20th Century Hits explained

20th Century Hits
Type:	Remix
Artist:	Boney M.
Cover:	Boney M. 2000 - 20th Century Hits.jpg
Caption:	Cover to the standard edition of the album
Released:	November 1999
Recorded:	1976–1984, 1998, 1999
Length:	74:44
Label:	MCI/BMG (EU)
Producer:	Frank Farian
Prev Title:	Ultimate
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool
Next Year:	2000

20th Century Hits is a remix album of recordings by Boney M. released by BMG 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, "Daddy Cool '99" featuring Mobi T., "Caribbean Night Fever / Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday" and "Sunny".

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 (track 11)
• Keith Forsey – drums
• Curt Cress – drums
• Todd Canedy – drums
• Gary Unwinn – bass guitar
• Dave King – bass
• Dieter Petereit – bass
• Nick Woodland – guitars
• Mats Björklund – guitars
• Johan Daansen – guitars
• Michael Cretu – keyboards
• Kristian Schultze – keyboards
• Harry Baierl – keyboards
• Sylvester Levay – keyboards
• Thor Baldursson – keyboards
• Christoph Seipel – keyboards
• Domenico Livrano – keyboards
• Dino Solera – saxophone
• Benny Gebauer – sax
• Felice Civitareale – trumpet

Production

• Frank Farian – producer, remixer
• Tokapi – producer
• Sash! – 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 – arranger
• 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 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|class=artist|id=p15998/biography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic, biography, discography etc.]