The Best of Boney M.

The Best of Boney M. is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG UK's midprice label Camden in 1997.

For Hot Town Music/Paradiso 2001 release The Best of Boney M. - Original Hits see 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool

The Best of Boney M.
Greatest hits album by Boney M.
Released	1997
Recorded	1976-1979, 1988
Genre	Eurodance, pop, Euro disco
Length	71:40
Label	Camden/BMG (UK)
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. chronology
Best in Spain (1996) The Best of Boney M. (1997) Norske Hits (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

This compilation includes material from original albums Take the Heat off Me, Love for Sale and Nightflight to Venus. It also features edited versions of hits from 1980 compilation The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits as well as tracks from remix album Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '88.

Track listing

1. "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:47
   • 1988 PWL remix from Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '88
2. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:37
   • Original album/single version
3. "Rasputin" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 5:54
   • Original album version, cold start.
4. "He Was a Steppenwolf" (Farian, Jay, Klinkhammer) - 6:53
   • Original album version
5. "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:29
   • Original album/single version
6. "Motherless Child" (Farian, Mitchell) - 4:59
   • Original album version
7. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 4:04
   • Original album/single version
8. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:17
   • Edited version from The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
9. "No Woman, No Cry" (Ford, Bob Marley) - 3:38
   • 1988 PWL remix from Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '88
10. "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (Farian, Jester Hairston) - 4:25
    • 1988 PWL remix from Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '88
11. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:12
    • Edited version from The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits. Original 7" mix released on the 2007 album Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs.
12. "Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night" (Björklund, Forsey, Jay) - 5:35
    • Original album version
13. "Voodoonight" (Sgarbi) - 3:33
    • Original album version
14. "Still I'm Sad" (McCarty, Samwell-Smith) - 4:36
    • Original album version
15. "Nightflight to Venus" (Farian, Jay, Kawohl) - 4:49
    • Original album version, fade-out
16. "Heart of Gold" (Neil Young) - 4:00
    • Original album version
17. "Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Jay, Klinkhammer) - 4:40
    • 1988 PWL remix from Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '88

Personnel

• Liz Mitchell - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Marcia Barrett - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Frank Farian - lead vocals, backing vocals

Production

• Frank Farian - producer
• Pete Hammond - remixer

Sources and external links

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[1]	Gold	20,205[1]
United Kingdom (BPI)[2]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

1. "Boney M" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
2. "British album certifications – Boney M – The Best of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 November 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Best of in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.