1985 Far Corporation – Stairway To Heaven (UK: #8)

Far Corporation is a British band created by record producer Frank Farian, who created the bands Boney M. and Milli Vanilli. The name was shortened from “Frank Farian Corporation”, which was originally put together to record a cover of the Paul Simon piece “Mother and Child Reunion” as a charity record and reached the top 10 in several European countries. That group’s lineup included members of Barclay James Harvest, Toto, Boney M and Force Majeure.

Far Corporation’s primary claim to fame is their cover of “Stairway to Heaven”. Contrary to public perception, Far Corporation was actually the first group to make the singles charts with this song as Led Zeppelin had never released it as a single. Some of the musicians Farian assembled include vocalist Robin McAuley, drummer Peter Bold (South Africa) and three members of Toto: vocalist Bobby Kimball, keyboardist David Paich, and guitarist Steve Lukather. Far Corporation released its first album Division One in 1985 on IMP/ATCO Records and their cover of “Stairway to Heaven” reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart. Also included on the album was a cover of Free’s “Fire and Water” (their second single).

Album

Division One (1985, Ariola) is the debut album from the band Far Corporation. Tracks 1  Stairway To Heaven (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) 9:34 2  You Are The Woman (Dietmar Kawohl, Johan Daansen, Peter Bischof) 4:34 3  One Of Your Lovers (Candy De Rouge, Gunther Mende, MD Clinic, Mary Applegate) 3:45 4  Live Inside Your Dreams […]

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Musicians

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Produced By

Frank Farian

Songwiters

Jimmy Page
Robert Plant

Charts

US:# –
UK:# 8