Best in Spain
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Best in Spain is a compilation album
of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola Spain in 1996.
Best In Spain is one of the more unusual Boney M. hits compilations as it contains not only the original disco classics but also two contemporary interpretations of the band's hits. The first is "Rasputin" sung in Spanish by electro-pop band Fangoria
which samples the original Boney M. version and the second a fairly radical take on "Ma Baker" by Spanish punk rockers The Killer Barbies featuring Alaska.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola Spain in 1996.
Best In Spain is one of the more unusual Boney M. hits compilations as it contains not only the original disco classics but also two contemporary interpretations of the band's hits. The first is "Rasputin" sung in Spanish by electro-pop band Fangoria
Fangoria
Fangoria is an American magazine devoted to horror and exploitation films, which has a number of associated brands:* Fangoria Comics* Fangoria Films* Fangoria RadioFangoria may also refer to:* Fangoria , a Spanish electro pop band...
which samples the original Boney M. version and the second a fairly radical take on "Ma Baker" by Spanish punk rockers The Killer Barbies featuring Alaska.
Track listing
- "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:26
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super HitsGold - 20 Super HitsGold – 20 Super Hits is a 1992 greatest hits album by group Boney M.. Shortly after record label PolyGram had acquired the rights to the ABBA back catalogue and had issued the multimillion-selling hits package Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian followed suit with Boney M.'s Gold -...
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Rivers of BabylonRivers of Babylon"Rivers of Babylon" is a rastafarian song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The Melodians' original versions of the song appeared in the sound track to the 1972 movie The Harder They Come and the 1999 Nicolas Cage movie...
" (Farian, Reyam) - 4:15- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super HitsGold - 20 Super HitsGold – 20 Super Hits is a 1992 greatest hits album by group Boney M.. Shortly after record label PolyGram had acquired the rights to the ABBA back catalogue and had issued the multimillion-selling hits package Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian followed suit with Boney M.'s Gold -...
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "SunnySunny (song)"Sunny" is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century."...
" (Bobby HebbBobby HebbBobby Hebb was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and recording of "Sunny".-Biography:...
) - 3:56- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super HitsGold - 20 Super HitsGold – 20 Super Hits is a 1992 greatest hits album by group Boney M.. Shortly after record label PolyGram had acquired the rights to the ABBA back catalogue and had issued the multimillion-selling hits package Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian followed suit with Boney M.'s Gold -...
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Ma BakerMa Baker"Ma Baker" is a 1977 disco hit single by German disco band Boney M. It was the first single of their second album Love for Sale and their third consecutive chart-topper in Germany and their best yet placing in the UK, peaking at #2 although only a minor single in the US .-The song:Frank Farian's...
" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:07- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super HitsGold - 20 Super HitsGold – 20 Super Hits is a 1992 greatest hits album by group Boney M.. Shortly after record label PolyGram had acquired the rights to the ABBA back catalogue and had issued the multimillion-selling hits package Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian followed suit with Boney M.'s Gold -...
- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Belfast" (Billybury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:25
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super HitsGold - 20 Super HitsGold – 20 Super Hits is a 1992 greatest hits album by group Boney M.. Shortly after record label PolyGram had acquired the rights to the ABBA back catalogue and had issued the multimillion-selling hits package Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian followed suit with Boney M.'s Gold -...
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "RasputinRasputin (song)"Rasputin" is a 1978 disco hit single by the Germany-based pop and disco group Boney M., the second single off their hugely successful album Nightflight to Venus. The song is a semi-biographical song whose subject and namesake is Grigori Rasputin, a friend and advisor of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia...
" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:26- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super HitsGold - 20 Super HitsGold – 20 Super Hits is a 1992 greatest hits album by group Boney M.. Shortly after record label PolyGram had acquired the rights to the ABBA back catalogue and had issued the multimillion-selling hits package Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian followed suit with Boney M.'s Gold -...
. Original 7" mix ( - 4:43) remains unreleased on CD.
- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Brown Girl in the RingBrown Girl in the Ring (song)"Brown Girl in the Ring" is a traditional children's song in the West Indies. It was originally featured in the game of the same name.Brown Girl in the Ring is a children's ring game thought to have originated in Jamaica....
" (Farian) - 4:00- Remix '93, radio edit
- "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super HitsGold - 20 Super HitsGold – 20 Super Hits is a 1992 greatest hits album by group Boney M.. Shortly after record label PolyGram had acquired the rights to the ABBA back catalogue and had issued the multimillion-selling hits package Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian followed suit with Boney M.'s Gold -...
. Original 7" mix remains unreleased on CD.
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "El Lute" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 4:00
- 1989 remix from Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume IIGreatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume IIGreatest Hits of All Times – Remix '89 – Volume II is a remix album by Boney M. released in November 1989. The follow-up to 1988's Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '88 includes remixes by both PWL's Pete Hammond and original producer Frank Farian and yielded two single releases, "The Summer Mega...
