I'm Born Again / Bahama Mama

Infobox Single
Name = I'm Born Again / Bahama Mama


Artist = Boney M
from Album = Oceans of Fantasy
Released = November 1979
Format = 7" single, 12" single
Recorded = 1979
Genre = Pop, Disco
Label = flagicon|West Germany Hansa Records
Producer = Frank Farian
Last single = "El Lute / Gotta Go Home"
(1979)
This single = "I'm Born Again / Bahama Mama"
(1979)
Next single = "I See a Boat on the River / My Friend Jack"
(1980)

"I'm Born Again" / "Bahama Mama" is a double A-side single by German band Boney M. It was the second single off their fourth album "Oceans of Fantasy" (1979), not withcounting a promotional-only single release of "Let It All Be Music" and the album title track. Not as successful as previous singles, the ballad "I'm Born Again" peaked at #7 in Germany. In the UK, it stalled at No. 35 after 9 consecutive Top 20 singles. Boney M. would use the double A-side format over the next years, typically with the A1 being the song intended for radio and A2 being more squarely aimed at discos. The sides would usually be switched on the accompanying 12" single.

I'm Born Again

"I'm Born Again" was based on an Irish folksong 'Buachaill Ón Éirne', the lyrics reflecting lead singer Liz Mitchell's growing religious belief. The single featured a different and slightly longer mix than the album version.

Bahama Mama

This disco track was also featured in a slightly longer mix than the album pressings. The snarling, spoken passage in the middle (the voice of "Bahama Mama") was done by Linda Blake who had also done the voice of Ma Baker.

Releases

7" Single
* "I'm Born Again" (Single mix) (Helmut Rulofs, Fred Jay) - 4:17 / "Bahama Mama" (Single mix) (Frank Farian, Fred Jay) - 3:35 (Hansa 101 101-100, Germany)
* "Bahama Mama" (LP mix) - 3:17 / "I'm Born Again" (LP mix) - 4:08 (Atlantic P-513A, Japan)

12" Single
* "Bahama Mama" (Long Version) - 5:12 / "I'm Born Again" - 4:17 (Hansa 600 166-213, Germany)

ources

*http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/boney_m_
*http://www.musiclange.com