20th Century Hits

Infobox Album |
Name = 20th Century Hits
Type = Remix
Artist = Boney M.


Released = November 1999
Recorded = 1976-1984, 1998, 1999
Genre = Eurodance, Pop, Disco
Length = 74:44
Label = flagicon|EU MCI/BMG (EU)
Producer = Frank Farian
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dxftxqykldde link]
Last album = "Ultimate"
(1999)
This album = "20th Century Hits"
(1999)
Next album = "25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool"
(2000)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Remix


Lower caption = Japanese edition

"20th Century Hits" is a remix album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG in 1999. This remix project which was credited as 'Boney M. 2000' spun off a series of new single releases; "Ma Baker - Somebody Scream" in early 1999 and previously included on French compilation "Ultimate", "Daddy Cool '99" featuring Mobi T., "Caribbean Night Fever / Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday" and "Sunny".

Tracklisting

#"Sunny" (1999 Remix) (Hebb) - 3:38
#"Daddy Cool" (1999 Remix) (Farian, Reyam) - 3:52
#"Ma Baker" (1999 Remix) (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 3:51
#"Rivers of Babylon" (1999 Remix) (Farian, Reyam) - 3:19
#"Gotta Go Home" (1999 Remix) (Farian, Jay, Klinkhammer) - 3:20
#"Rasputin" (1999 Remix) (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 3:28
#"Painter Man" (1999 Remix) (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:00
#"No Woman, No Cry" (1999 Remix) (Ford, Marley) - 3:21
#"Brown Girl in the Ring"(1999 Remix) (Farian) - 3:34
#"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (1999 Remix) (Farian, Jay) - 3:23
#"Kalimba de Luna" (1999 Remix) (Amoruso, DiFranco, Esposito, Licastro, Malavas) - 3:42
#"Felicidad" (Miami Ocean Drive Mix) (Conz, Massara) - 3:46
#"Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (1999 Remix) (Farian, Hairston) - 3:43
#"Caribbean Nightfever" (Medley) (Traditional) - 4:35
#"Disco Megamix" (Billybury, Deutscher, Farian, Hebb, Huth, Jay, Menke, Phillips, Pickett, Reyam) - 6:26
#"Sunny" (1999 Club Mix) (Hebb) - 4:10
#"Ma Baker" (1999 Club Mix) (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:31
#"Daddy Cool" (1999 Club Mix) (Farian, Reyam) - 4:09
#"Rivers of Babylon" (1999 Club Mix) (Farian, Reyam) - 3:59
#"Gotta Go Home" (1999 Club Mix) (Farian, Jay, Klinkhammer) - 4:18

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 (track 11)
* Keith Forsey - drums
* Curt Cress - drums
* Todd Canedy - drums
* Gary Unwinn - bass guitar
* Dave King - bass
* Dieter Petereit - bass
* Nick Woodland - guitars
* Mats Björklund - guitars
* Johan Daansen - guitars
* Michael Cretu - keyboards
* Kristian Schultze - keyboards
* Harry Baierl - keyboards
* Sylvester Levay - keyboards
* Thor Baldursson - keyboards
* Christoph Seipel - keyboards
* Domenico Livrano - keyboards
* Dino Solera - saxophone
* Benny Gebauer - sax
* Felice Civitareale - trumpet

Production

* Frank Farian - producer, remixer
* Tokapi - producer
* Sash! - remixers
* Doug Laurent - remixer
* Nouri - remixer
* Marek - remixer
* Zeke Lund - sound engineer
* Hartmut Pfannmüller - engineer
* Tammy Grohé - engineer
* Rainer M. Ehrnhardt - engineer
* Michael Bestmann - engineer
* Bernd Berwanger - engineer
* Tobias Freud - engineer
* Helmut Rulofs - engineer
* Michael Cretu - arranger
* Stefan Klinkhammer - arranger
* Harry Baierl - arranger

ingle releases

UK

12"

