Hit Story

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Annotation

Mix names listed in booklet only.

℗ 2010 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH.
Made in the EU
Digitally remastered by MM-Sound Digital Mastering Studio GmbH
Concept & Compilation: Frank Eberlein

This version has on front: "(...) Rasputin A.M.O.", while "Hit Story" has on front: "(...) Rasputin U.V.M."

Annotation last modified on 2018-02-16 19:40 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: The Best of the Seventies
#TitleRatingLength
1Baby Do You Wanna Bump
recording of:
Baby, Do You Wanna Bump
lyricist and composer:
Zambi
is based on:
Al Capone
3:42
2Daddy Cool
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett (in 1976), Frank Farian (in 1976) and Liz Mitchell (in 1976)
arranger:
Steven Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Far Music Productions GmbH (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1976)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 153)
recording of:
Daddy Cool (in 1976)
lyricist:
George Reyam
composer:
Frank Farian
publisher:
BMG Music, Far Musikverlag GmbH and Intro (German publisher) (in 1976)
4.13:28
3Sunny
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 (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
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 (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
44:03
4Ma Baker
recording of:
Ma Baker
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
4.54:35
5Belfast
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Belfast (English version)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Bilsbury, Drafi Deutscher and Joe Menke (schlager songwriter & producer)
3.53:31
6Plantation Boy
recording of:
Plantation Boy
composer:
Fred Jay and Anthony King (songwriter, arranger)
4:07
7Love for Sale
cover recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
4:45
8Rivers of Babylon
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hansa (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Rivers of Babylon (Boney M. version)
lyricist:
Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
composer:
Brent Dowe, Frank Farian, Trevor McNaughton and George Reyam
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and FAR Music (publisher for Frank Farian)
is based on:
Rivers of Babylon
44:20
9Brown 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)
2.54:04
10Rasputin
producer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
Rasputin
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
4.54:44
11Painter Man
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals and lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
cover recording of:
Painter Man
writer:
Eddie Phillips and Kenny Pickett
23:11
12Dancing in the Streets
recording of:
Dancing in the Streets
composer:
Frank Farian
3:59
13Hooray! 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
publisher:
BMG Music
is based on:
Polly Wolly Doodle
23:57
14Ribbons of Blue
producer:
Frank Farian
performer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
Ribbons of Blue
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Laurie Forsey
4:09
15Gotta Go Home
recording of:
Gotta Go Home
lyricist:
Jürgen Huth and Fred Jay
composer:
Frank Farian and Heinz Huth
is based on:
Hallo Bimmelbahn
4:01
16Bahama Mama
producer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
Bahama Mama
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Frank Farian
3:37
17Let It All Be Music
recording of:
Let It All Be Music
lyricist and composer:
Wilfried S. van Vugt
5:10
18Bye Bye Bluebird
recording of:
Bye Bye Bluebird
writer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
4:50
2▼CD: The Best of the Eighties
#TitleRatingLength
1I See a Boat on the River
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
lead vocals:
Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
I See a Boat on the River
writer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Helmut Rulofs and Gilla Winger
24:42
2My Friend Jack
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
vocals:
Liz Mitchell
cover recording of:
My Friend Jack
writer:
Geoff Gill, Mal Luker, Zeke Lund and Mick Rowley
4:42
3Children of Paradise
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
lead vocals:
Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Children of Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
arranger:
Stefan Klinkhammer
4:29
4Gadda-Da-Vida
producer:
Frank Farian
lead vocals:
Kathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian and Patricia Shockley
cover recording of:
In‐A‐Gadda‐Da‐Vida
lyricist and composer:
Douglas Lloyd Ingle
publisher:
Ten East‐Cotillion‐Itasca
5:05
5Felicidad (Margherita)
producer:
Frank Farian
