Ma Baker (album)

Ma Baker is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by budget label Ariola Express in Germany, 1989. The CD is basically a revised edition of the 1984 CD compilation "Fantastic Boney M." - while omitting several hit singles "Daddy Cool", "Rivers of Babylon" and "Rasputin", it premiered rare single versions of "Baby Do You Wanna Bump", "Dancing in the Streets" and "Children of Paradise".

Ma Baker
Greatest hits album by Boney M.
Released	1989
Recorded	1976-1984
Genre	Pop, disco
Label	Hansa Records (FRG)
Producer	Frank Farian
Boney M. chronology
Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 (1988) Ma Baker (1989) Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:14
   • Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
2. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 3:44
   • Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
3. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Farian, Jay) - 3:11
   • Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
4. "I See a Boat on the River" (Farian, Jay, Rulofs) - 3:09
   • Edited version
5. "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Zambi) - 3:40
   • Original 7" version
6. "Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, DiFranco, Esposito, Licastro, Malavas) - 4:31
   • Original 7" mix
7. "Belfast" (Billsbury, Deutscher, Menke) - 2:25
   • Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
8. "We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World)" (Farian, Sgarbi) - 5:12
   • 7" version, fade-out
9. "El Lute" (Farian, Jay, Klinkhammer, Kolonovits) - 4:24
   • Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
10. "Felicidad (Margherita)" (Conz, Massara) - 4:31
    • Original 7" mix
11. "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (Jester Hairston, Farian, Jay, Lorin) - 4:31
    • Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
12. "Children of Paradise" (Farian, Reyam, Jay) - 5:19
    • Original 12" mix
13. "Somewhere in the World" (Davis, Grohe, Keilhauer) - 3:01
    • Edited version
14. "He Was a Steppenwolf" (Farian, Klinkhammer, Jay) - 6:51
    • Original album version
15. "Dancing in the Streets" (Farian) - 3:57
    • Original single version
16. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 3:04
    • Edited version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits

Personnel

• Liz Mitchell - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Marcia Barrett - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Frank Farian - lead vocals, backing vocals
• Bobby Farrell - spoken vocal (track 8)
• Brian Paul - vocals (track 8)
• Reggie Tsiboe - lead vocals, backing vocals (tracks 6 & 13)

Production

• Frank Farian - producer

Release history

• Germany: CD Ariola 295 660-200

References

1. Ma Baker at AllMusic

Sources and external links

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