Hit Collection (Boney M. 1996)

Hit Collection
Box set by Boney M.
Released	1996
Recorded	1975-93
Genre	Euro disco, reggae, R&B
Label	BMG-Ariola (GER)
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. chronology
More Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. II (1993) Hit Collection (1996) Best in Spain (1996)

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Hit Collection is a 3 CD box set of recordings by Boney M. issued by BMG-Ariola in 1996.
The forty-two track release contains tracks from the seven Boney M. studio albums as well as edited or remixed versions of the band's hits from compilations The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits, Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs, Gold - 20 Super Hits, The Greatest Hits and More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II.
The three discs of the box set have also been available separately as Happy Songs, Daddy Cool and Painter Man.

Track listing

Disc one - Happy Songs

1. "Happy Song" (Abacab, Bacciocchi, Spagna) - 3:30
   • Edited 7" version
2. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian) - 3:55
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix remains unreleased on CD.
3. "Kalimba De Luna" (Amoruso, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 4:11
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
4. "Children of Paradise" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 2:50
   • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs. Original 7" mix ( - 4:23) remains unreleased on CD.
5. "Brown Girl in the Ring (Farian) - 3:03
   • Remix '93, edited version
6. "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Conz, Massara) - 2:52
   • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
7. "Malaika" (Farian, Traditional) - 3:28
   • Edited 7" version from Boonoonoonoos limited edition double album. Original 7" mix ( - 5:02) remains unreleased on CD.
8. "Take The Heat Off Me" (Bigazzi) - 4:47
   • Original album version
9. "Gotta Go Home" (Farian) - 3:45
   • Oceans of Fantasy album edit. Original 7" mix ( - 4:40) remains unreleased on CD.
10. "The Calendar Song (January, February, March...)" (Farian) - 2:24
    • 1984 remix version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
11. "My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) - 3:55
    • 1993 overdub edit from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
12. "Barbarella Fortuneteller" (Davis, Farian, Kawohl) - 2:58
    • Original album version
13. "Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" (Bischof, Harrison) - 2:49
    • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
14. "Bang Bang Lulu" (Farian) - 3:01
    • Original album version

Disc one, Happy Songs

Disc two, Daddy Cool

Disc three, Painter Man

Disc two - Daddy Cool

1. "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:27
   • Original album version
2. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 4:03
   • Original album version
3. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 4:15
   • 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
4. "Motherless Child" (Farian, Mitchell) - 4:15
   • 1993 remix version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
5. "No Woman, No Cry" (Ford, Bob Marley) - 3:30
   • Edited version
6. "Dreadlock Holiday" (Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman) - 4:20
   • 1993 remix from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
7. "Fever" (Cooley, Davenport) - 4:00
   • Original album version
8. "Hold On I'm Coming" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) - 3:37
   • Performed by Precious Wilson, 1994 Oceans Of Fantasy CD edit
9. "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:59
   • Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
10. "Boonoonoonoos" (Courage, Farian, Jay, Sgarbi) - 2:12
    • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
11. "Voodoonight" (Sgarbi) - 3:31
    • Original album version
12. "I Feel Good" (Bischof, Farian) - 3:05
    • Original album version
13. "Bel Ami" (Bischof, Farian, Rainford) - 3:12
    • Original album version
14. "Gloria, Can You Waddle" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:57
    • Original album version

Disc three - Painter Man

1. "Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:10
   • Original album version
2. "Belfast" (Hillsbury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:31
   • Original album version
3. "Living Like a Moviestar" (Bischof, Farian, Kawohl) - 3:04
   • Original album version
4. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:05
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
5. "Plantation Boy" (Jay, King) - 4:27
   • Original album version
6. "King of the Road" (Roger Miller) - 2:36
   • Original album version
7. "Going Back West" (Jimmy Cliff) - 3:11
   • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs. Original 7" mix ( - 4:05) remains unreleased on CD.
8. "Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:16
   • 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
9. "Rasputin" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:24
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits . Original 7" mix ( - 4:43) remains unreleased on CD.
10. "Got a Man On My Mind" (Farian, Jay) - 3:25
    • Original album version
11. "The Alibama" (Davis, Farian, Reyam) - 3:11
    • Original album version
12. "I See a Boat on the River" (Farian, Jay, Rulofs) - 3:55
    • Edited version
13. "Gadda-Da-Vida" (Doug Ingle) - 2:59
    • Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs. Original 7" mix ( - 4:58) remains unreleased on CD.
14. "Nightflight To Venus" (Farian, Jay, Kawohl) - 3:49
    • 1992 edited version from Gold - 20 Super Hits

Personnel

• Liz Mitchell - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Marcia Barrett - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Frank Farian - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Reggie Tsiboe - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Bobby Farrell - vocals

Production

• Frank Farian - producer, remixer

Release history

• 1996 Germany: Ariola Express 74321 61562 2.

Sources and external links

• Rate Your Music, detailed discography
• Discogs.com, detailed discography
• Allmusic, biography, discography etc.

1. Hit Collection (Boney M. 1996) at AllMusic