Released July 1999 Release date July 1999 Label BMG France | Artist Boney M. Producer Frank Farian | |
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Recorded 1976-1981, 1984, 1998, 1999 Ultimate
(1999) 20th Century Hits
(1999) Genres Disco, Pop music, Euro disco, Eurodance Similar Boney M albums, Disco albums |
Ultimate is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola France. Early 1999 saw the release of "Ma Baker - Somebody Scream" which was a collaboration with Horny United and German band Sash! which peaked at #22 in the UK and was also a Top 30 hit in Germany. In France the single was followed up by compilation Ultimate which in addition to the new remix contained edited versions of the band's hits previously issued on The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits and Fantastic Boney M., an extended version of single "Kalimba De Luna" from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs and two tracks from 1993's More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II.
Contents
Track listing
- "Ma Baker '99" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 3:25
- Boney M. vs. Sash!, radio edit
- "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:59
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:25
- Original album version
- "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:14
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "Rasputin" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 3:40
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits. Original 7" mix ( - 4:43) remains unreleased on CD.
- "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 3:44
- Edited version The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "El Lute" (Farian, Jay, Klinkhammer, Kolonovits) - 4:24
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:10
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 3:06
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, DiFranco, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 7:18
- Edited US Club Mix, from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
- "Belfast" (Billsbury, Deutscher, Menke) - 2:25
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "No Woman, No Cry" (Ford, Bob Marley) - 2:58
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Jay, Klinkhammer) - 3:45
- Oceans Of Fantasy album edit
- "I See a Boat on the River" (Farian, Jay, Rulofs) - 3:03
- Edited version taken from Fantastic Boney M.
- "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
- "Ribbons of Blue" (Keith Forsey) - 3:04
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "Still I'm Sad" (McCarthy, Samwell-Smith) - 3:40
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 4:15
- 1993 overdub edit from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
- "I Shall Sing" (Van Morrison) - 3:09
- 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
- "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:11
- Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits. Original 7" mix available on 2007 remaster kalimba da luna.
Personnel
Production
Release history
Songs
1Ma Baker '993:26
2Rivers of Babylon4:00
3Daddy Cool3:28
References
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