20th Century Hits

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20th Century Hits
Remix album by Boney M.
Released	November 1999
Recorded	1976-1984, 1998, 1999
Genre	Eurodance, Pop, Disco
Length	74:44
Label	MCI/BMG (EU)
Producer	Frank Farian
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Boney M. chronology
Ultimate 20th Century Hits 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool
Alternate cover
Japanese edition

20th Century Hits is a remix album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in 1999. This remix project which was credited as 'Boney M. 2000' spun off a series of new single releases; "Ma Baker - Somebody Scream" in early 1999 and previously included on French compilation Ultimate, "Daddy Cool '99" featuring Mobi T., "Caribbean Night Fever / Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday" and "Sunny".

Contents 1 Personnel 2 Production 3 Single releases 4 Sources and external links

[edit] Personnel

• Liz Mitchell - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Marcia Barrett - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Frank Farian - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Reggie Tsiboe - lead vocals, backing vocals (track 11)
• Keith Forsey - drums
• Curt Cress - drums
• Todd Canedy - drums
• Gary Unwinn - bass guitar
• Dave King - bass
• Dieter Petereit - bass
• Nick Woodland - guitars
• Mats Björklund - guitars
• Johan Daansen - guitars
• Michael Cretu - keyboards
• Kristian Schultze - keyboards
• Harry Baierl - keyboards
• Sylvester Levay - keyboards
• Thor Baldursson - keyboards
• Christoph Seipel - keyboards
• Domenico Livrano - keyboards
• Dino Solera - saxophone
• Benny Gebauer - sax
• Felice Civitareale - trumpet

[edit] Production

• Frank Farian - producer, remixer
• Tokapi - producer
• Sash! - remixers
• Doug Laurent - remixer
• Nouri - remixer
• Marek - remixer
• Zeke Lund - sound engineer
• Hartmut Pfannmüller - engineer
• Tammy Grohé - engineer
• Rainer M. Ehrnhardt - engineer
• Michael Bestmann - engineer
• Bernd Berwanger - engineer
• Tobias Freud - engineer
• Helmut Rulofs - engineer
• Michael Cretu - arranger
• Stefan Klinkhammer - arranger
• Harry Baierl - arranger

[edit] Single releases

UK

12"

• Boney M. vs. Horny United "Ma Baker/Somebody Scream" (Logic Records 74321 65387 1, 1999)

Side A

1. "Ma Baker (Club Mix by Horny United)

Side B

1. "Somebody Scream" (Beatroute Star Bar Mix by DJ Slammer & Mark Bambach)
2. "Somebody Scream" (Cosmic People Mix)

CD

• Boney M. vs. Horny United "Ma Baker/Somebody Scream" (Logic Records 74321 65387 2, 1999)

1. "Somebody Scream" (Radio Edit) - 3:06
2. "Ma Baker" (Sash! Radio Edit) - 3:27
3. "Somebody Scream" (Massive Club mix) - 7:31
4. "Ma Baker" (Sash! 12" Mix) - 4:55

EU

12"

• Boney M. / Horny United Feat. Boney M. - "Ma Baker" / "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (2 x 12", Logic Records/Lautstark/BMG 74321 64561 1, 1999)

Side A

1. Boney M. "Ma Baker" (Extended Vocal Edit) - 5:26

Side B

1. Boney M. "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) - 5:35

Side C

1. Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Massive Mix) - 7:30
2. Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Screamless Mix) - 6:16

Side D

1. Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Full Vocal Mix)
2. Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Ma Baker House Mix)

CD

• Boney M vs. Sash!: "Ma Baker" (BMG 74321 63942 2, 1998)

1. "Ma Baker (Tokapi Radio Edit) - 3:24
2. "Ma Baker" (Original Edit) - 3:35
3. "Ma Baker" (Extended Vocal Edit) - 5:26
4. "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) - 5:35

• Boney M. vs. Sash!/Horny United Featuring Boney M.: "Ma Baker"/"Somebody Scream" (BMG 74321 64561 2, 1999)

1. Boney M. vs. Sash! "Ma Baker" (Extended Radio Edit) - 4:54
2. Boney M. vs. Sash! "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) (5:32)
3. Horny United Featuring Boney M. "Somebody Scream (Ma Baker)" (Radio Edit) (Oliver Wallner, Re-Run) - 4:17
4. Horny United Featuring Boney M. "Somebody Scream (Ma Baker)" (Massive Mix) (Oliver Wallner, Re-Run) - 6:59