cover recording of:
Felicidad (Margherita)
lyricist:
Rosella Conz
composer:
Pino Massara
translated version of:
Margherita
54:34
6Malaika
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Kathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian and Patricia Shockley
lead vocals:
Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
arranger:
Frank Farian and George Reyam
recording of:
Malaika (Boney M. version)
lyricist and composer:
Adam Salim (in 1945)
arranger:
Frank Farian and George Reyam
version of:
Malaika (Swahili love song, commonly attributed to Adam Salim)
3:27
7We Kill the World (Don’t Kill the World)
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Kathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Patricia Shockley
lead vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Brian Paul
spoken vocals [Rap]:
Bobby Farrell (Boney M.)
recording of:
We Kill the World
writer:
Frank Farian, Giorgio Sgarbi and Gisela Sgarbi
6:35
8Ride to Agadir
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
lead vocals:
Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
cover recording of:
The Ride to Agadir
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
5:13
9Going Back West
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Kathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Pat Schockley
lead vocals:
Reggie Tsiboe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FAR Music (publisher for Frank Farian)
cover recording of:
Going Back West
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
4:16
10Jambo Hakuna Matata (No Problems)
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Kathy Bartney, Judy Cheeks, Madeleine Davis and Reggie Tsiboe
lead vocals:
Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)
composer:
Peter Bischof‐Fallenstein and Teddy Kalanda Harrison
is based on:
Jambo Bwana
3:40
11African Moon
producer:
Frank Farian
saxophone:
Dino Solera
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
lead vocals:
Liz Mitchell
recording of:
African Moon
composer:
Catherine Courage, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Helmut Rulofs
3:42
12Kalimba de Luna
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Judy Cheeks, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian, Amy Goff, Elaine Goff and Patricia Shockley
lead vocals:
Frank Farian 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
4:33
13Happy Song
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Judy Cheeks, Madeleine Davis and Patricia Shockley
lead vocals:
Frank Farian, The School Rebels and Reggie Tsiboe
spoken vocals [Rap]:
Bobby Farrell (Boney M.)
cover recording of:
Happy Song
lyricist:
I. Abacab
composer:
Ottavio Bacciocchi and Ivana Spagna
4:21
14My Cherie Amour
producer:
Frank Farian
cover recording of:
My Cherie Amour
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
4:05
15Sample City
producer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
Sample City
composer:
Frank Farian
4:02
16Young, Free and Single
recording of:
Young, Free and Single
lyricist:
Mary Applegate and Robert Rayen
composer:
Frank Farian
4:20
17Bang Bang Lulu
recording of:
Bang Bang Lulu
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Peter Bischof‐Fallenstein and Frank Farian
3:00
18Dreadlock Holiday
cover recording of:
Dreadlock Holiday
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Man-Ken Music Ltd. and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
recording of:
Dreadlock Holiday
writer:
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Man-Ken Music Ltd. and St. Anne’s Music Ltd.
4:53
3▼CD: The Most Beautiful Ballads, the Most Beautiful Christmas Songs
#TitleRatingLength
1Still I’m Sad
cover recording of:
Still I’m Sad
writer:
Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member) and Paul Samwell-Smith
publisher:
Yardbirds Music (also with “Ltd.”; publisher; do NOT use as release label)
24:35
2Heart of Gold
cover recording of:
Heart of Gold
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and Silver Fiddle Music (in 1971)
34:06
3El Lute
producer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
El Lute
writer:
Hans Blum (German songwriter, composer, producer and singer), Frank Farian and Fred Jay
is based on:
Ich hab' dich lieb, so lieb
5:10
4I’m Born Again
producer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
I’m Born Again
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Helmut Rulofs
4:23
5Consuela Biaz
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
lead vocals:
Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Consuela Biaz
writer:
Catharine Courage, Frank Farian and Michael O’Hara
4:39
6Jimmy
recording of:
Jimmy (1984)
lyricist:
Brad Howell and Liz Mitchell
composer:
Johan Daansen and Frank Farian
4:27
