Why was “Jimmy” recorded twice?
“Jimmy” had been planned as the follow-up single to “We Kill The World” and had been scheduled for release April 1982. It was decided that the song would benefit from a more up-tempo recording, but when it had been done, interest in releasing anymore singles from “Boonoonoonoos” had waned. Farian then offered Precious Wilson to record the song for her 1982 album which she declined. Determined to not relegate the new version in the vaults, Boney M.’s recording was finally included on the “10.000 Lightyears” album.
