The Very Best of Boney M. & Village People

~ Release by Boney M. & Village People (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1In the Navy
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
In the Navy
lyricist:
Henri Belolo and Victor Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Harlem West Music Group and Scorpio Music (French label and publisher) (in 1979)
Village People33:46
2Village People
recording of:
Village People
writer:
Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt, Jacques Morali and Peter Whitehead
Village People3:26
3Y.M.C.A.
producer:
Jacques Morali
cover recording of:
Y.M.C.A.
lyricist:
Victor Edward Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Harlem West Music Group, Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
recording of:
Y.M.C.A.
lyricist:
Victor Edward Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), Harlem West Music Group, Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Village People53:46
4Go West
producer:
Jacques Morali
recording of:
Go West
lyricist:
Henri Belolo and Victor Willis
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd., Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd.
version of:
À l'ouest
Village People3:38
5San Francisco (You've Got Me)
recording of:
San Francisco (You've Got Me)
writer:
Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt, Jacques Morali and Peter Whitehead
Village People3:26
6In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)
writer:
Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt and Jacques Morali
Village People3:42
7Macho Man
recording of:
Macho Man
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Peter Whitehead and Victor Willis
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
Village People3:29
8Citizens of the World
recording of:
Citizens of the World
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis
publisher:
Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music"), Zomba Management and Publishers Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Village People4:09
9Fire Island
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
Fire Island
writer:
Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt, Jacques Morali and Peter Whitehead
publisher:
Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music"), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Village People3:29
10I Am What I Am
recording of:
I Am What I Am
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Horace Ott, Beauris Whitehead and Victor Willis
Village People3:24
11Can't Stop the Music
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Ray Simpson (singer for Village People)
recording of:
Can’t Stop the Music (English)
lyricist:
Henri Belolo
composer:
Jacques Morali
translator:
Phil Hurtt and Beauris Whitehead
publisher:
Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music")
translated version of:
La musique n’a pas de fin
Village People53:40
12Key West
recording of:
Key West
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Peter Whitehead and Victor Willis
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
Village People3:38
13I'm a Cruiser
recording of:
I’m a Cruiser
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis
Village People3:41
14Sodom and Gomorah
recording of:
Sodom and Gomorrah
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Peter Whitehead and Victor Willis
Village People4:26
15Hot Cop
producer:
Jacques Morali
lead vocals:
Victor Willis
recording of:
Hot Cop (in 1978)
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis
Village People3:22
16The Women
executive producer:
Henri Belolo
producer:
Jacques Morali
recording of:
The Women
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis
Village People3:34
17Ups and Downs
recording of:
Ups and Down
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis
Village People3:53
18I Wanna Shake Your Hand
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
recording of:
I Wanna Shake Your Hand
writer:
Jacques Morali
Village People4:36
19Get Away Holiday
recording of:
Get Away Holiday
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis
Village People4:34
20Manhattan Woman
recording of:
Manhattan Woman
writer:
Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis
publisher:
Scorpio Music (French label and publisher) (in 1979)
Village People4:18
▼ CD 2
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1Rivers of Babylon
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Rivers of Babylon (Boney M. version)
lyricist:
Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
composer:
Brent Dowe, Frank Farian, Trevor McNaughton and George Reyam
is based on:
Rivers of Babylon
Boney M.3.54:18
2Daddy Cool
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Daddy Cool
lyricist:
George Reyam
composer:
Frank Farian
publisher:
Intro (German publisher) (in 1976)
Boney M.43:29
3Rasputin
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Rasputin
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
Boney M.44:28
4Sunny
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
cover recording of:
Sunny
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Hebb
publisher:
MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Boney M.43:59
5Kalimba De Luna
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Reggie Tsiboe
cover recording of:
Kalimba de luna
lyricist:
Tony Esposito, Gianluigi Di Franco, Remo Licastro and Mauro Malavasi
composer:
Giuseppe Amoroso, Tony Esposito and Remo Licastro
Boney M.4:15
6Ma Baker
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Ma Baker
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
Boney M.4.14:08
7Brown Girl in the Ring
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Brown Girl in the Ring (Boney M.)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Frank Farian
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frank Farian
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Far Musikverlag GmbH, Far Musikverlag GmbH und Co., KG and Hansa International
version of:
Brown Girl in the Ring (traditional)
Boney M.2.54:03
8I'm Born Again
Boney M.3:59
9No Woman No Cry
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
cover recording of:
No Woman, No Cry
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974), Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974) and Global (publisher) (in 1976)
Boney M.4:20
10I See a Boat on the River
recording of:
I See a Boat on the River
writer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Helmut Rulofs and Gilla Winger
Boney M.3:11
11Bahama Mama
recording of:
Bahama Mama
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Frank Farian
Boney M.3:19
12Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Hooray! Hooray! It’s a Holi‐Holiday
composer:
Frank Farian and Fred Jay
is based on:
Polly Wolly Doodle
Boney M.23:58
13Oceans of Fantasy
Boney M.3:21
14Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night
recording of:
Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night
composer:
Mats Björklund, Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Fred Jay
Boney M.5:35
15Mary's Boy Child
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord
lyricist:
Frank Farian, Jester Hairston, Fred Jay and Heinz Korn (composer and songwriter, „Doppel-Korn“)
composer:
Frank Farian, Jester Hairston and Fred Jay
medley of:
Oh My Lord
medley of:
Mary’s Boy Child
Boney M.4:33
16Felicidad
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Felicidad (Margherita) (By "Boney M.")
lyricist:
Rosella Conz
composer:
Pino Massara
Boney M.2:54
17Gotta Go Home
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Gotta Go Home
lyricist:
Jürgen Huth and Fred Jay
composer:
Frank Farian and Heinz Huth
is based on:
Hallo Bimmelbahn
Boney M.22:35
18Happy Song
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian, Bobby Farrell (Boney M.), Liz Mitchell and Reggie Tsiboe
cover recording of:
Happy Song
lyricist:
I. Abacab
composer:
Ottavio Bacciocchi and Ivana Spagna
Boney M.4:00
19A Moment of Love
Boney M.3:15
20Megamix: Rivers of Babylon
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Bobby Farrell (Boney M.), Maise Williams and Liz Mitchell
remixer:
Bizzie Bee
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FAR Music Production GmbH (in 1992)
recording of:
Mega Mix
lyricist and composer:
Brent Dowe, Frank Farian, Bobby Hebb, Fred Jay, Trevor McNaughton and George Reyam
arranger:
Frank Farian
medley of:
Sunny
medley of:
Rivers of Babylon (Boney M. version)
medley of:
Daddy Cool
medley of:
Ma Baker
medley of:
Rasputin
Boney M.33:51

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