The Magic of Boney M.

The Magic of Boney M.
Greatest hits album by Boney M.
Released	October 27, 2006
Recorded	1975-1984, 1989, 1992, 2006
Genre	Eurodance, Pop, Euro disco
Length	74:24
Label	Sony BMG (EU)
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. chronology
The Greatest Hits (2001) The Magic of Boney M. (2006) Hit Collection (2007)

Professional ratings
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The Magic of Boney M. is a greatest hits album of recordings by Boney M. released by Sony BMG in October 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 new recording 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.

Track listing

1. "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:26
   • Original album version
2. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:56
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
3. "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 4:15
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
4. "El Lute" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 4:00
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix ( - 4:58) remains unreleased on CD.
5. "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) - 4:20
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
6. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix released on CD compilation "Kalimba de luna" (2007).
7. "Rasputin" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:26
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix ( - 4:43) released on the double CD compilation "Let it all be music" (2009).
8. "Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:15
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
9. "Belfast" (Billybury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:25
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
10. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 4:00
    • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
11. "Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 4:13
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits Original 7" mix ( -4:31) released on the double CD compilation "Let it all be music" (2009)
12. "Happy Song" (Abacab, Bacciocci, Spagna) - 3:56
    • Edited 7" version. Original 7" mix (- 4:20) released on the double CD compilation "Let it all be music" (2009)
13. "Still I'm Sad" (April, McCarty, Samwell-Smith) - 4:32
    • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
14. "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (Jester Hairston, Farian, Jay, Lorin) - 4:01
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
15. "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Zambi) - 2:25
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
16. "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Conz, Massara) - 2:50
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
17. "Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Huth, Jay) - 2:30.
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix ( - 4:40) released on the double CD compilation "Let it all be music" (2009).
18. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:34
    • Original album version
19. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:30
    • 2006 remix by Mousse T.
20. "A Moment of Love" (Bofaba, Farian) - 3:20
    • 2006 recording featuring Liz Mitchell

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

Release history

• 2006 EU: Sony-BMG 88697 03290 2.

Alternative album editions

• 2006 bonus CD edition, Sony BMG 88697 02966 2.

1. "Magic Megamix 2006" - 5:11.

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 (tracks 11 & 12)
• Bobby Farrell - vocals (track 12)

Production

• Frank Farian - producer
• Mousse T. - remixer

Single release

• "Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)" (digital download, Sony BMG)

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

Sources and external links

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

Boney M. Liz Mitchell Marcia Barrett Maizie Williams Bobby Farrell Reggie Tsiboe 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–present) The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits (1986) The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs (1986) Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 (1988) Ma Baker (1989) 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) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 1 (2008) Christmas Time (2008) The Complete Boney M. (2008) In the Mix (2008) The Magic of Boney M. - The Danish Collection (2008) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 2 (2009) Let It All Be Music - The Party Album (2009) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 3 (2009) Main single discography "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) "Painter Man" (1979) "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (1979) "El Lute"/"Gotta Go Home" (1979) "I'm Born Again"/"Bahama Mama" (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) "The 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) "Christmas Mega Mix" (1992) "Megamix" (1992) "Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix)" (1993) "Ma Baker (Remix)" (1993) "Papa Chico" (1994) "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (1998) "Daddy Cool '99" (1999) "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (1999) "Sunny (Remix)" (2000) "Daddy Cool 2001" (2001) "Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)" (2006) "Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)" (2009) Book