The Magic of Boney M.

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For original 1980 compilation see The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits.
The Magic Of Boney M.
The Magic Of Boney M. cover
Greatest hits by Boney M.
Released October 27, 2006
Recorded 1975-1984, 1989, 1992, 2006
Genre Eurodance, Pop, Disco
Length 74:24
Label Flag of Europe Sony BMG (EU)
Producer Frank Farian
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 4/5 stars [1]
Boney M. chronology
The Greatest Hits The Magic Of Boney M. Hit Collection

The Magic Of Boney M. is a greatest hits album of recordings by Boney M. released by Sony BMG in October of 2006.

The compilation which is an updated version of 1993's Gold - 20 Super Hits and 2001's The Greatest Hits includes eighteen of Boney M's best known hits from the 70s and 80s, a new remix of 1976 single "Sunny" by German DJ and record producer Mousse T. as well as one previously unreleased song from West End musical Daddy Cool featuring original Boney M. lead vocalist Liz Mitchell.

While this compilation is digitally remastered it contains both original recordings and overdubbed or remixed versions dating from Gold - 20 Super Hits.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:26
    • Original album version
  2. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:56
  3. "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 4:15
  4. "El Lute" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 4:00
  5. "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) - 4:20
  6. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
  7. "Rasputin" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:26
  8. "Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:15
  9. "Belfast" (Billybury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:25
  10. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 4:00
  11. "Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 4:13
  12. "Happy Song" (Abacab, Bacciocci, Spagna) - 3:56
    • Edited 7" version
  13. "Still I'm Sad" (April, McCarty, Samwell-Smith) - 4:32
  14. "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (Jester Hairston, Farian, Jay, Lorin) - 4:01
  15. "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Zambi) - 2:25
  16. "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Conz, Massara) - 2:50
  17. "Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Huth, Jay) - 2:30.
  18. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:34
    • Original album version
  19. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:30
  20. "A Moment of Love" (Bofaba, Farian) - 3:20
    • 2006 recording featuring Liz Mitchell

[edit] UK edition

  1. Rivers of Babylon
  2. Brown Girl in the Ring
  3. Daddy Cool
  4. Sunny
  5. Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord
  6. Rasputin
  7. El Lute
  8. Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday
  9. No Woman No Cry
  10. Painter Man
  11. Belfast
  12. Kalimba De Luna
  13. Happy Song
  14. Still I'm Sad
  15. Baby Do You Wanna Bump
  16. Felicidad
  17. Gotta Go Home
  18. Ma Baker
  19. Sunny (remix by Mousse T.)
  20. A Moment of Love

[edit] Release history

  • 2006 EU: Sony-BMG 88697 03290 2.

[edit] Alternative album editions

  • 2006 bonus CD edition, Sony BMG 88697 02966 2.
  1. "Magic Megamix 2006" - 5:11.

[edit] Personnel

2006 single "Sunny - Mousse T. Remix"
2006 single "Sunny - Mousse T. Remix"

[edit] Production

[edit] Single release

  1. "Sunny" (Mousse T. Radio Mix) - 3:21
  2. "Sunny" (Mousse T. Sexy Disco Radio Mix) - 3:27
  3. "Sunny" (Mousse T. Extended Radio Mix) - 4:17
  4. "Sunny" (Mousse T. Sexy Disco Club Mix) - 5:48


[edit] Sources and external links



v • d • e
Boney M.
Studio albums and
main compilations
(1976 – 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)