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

Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions and Rarities, Volume 2
Greatest hits album by Boney M.
Released	February 27, 2009
Recorded	1980-83
Genre	Eurodance, Pop, Euro disco
Label	Sony-BMG (EU)
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. chronology
The Magic of Boney M. – The Danish Collection (2008) Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions and Rarities, Volume 2 (2009) Let It All Be Music – The Party Album (2009)

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.

Track listing

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

Sources

• http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/hnum/1826119?rk=home&rsk=hitlist

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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