7Sad Movies
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
lead vocals:
Liz Mitchell
cover recording of:
Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
3:22
8Goodbye My Friend
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian and Liz Mitchell
vocals:
Liz Mitchell
recording of:
Goodbye My Friend
composer:
Catharine Courage, Frank Farian and Helmut Rulofs
25:26
9The Carnival Is Over (Goodbye True Lover)
recording of:
The Carnival Is Over
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Catherine Courage, Frank Farian and Tom Springfield
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
is based on:
Из-за острова на стрежень (Stenka Razin)
4:54
10Somewhere in the World
recording of:
Somewhere in the World
lyricist:
Paul Davis (Paul "Sandy" Davis), Tammy Grohé and Thomas Lomberg
composer:
Wolfgang Keilhauer
4:27
1110.000 Lightyears
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian, Amy Goff, Elaine Goff, Liz Mitchell and Reggie Tsiboe
lead vocals:
Liz Mitchell
performer:
Liz Mitchell
recording of:
10,000 Lightyears
lyricist:
Peter Bischof‐Fallenstein and Frank Farian
composer:
Mats Björklund and Dietmar Kawohl
4:32
12Where Did You Go
producer:
Frank Farian
saxophone:
Christian Schneider (saxophone, guitar, keyboard)
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett and Liz Mitchell
lead vocals:
Liz Mitchell
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
recording of:
Where Did You Go?
lyricist:
Peter Bischof‐Fallenstein
composer:
Dietmar Kawohl
4:08
13Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord
producer:
Frank Farian
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord (in 1978)
lyricist:
Frank Farian, Jester Hairston, Fred Jay and Heinz Korn (composer and songwriter, „Doppel-Korn“)
composer:
Frank Farian, Jester Hairston and Fred Jay
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
medley of:
Mary’s Boy Child
medley of:
Oh My Lord
5:44
14Feliz Navidad
cover recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English) (until 1981)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
3:09
15Little Drummer Boy
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett
lead vocals:
Liz Mitchell
performer:
Boney M.
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”) (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
4:24
16When a Child Is Born
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett
lead vocals:
Liz Mitchell
performer:
Boney M.
cover recording of:
When a Child Is Born
lyricist:
Fred Jay
composer:
Zacar
arranger:
Dave Arch (pianist, conductor, arranger and composer)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
3:23
17Zion’s Daughter
background vocals:
Marcia Barrett
lead vocals:
Liz Mitchell
performer:
Boney M.
recording of:
Zion’s Daughter (in 1981)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.), Frank Farian, George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer), Fred Jay and Helmut Rulofs
3:53
18White Christmas
cover recording of:
White Christmas (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
4:22
4▼CD: The Best 12 Inch Versions
#TitleRatingLength
1Help! Help!
6:07
2Gotta Go Home
recording of:
Gotta Go Home
lyricist:
Jürgen Huth and Fred Jay
composer:
Frank Farian and Heinz Huth
is based on:
Hallo Bimmelbahn
5:07
3I 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
6:06
4My Friend Jack
cover recording of:
My Friend Jack
writer:
Geoff Gill, Mal Luker, Zeke Lund and Mick Rowley
8:27
5Gadda-Da-Vida
lead vocals:
Kathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian and Patricia Shockley
cover recording of:
In‐A‐Gadda‐Da‐Vida
lyricist and composer:
Douglas Lloyd Ingle
publisher:
Ten East‐Cotillion‐Itasca
recording of:
In‐A‐Gadda‐Da‐Vida
lyricist and composer:
Douglas Lloyd Ingle
publisher:
Ten East‐Cotillion‐Itasca
8:56
6Malaika
recording of:
Malaika (Boney M. version)
lyricist and composer:
Adam Salim (in 1945)
arranger:
Frank Farian and George Reyam
version of:
Malaika (Swahili love song, commonly attributed to Adam Salim)
5:41
7African Moon
recording of:
African Moon
composer:
Catherine Courage, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Helmut Rulofs
6:44
8Kalimba de Luna
producer:
Frank Farian
background vocals:
Judy Cheeks, Madeleine Davis, Frank Farian, Amy Goff, Elaine Goff, Liz Mitchell and Patricia Shockley
lead vocals:
Frank Farian 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
7:08
9Happy Song
recording of:
Happy Song
lyricist:
I. Abacab
composer:
Ottavio Bacciocchi and Ivana Spagna
8:12
10My Cherie Amour
recording of:
My Cherie Amour
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
8:57
11Young, Free and Single
recording of:
Young, Free and Single
lyricist:
Mary Applegate and Robert Rayen
composer:
Frank Farian
8:09