Ultimate Boney M. – Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 1

Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions and Rarities, Volume 1
Greatest hits album by Boney M.
Released	August 29, 2008
Recorded	1976-1980
Genre	Eurodance, Pop, Euro disco
Label	Sony-BMG (EU)
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. chronology
Rivers of Babylon (A Best of Collection) (2008) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions and Rarities, Volume 1 (2008) Christmas Time (2008)

Ultimate Boney M. – Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 1 is the first of a series of Boney M. releases, gathering the original 12" versions, non-album tracks and alternate versions of the group's recordings. Volume 1 sums up the group's most successful period, the years 1976-1980 and features 12 tracks of which six have never been available on CD before. The disc omits the 12" version of "Rasputin" which was included on Rivers Of Babylon (A Best Of Collection) (2008).

Track listing

1. "Help! Help!" (F. Farian, F. Jay) - 6:06
   • Credited here as a "Long Version", although no other (or shorter) version was ever released. Previously unavailable on CD.
   • Issued on the album Take the Heat off Me (1976) only in some territories where the track "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" could not be used for licensing issues.
2. "Rivers Of Babylon" (F. Farian, G. Reyam, B. Dowe, F. McNaughton) - 7:25
   • Originally a single A-side (1978), also included on the album Nightflight To Venus (1978).
   • "US Extended Promo Version". US exclusive version. Previously unavailable on CD.
3. "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" (J. Hairston, Lorin, F. Farian, F. Jay) - 6:20
   • Non-album track. Originally a single A-side (1978).
   • "Long 12" Version". Previously unavailable on CD.
4. "Dancing In The Streets" (F. Farian) - 6:21
   • Non-album track. Originally a B-side to "Mary's Boy Child" (1978).
   • "Long 12" Version". Previously unavailable on CD.
5. "Ribbons Of Blue" (K. Forsey) - 4:07
   • "Original Long 7" Version". The full length single version, originally released as B-side to Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday.
   • The album Oceans Of Fantasy (1979) features a short one-minute extract of the track.
6. "Gotta Go Home" (F. Farian, H. Huth, J. Huth, F. Jay) - 5:06
   • Originally released on the double A-side 7" single "El Lute/Gotta Go Home" (1979). Included on the album Oceans Of Fantasy (1979).
   • "Long 12" Version". 12" 'main' A-side.
7. "Bahama Mama" (F. Farian, F. Jay) - 5:14
   • Originally released on the album Oceans Of Fantasy (1979). Included on the double A-side 7" single "I'm Born Again/Bahama Mama" (1979).
   • "Long 12" Version". 12" 'main' A-side. Previously unavailable on CD.
8. "No More Chain Gang" (F. Farian, St. Klinkhammer, F. Jay) - 5:40
   • Originally released on the album Oceans Of Fantasy (1979).
   • "Long Version". One of the early, alternate versions released on early pressings of the album. Previously unavailable on CD.
9. "I See A Boat On The River" (H. Rulofs, F. Farian, G. Winger, F. Jay) - 6:06
   • Non-album track. Originally released on the double A-side 7" single "I See A Boat On The River/My Friend Jack" (1980). Featured as a new track on the "The Magic Of Boney M." compilation in 1980.
   • "Long 12" Version".
10. "My Friend Jack" (Smoke) - 8:24
    • Non-album track. Originally released on the double A-side 7" single "I See A Boat On The River/My Friend Jack" (1980). Featured as a new track on the "The Magic Of Boney M." compilation in 1980.
    • "Long 12" Version". 12" 'main' A-side.
11. "Children Of Paradise" - (F. Farian, G. Reyam, F. Jay) - 5:19
    • Non-album track. Originally released on the double A-side 7" single "Children Of Paradise/Gadda-Da-Vida" (1980).
    • "Long 12" Version".
12. "Gadda-Da-Vida" (D. Ingle) - 8:56
    • Non-album track. Originally released on the double A-side 7" single "Children Of Paradise/Gadda-Da-Vida" (1980).
    • "Long 12" Version". 12" 'main' A-side.

Personnel

• Liz Mitchell - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Marcia Barrett - backing vocals
• Frank Farian - lead vocals, backing vocals
• La Mama (Patricia Shockley, Madeleine Davis, Cathy Bartney) - lead- and backing vocals (track 12)
• Compilation: Casper Janssen

Release history

• Sony-BMG CD 88697-34910-2

Boney M.
Liz Mitchell Marcia Barrett Maizie Williams Bobby Farrell Reggie Tsiboe
Studio albums and main compilations (1976–1985)	Take the Heat off Me (1976) Love for Sale (1977) Nightflight to Venus (1978) Oceans of Fantasy (1979) The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits (1980) Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. 2 (1981) Boonoonoonoos (1981) Christmas Album (1981) Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984) Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs (1984) Fantastic Boney M. (1984) Christmas with Boney M. (1984) Eye Dance (1985)
Main compilations and remix albums (1986–present)	The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits (1986) The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs (1986) Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 (1988) Ma Baker (1989) Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II (1989) The Collection (1991) Daddy Cool - Star Collection (1991) The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World (1992) Gold - 20 Super Hits (1992) The Greatest Hits (1993) More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II (1993) Hit Collection (1996) Best in Spain (1996) The Best of Boney M. (1997) Norske Hits (1998) Ultimate (1999) 20th Century Hits (1999) 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2000) The Complete Collection (2000) Their Most Beautiful Ballads (2000) The Greatest Hits (2001) The Magic of Boney M. (2006) Hit Collection (2007) Christmas With Boney M. (2007) The Collection (2008) Rivers of Babylon (A Best of Collection) (2008) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 1 (2008) Christmas Time (2008) The Complete Boney M. (2008) In the Mix (2008) The Magic of Boney M. - The Danish Collection (2008) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 2 (2009) Let It All Be Music - The Party Album (2009) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 3 (2009)
Main single discography	"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1975) "Daddy Cool" (1976) "Sunny" (1976) "Ma Baker" (1977) "Belfast" (1977) "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring" (1978) "Rasputin" (1978) "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" (1978) "Painter Man" (1979) "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (1979) "El Lute"/"Gotta Go Home" (1979) "I'm Born Again"/"Bahama Mama" (1979) "I See a Boat on the River"/"My Friend Jack" (1980) "Children of Paradise"/"Gadda-Da-Vida" (1980) "Felicidad (Margherita)" (1980) "Malaika"/"Consuela Biaz" (1981) "We Kill the World"/"Boonoonoonoos" (1981) "The Little Drummer Boy"/"6 Years of Boney M. Hits" (1981) "The Carnival Is Over"/"Going Back West" (1982) "Zion's Daughter" (1982) "Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" (1983) "Somewhere in the World" (1984) "Kalimba de Luna" (1984) "Happy Song" (1984) "My Cherie Amour" (1985) "Young, Free and Single" (1985) "Daddy Cool (Anniversary Recording '86)" (1986) "Bang Bang Lulu" (1986) "Rivers of Babylon (Remix)"/"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord (Remix)" (1988) "Megamix" (1988) "The Summer Mega Mix" (1989) "Malaika (Lambada Remix)" (1989) "Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker" (1989) "Stories" (1990) "Christmas Mega Mix" (1992) "Megamix" (1992) "Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix)" (1993) "Ma Baker (Remix)" (1993) "Papa Chico" (1994) "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (1998) "Daddy Cool '99" (1999) "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (1999) "Sunny (Remix)" (2000) "Daddy Cool 2001" (2001) "Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)" (2006) "Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)" (2009)
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Sources

http://www.lizmitchellfanclub.com/latest.html