, edited
- 1989 remix from Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II
- "Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:13
- 1993 overdub edit from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. IIMore Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. IIMore Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. II is a 1993 greatest hits album by Boney M.. As PolyGram released More ABBA Gold in 1993 to follow up the highly successful Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian issued More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol...
- 1993 overdub edit from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
- "I See A Boat On The River (Rulofs, Jay) - 4:31
- 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. IIMore Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. IIMore Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. II is a 1993 greatest hits album by Boney M.. As PolyGram released More ABBA Gold in 1993 to follow up the highly successful Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian issued More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol...
- 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
- "Boonoonoonoos" (Farian, Sgarbi, Courage, Jay) - 2:12
- Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy SongsKalimba de Luna - 16 Happy SongsKalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs is a compilation album by Boney M. released in late 1984. On the strength of two carbon-copy cover versions, "Kalimba de Luna" and "Happy Song" which gave Boney M...
- Edited version from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
- "Ribbons Of Blue" (Keith ForseyKeith ForseyKeith Forsey is an English soundtrack composer, drummer, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Forsey's first recordings were as the younger member of the group The Spectrum, better known for the end title theme for Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet, but hit makers across Europe in their own...
) - 4:02- 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. IIMore Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. IIMore Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. II is a 1993 greatest hits album by Boney M.. As PolyGram released More ABBA Gold in 1993 to follow up the highly successful Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian issued More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol...
- 1993 overdub version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
- "Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Huth, Jay) - 2:30.
- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super HitsGold - 20 Super HitsGold – 20 Super Hits is a 1992 greatest hits album by group Boney M.. Shortly after record label PolyGram had acquired the rights to the ABBA back catalogue and had issued the multimillion-selling hits package Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian followed suit with Boney M.'s Gold -...
. Original 7" mix remains unreleased on CD.
- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Barbarella Fortuneteller" (Farian, Kawohl, Spain) - 2:56
- Original album version
- "No Woman, No CryNo Woman, No Cry"No Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The song first became known in 1974 through the studio album Natty Dread. The live version from the 1975 album Live! is perhaps best known — it was this version which was released on the greatest hits compilation Legend. The original...
" (Bob MarleyBob MarleyRobert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
) - 4:20- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super HitsGold - 20 Super HitsGold – 20 Super Hits is a 1992 greatest hits album by group Boney M.. Shortly after record label PolyGram had acquired the rights to the ABBA back catalogue and had issued the multimillion-selling hits package Gold: Greatest Hits, BMG and producer Frank Farian followed suit with Boney M.'s Gold -...
- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "MalaikaMalaikaMalaika, which means "angel" in Swahili , is the most famous love song in Kenyan pop music, as well as one of the most widely known Swahili songs...
" (Farian, Traditional) - 2:48- Original vinyl album edit. Original 7" mix ( - 5:02) remains unreleased on CD.
- "Todos Buenos" (Farian, Applegate) - 4:35
- Original album version
- "Rasputin" (In Spanish) (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 5:07
- Produced and performed by FangoriaFangoriaFangoria is an American magazine devoted to horror and exploitation films, which has a number of associated brands:* Fangoria Comics* Fangoria Films* Fangoria RadioFangoria may also refer to:* Fangoria , a Spanish electro pop band...
- Produced and performed by Fangoria
- "Ma Baker" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 4:12
- Performed by The Killer Barbies featuring Alaska. Produced by Fangoria.
Personnel
- Liz MitchellLiz MitchellLiz Mitchell is a singer, best known as the former lead singer of the 1970s disco/pop band, Boney M.-Early life:...
- lead vocals, backing vocals - Marcia BarrettMarcia BarrettMarcia Barrett , is one of the original singers with the vocal group, Boney M.-The early years:...
- lead vocals, backing vocals - Frank FarianFrank FarianFrank Farian , is a German record producer and songwriter. He started out as a trained cook before moving into the music industry...
- lead vocals, backing vocals - Reggie TsiboeReggie TsiboeReggie Tsiboe was born on 7 September 1950 in Kumasi was one of the lead singers of the disco group Boney M. between 1982-1986 and later between 1989-1990....
- lead vocals, backing vocals - FangoriaFangoriaFangoria is an American magazine devoted to horror and exploitation films, which has a number of associated brands:* Fangoria Comics* Fangoria Films* Fangoria RadioFangoria may also refer to:* Fangoria , a Spanish electro pop band...
- performers - The Killer Barbies - performers
- Alaska - performer
Production
- Frank FarianFrank FarianFrank Farian , is a German record producer and songwriter. He started out as a trained cook before moving into the music industry...
- producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, remixer - Fangoria - producers (tracks 19 & 20)
Sources and external links
- Rate Your Music, detailed discography
- Discogs.com, detailed discography
- [ All Music Guide, biography, discography etc.]