Boney M. — The Magic Of Boney M. (2022)

FLAC (tracks) / MP3 320 kbps | Soul, Funk, Disco | 1h 20 min | 591 / 196 MB

The Magic of Boney M was originally the title of a 1980 best of, although of the \»20 Golden Hits\» of 42 years ago, only 14 are repeated here, with the double A-side \’I See A Boat On The River\’ / \’My Friend Jack\’ being a notable omission (even if it wasn\’t a hit in the UK).
1976 — the year of Boney M.\’s first #1 hit \»Daddy Cool\» and the birth of an extraordinary music career that was to follow.
Boney M. can be considered the heroes of the disco era and there\’s no question why their best-of release was called \»THE MAGIC OF BONEY M.\» was called
It has always been a memorial to this super group as it gathers the treasures of that era and definitely has its own magic!
Think of ballads like \»El Lute\» or the Christmas version of \»Mary\’s Boy Child\» that became famous around the world.
Their well-known piece \»Rivers Of Babylon\» from 1978 enriches the track list.
Along with the other #1 tracks \»Sunny\» or \»Ma Baker\»; \»Brown Girl in the Ring\»; \»Rasputin\»; but also \»Belfast\» and \»Hooray! Hooray! It\’s A Holi-Holiday\» are included.
It\’s music for the whole year, it\’s music for a life.
While \»Sunny\» was already celebrated in its Mousse T. Remix version, here are two other new remixes on the compilation
— Firstly, the fresh remix of \»Daddy Cool\» by LIZOT
— And another special feature that was also only released in 2021: The Majestic Remix version of \»Rasputin\» They bring the disco era to a new stage!
+ PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL
But that\’s not all
— Frank Farian also provided \»By the Rivers of Babylon\» in a previously unreleased Spanish version.
1. Daddy Cool (3:28)
2. Sunny (3:58)
3. Rivers of Babylon (4:16)
4. El Lute (3:59)
5. No Woman No Cry (4:18)
6. Hooray! Hooray! It\’s a Holi-Holiday (7\» Version) (3:56)
7. Rasputin (4:26)
8. Painter Man (3:17)
9. Belfast (3:28)
10. Brown Girl in the Ring (4:01)
11. Kalimba De Luna (4:13)
12. Happy Song (7\» Version) (3:59)
13. Still I\’m Sad (4:25)
14. Mary\’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord (4:02)
15. Baby Do You Wanna Bump (2:28)
16. Felicidad (Margherita) (2:52)
17. Gotta Go Home (2:33)
18. Ma Baker (4:07)
19. Sunny (Mousse T. Radio Mix) (3:20)
20. Rasputin (3:07)
21. Daddy Cool (2:35)
22. Rios de Babylonia (4:08)