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At long last a U.S. Boney M collection has been issued, featuring all 16 of the quartet's biggest U.K. hits (including all of their U.K. Top 40 hits and their four charted U.S. hits). The group scored a massive run of hits in Europe, but in the U.S. only "Rivers of Babylon," based on Psalms 137:1 and featuring the oldest lyric on a charted record (according to Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles book), managed to crack the American Top 40. Highlights include the disco hit "Ma Baker," the bizarre but infectious "Rasputin" (a dance song about, of all things, the mysterious Russian monk), the "Fernando"-ish "El Lute," their version of "No Woman No Cry," and the song they will probably be best remembered for, "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord," one of the U.K.'s biggest-selling singles ever (along with "Rivers of Babylon.") Unfortunately, this album features nothing as far as liner notes are concerned, and only one picture of the group, rendering them as somewhat anonymous entities behind Frank Farian's production machine, best (and notoriously) remembered as the force behind Milli Vanilli. By no means complete, this collection provides a good introduction to Boney M for American audiences, especially those who enjoy 1970s dance music, Europop, and ABBA. Finally, the collection ends with a decent 2001 remix of "Daddy Cool" and a "Mega Mix," although this reviewer would have preferred other singles, such as "Bahama Mama" or "I See a Boat on the River."
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
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Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Frank Farian, Composer, Producer - George Reyam, Lyricist
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Frank Farian, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - George Reyam, Composer, Lyricist - Brent Dowe, Composer, Lyricist - T. McNaughton, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Frank Farian, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Farian, Composer, Lyricist - Reyam, Composer, Lyricist - Jay, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer
(P) 1992 BMG Berlin Musik GmbH/MCI
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Farian, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Reyam, Composer, Lyricist - F. Jay, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Frank Farian, Producer - Hebb, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1976 BMG Berlin Musik GmbH/MCI
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - D. Deutscher, Composer - J.Billsbury, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer
(P) 1977 BMG Berlin Musik GmbH/MCI
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Traditional, Composer - Frank Farian, Adapter, Producer - Fred Jay, Lyricist
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Phillips, Composer, Lyricist - Pickett, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Frank Farian, Composer, Producer - Heinz Huth, Composer - Fred Jay, Lyricist - Jürgen Huth, Lyricist - S. Klinkhammer
(P) 1979 BMG Berlin Musik GmbH/MCI
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - J. Hairston, Composer, Lyricist - F. Farian, Composer, Lyricist - F. Jay, Composer, Lyricist - H. Korn, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Ford Vincent, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Blum, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - F.Farian, Composer, Lyricist - F. Jay, Composer, Lyricist
(P)2000 BMG Berlin Music GmbH/MCI
Boney M., Main Artist - D.Kawohl, Composer, Lyricist - F.Farian, Composer, Lyricist - Jay, Composer, Lyricist - FMP, Producer
(P)1978 BMG Berlin Musik GmbH/MCI
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Helmut Rulofs, Composer, Lyricist - F. Jay, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer
(P) 1979 BMG Berlin Musik GmbH/MCI
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Smoke, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer
(P) 1980 BMG Berlin Musik GmbH/MCI
Boney M., Main Artist - Farian, Composer, Lyricist - Reyam, Composer, Lyricist - Jewels, Mixing Engineer - Stone, Mixing Engineer - Frank Farian, Producer
(P)2001 BMG Berlin Musik GmbH
Boney M., Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Frank Farian - Unknown, Producer
(P)1992 BMG Berlin Musik GmbH/MCI
Album review
At long last a U.S. Boney M collection has been issued, featuring all 16 of the quartet's biggest U.K. hits (including all of their U.K. Top 40 hits and their four charted U.S. hits). The group scored a massive run of hits in Europe, but in the U.S. only "Rivers of Babylon," based on Psalms 137:1 and featuring the oldest lyric on a charted record (according to Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles book), managed to crack the American Top 40. Highlights include the disco hit "Ma Baker," the bizarre but infectious "Rasputin" (a dance song about, of all things, the mysterious Russian monk), the "Fernando"-ish "El Lute," their version of "No Woman No Cry," and the song they will probably be best remembered for, "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord," one of the U.K.'s biggest-selling singles ever (along with "Rivers of Babylon.") Unfortunately, this album features nothing as far as liner notes are concerned, and only one picture of the group, rendering them as somewhat anonymous entities behind Frank Farian's production machine, best (and notoriously) remembered as the force behind Milli Vanilli. By no means complete, this collection provides a good introduction to Boney M for American audiences, especially those who enjoy 1970s dance music, Europop, and ABBA. Finally, the collection ends with a decent 2001 remix of "Daddy Cool" and a "Mega Mix," although this reviewer would have preferred other singles, such as "Bahama Mama" or "I See a Boat on the River."
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:06
- Main artists: Boney M.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ariola
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) This compilation 2001 BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
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