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A 20-track hits compilation, The Magic of Boney M. is a fair account of the band's biggest chart smashes, with a few extra goodies thrown in for fun. A club staple in Europe, the band also had a fair amount of success in the United States, although, good as they could be, they remained for the most part on the fringe. Better across their hits than on albums proper, Boney M. kick off this well-paced collection with the classic reggae spiritual "Rivers of Babylon" before diving to the opposite end of the spectrum with the slightly sinister stylings of "Daddy Cool" -- "Do you know who your sugar daddy is?" Other highlights are the outstanding and gleefully overwrought "Rasputin" and "Ma Baker." "El Lute," on the other hand, doesn't work within the formula and sounds more sub-MOR Abba than anything else. Included, too, is the now classic "Brown Girl in the Ring." And it just wouldn't be a true Boney M. experience without one or two of their holiday hits. We are rewarded with both "Mary's Boy Child" and the less-than-stellar "Hooray Hooray, It's a Holi-Holiday."
© Amy Hanson /TiVo
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G. Reyam, Composer - G. Reyam, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Composer - Frank Farian, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Bobby Hebb, Composer - Bobby Hebb, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
G. Reyam, Composer - G. Reyam, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Composer - Frank Farian, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Fred Jay, Composer - Fred Jay, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Composer - Frank Farian, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer - Hans Blum, Composer - Hans Blum, Lyricist
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer - Vincent Ford, Composer - Vincent Ford, Lyricist
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Fred Jay, Lyricist - Boney M., Performer - Frank Farian, Adaptor - Frank Farian, Producer - Traditional, Composer
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Fred Jay, Composer - Fred Jay, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Composer - Frank Farian, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer - Reyam, Composer - Reyam, Lyricist
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Phil Pickett, Composer - Phil Pickett, Lyricist - John Phillips, Composer - John Phillips, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Jimmy Bilsbury, Composer - Jimmy Bilsbury, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer - Menke, Composer - Menke, Lyricist - Deutscher, Composer - Deutscher, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Frank Farian, Composer - Frank Farian, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Mauro Malavasi, Composer - Toni Esposito, Composer - Toni Esposito, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer - Amoruso, Composer - Remo Licastro, Composer - Remo Licastro, Lyricist - Gianluigi Di Franco, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Ivana Spagna, Lyricist - Ivana Spagna, Composer - O. Bacciocci, Composer - O. Bacciocci, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer - Abacab, Composer - Abacab, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
McCarthy, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer - S. Smith, Composer
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Jester Hairston, Composer - Jester Hairston, Lyricist - Heinz Korn, Lyricist - Fred Jay, Composer - Fred Jay, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Composer - Frank Farian, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Stefan Klinkhammer, Arranger - Zambi, Composer - Zambi, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Massara, Composer - Massara, Lyricist - Conz, Composer - Conz, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer
(P) 1980 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Fred Jay, Composer - Fred Jay, Lyricist - Huth, Composer - Huth, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Composer - Frank Farian, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Frank Farian, Producer - Frank Farian, Composer - Frank Farian, Lyricist - Boney M., Performer - Jay, Composer - Jay, Lyricist - Reyam, Composer - Reyam, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Bobby Hebb, Composer - Bobby Hebb, Lyricist - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer - Hans-Martin Buff, Mixing Engineer - Mousse T., Re-Mixer - Stavros Iaonnou, Guitar
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Mary S. Applegate, Lyricist - M. Bofaba, Composer - Frank Farian, Composer - Frank Farian, Producer - Boney M., Performer
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Album review
A 20-track hits compilation, The Magic of Boney M. is a fair account of the band's biggest chart smashes, with a few extra goodies thrown in for fun. A club staple in Europe, the band also had a fair amount of success in the United States, although, good as they could be, they remained for the most part on the fringe. Better across their hits than on albums proper, Boney M. kick off this well-paced collection with the classic reggae spiritual "Rivers of Babylon" before diving to the opposite end of the spectrum with the slightly sinister stylings of "Daddy Cool" -- "Do you know who your sugar daddy is?" Other highlights are the outstanding and gleefully overwrought "Rasputin" and "Ma Baker." "El Lute," on the other hand, doesn't work within the formula and sounds more sub-MOR Abba than anything else. Included, too, is the now classic "Brown Girl in the Ring." And it just wouldn't be a true Boney M. experience without one or two of their holiday hits. We are rewarded with both "Mary's Boy Child" and the less-than-stellar "Hooray Hooray, It's a Holi-Holiday."
© Amy Hanson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:08
- Main artists: Boney M.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MCI
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Disco
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
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