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Norske Hits

1998 compilation album by Boney M.

Norske Hits
Compilation album by Boney M.
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
Boney M. chronology
The Best of Boney M. (1997) Norske Hits (1998) Ultimate (1999)

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[edit]

1. "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:26
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
2. "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:07
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
3. "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 4:15
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
4. "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 4:00
   • Remix '93, radio edit
5. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday " (Farian, Jay) - 3:55
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix is released on "Kalimba de Luna" 2007 CD album.
6. "The Summer Mega Mix" (Bobby Hebb, Farian, Jay, Reyam, Klinkhammer, Amoruso, Esposito, Licastro, Malavasi) - 4:28
   • Radio edit. ("Sunny" / "Ma Baker" / "Gotta Go Home" / "Kalimba De Luna" / "Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday" / "Summer A GoGo")
7. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:56
   • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
8. "El Lute" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 4:00
   • 1989 remix from Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II, edited
9. "Gotta Go Home" (Farian, Huth, Jay) - 2:30
   • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix ( - 4:40) released on the "Let it All Be Music: The Party Album" 2009 double CD.
10. "My Friend Jack" (The Smoke) - 4:28
    • Original album version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
11. "Rasputin" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:26
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits. Original 7" mix ( - 4:43) released on "The Collection" 2008 triple CD.
12. "Nightflight to Venus" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Kawohl) - 3:50
    • 1992 edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
13. "Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:10
    • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
14. "Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:17
    • 1993 overdub edit from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
15. "The Calendar Song (January, February, March...)" (Farian) - 3:25
    • 1993 remix from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
16. "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) - 4:20
    • 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
17. "Belfast" (Billybury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:25
    • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
18. "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 4:00
    • Original album version
19. "Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, DiFranco, Esposito, Licastro, Malavas) - 4:13
    • 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits

Personnel[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Frank Farian - producer, remixer

Sources and external links[edit]

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