Rivers of Babylon is a budget-priced CD compilation by Boney M., released by Sony-BMG in their "A Best Of Collection" series. The compilation includes 12 tracks, all previous single releases, and two 12" versions as bonus tracks, both previously unavailable on CD.

In the UK the compilation was released under the title Rivers of Babylon: Presenting...Boney M. and with slightly different cover art.

Track listing

1. "Rivers Of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam, Dowe, McNaughton) - 4:19
   • From Nightflight to Venus
     Nightflight to Venus
     Nightflight to Venus is the third album by the band Boney M, and was released in July 1978.The album became a major success in continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada, topping most of the album charts during the second half of 1978 and also became their first UK number one album...
     
     (1978)
2. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 4:35
   • From Love for Sale
     Love For Sale
     Love for Sale may refer to:* "Love for Sale" , a song by Cole Porter initially from the 1930 musical The New Yorkers* Love for Sale Love for Sale may refer to:* "Love for Sale" (song), a song by Cole Porter initially from the 1930 musical The New Yorkers* Love for Sale Love for Sale may refer to:*...
     
     (1977)
3. "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:27
   • From Take the Heat Off Me
     Take the Heat Off Me
     Take The Heat Off Me is the debut album by Boney M.. The album became a major seller outside of the United States, where the album just missed making the chart. Includes the hits "Daddy Cool" , "Sunny" and "Baby Do You Wanna Bump"...
     
     (1976)
4. "Sunny" (Hebb) - 4:02
   • From Take the Heat Off Me
     Take the Heat Off Me
     Take The Heat Off Me is the debut album by Boney M.. The album became a major seller outside of the United States, where the album just missed making the chart. Includes the hits "Daddy Cool" , "Sunny" and "Baby Do You Wanna Bump"...
     
     (1976)
5. "Ribbons Of Blue" (Forsey) - 4:03
   • From Oceans of Fantasy
     Oceans of Fantasy
     Oceans of Fantasy is the fourth studio album by Boney M. Released in September 1979, Oceans Of Fantasy became the second Boney M. album to top the UK charts and features hits "El Lute" based on Eleuterio Sánchez life, "I'm Born Again", "Bahama Mama" and "Gotta Go Home"...
     
     (1979) - overdubbed 7" Single Version from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
     More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
     More 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)
6. "Somewhere In The World" (Keilhauer, Grohé, Davis) - 5:07
   • From Ten Thousand Lightyears
     Ten Thousand Lightyears
     Ten Thousand Lightyears is the seventh studio album by Boney M. and the first to feature new member Reggie Tsiboe who had taken over Bobby Farrell's role as the band's leading man in early 1982...
     
     (1984). Original 12" version. First released on CD on The Collection (Boney M. Box Set) (2008)
7. "I See A Boat On The River" (Rulofs, Farian, Winger, Jay) - 4:41
   • Non-album track, single A- and B-side (1980).
8. "Belfast" (Deutscher, Billsbury, Menke) - 3:30
   • From Love for Sale
     Love For Sale
     Love for Sale may refer to:* "Love for Sale" , a song by Cole Porter initially from the 1930 musical The New Yorkers* Love for Sale Love for Sale may refer to:* "Love for Sale" (song), a song by Cole Porter initially from the 1930 musical The New Yorkers* Love for Sale Love for Sale may refer to:*...
     
     (1977)
9. "I'm Born Again" (Rulofs, Jay) - 4:17
   • From Oceans of Fantasy
     Oceans of Fantasy
     Oceans of Fantasy is the fourth studio album by Boney M. Released in September 1979, Oceans Of Fantasy became the second Boney M. album to top the UK charts and features hits "El Lute" based on Eleuterio Sánchez life, "I'm Born Again", "Bahama Mama" and "Gotta Go Home"...
     
     (1979) - 7" Single Version - previously unavailable on CD.
10. "Consuela Biaz" (Farian, Courage, O'Hara) - 5:19
    • From Boonoonoonoos
      Boonoonoonoos
      Boonoonoonoos is the fifth studio album by Boney M. It was released on November 1, 1981.Despite producer Frank Farian having announced that Boney M...
      
      (1981). Full-length version, previously only released on Hungarian 7" and French 12" pressings of "Malaika". First released on CD on The Collection (Boney M. Box Set)
      The Collection (Boney M. box set)
      The Collection is a budget-priced 3CD box set by Boney M., released on Sony-BMG, featuring a mix of singles, album tracks and 12" versions, including one song "Daddy Cool " previously unavailable on CD and a further 17 mixes that are previously unreleased on CD...
      
      (2008)
11. "Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
    • Non-album track, single A-side (1979).
12. "Children of Paradise" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 4:28
    • Non-album track, single A-side (1980).
13. "Gadda Da Vida" (Ingle) - 8:55
    • Non-album track, single B-side (1980). Original 12" single - previously unavailable on CD.
14. "Rasputin" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 7:32
    • From Nightflight to Venus
      Nightflight to Venus
      Nightflight to Venus is the third album by the band Boney M, and was released in July 1978.The album became a major success in continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada, topping most of the album charts during the second half of 1978 and also became their first UK number one album...
      
      (1978). Original 12" single - previously unavailable on CD.

Production

• Frank Farian
  Frank Farian
  Frank Farian , is a German record producer and songwriter. He started out as a trained cook before moving into the music industry...
  
   - producer
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  , lead- and backing vocals
• Liz Mitchell
  Liz Mitchell
  Liz Mitchell is a singer, best known as the former lead singer of the 1970s disco/pop band, Boney M.-Early life:...
  
   - lead- and backing vocals
• Marcia Barrett
  Marcia Barrett
  Marcia Barrett , is one of the original singers with the vocal group, Boney M.-The early years:...
  
   - lead vocals ("Belfast") and backing vocals
• La Mama
  La Mama (band)
  La Mama is a German pop and disco trio who worked in Frank Farian's studios in the first half of the 1980s. Adapting their name from New York theatre La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, they released three singles and two albums and worked as backing singers on a number of recordings for other...
  
   - (Madeleine Davis, Patricia Shockley, Cathy Bartney) - lead- and backing vocals (trk. 13) (1980)

Release history

• 2008 EU: Sony-BMG 88697277732