Hit Collection (Boney M. 2007)

For BMG Ariola 1996 three disc box set see Hit Collection (Boney M. 1996)

Hit Collection
Compilation album by Boney M.
Released	May 2007
Recorded	1975-1985
Genre	Eurodance, pop, Euro disco
Label	Sony BMG (EU)
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. chronology
The Magic of Boney M. (2006)The Magic of Boney M.2006 Hit Collection (2007) Christmas with Boney M. (2007) (2007)Christmas with Boney M. (2007)2007

Sunny (1995)
Compilation album by Boney M.
Released	1995

Sunny (2001)
Compilation album by Boney M.
Released	2001

Hit Collection is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by Sony BMG in 2007.

This is a re-release of the 1995 Ariola Express budget compilation Sunny, also issued in 2001, with new artwork.

Track listing

All tracks original album versions unless otherwise noted

1. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 4:03
2. "Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:12
3. "Dreadlock Holiday" (Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart) - 4:54
4. "Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:18
5. "Voodoonight" (Sgarbi) - 3:32
6. "Belfast" (Jimmy Bilsbury, Drafi Deutscher, Menke) - 3:32
7. "Fever" (Cooley, Davenport) - 4:01
8. "Children of Paradise" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 2:51
   • Edited version, from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs.
9. "Malaika" (Farian, Reyam, Traditional) - 3:28
   • Edited 7" version from Boonoonoonoos limited edition double album. Original 7" mix ( - 5:02) remains unreleased on CD.
10. "African Moon" (Farian, Mitchell, Rulofs) - 3:02
11. "Still I'm Sad" (McCarty, Smith) - 4:35
12. "El Lute" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 5:57
    • 12" version
13. "Happy Song" (Abacab, Bacciocci, Spagna) - 6:42
    • Edited Club Mix, from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs
14. "No Woman, No Cry" (Vincent Ford, Bob Marley) - 5:00
15. "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Zambi) - 6:53
16. "Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, DiFranco, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 7:18
    • Edited US Club Mix, from Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs

Personnel

• Liz Mitchell - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Marcia Barrett - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Frank Farian - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Reggie Tsiboe - lead vocals, backing vocals (tracks 3, 13 & 16)
• Bobby Farrell - vocals (track 13)

Production

• Frank Farian - producer

Release history

• 1995 & 2001 Germany: "Sunny" Ariola Express/BMG 74321 24931 2.
• 2007 EU: "Hit Collection" Sony BMG 88697089662.

Sources and external links

• Rate Your Music, detailed discography
• Discogs.com, detailed discography
• Allmusic, biography, discography etc.