The Collection (1991 Boney M. album)
The Collection is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by label BMG-Ariola in 1991.
The Collection was part of BMG's first mid-price CD campaign, the company released a large number of Collections containing back-catalogue material by artists ranging from Modern Talking, Imagination and Amanda Lear to Chuck Berry, Glenn Miller and Elvis Presley.
The majority of the tracks on this release are taken from 1980 compilation The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits, subsequently most of them appear in slightly edited form.
BMG-Ariola France has re-issued this compilation with new artwork as Cristal Collection in 1994 and as Sunny, Daddy Cool, Rivers Of Babylon and L'Essentiel, both in 2001.
Track listing
- "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:59
- "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:25
- "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:14
- "My Friend Jack" (The Smoke) - 4:31
- "I See a Boat on the River" (Farian, Jay, Rulofs) - 3:03
- "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 3:06
- "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (Jester Hairston, Farian, Jay, Lorin) - 4:31
- "Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:17
- "I'm Born Again" (Jay, Rulofs) - 3:57
- "Oceans of Fantasy" (Kawohl & Towers) - 3:19
- "Ribbons of Blue" (Keith Forsey) - 3:04
Personnel
Production
Release history
- 1991 Germany: BMG-Ariola 261 670, 616 701.
- 1994 France: Cristal Collection BMG-Ariola 74321 0007 208.
- 2001 France: L'Essentiel BMG-Ariola 74321 844 902.
References
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Studio albums and
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Main compilations
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Book:Boney M.
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