Best in Spain

Best in Spain
Compilation album by Boney M.
Released	1996
Recorded	1976-1985, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996
Genre	Eurodance, pop, Euro disco
Length	77:09
Label	BMG-Ariola (Spain)
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. chronology
Hit Collection (Boney M. 1996) (1996)Hit Collection (Boney M. 1996)1996 Best in Spain (1996) The Best of Boney M. (1997)The Best of Boney M.1997

Best in Spain is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola Spain in 1996.

Best In Spain is one of the more unusual Boney M. hits compilations as it contains not only the original disco classics but also two contemporary interpretations of the band's hits. The first is "Rasputin" sung in Spanish by electropop band Fangoria which samples the original Boney M. version and the second a fairly radical take on "Ma Baker" by Spanish punk rockers The Killer Barbies featuring Alaska.

Track listing

1. "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:26
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
2. "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 4:15
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:56
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
4. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:07
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
5. "Belfast" (Billybury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:25
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
6. "Rasputin" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:26
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix ( - 4:43) remains unreleased on CD.
7. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 4:00
   • Remix '93, radio edit
8. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix remains unreleased on CD.
9. "El Lute" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 4:00
   • 1989 remix from Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II, edited
10. "Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:13
    • 1993 overdub edit from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
11. "I See A Boat On The River (Rulofs, Jay) - 4:31
    • 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
12. "Boonoonoonoos" (Farian, Sgarbi, Courage, Jay) - 2:12
    • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
13. "Ribbons Of Blue" (Keith Forsey) - 4:02
    • 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
14. "Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Huth, Jay) - 2:30.
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix remains unreleased on CD.
15. "Barbarella Fortuneteller" (Farian, Kawohl, Spain) - 2:56
    • Original album version
16. "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) - 4:20
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
17. "Malaika" (Farian, Traditional) - 2:48
    • Original vinyl album edit. Original 7" mix ( - 5:02) remains unreleased on CD.
18. "Todos Buenos" (Farian, Applegate) - 4:35
    • Original album version
19. "Rasputin" (In Spanish) (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 5:07
    • Produced and performed by Fangoria
20. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 4:12
    • Performed by The Killer Barbies featuring Alaska. Produced by Fangoria.

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
• Fangoria - performers
• The Killer Barbies - performers
• Alaska - performer

Production

• Frank Farian - producer, remixer
• Fangoria - producers (tracks 19 & 20)

Release history

• 1996 Spain: BMG Ariola 74321 380822 2

Sources and external links

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