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词条 Ma Baker
释义

  1. The song

  2. The single

  3. Charts and certifications

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts  Sales and certifications 

  4. 1993 Remix

     Germany  12"  CD 

  5. 1998 Remix

     EU  12"  CD  UK  12"  CD  Charts 

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

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"Ma Baker" is a song by disco group Boney M., released as a single in 1977. It was the first single off their second album Love for Sale and their third consecutive chart-topper in Germany. The song was a huge success in Europe, topping the charts in many countries there. It was a number 2 hit in the UK (only surpassed by Donna Summer's "I Feel Love"). In the U.S, the song only reached number 96.

The song

Frank Farian's assistant Hans-Jörg Mayer discovered a popular Tunisian folkloric song, "Sidi Mansour" while on holiday, and rewrote the song into a disco track.

The lyrics by Fred Jay were inspired by the story of legendary 1930s outlaw Ma Barker, although the name was changed into "Ma Baker" because "it sounded better".[1]

With a structure similar to Boney M.'s breakthrough single "Daddy Cool" with the same gimmick percussion, alternating answer-back vocals, a spoken mid-part, the song opened with a snarling "Freeze, I'm Ma Baker, put your hands in the air and gimme all your money".

Although it has never been officially credited, the voice was done by Linda Blake, the wife of Frank Farian's American friend Bill Swisher who was a soldier in Germany at the time. Bill Swisher performed the spoken mid-part, announcing a bulletin from the FBI. He was used on several later Boney M. recordings, including "Rasputin" and "El Lute". Frank Farian re-recorded the song with Milli Vanilli in 1988. Boney M.'s version was remixed the same year, 1993 and again in 1998. The song has been covered a number of times by Banda R-15, Knorkator and others. The "ma ma ma ma" chorus vocals were also sampled in Lady Gaga's "Poker Face".[2]

The single

In Germany, Benelux, United Kingdom and Yugoslavia, the single came out backed with a cover of The Yardbirds' "Still I'm Sad" which even charted on its own in Sweden (no. 17). In Germany, the first single pressing came out with a backcover with tour dates and a 4:47 version with a slightly different mix, leaving out the verse line "of one who left no friends", plus it features a longer instrumental outro which can be heard in the 1988 remix. "Still I'm Sad" also fades four seconds later than the album version. This pressing was also released in Yugoslavia. Although the LP cover would also list the timing 4:47 of "Ma Baker", it was the much more common second single mix 4:33 that was included in the album. Subsequent German single pressings featured a picture of Boney M. and their tour crew Black Beauty Circus on the backcover.

In Spain, Brazil, Mexico, France, Canada and the US, the single was backed by "A Woman Can Change a Man". In Japan, the initial pressings (October 1977) had "A Woman Can Change a Man" as the A-side and an alternate shot off the album's controversial chain photo sessions as the cover. It was soon repressed with "Ma Baker" as the correct A-side and the album front cover photo for the artwork.

In Hungary, "Ma Baker" was backed with the follow-up single "Belfast".

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Charts and certifications

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1977–1978)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4]1
Finland[5]2
France (IFOP)[6]1
Italy (FIMI)[7]2
Mexico[8]1
Portugal[9]2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[10]2
Spain (AFE)[11]1
US Billboard Hot 100[12]96
US Billboard Hot Disco Singles[12]31
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Year-end charts

Chart (1977)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[13]24
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14]3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15]1
France (IFOP)[16]8
Germany (Media Control Charts)[17]2
Italy (FIMI)[7]16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18]1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19]2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]7

Sales and certifications

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1993 Remix

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| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Papa Chico
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Following the remix of "Brown Girl in the Ring", Farian remixed "Ma Baker" in the summer of 1993. While a modest club hit, it failed to enter the European charts. "Borsalino" and "The Most Wanted Woman" are two dub mixes of the track. The new remix was included in the compilation album More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II in October 1993.

Germany

12"

  • "Ma Baker (Remix '93)" (BMG 74321 15940 1, 1993)

Side A – Gangster

  1. "Ma Baker (Remix '93)" (Bonnie & Clyde mix) – 5:25
  2. "The Most Wanted Woman" – 3:30

Side B – Fashion

  1. "Borsalino (Trainee Mix)" – 4:55
  2. "Ma Baker (Remix '93)" (Radio Edit) – 3:58

CD

  • "Ma Baker (Remix '93)" (BMG 74321 15940 2, 1993)
    1. "Ma Baker (Remix '93)" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
    2. "Ma Baker (Remix '93)" (Bonnie & Clyde mix) – 5:25
    3. "Borsalino (Trainee Mix)" – 4:55
    4. "The Most Wanted Woman" – 3:30
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1998 Remix

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| next_title = Daddy Cool (Remix)
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Late 1998, a new remix of "Ma Baker" by Sash! started to chart as a 12" single. Just as the CD-single was about to follow, it was withdrawn, and a new version appeared, re-titled "Somebody Scream! Ma Baker" featuring Horny United. The single was a Top 30 hit in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and even peaked at no. 6 (two weeks) in Finland and no. 10 in Sweden. When released in the UK in April, it peaked at no. 22. The accompanying video featured a young woman, kickboxing, training with a gun, the only relation to the original group being her watching the original 1977 video of "Ma Baker" on a TV set.

