It's a re-release of the 1992 compilation "Gold" with a few changes.
It's yet another compilation that's edits and remixes Including. How can it be so hard to get the original single versions or LP versions on a compilation? If Sony Music had had a little interest in Boney M. It Would not have been difficult at all. It HOWEVER Seems to be all about easy money.
The compilation starts out with "Daddy Cool". Strangely enough theyhave managed to include the original 1976 version of this track and not the remixed version from the "Gold" compilation from 1992nd
Sony Music Seems to enjoy the use of the "Gold" compilation from 1992 When putting together new compilations. Grade! All tracks from the "Gold" compilation are remixes as the tracks have been added specially drumbeats and hi-hats. Most are edits as well!
Some reasons to stay away from "The Magic Of Boney M."
"Sunny" is not the original 1976 version. It's a remixed version from the 1992 'Gold' compilation.
"Rivers of Babylon" is not the original 1978 version. It's a remixed version from the 1992 'Gold' compilation.
Remixed "El Lute" is an edited version and from "Gold" running 3:58 minutes. The original 1979 single version is 5:09 minutes. The original LP version is 5:50 minutes.
"No Women No Cry" is not the original 1976 single or LP version Which is running 5 minutes. It's an edit as well as a remixed version from the 1992 'Gold' compilation running 4:20 minutes.
"Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi- Holiday" is not the original 1979 version. It's a remixed version from the 1992 'Gold' compilation
"Rasputin" One of Their Greatest singles, neither is the 1978 single version nor the LP version. The original single version is 4:43 minutes. Here is another edit and remixed version from "Gold" running only 4:25 minutes.
"Painter Man" is not the original 1978 version. It's a remixed version from the 1992 'Gold' compilation.
"Belfast" is not the original 1977 version. It's a remixed version from the 1992 'Gold' compilation.
"Brown Girl in the Ring" is not the original 1978 version. It's a remixed version from the 1992 'Gold "
compilation.
"Kalimba De Luna" is not the original 1984 version. It's an edit and remixed version from the 1992 'Gold "
compilation running 4:13. Original singing version is running 4:31.
"Happy Song" is yet another edit and remix from the "Gold" compilation running 3:56 minutes. The original single version is running 4:18 minutes.
"Still I'm Sad" is not the original 1977 version. It's a remixed version from the 1992 'Gold' compilation.
And now to the real disaster! "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" one of the group's biggest hits ever is therefore included in version of edited and remixed. . The original single version did went to No. 1 in England in 1978 that running 5:43 minutes - a true masterpiece. The version included on this compilation is ONLY 4:01. Yet another edit and remixed version from the "Gold" compilation. It honestly stinks. In the version included Mary and Joseph never makes it to Bethlehem Which Means That Jesus never was born and there's nothing to sing about THEREFORE Actually! Over half of the story has been cut out. How Is that possible?
"Baby Do You Wanna Bump" is not the original 1975 version. It's an edited and remixed version from the 1992 'Gold' compilation.
"Felicidad": Here included in at 2:52 minutes edited version, remix of course. Yet again from the "Gold" compilation. The original single version is running 4:33 minutes.
"Gotta Go Home": Here included in at 2:50 minutes edited version. Yet again from the "Gold" compilation. The original single version is running 4:01 minutes. The original LP version is: 3:45 minutes.
"Ma Baker" is not the original 1977 version. It's a remixed version from the 1992 'Gold' compilation.
Track 19 and 20 is a remix and a new recording. None of them worth Mentioning at all. They Should Have left them out so the full versions of the original single-versions or LP versions could have been used instead.
Edits - No thank you!
Remixes - No thank you!
Original material - Yes, please!
