Hit Collection (Boney M. 1996)

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Hit Collection
Box set by Boney M.
Released	1996
Recorded	1975-1985, 1992, 1993
Genre	Eurodance, Pop, Disco
Label	BMG-Ariola (GER)
Producer	Frank Farian
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Boney M. chronology
More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II Hit Collection Best in Spain

Hit Collection is a 3 CD box set of recordings by Boney M. issued by BMG-Ariola in 1996.
The forty-two track release contains tracks from the seven Boney M. studio albums as well as edited or remixed versions of the band's hits from compilations The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits, Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs, Gold - 20 Super Hits, The Greatest Hits and More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II.
The three discs of the box set have also been available separately as Happy Songs, Daddy Cool and Painter Man.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one - Happy Songs 1.2 Disc two - Daddy Cool 1.3 Disc three - Painter Man 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Release history 5 Sources and external links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one - Happy Songs

1. "Happy Song" (Abacab, Bacciocchi, Spagna) - 3:30
   • Edited 7" version
2. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian) - 3:55
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix remains unreleased on CD.
3. "Kalimba De Luna" (Amoruso, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 4:11
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
4. "Children of Paradise" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 2:50
   • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs. Original 7" mix ( - 4:23) remains unreleased on CD.
5. "Brown Girl in the Ring (Farian) - 3:03
   • Remix '93, edited version
6. "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Conz, Massara) - 2:52
   • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
7. "Malaika" (Farian, Traditional) - 3:28
   • Edited 7" version from Boonoonoonoos limited edition double album. Original 7" mix ( - 5:02) remains unreleased on CD.
8. "Take The Heat Off Me" (Bigazzi) - 4:47
   • Original album version
9. "Gotta Go Home" (Farian) - 3:45
   • Oceans of Fantasy album edit. Original 7" mix ( - 4:40) remains unreleased on CD.
10. "The Calendar Song (January, February, March...)" (Farian) - 2:24
    • 1984 remix version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
11. "My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) - 3:55
    • 1993 overdub edit from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
12. "Barbarella Fortuneteller" (Davis, Farian, Kawohl) - 2:58
    • Original album version
13. "Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" (Bischof, Harrison) - 2:49
    • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
14. "Bang Bang Lulu" (Farian) - 3:01
    • Original album version

[edit] Disc two - Daddy Cool

1. "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:27
   • Original album version
2. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 4:03
   • Original album version
3. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 4:15
   • 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
4. "Motherless Child" (Farian, Mitchell) - 4:15
   • 1993 remix version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
5. "No Woman, No Cry" (Ford, Bob Marley) - 3:30
   • Edited version
6. "Dreadlock Holiday" (Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman) - 4:20
   • 1993 remix from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
7. "Fever" (Cooley, Davenport) - 4:00
   • Original album version
8. "Hold On I'm Coming" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) - 3:37
   • Performed by Precious Wilson, 1994 Oceans Of Fantasy CD edit
9. "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:59
   • Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
10. "Boonoonoonoos" (Courage, Farian, Jay, Sgarbi) - 2:12
    • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
11. "Voodoonight" (Sgarbi) - 3:31
    • Original album version
12. "I Feel Good" (Bischof, Farian) - 3:05
    • Original album version
13. "Bel Ami" (Bischof, Farian, Rainford) - 3:12
    • Original album version
14. "Gloria, Can You Waddle" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:57
    • Original album version

[edit] Disc three - Painter Man

1. "Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:10
   • Original album version
2. "Belfast" (Hillsbury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:31
   • Original album version
3. "Living Like a Moviestar" (Bischof, Farian, Kawohl) - 3:04
   • Original album version
4. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:05
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
5. "Plantation Boy" (Jay, King) - 4:27
   • Original album version
6. "King of the Road" (Roger Miller) - 2:36
   • Original album version
7. "Going Back West" (Jimmy Cliff) - 3:11
   • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs. Original 7" mix ( - 4:05) remains unreleased on CD.
8. "Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:16
   • 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
9. "Rasputin" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:24
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits . Original 7" mix ( - 4:43) remains unreleased on CD.
10. "Got a Man On My Mind" (Farian, Jay) - 3:25
    • Original album version
11. "The Alibama" (Davis, Farian, Reyam) - 3:11
    • Original album version
12. "I See a Boat on the River" (Farian, Jay, Rulofs) - 3:55
    • Edited version
13. "Gadda-Da-Vida" (Doug Ingle) - 2:59
    • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs. Original 7" mix ( - 4:58) remains unreleased on CD.
14. "Nightflight To Venus" (Farian, Jay, Kawohl) - 3:49
    • 1992 edited version from Gold - 20 Super Hits

[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
• Bobby Farrell - vocals

[edit] Production

• Frank Farian - producer, remixer

[edit] Release history

• 1996 Germany: Ariola Express 74321 61562 2.

[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)