| "Ma Baker" | ||||
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| Single by Boney M. | ||||
| from the album Love for Sale | ||||
| B-side | "Still I'm Sad" | |||
| Released | May 1977[1] | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 4:51 (1st 7" version) 4:36 (album / single version) | |||
| Label | Hansa (West Germany) Atlantic (United Kingdom) Atco (United States) | |||
| Composer(s) | Original melody: based on "Sidi Mansour" (traditional Tunisian folk song) Rearrangement: Frank Farian, George Reyam | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Fred Jay | |||
| Producer(s) | Frank Farian | |||
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| Audio video | ||||
| "Ma Baker (ZDF Starparade 02.06.1977)" on YouTube | ||||
"Ma Baker" is a song by disco group Boney M., released as a single in 1977. It was the first single of their second album Love for Sale and their third consecutive chart-topper in Germany.
The song was a huge success in Europe and Latin America, 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.