EU

12"

  • Boney M. / Horny United Feat. Boney M. - "Ma Baker" / "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (2 x 12", Logic Records/Lautstark/BMG 74321 64561 1, 1999)

Side A

  1. Boney M. "Ma Baker" (Extended Vocal Edit) – 5:26

Side B

  1. Boney M. "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) – 5:35

Side C

  1. Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Massive Mix) – 7:30
  2. Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Screamless Mix) – 6:16

Side D

  1. Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Full Vocal Mix)
  2. Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Ma Baker House Mix)

CD

  • Boney M vs. Sash!: "Ma Baker" (BMG 74321 63942 2, 1998)
    1. "Ma Baker" (Tokapi Radio Edit) – 3:24
    2. "Ma Baker" (Original Edit) – 3:35
    3. "Ma Baker" (Extended Vocal Edit) – 5:26
    4. "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) – 5:35
  • Boney M. vs. Sash!/Horny United Featuring Boney M.: "Ma Baker"/"Somebody Scream" (BMG 74321 64561 2, 1999)
    1. Boney M. vs. Sash! "Ma Baker" (Extended Radio Edit) – 4:54
    2. Boney M. vs. Sash! "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) (5:32)
    3. Horny United Featuring Boney M. "Somebody Scream (Ma Baker)" (Radio Edit) (Oliver Wallner, Re-Run) – 4:17
    4. Horny United Featuring Boney M. "Somebody Scream (Ma Baker)" (Massive Mix) (Oliver Wallner, Re-Run) – 6:59

UK

12"

  • Boney M. vs. Horny United "Ma Baker/Somebody Scream" (Logic Records 74321 65387 1, 1999)

Side A

  1. "Ma Baker" (Club Mix by Horny United)

Side B

  1. "Somebody Scream" (Beatroute Star Bar Mix by DJ Slammer & Mark Bambach)
  2. "Somebody Scream" (Cosmic People Mix)

CD

  • Boney M. vs. Horny United "Ma Baker/Somebody Scream" (Logic Records 74321 65387 2, 1999)
    1. "Somebody Scream" (Radio Edit) – 3:06
    2. "Ma Baker" (Sash! Radio Edit) – 3:27
    3. "Somebody Scream" (Massive Club mix) – 7:31
    4. "Ma Baker" (Sash! 12" Mix) – 4:55

Charts

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Chart (1998–99)Peak
position

See also

  • List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1977
  • List of European number-one hits of 1977
  • List of number-one singles of 1977 (France)
  • List of number-one hits of 1977 (Germany)
  • List of number-one singles of 1977 (Spain)
  • List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden
  • List of number-one singles from 1968–79 (Switzerland)
  • VG-lista 1964 to 1994

References

1. ^{{cite news|first= Che |last= Baker |title= This Ma Baker has a little bone to pick |website= Stuff.co.nz |date= 17 June 2017 |accessdate= 6 September 2018 |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/opinion/93727399/this-ma-baker-has-a-little-bone-to-pick}}
2. ^{{cite web|first= Fraser |last= McAlpine |title= Lady GaGa – 'Poker Face' |website= The Chart Blog |date= 11 March 2009 |accessdate= 26 December 2017 |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2009/03/lady_gaga_poker_face.shtml}}
3. ^{{cite book|first= David |last= Kent |authorlink= David Kent (historian) |title= Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 |publisher= Australian Chart Book |location= St Ives, N.S.W. |year= 1993 |isbn= 0-646-11917-6}}
4. ^{{cite web|url= http://musicseek.info/no1hits/1977.htm |title= MusicSeek.info – UK, Eurochart, Billboard & Cashbox No.1 Hits |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060614052031/http://musicseek.info/no1hits/1977.htm |archivedate= 14 June 2006}}. MusicSeek.info.
5. ^{{cite journal|title= Billboard – Hits of the World |magazine= Billboard |date= 29 October 1977 |page= 80 |volume= 89 |issue= 43 |url= https://books.google.com/?id=akUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA80&dq=%22finland%22 |issn= 0006-2510}}
6. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.infodisc.fr/Number1_70.php |title= Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70 |publisher=InfoDisc |accessdate= 2 June 2013 |language= fr |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140330183336/http://infodisc.fr/Number1_70.php |archivedate= 30 March 2014}}
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8. ^{{cite journal|title= Billboard – Hits of the World |magazine= Billboard |date= 14 January 1978 |page= 90 |volume= 2 |issue= 43 |url= https://books.google.com/?id=piQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT86&dq=%22mexico%22 |issn= 0006-2510}}
9. ^{{cite journal|title= Billboard – Hits of the World |magazine= Billboard |date= 17 December 1977 |page= 84 |volume= 89 |issue= 50 |url= https://books.google.com/?id=gUUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT70&dq=%22portugal%22 |issn= 0006-2510}}
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21. ^{{cite web|title= Les Meilleures Ventes Tout Temps de 45 T. / Singles |url= http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=262 |publisher= InfoDisc |accessdate= 13 June 2014 |language= fr |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152600/http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=262 |archivedate= 14 July 2014}}

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