The Magic of Boney M. | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | October 27, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 1975-1984 | |||
Genre | Eurodance, Pop, Euro disco | |||
Length | 74:24 | |||
Label | Sony BMG (Europe) | |||
Producer | Frank Farian | |||
Boney M. chronology | ||||
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2022 reissue cover | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Magic of Boney M. is a greatest hits album of recordings by Boney M. released by Sony BMG in October 2006.
The compilation which is an updated version of 1992's Gold – 20 Super Hits and 2001's The Greatest Hits includes eighteen of Boney M's best known hits from the 1970s and 1980s, a new remix of 1976 single "Sunny" by German DJ and record producer Mousse T. as well as one new track featuring vocals from original Boney M. lead vocalist Liz Mitchell.
While this compilation is digitally remastered it contains both original recordings and overdubbed or remixed versions dating from Gold - 20 Super Hits.
The compilation was reissued on 18 March 2022 with new artwork as a special "remix edition". This release replaces "A Moment of Love" with the 2021 remixes of " Rasputin" and " Daddy Cool", along with a previously-unreleased Spanish version of " Rivers of Babylon" entitled "Rios de Babylonia". [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Daddy Cool" | Frank Farian/George Reyam | 3:28 |
2. | " Sunny" (1992 overdub mix) | Bobby Hebb | 3:57 |
3. | " Rivers of Babylon" (single version, 1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian/George Reyam | 4:16 |
4. | " El Lute" (remix ‘89 edit) | Hans Blum/Frank Farian/Fred Jay | 4:00 |
5. | " No Woman, No Cry" (1992 overdub mix) | Bob Marley | 4:18 |
6. | " Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian/Fred Jay | 3:56 |
7. | " Rasputin" (single version, 1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian/Fred Jay/George Reyam | 4:26 |
8. | " Painter Man" (1992 overdub mix) | Kenny Pickett/Eddie Phillips | 3:17 |
9. | " Belfast" (1992 overdub mix) | Jimmy Bilsbury/ Drafi Deutscher/Joe Menke | 3:27 |
10. | " Brown Girl in the Ring" (1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian | 4:01 |
11. | " Kalimba de Luna" (1992 overdub mix) | Gianluigi Di Franco/Giuseppe Amoruso/ Tony Esposito/Remo Licastro/ Mauro Malavasi | 4:13 |
12. | " Happy Song" (single version edit) | Abacap/Ottavio Bacciocchi/ Ivana Spagna | 3:58 |
13. | "Still I’m Sad" (1992 overdub mix) | Jim McCarty/ Paul Samwell-Smith | 4:25 |
14. | " Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" (radio version ‘92) | Jester Hairston/Frank Farian/Fred Jay/Hela Lorin | 4:02 |
15. | " Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1992 overdub mix) | Zambi | 2:27 |
16. | " Felicidad (Margherita)" (1992 overdub mix) | Pino Massara/Rosella Conz | 2:51 |
17. | " Gotta Go Home" (1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian/Heinz Huth/Jürgen Huth/Fred Jay | 2:33 |
18. | " Ma Baker" (1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian/Fred Jay/George Reyam | 4:06 |
19. | "Sunny" (Mousse T. radio mix) | Bobby Hebb | 3:20 |
20. | "A Moment of Love" | Frank Farian/M. Bofaba | 3:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Magic Mega Mix 2006" (composes of "Daddy Cool" (intro), "Gotta Go Home", "Rasputin", "Sunny", "Ma Baker" and "Daddy Cool") | 5:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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20. | " Rasputin" (Majestic X Boney M.) | 3:06 |
21. | " Daddy Cool" (Lizot X Boney M.) | 2:35 |
22. | "Rios de Babylonia" (Spanish version) | 4:07 |
Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [3] | 28 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [4] | 13 |
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten) [5] | 16 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [6] | 94 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [7] | 27 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [8] | 154 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [9] | 19 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [10] | 2 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [11] | 2 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [12] | 23 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [13] | 5 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [14] | 39 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [15] | 45 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
---|---|
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [16] | 10 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [17] | 84 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [18] | 159 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [19] | 7 |
Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ) [20] | 24 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [21] | 36 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia ( ARIA) [22] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada ( Music Canada) [23] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Ireland ( IRMA) [24] | Gold | 7,500^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
The Magic of Boney M. | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | October 27, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 1975-1984 | |||
Genre | Eurodance, Pop, Euro disco | |||
Length | 74:24 | |||
Label | Sony BMG (Europe) | |||
Producer | Frank Farian | |||
Boney M. chronology | ||||
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2022 reissue cover | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Magic of Boney M. is a greatest hits album of recordings by Boney M. released by Sony BMG in October 2006.
