Rivers of Babylon (A Best of Collection)

Rivers of Babylon (A Best Of Collection) is a budget-priced CD compilation by Boney M., released by Sony-BMG in their "A Best Of Collection" series. The compilation includes 12 tracks, all previous single releases, and two 12" versions as bonus tracks, both previously unavailable on CD.

In the UK the compilation was released under the title Rivers of Babylon: Presenting...Boney M. and with slightly different cover art.

Track listing

"Rivers Of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam, Dowe, McNaughton) - 4:19
- From Nightflight to Venus (1978)
"Ma Baker" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 4:35
- From Love for Sale (1977)
"Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:27
- From Take the Heat Off Me (1976)
"Sunny" (Hebb) - 4:02
- From Take the Heat Off Me (1976)
"Ribbons Of Blue" (Forsey) - 4:03
- From Oceans of Fantasy (1979) - overdubbed 7" Single Version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II (1993)
"Somewhere In The World" (Keilhauer, Grohé, Davis) - 5:07
- From Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984). Original 12" version. First released on CD on The Collection (Boney M. Box Set) (2008)
"I See A Boat On The River" (Rulofs, Farian, Winger, Jay) - 4:41
- Non-album track, single A- and B-side (1980).
"Belfast" (Deutscher, Billsbury, Menke) - 3:30
- From Love for Sale (1977)
"I'm Born Again" (Rulofs, Jay) - 4:17
- From Oceans of Fantasy (1979) - 7" Single Version - previously unavailable on CD.
"Consuela Biaz" (Farian, Courage, O'Hara) - 5:19
- From Boonoonoonoos (1981). Full-length version, previously only released on Hungarian 7" and French 12" pressings of "Malaika". First released on CD on The Collection (Boney M. Box Set) (2008)
"Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
- Non-album track, single A-side (1979).
"Children of Paradise" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 4:28
- Non-album track, single A-side (1980).
"Gadda Da Vida" (Ingle) - 8:55
- Non-album track, single B-side (1980). Original 12" single - previously unavailable on CD.
"Rasputin" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 7:32
- From Nightflight to Venus (1978). Original 12" single

Production

Frank Farian - producer, lead- and backing vocals
Liz Mitchell - lead- and backing vocals
Marcia Barrett - lead vocals ("Belfast") and backing vocals
La Mama - (Madeleine Davis, Patricia Shockley, Cathy Bartney) - lead- and backing vocals (track 13) (1980)

Release history

2008 EU: Sony-BMG 88697277732

Boney M.

Liz Mitchell Marcia Barrett Maizie Williams Bobby Farrell Reggie Tsiboe

Studio albums and main compilations (1976–1985)	Take the Heat off Me (1976) Love for Sale (1977) Nightflight to Venus (1978) Oceans of Fantasy (1979) The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits (1980) Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. 2 (1981) Boonoonoonoos (1981) Christmas Album (1981) Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984) Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs (1984) Fantastic Boney M. (1984) Christmas with Boney M. (1984) Eye Dance (1985)

Main compilations and remix albums (1986–present)	The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits (1986) The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs (1986) Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 (1988) Ma Baker (1989) Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II (1989) The Collection (1991) Daddy Cool - Star Collection (1991) The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World (1992) Gold - 20 Super Hits (1992) The Greatest Hits (1993) More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II (1993) Hit Collection (1996) Best in Spain (1996) The Best of Boney M. (1997) Norske Hits (1998) Ultimate (1999) 20th Century Hits (1999) 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2000) The Complete Collection (2000) Their Most Beautiful Ballads (2000) The Greatest Hits (2001) The Magic of Boney M. (2006) Hit Collection (2007) Christmas With Boney M. (2007) The Collection (2008) Rivers of Babylon (A Best of Collection) (2008) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 1 (2008) Christmas Time (2008) The Complete Boney M. (2008) In the Mix (2008) The Magic of Boney M. - The Danish Collection (2008) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 2 (2009) Let It All Be Music - The Party Album (2009) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 3 (2009)

Main single discography	"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1975) "Daddy Cool" (1976) "Sunny" (1976) "Ma Baker" (1977) "Belfast" (1977) "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring" (1978) "Rasputin" (1978) "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" (1978) "Painter Man" (1979) "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (1979) "El Lute"/"Gotta Go Home" (1979) "I'm Born Again"/"Bahama Mama" (1979) "I See a Boat on the River"/"My Friend Jack" (1980) "Children of Paradise"/"Gadda-Da-Vida" (1980) "Felicidad (Margherita)" (1980) "Malaika"/"Consuela Biaz" (1981) "We Kill the World"/"Boonoonoonoos" (1981) "The Little Drummer Boy"/"6 Years of Boney M. Hits" (1981) "The Carnival Is Over"/"Going Back West" (1982) "Zion's Daughter" (1982) "Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" (1983) "Somewhere in the World" (1984) "Kalimba de Luna" (1984) "Happy Song" (1984) "My Cherie Amour" (1985) "Young, Free and Single" (1985) "Daddy Cool (Anniversary Recording '86)" (1986) "Bang Bang Lulu" (1986) "Rivers of Babylon (Remix)"/"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord (Remix)" (1988) "Megamix" (1988) "The Summer Mega Mix" (1989) "Malaika (Lambada Remix)" (1989) "Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker" (1989) "Stories" (1990) "Christmas Mega Mix" (1992) "Megamix" (1992) "Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix)" (1993) "Ma Baker (Remix)" (1993) "Papa Chico" (1994) "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (1998) "Daddy Cool '99" (1999) "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (1999) "Sunny (Remix)" (2000) "Daddy Cool 2001" (2001) "Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)" (2006) "Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)" (2009)

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