hit with singers Sherita O. (previously from girl group Gift) and Yulee B. with slightly re-written lyrics. The single is available in an English and a [[Spanglish]] version.
Paying tribute to the newly elected president of the [[United States of America]], [[Barack Obama]], Frank Farian re-recorded [[Boney M.]]'s 1980 hit with singers Sherita O. (previously from girl group Gift) and Yulee B. with slightly re-written lyrics. The single is available in an English and a [[Spanglish]] version.

==Charts==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1981)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"|Argentina (Singles Sales)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Latin American (International) Hit Parade - Argentina|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/81/RW-1981-06-06.pdf|website=worldradiohistory.com|publisher=Record World. 6 June 1981. p. 53.}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
|}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/boney_m_ |title=Boney M. Albums: songs, discography, biography, and listening guide |publisher=[[Rate Your Music]] |accessdate=2016-10-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121204185832/http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/boney_m_ |archivedate=2012-12-04 }}</ref>
*http://www.lizmitchellfanclub.com/index2.html
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasticboneym.com |title=Fantastic Boney M. &#124; Boney M |website=www.fantasticboneym.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-16}}</ref>
*http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/boney_m_
<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.amazon.de/Felicidad-America-Obama-Boney-M-Feat-Sherita/dp/B001NMUL9O |title=Felicidad America (Obama - Obama) - Boney M. feat. Sherita O. & Yulee B. |website=Amazon.de |date= |accessdate=2016-10-16}}</ref>
*http://www.musiclange.dk

*http://www.amazon.de/Felicidad-America-Obama-Boney-M-Feat-Sherita/dp/B001NMUL9O
== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references />


{{Boney M. singles}}


{{Boney M.}}
{{authority control}}


[[Category:1980 singles]]
[[Category:1980 singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Frank Farian]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Frank Farian]]
[[Category:2008 singles]]
[[Category:Spanglish songs]]
[[Category:1979 songs]]
[[Category:Hansa Records singles]]
[[Category:Sony BMG singles]]

Latest revision as of 03:30, 15 April 2024

"Felicidad (Margherita)"
Single by Boney M
ReleasedDecember 1980
Recorded1980
GenreReggae, Euro disco, R&B
Length4:58 (First mix)
4:31 (Final mix)
LabelHansa Records (FRG)
Songwriter(s)Pino Massara, Rosella Conz
Producer(s)Frank Farian
Boney M singles chronology
"Children of Paradise" / "Gadda-Da-Vida"
(1980) 		"Felicidad (Margherita)"
(1980) 		"Malaika / Consuela Biaz"
(1981)

"Felicidad (Margherita)" is a 1980 single by German band Boney M., not included in any original album by the group. It returned the group to the German Top 10, peaking at #6 but was not released in either the UK or Spain. In the Netherlands, the B-side "Strange" was chosen as the A-side track. "Felicidad" and its B-side "Strange" were included in the 2 x 12" set Boney M. for Dancin' and were added as bonus tracks to the 2007 re-issue of Boney M.'s Boonoonoonoos album.

Felicidad (Margherita)

[edit]

Boney M.'s version was a cover of Italian artist Massara's 1979 summer hit "Margherita (Love In The Sun)" which was sung in Italian and was released in English in the UK under the title "Margarita (Mamma, Oh Mamma)".[1] It borrowed the title "Felicidad" (Spanish for "Happiness") from the chorus of the Italian version ("Felicità"), substituting the line "Love in the Sun" from Massara's English version. Due to a frosty relationship to the group's members at the time, producer Frank Farian tried to record it with session singers La Mama (Cathy Bartney, Patricia Shockley, Madeleine Davis) and himself only on vocals[citation needed] but was forced by record company Hansa to overdub Boney M. singers Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett's vocals.[2]

First pressings of the single feature a 4:58 mix which includes the fourth verse My anticipation, no I cannot delay. It doesn't fade in the third chorus but fades drastically as La Mama can be heard singing the lines Mama mama mama ... on their own. The second mix fades at 4:33 (in the middle of the chorus) and was issued on the French 7" single. The third and final mix (4:31) edits out the fourth verse and fades at the end of the third chorus. In Italy, the single was released backed with "Children of Paradise", while an early German test pressing has "Calendar Song" from "Oceans of Fantasy" on the B-side.

The German 12" single featured an 11:46 mix of the song while the French 12" single featured an alternate mix, running a full 12 minutes.

Releases

[edit]

7" Single

  • "Felicidad (Margherita)" – 4:58 / "Strange" (Bobby Dobson) – 3:18 (Hansa 102 681-100, Germany)
  • "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Final mix) – 4:31 / "Strange" – 3:28 (Hansa 102 681-100, Germany)
  • "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Second edit) – 4:33 / "Strange" – 3:18 (Carrere 49.709, France)

12" Single

  • "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Long version) – 11:46 / "Strange" – 3:28 (Hansa 600 311-213, Germany)
  • "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Long version) – 12:00 / "Strange" – 3:28 (Carrere 8.107, France)

Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)

[edit]
"Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)"
Single by Boney M. featuring Sherita O. and Yulee B.
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2009
Recorded2008
GenreReggae, Euro disco, R&B
LabelSony-BMG (FRG)
Songwriter(s)Pino Massara, Rosella Conz
Producer(s)Frank Farian
Boney M. singles chronology
"Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)"
(2006) 		"Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)"
(2009)
Music video
"Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)" on YouTube

Paying tribute to the newly elected president of the United States of America, Barack Obama, Frank Farian re-recorded Boney M.'s 1980 hit with singers Sherita O. (previously from girl group Gift) and Yulee B. with slightly re-written lyrics. The single is available in an English and a Spanglish version.

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Argentina (Singles Sales)[3] 13

Sources

[edit]

[4] [5] [6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Massara* - Margherita (Love In The Sun) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Latin American (International) Hit Parade - Argentina" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Record World. 6 June 1981. p. 53.
  4. ^ "Boney M. Albums: songs, discography, biography, and listening guide". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  5. ^ "Fantastic Boney M. | Boney M". www.fantasticboneym.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  6. ^ "Felicidad America (Obama - Obama) - Boney M. feat. Sherita O. & Yulee B." Amazon.de. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Felicidad_(Margherita)&oldid=1218994688"