The compilation which is an updated version of 1992's Gold – 20 Super Hits and 2001's The Greatest Hits includes eighteen of Boney M's best known hits from the 1970s and 1980s, a new remix of 1976 single "Sunny" by German DJ and record producer Mousse T. as well as one new track featuring vocals from original Boney M. lead vocalist Liz Mitchell.
While this compilation is digitally remastered it contains both original recordings and overdubbed or remixed versions dating from Gold - 20 Super Hits.
The compilation was reissued on 18 March 2022 with new artwork as a special "remix edition". This release replaces "A Moment of Love" with the 2021 remixes of " Rasputin" and " Daddy Cool", along with a previously-unreleased Spanish version of " Rivers of Babylon" entitled "Rios de Babylonia". [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | " Daddy Cool" | Frank Farian/George Reyam | 3:28 |
2. | " Sunny" (1992 overdub mix) | Bobby Hebb | 3:57 |
3. | " Rivers of Babylon" (single version, 1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian/George Reyam | 4:16 |
4. | " El Lute" (remix ‘89 edit) | Hans Blum/Frank Farian/Fred Jay | 4:00 |
5. | " No Woman, No Cry" (1992 overdub mix) | Bob Marley | 4:18 |
6. | " Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian/Fred Jay | 3:56 |
7. | " Rasputin" (single version, 1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian/Fred Jay/George Reyam | 4:26 |
8. | " Painter Man" (1992 overdub mix) | Kenny Pickett/Eddie Phillips | 3:17 |
9. | " Belfast" (1992 overdub mix) | Jimmy Bilsbury/ Drafi Deutscher/Joe Menke | 3:27 |
10. | " Brown Girl in the Ring" (1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian | 4:01 |
11. | " Kalimba de Luna" (1992 overdub mix) | Gianluigi Di Franco/Giuseppe Amoruso/ Tony Esposito/Remo Licastro/ Mauro Malavasi | 4:13 |
12. | " Happy Song" (single version edit) | Abacap/Ottavio Bacciocchi/ Ivana Spagna | 3:58 |
13. | "Still I’m Sad" (1992 overdub mix) | Jim McCarty/ Paul Samwell-Smith | 4:25 |
14. | " Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" (radio version ‘92) | Jester Hairston/Frank Farian/Fred Jay/Hela Lorin | 4:02 |
15. | " Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1992 overdub mix) | Zambi | 2:27 |
16. | " Felicidad (Margherita)" (1992 overdub mix) | Pino Massara/Rosella Conz | 2:51 |
17. | " Gotta Go Home" (1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian/Heinz Huth/Jürgen Huth/Fred Jay | 2:33 |
18. | " Ma Baker" (1992 overdub mix) | Frank Farian/Fred Jay/George Reyam | 4:06 |
19. | "Sunny" (Mousse T. radio mix) | Bobby Hebb | 3:20 |
20. | "A Moment of Love" | Frank Farian/M. Bofaba | 3:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Magic Mega Mix 2006" (composes of "Daddy Cool" (intro), "Gotta Go Home", "Rasputin", "Sunny", "Ma Baker" and "Daddy Cool") | 5:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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20. | " Rasputin" (Majestic X Boney M.) | 3:06 |
21. | " Daddy Cool" (Lizot X Boney M.) | 2:35 |
22. | "Rios de Babylonia" (Spanish version) | 4:07 |
Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [3] | 28 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [4] | 13 |
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten) [5] | 16 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [6] | 94 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [7] | 27 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [8] | 154 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [9] | 19 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [10] | 2 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [11] | 2 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [12] | 23 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [13] | 5 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [14] | 39 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [15] | 45 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
---|---|
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [16] | 10 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [17] | 84 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [18] | 159 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [19] | 7 |
Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ) [20] | 24 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [21] | 36 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia ( ARIA) [22] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada ( Music Canada) [23] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Ireland ( IRMA) [24] | Gold | 7,500^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |