- Ekuqaleni, le yayiyingoma yase-West Indian ebhalwe ngu-Jester Hairston, umbhali wengoma oqeqeshwe nguJulliard owayeza kuthi kamva avakalise u-'Amen' wokomoya ngexesha lentshukumo yamalungelo oluntu e-United States. Ingoma isixelela ngebali lokuzalwa kukaYesu. >> Ingcebiso ngetyala :
UBertrand - eParis, eFransi - Xa oku kufikelele kwi-#1, uHarry Belafonte waba yindoda yokuqala emnyama ukuba ne-#1 e-UK. Yayiyingoma yokuqala yokuthengisa iikopi ezizigidi ezi-1 e-UK, kunye nerekhodi yokuqala yaseBritane #1 ukuba nexesha lokudlala elingaphezu kwemizuzu emine (4:12).
- Oku kwahlala kwi-#1 e-UK iiveki ezisixhenxe ngaphambi kokuba ibe yingoma yodwa yokuhla ukusuka kwi-#1 ngqo kwi-Top 10 kwiveki elandelayo (emva kweKrisimesi, xa yawa ukusuka kwi-#1 ukuya kwi-#12). Ingoma ibuyele kwiitshathi kwiminyaka emibini ezayo ngeKrisimesi, iya kwi-#10 ngo-1958 kunye ne-#30 ngo-1959.
- Ngexesha leKrisimesi ye-1978, uBoney M. wabuyisela ingoma phezulu kwiitshathi zaseBritani kunye nengoma ethi 'Umntwana oyiNkwenkwana kaMary/Oh Nkosi yam.' Ngokutsho kwelungu leBoney M. uMarcia Barrett kwincwadi 1000 UK #1 Hits nguJon Kutner kunye noSpencer Leigh, 'Ndandisoloko ndicinga ngoBoney M. njengodityaniswa ngamandla omoya kwaye sasikuthanda ukwenza iingoma zomoya. Xa sisenza uMary's Boy Child, songeza ngokuzenzekela ekugqibeleni. Njengoko yayisebenza, sayishiya phakathi.' Ngenxa yoko irekhodi libhalwe njenge-medley 'yoMntwana oyiNkwenkwana kaMariya' kunye 'Oh Nkosi yam.'
- Ekupheleni kuka-2007, uBoney M's medley wale ngoma kwaye 'Oh Nkosi yam' wayengowe-10 othengisayo ongatshatanga ngalo lonke ixesha e-UK. Ukongeza inguqulelo kaBoney M ye'River's Of Babylon' yayingowesihlanu phezulu ethengisa single of all time in the UK, ibenza ukuba ibe sisenzo kuphela sokuba 2 singles kwi UK lonke ixesha Top 10 best uluhlu abathengisi.
- Kuphela ngomzuzu wokugqibela uBoney M wagqiba ekubeni abhale kwaye akhulule le ngoma. Umculi okhokelayo uLiz Mitchell uthe le nkqubo yayingumsebenzi onzima, njengoko ibandakanya 'ukucula ingoma kwi-studio ngaphezu kwamaxesha angama-50 kwiseshoni enye, kubandakanywa ukukhokela, amazwi axhasayo, ii-harmonies kunye nazo zonke ii-oohs kunye ne-aahs.'
