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Ultimate Boney M. – Long Versions and Rarities, Volume 2

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Released
  
February 27, 2009

Artist
  
Boney M.

Producer
  
Frank Farian

Recorded
  
1980-83

Release date
  
27 February 2009

Label
  
Farian

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Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions and Rarities, Volume 2 (2009)
  
Let It All Be Music – The Party Album (2009)

Genres
  
Disco, Pop music, Euro disco, Eurodance

Similar
  
Boney M albums, Disco albums

Ultimate Boney M. – Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 2 is the second of a series of Boney M. recordings, gathering the original 12" versions, non-album tracks and alternate versions of the group's recordings. Volume 2 sums up the years 1980-83, a period which saw a decline in the group's popularity, and the group's charismatic dancer Bobby Farrell being replaced with singer Reggie Tsiboe in 1982. Of the 11 selected tracks, 9 of them are previously unreleased on CD.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Felicidad (Margherita)" (P. Massara, R. Conz) - 11:48
  2. Non-album track (1980). Original 12" Version, previously released on CD.
  3. "Malaika" (Traditional Ki-Suaheli, Arr.: F. Farian, G. Reyam) - 5:42
  4. From the album Boonoonoonoos (1981). Original 12" Version.
  5. "Consuela Biaz" - 5:19
  6. From the album Boonoonoonoos (1981). Full-length Single Version, previously released on CD.
  7. "Boonoonoonoos" - 12:13
  8. "Boonoonoonoos" (F. Farian, G. Sgarbi, C. Courage, F. Jay) - 4:49
  9. "That's Boonoonoonoos / Train to Skaville" (F. Farian, L. Dillon, R. M. Ehrhart) - 3:36
  10. "I Shall Sing" (Van Morrison) - 3:47
  11. From the album Boonoonoonoos (1981). Full-length Album Version, only released on Limited Edition French 2LP Release.
  12. "Homeland Africa (Ship Ahoy)" (Kenneth Gamble, Farian, Leon Huff) - 5:08
  13. From the album Boonoonoonoos (1981). Alternate Version from Test-Pressing.
  14. "6 Years of Boney M. Hits" (Arr.: F. Farian) - 11:14
  15. Non-album track (1981). Original 12" Version.
  16. "Going Back West" (Jimmy Cliff) - 5:02 /
  17. "Silly Confusion" (Farian, Kawohl, Björklund, Baierl, Courage) - 4:00
  18. Tracks 7 - 8, Original 12" Medley (1982). "Silly Confusion" taken from the album Boonoonoonoos (1982).
  19. "Jambo - Hakuna Matata" (Teddy Kalanda-Harrison, Bischof) - 7:48
  20. Non-album track (1983). Original Full-Length 12" Version, only released in Spain and Portugal.
  21. "African Moon" (F. Farian, H. Rulofs, L. Mitchell, C. Courage) - 6:42
  22. 1983 Remix. Original Version From the album Boonoonoonoos (1981).
  23. "I Need a Babysitter" (Allegue, Farian, Mahjun, Courage) - 3:33
  24. Original 1983 Version, only released in Spain and Portugal.

Personnel

  • Liz Mitchell - lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Marcia Barrett - backing vocals
  • Bobby Farrell - rap (track 4)
  • Reggie Tsiboe - lead vocals, backing vocals (tracks 7, 9, 11)
  • Frank Farian - lead vocals, backing vocals
  • La Mama (Patricia Shockley, Madeleine Davis, Cathy Bartney) - additional backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8) (With Judy Cheeks instead of Cathy Bartney on track 9).
  • Compilation: Casper Janssen

    • Release history

  • Sony-BMG CD 88697-45498-2

    • Songs

    1Felicidad (Margherita) (12" Version)11:47
    2Malaika (12" Version)5:40
    3Consuela Biaz (Single Version)5:20

    References

    Ultimate Boney M. – Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 2 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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