Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs


Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs is a compilation album by Boney M. released in late 1984. On the strength of two carbon-copy cover versions, "Kalimba de Luna" and "Happy Song" which gave Boney M. their first Top 20 hits in Germany in three years, this compilation was rush-released in November 1984. Besides the 12" versions of the two singles, the latter marking Bobby Farrell's return to the band but neither featuring Liz Mitchell or Marcia Barrett, the compilation includes 3-minute edits of tracks from albums Boonoonoonoos and Ten Thousand Lightyears as well as non-album singles "Children Of Paradise"/"Gadda Da Vida", "Felicidad ", "Going Back West" and "Jambo - Hakuna Matata ", as well as a new remix of "Calendar Song" from the Oceans Of Fantasy album. Just like in the case of 1980 compilation The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits, many of these edits were to re-surface on a number of hits compilations in the future, the latest being 2007 Sony-BMG release Hit Collection.

The "Happy Song" single was originally released under the name 'Boney M. with Bobby Farrell & the School-Rebels' and this compilation as 'Boney M. with Bobby Farrell'.

Additional information

The artwork was a replica of that which Carrere had used for their release of the Ten Thousand Lightyears album which had been renamed "Kalimba de Luna" - and the Carrere edition of Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs therefore was released with an alternative cover.

2007 re-issue

On August 31, 2007, the album has been remastered as part of the Boney M. re-issues series on Sony BMG and the song selection has been revised, leaving out the dublets from Ten Thousand Lightyears and Boonoonoonoos, instead seeing the original full-length single versions of "Going Back West", "Children Of Paradise" and "Gadda Da Vida" making their debut on CD for the first time. The CD also includes the 1993 songs, recorded by Liz Mitchell for "More Gold". The original suggestion to also include the original single edit of "Ribbons Of Blue" as well as Liz Mitchell's 1991 single "Mocking Bird" / "Tropical Fever" was rejected so the album was trimmed to 14 songs, and the sub-title "16 Happy Songs" subsequently dropped.

Track listing

Side A:
  1. "Happy Song" - 6:41
  2. * Non-album track. Edited Club Mix. Full-length - 8:10.
  3. "Going Back West" - 3:11
  4. * Non-album track. Edited version.
  5. "Barbarella Fortuneteller" - 2:54
  6. * From Ten Thousand Lightyears
  7. "I Feel Good" - 3:04
  8. * From Ten Thousand Lightyears
  9. "Consuela Biaz" - 2:48
  10. * Edited version from Boonoonoonoos vinyl album. Original 7" mix remains unreleased on CD.
  11. "Jambo - Hakuna Matata " - 2:49´
  12. * Non-album track. Edited version
  13. "Jimmy" - 2:56
  14. * Re-recording of track from Boonoonoonoos
  15. "The Calendar Song " - 2:22
  16. * New remix. Original version from the album Oceans of Fantasy.
Side B:
  1. "Kalimba de Luna" - 7:18
  2. * Edited US Club Mix. Full-length - 9:15.
  3. "Felicidad " - 2:52
  4. * Non-album track. Edited version
  5. "Living Like a Moviestar" - 2:56
  6. * From Ten Thousand Lightyears
  7. "Gadda-Da-Vida" - 2:59
  8. * Non-album track. Edited version.
  9. "Somewhere in the World" - 3:03
  10. * Edited version from Ten Thousand Lightyears re-issue 206 555-620
  11. "African Moon" - 3:00
  12. * Remix of track from Boonoonoonoos - edited version
  13. "Children of Paradise" - 2:50
  14. * Non-album track. Edited version
  15. "Boonoonoonoos" - 2:12
  16. * Edited version of "That's Boonoonoonoos / Train to Skaville" excluding Larry Dillon's "Train to Skaville" elements.

    Personnel

  1. "Happy Song" - 6:41
  2. * Non-album track. Edited Club Mix. Full-length - 8:10.
  3. "Going Back West" - 4:14
  4. * Non-album track. Original single version. Previously unavailable on CD.
  5. "Jambo - Hakuna Matata " - 3:39
  6. * Non-album track. Original single version.
  7. "Kalimba de Luna" - 7:19
  8. * Edited US Club Mix. Full-length - 9:15.
  9. "Felicidad " - 2:51
  10. * Non-album track. Edited version as on the 1984 release. Full-length single version available as a bonus track on 2007 CD release of Boonoonoonoos.
  11. "Gadda-Da-Vida" - 5:05
  12. * Non-album track. Original single version. Previously unavailable on CD.
  13. "Children of Paradise" - 4:28
  14. * Non-album track. Original single version. Previously unavailable on CD.
  15. "Ma Baker" - 4:02
  16. * Remix '93, radio edit
  17. "Time to Remember" - 4:00
  18. * 1993 recording featuring Liz Mitchell
  19. "Da La De La" - 4:00
  20. * 1993 recording featuring Marlon B. and Liz Mitchell
  21. "Papa Chico" - 4:05
  22. * 1993 recording featuring Liz Mitchell
  23. "Lady Godiva" - 3:33
  24. * 1993 recording featuring Liz Mitchell
  25. "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" - 3:55
  26. * Non-album track. Original single version. Previously unavailable on CD.
  27. "6 Years of Boney M. Hits " - 4:47
  28. * Non-album track. Original single version. Previously unavailable on CD.

    Single releases

Germany

7"
12"