• Boney M. 2000 Featuring Mobi T.: "Daddy Cool '99" (BMG 74321 69177 2, 1999)

1. "Daddy Cool '99" (Radio Edit) - 3:51
2. "Daddy Cool '99" (Extended Vocal Club Mix) - 5:06
3. "Daddy Cool '99" (Latino Club Mix) - 3:33
4. "Daddy Cool '99" (Solid Disco Edit) - 3:45
5. "Daddy Cool" (Original Mix 1976) - 3:26

• Boney M. 2000: "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (BMG 74321 71064 2, 1999)

1. "Caribbean Night Fever – Megamix" (Radio Edit) - 3:55
2. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Radio Edit) - 3:30
3. "Caribbean Night Fever" (Extended Version) - 5:28
4. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Extended Version) - 4:26
5. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Remix) - 4:01

• Boney M. 2000: "Sunny (Remixes)" (BMG 74321 73824 2, 2000)

1. "Sunny" (Radio Edit) - 3:31
2. "Sunny" (Radio Remix - Disco Club) - 3:35
3. "Sunny" (Extended Version) - 4:47
4. "Sunny" (Disco Club Mix) - 5:46
5. "Sunny" (Club Mix) - 4:45
6. "Sunny" (House Mix) - 4:55
7. "Sunny" (London Vocal Mix) - 3:34
8. "Sunny" (Space Mix) - 4:51

[edit] Sources and external links

• Rate Your Music, detailed discography
• Discogs.com, detailed discography
• All Music Guide, biography, discography etc.

v • d • e Boney M. Studio albums and main compilations (1976 – 1985) Take the Heat Off Me (1976) · Love for Sale (1977) · Nightflight to Venus (1978) · Oceans of Fantasy (1979) – The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits (1980) · Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. 2 (1981) · Boonoonoonoos (1981) · Christmas Album (1981) · Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984) · Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs (1984) · Fantastic Boney M. (1984) · Christmas with Boney M. (1984) · Eye Dance (1985) Main compilations and remix albums (1986 – 2008) The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits (1986) · The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs (1986) – Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 (1988) · Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II (1989) · The Collection (1991) · Daddy Cool - Star Collection (1991) · The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World (1992) · Gold - 20 Super Hits (1992) – The Greatest Hits (1993) · More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II (1993) · Hit Collection (1996) · Best In Spain (1996) · The Best of Boney M. (1997) – Norske Hits (1998) · Ultimate (1999) · 20th Century Hits (1999) · 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2000) · The Complete Collection (2000) – Their Most Beautiful Ballads (2000) · The Greatest Hits (2001) · The Magic of Boney M. (2006) · Hit Collection (2007) · Christmas With Boney M. (2007) · The Collection (2008) · Rivers Of Babylon (A Best Of Collection) (2008) Main single discography (1975-1990) Baby Do You Wanna Bump (1975) · Daddy Cool (1976) · Sunny (1976) · Ma Baker (1977) · Belfast (1977) · Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring (1978) · Rasputin (1978) · Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (1978) · Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday (1979) · El Lute / Gotta Go Home (1979) · I'm Born Again / Bahama Mama (song) (1979) · I See a Boat on the River / My Friend Jack (1980) · Children of Paradise / Gadda-Da-Vida (1980) · Felicidad (Margherita) (1980) · Malaika / Consuela Biaz (1981) · We Kill the World / Boonoonoonoos (1981)) · Little Drummer Boy / 6 Years of Boney M. Hits (1981) · The Carnival Is Over / Going Back West (1982) · Zion's Daughter (1982) · Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems) (1983) · Somewhere in the World (1984) · Kalimba de Luna (1984) · Happy Song (1984) · My Cherie Amour (1985) · Young Free and Single (1985) · Daddy Cool (Anniversary Recording '86) (1986) · Bang Bang Lulu (1986) · Rivers of Babylon (Remix) / Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (Remix)´ (1988) · Megamix (1988) · The Summer Mega Mix (1989) · Malaika (Lambada Remix) (1989) · Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker (1989) · Stories (1990)