The Essential Boney M.

~ Release by Boney M. (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Baby Do You Wanna Bump
recording of:
Baby, Do You Wanna Bump
lyricist and composer:
Zambi
is based on:
Al Capone
3:41
2Daddy Cool
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Daddy Cool
lyricist:
George Reyam
composer:
Frank Farian
publisher:
Intro (German publisher) (in 1976)
4.153:29
3Sunny
recording of:
Sunny
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
4:04
4No Woman No Cry
recording of:
No Woman, No Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (publisher) (in 1976)
4:19
5Ma Baker
recording of:
Ma Baker
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
4:36
6Belfast
recording of:
Belfast (English version)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Bilsbury, Drafi Deutscher and Joe Menke (schlager songwriter & producer)
3:31
7Rivers of Babylon
recording of:
Rivers of Babylon
writer:
Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Far Musikverlag GmbH
4:20
8Brown Girl in the Ring
recording of:
Brown Girl in the Ring (Boney M.)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Frank Farian
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frank Farian
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Far Musikverlag GmbH, Far Musikverlag GmbH und Co., KG and Hansa International
version of:
Brown Girl in the Ring (traditional)
4:03
9Rasputin
recording of:
Rasputin
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
4:28
10Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord
lyricist:
Frank Farian, Jester Hairston, Fred Jay and Heinz Korn (composer and songwriter, „Doppel-Korn“)
composer:
Frank Farian, Jester Hairston and Fred Jay
medley of:
Oh My Lord
medley of:
Mary’s Boy Child
4:03
11Painter Man
producer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
Painter Man
writer:
Eddie Phillips and Kenny Pickett
cover recording of:
Painter Man
writer:
Eddie Phillips and Kenny Pickett
3:12
12Hooray! Hooray! It’s a Holi-Holiday
recording of:
Hooray! Hooray! It’s a Holi‐Holiday
composer:
Frank Farian and Fred Jay
is based on:
Polly Wolly Doodle
3:56
13Gotta Go Home
recording of:
Gotta Go Home
lyricist:
Jürgen Huth and Fred Jay
composer:
Frank Farian and Heinz Huth
is based on:
Hallo Bimmelbahn
2:33
14El Lute
recording of:
El Lute
writer:
Hans Blum (German songwriter, composer, producer and singer), Frank Farian and Fred Jay
is based on:
Ich hab' dich lieb, so lieb
4:00
15I’m Born Again
4:23
16Bahama Mama
producer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
Bahama Mama
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Frank Farian
music quoted on:
Бабка
3:18
17I See a Boat on the River
recording of:
I See a Boat on the River
writer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Helmut Rulofs and Gilla Winger
4:42
18My Friend Jack
cover recording of:
My Friend Jack
writer:
Geoff Gill, Mal Luker, Zeke Lund and Mick Rowley
4:30
19Children of Paradise
recording of:
Children of Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
arranger:
Stefan Klinkhammer
4:31
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Felicidad (Margherita)
Boney M.4:34
2Gadda-Da-Vida
Boney M.5:05
3Malaika
recording of:
Malaika (Boney M. version)
lyricist and composer:
Adam Salim
arranger:
Frank Farian and George Reyam
version of:
Malaika
version of:
Malaika (Swahili love song, commonly attributed to Adam Salim)
Boney M.3:27
4We Kill the World (Don’t Kill the World)
recording of:
We Kill the World
writer:
Frank Farian, Giorgio Sgarbi and Gisela Sgarbi
Boney M.6:35
5Going Back West
recording of:
Going Back West
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
Boney M.4:18
6Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)
Boney M.3:41
7Somewhere in the World
recording of:
Somewhere in the World
lyricist:
Paul Davis (Paul "Sandy" Davis), Tammy Grohé and Thomas Lomberg
composer:
Wolfgang Keilhauer
Boney M.4:27
8Kalimba de Luna
recording of:
Kalimba de luna
lyricist:
Tony Esposito, Gianluigi Di Franco, Remo Licastro and Mauro Malavasi
composer:
Giuseppe Amoroso, Tony Esposito and Remo Licastro
Boney M.4:33
9Happy Song
recording of:
Happy Song
lyricist:
I. Abacab
composer:
Ottavio Bacciocchi and Ivana Spagna
Boney M. and Bobby Farrell with The School Rebels3:59
10Chérie Amour
recording of:
My Cherie Amour
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
Boney M.4:06
11Young, Free and Single
recording of:
Young, Free and Single
lyricist:
Mary Applegate and Robert Rayen
composer:
Frank Farian
Boney M.4:21
12Stories
additional producer:
Charles Key B. and Mike Newman (engineer)
producer:
Frank Farian
remixer:
Charles Key B. and Michael Newman (engineer)
recording of:
Stories
composer:
Bill Ador (Belgian musician), Peter Bischof‐Fallenstein and Jean Kluger (Belgian producer, publisher, songwriter)
Boney M.4:20
13Megamix (extended version) Medley Rivers of Babylon Daddy Cool Rasputin Ma Baker
Boney M.7:02
14Brown Girl in the Ring (remix ’93 - radio version)
recording of:
Brown Girl in the Ring (Boney M.)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Frank Farian
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frank Farian
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Far Musikverlag GmbH, Far Musikverlag GmbH und Co., KG and Hansa International
version of:
Brown Girl in the Ring (traditional)
Boney M.4:03
15Ma Baker (extended radio edit)
recording of:
Ma Baker
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
Boney M. Vs. Sash!4:54
16Daddy Cool ’99
recording of:
Daddy Cool
lyricist:
George Reyam
composer:
Frank Farian
publisher:
Intro (German publisher) (in 1976)
Boney M.3:53
17Barbra Streisand (The Most Wanted Woman)
Boney M.3:16