* Boney M. vs. Horny United "Ma Baker/Somebody Scream" (Logic Records 74321 65387 1, 1999)Side A

# "Ma Baker (Club Mix by Horny United) Side B

# "Somebody Scream" (Beatroute Star Bar Mix by DJ Slammer & Mark Bambach)
# "Somebody Scream" (Cosmic People Mix)

CD

* Boney M. vs. Horny United "Ma Baker/Somebody Scream" (Logic Records 74321 65387 2, 1999)
# "Somebody Scream" (Radio Edit) - 3:06
# "Ma Baker" (Sash! Radio Edit) - 3:27
# "Somebody Scream" (Massive Club mix) - 7:31
# "Ma Baker" (Sash! 12" Mix) - 4:55

EU

12"
* Boney M. / Horny United Feat. Boney M. - "Ma Baker" / "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (2 x 12", Logic Records/Lautstark/BMG 74321 64561 1, 1999)Side A
# Boney M. "Ma Baker" (Extended Vocal Edit) - 5:26 Side B
# Boney M. "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) - 5:35 Side C
# Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Massive Mix) - 7:30
# Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Screamless Mix) - 6:16Side D
# Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Full Vocal Mix)
# Horny United "Somebody Scream - Ma Baker" (Ma Baker House Mix) CD

* Boney M vs. Sash!: "Ma Baker" (BMG 74321 63942 2, 1998)
# "Ma Baker (Tokapi Radio Edit) - 3:24
# "Ma Baker" (Original Edit) - 3:35
# "Ma Baker" (Extended Vocal Edit) - 5:26
# "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) - 5:35

* Boney M. vs. Sash!/Horny United Featuring Boney M.: "Ma Baker"/"Somebody Scream" (BMG 74321 64561 2, 1999)
# Boney M. vs. Sash! "Ma Baker" (Extended Radio Edit) - 4:54
# Boney M. vs. Sash! "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) (5:32)
# Horny United Featuring Boney M. "Somebody Scream (Ma Baker)" (Radio Edit) (Oliver Wallner, Re-Run) - 4:17
# Horny United Featuring Boney M. "Somebody Scream (Ma Baker)" (Massive Mix) (Oliver Wallner, Re-Run) - 6:59

* Boney M. 2000 Featuring Mobi T.: "Daddy Cool '99" (BMG 74321 69177 2, 1999)
# "Daddy Cool '99" (Radio Edit) - 3:51
# "Daddy Cool '99" (Extended Vocal Club Mix) - 5:06
# "Daddy Cool '99" (Latino Club Mix) - 3:33
# "Daddy Cool '99" (Solid Disco Edit) - 3:45
# "Daddy Cool" (Original Mix 1976) - 3:26

* Boney M. 2000: "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (BMG 74321 71064 2, 1999)
# "Caribbean Night Fever – Megamix" (Radio Edit) - 3:55
# "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Radio Edit) - 3:30
# "Caribbean Night Fever" (Extended Version) - 5:28
# "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Extended Version) - 4:26
# "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Remix) - 4:01

* Boney M. 2000: "Sunny (Remixes)" (BMG 74321 73824 2, 2000)
# "Sunny" (Radio Edit) - 3:31
# "Sunny" (Radio Remix - Disco Club) - 3:35
# "Sunny" (Extended Version) - 4:47
# "Sunny" (Disco Club Mix) - 5:46
# "Sunny" (Club Mix) - 4:45
# "Sunny" (House Mix) - 4:55
# "Sunny" (London Vocal Mix) - 3:34
# "Sunny" (Space Mix) - 4:51

ources and external links

* [http://rateyourmusic.com/search?searchterm=boney+m&searchtype=a Rate Your Music, detailed discography]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Boney+M., Discogs.com, detailed discography]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:a9foxqr5ldte~T1, All Music Guide, biography, discography etc.]