20th Century Hits is a remix album

Remix album

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 of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG

BMG

Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...

 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

Ultimate (Boney M.)

Ultimate is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG-Ariola France. Early 1999 saw the release of "Ma Baker - Somebody Scream" which was a collaboration with Horny United and German band Sash! which peaked at #22 in the UK and was also a Top 30 hit in Germany...

, "Daddy Cool '99" featuring Mobi T., "Caribbean Night Fever / Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday" and "Sunny".

Tracklisting

Personnel

• Liz Mitchell
  Liz Mitchell
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   – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Marcia Barrett
  Marcia Barrett
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   – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Frank Farian
  Frank Farian
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   – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Reggie Tsiboe
  Reggie Tsiboe
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   – lead vocals, backing vocals (track 11)
• Keith Forsey
  Keith Forsey
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   – drums
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• Curt Cress – drums
• Todd Canedy – drums
• Gary Unwinn – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Dave King – bass
• Dieter Petereit – bass
• Nick Woodland – guitar
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• Mats Björklund – guitars
• Johan Daansen – guitars
• Michael Cretu
  Michael Cretu
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   – keyboards
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• Kristian Schultze – keyboards
• Harry Baierl – keyboards
• Sylvester Levay – keyboards
• Thor Baldursson – keyboards
• Christoph Seipel – keyboards
• Domenico Livrano – keyboards
• Dino Solera – saxophone
  Saxophone
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• Benny Gebauer – sax
• Felice Civitareale – trumpet
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Production

• Frank Farian
  Frank Farian
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   – producer
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  , remixer
• Tokapi – producer
• Sash!
  Sash!
  SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...
  
   – 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
  Michael Cretu
  Michael Cretu is a Romanian musician. He is known also as Curly, MC or Curly M.C. because of his fair curled hair . His peak musical activity was with the Enigma project, which was mainly based in Germany....
  
   – arranger
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• Stefan Klinkhammer – arranger
• Harry Baierl – arranger

Single releases

UK

12"

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

Side A

1. "Ma Baker (Club Mix by Horny United)

Side B

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

CD

• Boney M. vs. Horny United "Ma Baker/Somebody Scream" (Logic Records 74321 65387 2, 1999)

1. "Somebody Scream" (Radio Edit) – 3:06
2. "Ma Baker" (Sash! Radio Edit) – 3:27
3. "Somebody Scream" (Massive Club mix) – 7:31
4. "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
  BMG
  Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
  
  74321 64561 1, 1999)

Side A

1. Boney M. "Ma Baker" (Extended Vocal Edit) – 5:26

Side B

1. Boney M. "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) – 5:35

Side C

1. Horny United "Somebody Scream – Ma Baker" (Massive Mix) – 7:30
2. Horny United "Somebody Scream – Ma Baker" (Screamless Mix) – 6:16

Side D

1. Horny United "Somebody Scream – Ma Baker" (Full Vocal Mix)
2. Horny United "Somebody Scream – Ma Baker" (Ma Baker House Mix)

CD

• Boney M vs. Sash!: "Ma Baker" (BMG 74321 63942 2, 1998)

1. "Ma Baker (Tokapi Radio Edit) – 3:24
2. "Ma Baker" (Original Edit) – 3:35
3. "Ma Baker" (Extended Vocal Edit) – 5:26
4. "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)

1. Boney M. vs. Sash! "Ma Baker" (Extended Radio Edit) – 4:54
2. Boney M. vs. Sash! "Ma Baker" (Disco Dub Edit) (5:32)
3. Horny United Featuring Boney M. "Somebody Scream (Ma Baker)" (Radio Edit) (Oliver Wallner, Re-Run) – 4:17
4. 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)

1. "Daddy Cool '99" (Radio Edit) – 3:51
2. "Daddy Cool '99" (Extended Vocal Club Mix) – 5:06
3. "Daddy Cool '99" (Latino Club Mix) – 3:33
4. "Daddy Cool '99" (Solid Disco Edit) – 3:45
5. "Daddy Cool" (Original Mix 1976) – 3:26

• Boney M. 2000: "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" (BMG 74321 71064 2, 1999)

1. "Caribbean Night Fever – Megamix" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
2. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Radio Edit) – 3:30
3. "Caribbean Night Fever" (Extended Version) – 5:28
4. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" (Extended Version) – 4:26
5. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Remix) – 4:01

• Boney M. 2000: "Sunny (Remixes)" (BMG 74321 73824 2, 2000)

1. "Sunny" (Radio Edit) – 3:31
2. "Sunny" (Radio Remix – Disco Club) – 3:35
3. "Sunny" (Extended Version) – 4:47
4. "Sunny" (Disco Club Mix) – 5:46
5. "Sunny" (Club Mix) – 4:45
6. "Sunny" (House Mix) – 4:55
7. "Sunny" (London Vocal Mix) – 3:34
8. "Sunny" (Space Mix) – 4:51

Sources and external links

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