Norske Hits
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Released | November 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1976-1980, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993 | |||
Genre | Eurodance, pop, Euro disco | |||
Length | 73:37 | |||
Label | BMG-Ariola (Norway) | |||
Producer | Frank Farian | |||
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Norske Hits is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola in Norway in late 1998.
The compilation includes Boney M.'s greatest hits from a Norwegian perspective: singles "Daddy Cool"/"No Woman No Cry" (#1, 1976), "Sunny" (#4, 1977), "Ma Baker" (#1 1977), "Rivers Of Babylon"/"Brown Girl In The Ring" (#1, 1978), "Rasputin" (#10, 1978), "Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holiday" (#2, 1979), "Gotta Go Home"/"El Lute" (#4, 1979), "My Friend Jack" (#6, 1980), "The Summer Megamix" (#3, 1989) as well as 1984's "Kalimba de Luna" and selected tracks from their best-selling albums Take The Heat Off Me (#2, 1977), Love For Sale (#2, 1977), Nightflight to Venus (#1, 1978) and Oceans Of Fantasy (#1, 1979).
Norske Hits spent 12 weeks on the Norwegian charts in late 1998 and early 1999, peaking at #17.
Track listing[]
- "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:26
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:07
- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 4:15
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 4:00
- Remix '93, radio edit
- "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix remains unreleased on CD.
- "The Summer Mega Mix" (Bobby Hebb, Farian, Jay, Reyam, Klinkhammer, Amoruso, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 4:28
- "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:56
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "El Lute" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 4:00
- 1989 remix from Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II, edited
- "Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Huth, Jay) - 2:30
- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix ( - 4:40) remains unreleased on CD.
- "My Friend Jack" (The Smoke) - 4:28
- Original album version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
- "Rasputin" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:26
- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix ( - 4:43) remains unreleased on CD.
- "Nightflight to Venus" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Kawohl) - 3:50
- 1992 edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:10
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:13
- 1993 overdub edit from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
- "The Calendar Song (January, February, March...)" (Farian) - 3:25
- 1993 remix from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
- "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) - 4:20
- 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Belfast" (Billybury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:25
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
- "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 4:00
- Original album version
- "Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, DiFranco, Esposito, Licastro, Malavas) - 4:13
- 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
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
Production[]
- Frank Farian - producer, remixer
Sources and external links[]
- Albums produced by Frank Farian
- 1998 compilation albums
- Boney M. compilation albums