01	Let it all be music						04:55
	02	Gotta go home						03:46
	03	Bye bye bluebird						04:50
	04	Bahama Mama						03:17
	05	Hold on, I'm coming						03:37
	06	Two of us						03:16
	07	Ribbons of blue						02:00
	08	Oceans of fantasy						05:07
	09	El lute						05:57
	10	No more chain gang						05:24
	11	I'm born again						04:09
	12	No time to lose						02:56
	13	Calendar song (January, February, March ...)						02:41

Oceans of Fantasy
Date of Release 1979

By the time this album was released in 1979, Boney M. had become a worldwide sensation thanks to Frank Farian's canny combination of bubblegum-ish pop hooks with slick disco-minded production. Oceans of Fantasy continues very much in this vein: "Gotta Go Home" mixes a wordless singalong hook, an insistent dance beat, and some exotic steel drumwork to create a reggae-styled slice of bubblegum disco, while "Bye Bye Bluebird" transforms what could have been a ballad into a bouncy pop tune by raising the tempo and adding an elastic bass line. It also boasts one of the group's finest hits in "El Lute," the sentimental tale of a freedom-fighting Spanish outlaw that is reminiscent of the ABBA classic "Fernando." However, not all the songs on Oceans of Fantasy live up to this high standard of quality: The title track boasts a lush arrangement but lacks the insistent hooks that would bring it to life, and "Bahama Mama" is cloyingly cutesy even by Boney M. standards. Another problem with the album is that its 52-minute running time is simply too long: Boney M.'s effervescent sound is the kind of music that is most effective when delivered in a short dose, and some judicious pruning of the song list could have resulted in a more consistent and engaging album. With those criticisms in mind, Oceans of Fantasy still offers enough solid dance-pop to keep the group's fans happy. - Donald A. Guarisco

1. Let It All Be Music (Kolonovits/Van Vugt) - 4:55
2. Gotta Go Home (Farian/Huth/Huth/Jay/Klinkhammer) - 3:46
3. Bye Bye Bluebird (Farian/Jay/Klinkhammer/Reyam) - 4:50
4. Bahama Mama (Farian/Jay) - 3:17
5. Hold On! I'm Comin' performed by Boney M / Precious Wilson - 3:37
6. Two of Us (Lennon/McCartney/Northern) - 3:16
7. Ribbons of Blue (Forsey/Forsey) - 2:00
8. Oceans of Fantasy (Jay/Kawohl & Towers/Klinkhammer/St. Klinkhammer/Zill) - 5:07
9. El Lute (Blum/Farian/Jay/Klinkhammer/Kolonovits) - 5:57
10. No More Chain Gang (Ehrhardt/Farian/Forsey/Jay/St. Klinkhammer) - 5:24
11. I'm Born Again (Jay/Klinkhammer/Rulofs) - 4:09
12. No Time to Lose (Farian/Jay/Klinkhammer/Klinkhammer) - 2:56
13. Calendar Song (January, February, March..... (Farian/Kolonovits) - 2:41

Keith Forsey - Drums
Nick Woodland - Guitar
Michael Crйtu - Keyboards
Marcia Barrett - Vocals
Karl Bartelmes - Trumpet
Reinhard Besser - Bass
Mats Bjoerklund - Guitar
Lance Burton - Saxophone
Etienne Cap - Trumpet
Georg Delagalte - Trombone
Frank Farian - Vocals, Producer
Bobby Farrell - Vocals
Benny Gebauer - Saxophone
Lisa Grodanier - Saxophone
Liz Mitchell - Vocals
Scott Newton - Trumpet
Jim Polivka - Trumpet
Dino Solera - Wind
Bobby Stern - Saxophone
Geoff Stradling - Trombone
Gary Unwin - Bass
Maizie Williams - Vocals
Precious Wilson - Vocals

1998 CD Hansa/BMG Ariola 21268
1979 LP Atlantic/Hansa 50610