![]() Our version allowed us the merit of being included in the Guinness Book of World Records.” “I liked the original version of Rivers of Babylon and I found it quite moving. “He produced it and it was released in 1978,” the St Catherine-born Barrett recalled. It was Boney M producer, Frank Farian, who suggested that they record a cover. In an interview with the Jamaica Observer, Barrett, who resides in Europe, said she is a fan of the original version. The quartet comprised Jamaican singers Marcia Barrett and Liz Mitchell, Maizie Williams from Montserrat, and Bobby Farrell from Aruba. Eight years later, it received a new lease on life, thanks to a massive cover by Euro-Caribbean group Boney M. ![]() Rivers of Babylon by Jamaican rocksteady group The Melodians was a huge hit on local charts in 1970. ![]() The series looked at songs covered by Jamaican artistes which became hits. The Jamaica Observer's Entertainment Desk concludes its month-long feature titled 'Cover Me Good'.
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