The Collection (1991 Boney M. album)

The Collection is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by label BMG-Ariola in 1991.
The Collection was part of BMG's first mid-price CD campaign, the company released many Collections containing back-catalogue material by artists ranging from Modern Talking, Imagination and Amanda Lear to Chuck Berry, Glenn Miller and Elvis Presley.
The majority of the tracks on this release are taken from 1980 compilation The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits, subsequently most of them appear in slightly edited form.
BMG-Ariola France has re-issued this compilation with new artwork as Cristal Collection in 1994 and as Sunny, Daddy Cool, Rivers Of Babylon and L'Essentiel, both in 2001.

The Collection
Compilation album by
Boney M.
Released1991
Recorded1976-80
GenreReggae, Euro disco, R&B
Length40:45
LabelBMG-Ariola (FRG)
ProducerFrank Farian
Boney M. chronology
Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '89 – Volume II
(1989)		 The Collection
(1991)		 Daddy Cool – Star Collection
(1991)
Cristal Collection (1994)
Compilation album by
Boney M.
Sunny, Daddy Cool, Rivers Of Babylon (2001)
Compilation album by
Boney M.
L'Essentiel (2001)
Compilation album by
Boney M.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1] [2]

Track listing
  1. "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:59
    • Edited version from The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
  2. "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:25
    • Original album version
  3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:14
    • Edited version The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
  4. "My Friend Jack" (The Smoke) - 4:31
    • Edited album version from The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
  5. "I See a Boat on the River" (Farian, Jay, Rulofs) - 3:03
  6. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 3:06
    • Edited version from The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
  7. "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (Jester Hairston, Farian, Jay, Lorin) - 4:31
    • Edited version from The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
  8. "Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:17
    • Oceans Of Fantasy album edit
  9. "I'm Born Again" (Jay, Rulofs) - 3:57
    • Edited version from The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
  10. "Oceans of Fantasy" (Kawohl & Towers) - 3:19
    • Edited version from The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
  11. "Ribbons of Blue" (Keith Forsey) - 3:04
    • Edited version from The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits

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Release history
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References
  1. The Collection at AllMusic
  2. The Collection at AllMusic
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