The Essential Boney M.

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Tracklist

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1Baby Do You Wanna Bump
recording of:
Baby, Do You Wanna Bump
lyricist and composer:
Zambi
is based on:
Al Capone
3:42
2Daddy Cool
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett (in 1976), Frank Farian (in 1976) and Liz Mitchell (in 1976)
arranger:
Steven Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Far Music Productions GmbH (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1976)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 153)
recording of:
Daddy Cool (in 1976)
lyricist:
George Reyam
composer:
Frank Farian
publisher:
BMG Music, Far Musikverlag GmbH and Intro (German publisher) (in 1976)
43:29
3Sunny
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
cover 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 (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
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 (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
44:03
4No Woman No Cry
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
cover 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), Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), 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
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
4.54:36
6Belfast
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Belfast (English version)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Bilsbury, Drafi Deutscher and Joe Menke (schlager songwriter & producer)
3.53:31
7Rivers of Babylon
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hansa (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Rivers of Babylon (Boney M. version)
lyricist:
Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
composer:
Brent Dowe, Frank Farian, Trevor McNaughton and George Reyam
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and FAR Music (publisher for Frank Farian)
is based on:
Rivers of Babylon
44:20
8Brown Girl in the Ring
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
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)
2.54:04
9Rasputin
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1978)
recording of:
Rasputin
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
44:27
10Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Bobby Farrell (Boney M.), Maise Williams and Liz Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FAR Music Production GmbH (in 1992)
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
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
medley of:
Mary’s Boy Child
medley of:
Oh My Lord
24:03
11Painter Man
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
cover recording of:
Painter Man
writer:
Eddie Phillips and Kenny Pickett
23:11
12Hooray! Hooray! It’s a Holi-Holiday
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Hooray! Hooray! It’s a Holi‐Holiday
composer:
Frank Farian and Fred Jay
publisher:
BMG Music
is based on:
Polly Wolly Doodle
23:56
13Gotta Go Home
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Gotta Go Home
lyricist:
Jürgen Huth and Fred Jay
composer:
Frank Farian and Heinz Huth
is based on:
Hallo Bimmelbahn
22:34
14El Lute
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
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
4:01
15I’m Born Again
producer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
I’m Born Again
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Helmut Rulofs
4:22
16Bahama Mama
producer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
Bahama Mama
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Frank Farian
3:18
17I See a Boat on the River
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
lead vocals:
Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
I See a Boat on the River
writer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Helmut Rulofs and Gilla Winger
24:42
18My Friend Jack
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
vocals:
Liz Mitchell
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
4:30
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1Felicidad (Margherita)
producer:
Frank Farian
cover recording of:
Felicidad (Margherita)
lyricist:
Rosella Conz
composer:
Pino Massara
translated version of:
Margherita
Boney M.54:35
2Gadda-Da-Vida
producer:
Frank Farian
lead vocals:
Kathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian and Patricia Shockley
cover recording of:
In‐A‐Gadda‐Da‐Vida
lyricist and composer:
Douglas Lloyd Ingle
publisher:
Ten East‐Cotillion‐Itasca
Boney M.5:06
3Malaika
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Kathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian and Patricia Shockley
lead vocals:
Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
arranger:
Frank Farian and George Reyam
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.3:28
4We Kill the World (Don’t Kill the World)
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Kathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Patricia Shockley
lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Brian Paul
spoken vocals [Rap]:
Bobby Farrell (Boney M.)
recording of:
We Kill the World
writer:
Frank Farian, Giorgio Sgarbi and Gisela Sgarbi
Boney M.6:35
5Going Back West
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Kathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Pat Schockley
lead vocals:
Reggie Tsiboe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FAR Music (publisher for Frank Farian)
cover recording of:
Going Back West
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
Boney M.4:17
6Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Kathy Bartney, Judy Cheeks, Madeleine Davis and Reggie Tsiboe
lead vocals:
Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)
composer:
Peter Bischof‐Fallenstein and Teddy Kalanda Harrison
is based on:
Jambo Bwana
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
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Judy Cheeks, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian, Amy Goff, Elaine Goff and Patricia Shockley
lead vocals:
Frank Farian and Reggie Tsiboe
cover 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.4:34
9Happy Song
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian, Bobby Farrell (Boney M.), Liz Mitchell and Reggie Tsiboe
cover recording of:
Happy Song
lyricist:
I. Abacab
composer:
Ottavio Bacciocchi and Ivana Spagna
Boney M. and Bobby Farrell with The School Rebels4:00
10Chérie Amour
producer:
Frank Farian
cover recording of:
My Cherie Amour
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
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.24:03
15Ma Baker (extended radio edit)
producer:
Tokapi
remixer:
Sash! (German DJ/production team)
performer:
Sash! (German DJ/production team)
recording of:
Ma Baker
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Boney M. Vs. Sash!54:55
16Daddy Cool ’99
recording of:
Daddy Cool
lyricist:
George Reyam
composer:
Frank Farian
publisher:
BMG Music, Far Musikverlag GmbH and Intro (German publisher) (in 1976)
Boney M.3:53
17Barbra Streisand (The Most Wanted Woman)
Boney M.3:14

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part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 151)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/760161 [info]