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#"[[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)|Sunny]]" ([[Bobby Hebb]]) - 3:56
#"[[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)|Sunny]]" ([[Bobby Hebb]]) - 3:56
#*1992 overdub version from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#*1992 overdub version from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"[[Rivers of Babylon]]" (Farian, Reyam) - 4:15
#"[[Rivers of Babylon]]" (Farian, Reyam) - 4:15
#*1992 overdub version from early pressings of ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''.
#*1992 overdub version from early pressings of ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"[[El Lute / Gotta Go Home|El Lute]]" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 4:00
#"[[El Lute / Gotta Go Home|El Lute]]" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 4:00
#*1992 edit of 1989 remix version from ''[[Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II]]'' from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''.
#*1992 edit of 1989 remix version from ''[[Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II]]'' from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"[[No Woman, No Cry]]" ([[Bob Marley]]) - 4:20
#"[[No Woman, No Cry]]" ([[Bob Marley]]) - 4:20
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
#"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
#*1992 overdub version from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''.
#*1992 overdub version from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"[[Rasputin (song)|Rasputin]]" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:26
#"[[Rasputin (song)|Rasputin]]" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:26
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''. Booklet incorrectly states inclusion of the original 7" mix ( - 4:43).
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''. Booklet incorrectly states inclusion of the original 7" mix ( - 4:43)
#"Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:15
#"Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:15
#*1992 overdub version from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#*1992 overdub version from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"Belfast" (Billybury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:25
#"Belfast" (Billybury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:25
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#*1992 overdub version from early pressings of ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#*1992 overdub version from early pressings of ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 4:13
#"Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 4:13
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''.
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"Happy Song" (Abacab, Bacciocci, Spagna) - 3:56
#"Happy Song" (Abacab, Bacciocci, Spagna) - 3:56
#* Edited 7" version from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#* Edited 7" version from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"Still I'm Sad" (April, McCarty, Samwell-Smith) - 4:25
#"Still I'm Sad" (April, McCarty, Samwell-Smith) - 4:25
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"[[Mary's Boy Child]]/Oh My Lord" ([[Jester Hairston]], Farian, Jay, Lorin) - 4:01
#"[[Mary's Boy Child]]/Oh My Lord" ([[Jester Hairston]], Farian, Jay, Lorin) - 4:01
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Zambi) - 2:25
#"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Zambi) - 2:25
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"Felicidad (Margherita)" (Conz, Massara) - 2:50
#"Felicidad (Margherita)" (Conz, Massara) - 2:50
#*1992 overdub version of 1984 edited version from ''[[Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs]]'' from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#*1992 overdub version of 1984 edited version from ''[[Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs]]'' from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Huth, Jay) - 2:30.
#"Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Huth, Jay) - 2:30
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''.
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''
#"[[Ma Baker]]" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:05
#"[[Ma Baker]]" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:05
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''. Booklet incorrectly states inclusion of the original album version ( - 4:34)
#*1992 overdub edit from ''[[Gold - 20 Super Hits]]''. Booklet incorrectly states inclusion of the original album version ( - 4:34)
#"[[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)|Sunny]]" ([[Bobby Hebb]]) - 3:20
#"[[Sunny (Bobby Hebb song)|Sunny]]" ([[Bobby Hebb]]) - 3:20
#* 2006 remix by [[Mousse T.]]
#* 2006 remix by [[Mousse T.]]
#"A Moment of Love" (Bofaba, Farian) - 3:14
#"A Moment of Love" (Bofaba, Farian) - 3:14
#* 2006 recording featuring Liz Mitchell
#* 2006 recording featuring Liz Mitchell


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==Sources and external links==
==Sources and external links==
* [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p15998/biography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic, biography, discography etc.]
* [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p15998/biography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic, biography, discography etc.]
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Revision as of 02:49, 6 March 2021

This article is about the 2006 album. For the original 1980 compilation, see The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits.
The Magic of Boney M.
Greatest hits album by
Boney M.
ReleasedOctober 27, 2006
Recorded1975-1984, 1989, 1992, 2006
GenreEurodance, Pop, Euro disco
Length74:24
LabelSony BMG (EU)
ProducerFrank Farian
Boney M. chronology
The Greatest Hits
(2001) 		The Magic of Boney M.
(2006) 		Hit Collection
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 1993'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 recording featuring backing 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.

Track listing

  1. "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:26
    • Original album version
  2. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:56
  3. "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 4:15
  4. "El Lute" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 4:00
  5. "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) - 4:20
  6. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
  7. "Rasputin" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:26
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Booklet incorrectly states inclusion of the original 7" mix ( - 4:43)
  8. "Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:15
  9. "Belfast" (Billybury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:25
  10. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 4:00
  11. "Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 4:13
  12. "Happy Song" (Abacab, Bacciocci, Spagna) - 3:56
  13. "Still I'm Sad" (April, McCarty, Samwell-Smith) - 4:25
  14. "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (Jester Hairston, Farian, Jay, Lorin) - 4:01
  15. "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Zambi) - 2:25
  16. "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Conz, Massara) - 2:50
  17. "Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Huth, Jay) - 2:30
  18. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:05
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Booklet incorrectly states inclusion of the original album version ( - 4:34)
  19. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:20
  20. "A Moment of Love" (Bofaba, Farian) - 3:14
    • 2006 recording featuring Liz Mitchell

UK edition

  1. Rivers of Babylon
  2. Brown Girl in the Ring
  3. Daddy Cool
  4. Sunny
  5. Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord
  6. Rasputin
  7. El Lute
  8. Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday
  9. No Woman No Cry
  10. Painter Man
  11. Belfast
  12. Kalimba De Luna
  13. Happy Song
  14. Still I'm Sad
  15. Baby Do You Wanna Bump
  16. Felicidad
  17. Gotta Go Home
  18. Ma Baker
  19. Sunny (remix by Mousse T.)
  20. A Moment of Love

Australian edition

  1. Daddy Cool
  2. Sunny
  3. Rivers Of Babylon
  4. El Lute
  5. No Woman No Cry
  6. Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
  7. Rasputin
  8. Painter Man
  9. Belfast
  10. Brown Girl In The Ring
  11. Feliz Navidad (edit from The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs)
  12. Happy Song
  13. Still I'm Sad
  14. Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
  15. Baby Do You Wanna Bump
  16. Felicidad
  17. Gotta Go Home
  18. Ma Baker
  19. Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)
  20. A Moment Of Love

Release history

  • 2006 EU: Sony-BMG 88697 03290 2.

Alternative album editions

  • 2006 bonus CD edition, Sony BMG 88697 02966 2.
  1. "Magic Megamix 2006" - 5:11.
  • The Magic of Boney M. - The Danish Collection is a Danish 2CD comprises The Magic of Boney M. and 2007 compilation Christmas With Boney M.. The album peaked at #16 in the Danish album charts.

Personnel

Production

Single release

  1. "Sunny" (Mousse T. Radio Mix) - 3:21
  2. "Sunny" (Mousse T. Sexy Disco Radio Mix) - 3:27
  3. "Sunny" (Mousse T. Extended Radio Mix) - 4:17
  4. "Sunny" (Mousse T. Sexy Disco Club Mix) - 5:48

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] Gold 35,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[3] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

  1. ^ The Magic of Boney M. at AllMusic
  2. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2006 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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