Love for Sale (Boney M. album)

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Love for Sale
Boney M. - Love For Sale (1977).jpg
Standard edition album cover
Studio album by
Boney M.
ReleasedMay 2, 1977
RecordedAugust 1976 – March 1977
Genre
Length41:17
Label
Producer Frank Farian
Boney M. chronology
Take the Heat off Me
(1976)		Love for Sale
(1977)		 Nightflight to Venus
(1978)
Alternative cover
Boney M. - Love Sale Sale (US).jpg
U.S. and Canadian edition album cover (back cover of standard edition)

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada
combined sales with first album 		—48,000 [24]
Denmark & Sweden—250,000 [25]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [26] Gold26,218 [26]
France—250,000 [27]
Germany (BVMI) [28] Platinum500,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece) [29] Gold50,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [30] Platinum20,000*
Israel [31] 2× Gold40,000 [32]
Netherlands—100,000 [33]
Spain
combined sales with first album 		—300,000 [25]
Sweden (GLF) [34] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Gold100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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