Compil. DE 2008 on MCI label
R&B/Soul and Pop (Disco, Europop)
© 2008 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH Distributed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) Tracks 1 to 5, 7 and 8 are previously unreleased on CD. Made in the EU. Notes on tracks/versions. Track 1: Issued on the album Take the Heat off Me (1976) only in some territories. Track 2: Originally a single A-side (1978), also included on the album Nightflight To Venus (1978). Track 3: Non-album track. Originally a single A-side (1978). Track 4: Non-album track. Originally a B-side to "Mary's Boy Child" (1978). Track 5: The full length single version, originally released as B-side to Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday. The album Oceans Of Fantasy (1979) features a short one-minute extract of the track. Track 6: Originally released on the double A-side 7" single "El Lute/Gotta Go Home" (1979). Included on the album Oceans Of Fantasy (1979). Track 7: Originally released on the album Oceans Of Fantasy (1979). Included on the double A-side 7" single "I'm Born Again/Bahama Mama" (1979). Track 8: Originally released on the album Oceans Of Fantasy (1979). One of the early, alternate versions released on early pressings of the album. Track 9: Non-album track. Originally released on the double A-side 7" single "I See A Boat On The River/My Friend Jack" (1980). Featured as a new track on the "The Magic Of Boney M." compilation in 1980. Track 10: Non-album track. Originally released on the double A-side 7" single "I See A Boat On The River/My Friend Jack" (1980). Featured as a new track on the "The Magic Of Boney M." compilation in 1980. Track 11: Non-album track. Originally released on the double A-side 7" single "Children Of Paradise/Gadda-Da-Vida" (1980). Track 12: Non-album track. Originally released on the double A-side 7" single "Children Of Paradise/Gadda-Da-Vida" (1980).
![]() | Boney M. , 1976-1986 album by |
![]() | Casper Janssen compiled by |
![]() | Fred Jay b, 1914-1988 US lyrics by, written by |
![]() | Gilla Winger voc, *1950 AT lyrics by |
Le_palmier Design artwork |
Didi Zill photography by |
Frank Farian producer |
No | ![]() |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | Help! Help! (Long Version) | Boney M. | Frank Farian, Fred Jay | 6:06 |
2 | ![]() | Rivers Of Babylon (US Extended Promo Version) | Boney M. | Brent Dowe, Frank Farian, George Reyam, Trevor McNaughton | 7:25 |
3 | ![]() | Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (Long 12'' Version) | Boney M. | Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Hela Lorin, Jester Hairston | 6:20 |
4 | ![]() | Dancing In The Streets (Long 12'' Version) | Boney M. | Frank Farian | 6:21 |
5 | ![]() | Ribbons Of Blue (Original Long 7'' Version) | Boney M. | Keith Forsey, Laurie Andrew | 4:07 |
6 | ![]() | Gotta Go Home (Long 12'' Version) | Boney M. | Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Jürgen Huth | 5:06 |
7 | ![]() | Bahama Mama (Long 12'' Version) | Boney M. | Fred Jay | 5:14 |
8 | ![]() | No More Chain Gang (Long Version) | Boney M. | Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Rainer M. Ehrhardt, Stefan Klinkhammer | 5:40 |
9 | ![]() | I See A Boat On The River (Long 12'' Version) | Boney M. | Fred Jay, Gilla Winger | 6:06 |
10 | ![]() | My Friend Jack (Long 12'' Version) | Boney M. | The Smoke | 8:26 |
11 | Children Of Paradise (Long 12'' Version) | Boney M. | Frank Farian, Fred Jay, George Reyam | 5:19 | |
12 | Gadda-Da-Vida (Long 12'' Version) | Boney M. | Doug Ingle | 8:56 |
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