Marcia Barrett of Boney M. - “Play My Song“ - Official Video

“Play My Song“ - the new single by Marcia Barrett - is taken from the Digital Expanded Edition of “Survival“ - available on all digital platforms. Marcia Barrett, this name means a lot to the people who are familiar with the story of Boney M. The pop group was one of the most important Euro disco acts in the 1970’s and 1980’s not only in Europe but all over the world. The groups songs have stood the test of time with remixes of their many hits popular throughout the world. Marcia’s powerful voice can be heard on all of the groups recordings including on the current 2021 Tik Tok hit and remixes of their 1978 hit Rasputin. In 1990 shortly after the split of the original Boney M group, Marcia together with her husband Marcus James (a former bass player for Eddy Grant) began laying down tracks at Union Studios, Germany that would form the basis of her very first solo album. However it would take nearly a decade to complete the project, as Marcia fought for her life battling cancer twice. In 1997 after arduous battles with surgeries and chemotherapy, Marcia met up with underground producer Scott Christina and completed the “Survival” album at studios in Palm Beach and Port St Lucie Florida and it received a limited release in 1999. “Survival” is a deeply intense and very personal album, partly based on Marcia’s health struggles. Every song on the album was written and composed by Marcia Barrett and Marcus James. Amongst the seasoned musicians who contributed their talents were the late Clarence Clemons of (Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin) fame and Johan Daansen who also played on many Boney M tracks. However it’s the artistry of Marcia Barrett and Marcus James that really shines through on all of the songs – Marcia’s voice is strong and powerful .…the anthemic “Only The Strong Survive” will resonate with everyone facing troubles in life with health or other issues. The songs on “Survival” are full of spirit and hope and Marcia Barrett easily moves from house dance tracks such as “Seeing Is Believing” to Reggae “Sugar Sugar” to rock and ballads. Now for the very first time Marcia’s fans are able to download and stream Marcia Barrett’s first solo album. Marcia and Marcus have added three new never heard before songs and one remix to the original track listing. “Play My Song” a beautiful upbeat track which was written by Marcia and Marcus, and produced by John Smart in London during Marcia’s second bout with Cancer…no-one and nothing was going to keep this strong artiste down….”she will play her song”. “Missing Your Water” and “Not Ruling My Head” are both Barrett/James compositions that fans are going to love. The fourth track is a brilliant dance remix of “I Don’t Know Why” by Arkady Sarkisyan. “Survival” is an album that sounds as fresh today as it did when first released, melding strong hooks, melodies and choruses, mature lyrics and dance beats all delivered in the powerful way that only a pure artiste of Marcia Barrett’s stature can. Since the original release of “Survival” in 1999, Marcia has composed and released a further solo album “Come Into My Life” in 2005 and numerous singles and also returned to performing Live on Stage (after battling and surviving a further 3 bouts of cancer, including spinal cancer). Marcia’s autobiography “Forward: My Life With and Without Boney M” was released to rave reviews in 2018. It’s an inspiring book of a woman who has overcome many obstacles, poverty, fame, the tough music business and especially debilitating illness; all of which she writes about with humour, strength and positivity. #MarciaBarrett #Survival #OnlyTheStrongSurvive #Forward #ImmerWeiter #GoingForwardRecords #BoneyM #Dance #Reggae #Pop #Disco #Jamaica #itunes #AppleMusic #Amazon #Deezer #Tidal #Spotify #DJ