The Collection is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

of recordings by

Boney M. Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's o ...

released by label

BMG-Ariola Ariola (also known as Ariola Records, Ariola-Eurodisc and BMG Ariola) is a German record label. In the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of the Bertelsmann Music Group, which in turn has become a part of the international media conglomerat ...

in 1991.
''The Collection'' was part of BMG's first mid-price CD campaign, the company released many ''Collection''s containing back-catalogue material by artists ranging from

Modern Talking Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of arranger, songwriter and producer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching th ...

, Imagination and

Amanda Lear Amanda Lear (; born 1939) is a French singer, songwriter, painter, television presenter, actress, and former model. She began her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s, and went on to model for Paco Rabanne, Ossie Clark, and ...

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

Glenn Miller Alton Glen Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, trombone player and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Arm ...

and

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

.
The majority of the tracks on this release are taken from 1980 compilation '' The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits'', subsequently most of them appear in slightly edited form.
BMG-Ariola France has re-issued this compilation with new artwork as ''Cristal Collection'' in 1994 and as ''Sunny, Daddy Cool, Rivers Of Babylon'' and ''L'Essentiel'', both in 2001.

Track listing

Rivers of Babylon "Rivers of Babylon" is a Rastafari song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics are adapted from the texts of Psalms 19, and 137 in the Hebrew Bible. The Melodian ...

" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:59 #* Edited version from '' The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits'' #"Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:25 #* Original album version #" Sunny" (

Bobby Hebb Robert Von Hebb (July 26, 1938 – August 3, 2010) was an American R&B and soul singer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer known for his 1966 hit entitled " Sunny". Biography Hebb was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His par ...

) - 3:14 #* Edited version from '' The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits'' #"

My Friend Jack "My Friend Jack" is a psychedelic rock song released by the English freakbeat group The Smoke in 1967. It was included originally in their debut album '' It's Smoke Time'', and it was also included (among other compilation albums) in the collect ...

" (

The Smoke The Smoke were an English pop group from York. They consisted of Mick Rowley (lead vocals), Mal Luker (lead guitar), John "Zeke" Lund (bass) and Geoff Gill (drums and compositor). The band originally performed around Yorkshire as The Moons ...

) - 4:31 #* Edited album version from '' The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits'' #"I See a Boat on the River" (Farian, Jay, Rulofs) - 3:03 #* Edited version from '' Fantastic Boney M.'' #" Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 3:06 #* Edited version from '' The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits'' #" Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (

Jester Hairston Jester Joseph Hairston (July 9, 1901 – January 18, 2000) was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor and actor. He was regarded as a leading expert on black spirituals and choral music. His notable compositions include " ...

, Farian, Jay, Lorin) - 4:31 #* Edited version from '' The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits'' #"Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:17 #* ''

Oceans Of Fantasy ''Oceans of Fantasy'' is the fourth studio album by Euro- Caribbean group Boney M. Released in September 1979, ''Oceans Of Fantasy'' became the second Boney M. album to top the UK charts and features the hits " El Lute / Gotta Go Home" and "I'm B ...

'' album edit #"I'm Born Again" (Jay, Rulofs) - 3:57 #* Edited version from '' The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits'' #"Oceans of Fantasy" (Kawohl & Towers) - 3:19 #* Edited version from '' The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits'' #"Ribbons of Blue" (

Keith Forsey Keith Forsey (born 2 January 1948) is an English pop musician and record producer. Early life Forsey began his career as a percussionist in the mid-late 1960s as the drummer for The SpectrumCaptain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Vault - Chris ...

) - 3:04 #* Edited version from '' The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits''

Personnel

Liz Mitchell Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza. People * Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), P ...

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

Marcia Barrett Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948) is a Jamaican-British singer and one of the original singers with the vocal group Boney M. Early years Barrett was born in Saint Catherine Parish, British Jamaica; her parents brought her to Croydon, Eng ...

- lead vocals, backing vocals *

Frank Farian Frank Farian (born Franz Reuther; 18 July 1941) is a German record producer, musician, singer and songwriter, who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the Latin pop band No Mercy and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequently created vo ...

- lead vocals, backing vocals

Production

- producer

Release history

* 1991 Germany: BMG-Ariola 261 670, 616 701. * 1994 France: ''Cristal Collection'' BMG-Ariola 74321 0007 208. * 2001 France: ''L'Essentiel'' BMG-Ariola 74321 844 902.

References

Sources and external links

Rate Your Music, detailed discography

Discogs.com, detailed discography
* Allmusic, biography, discography etc. {{DEFAULTSORT:Collection, The Albums produced by Frank Farian 1991 compilation albums Boney M. compilation albums