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"Rivers of Babylon"/"Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" is a 1988 remix single that was issued to launch the group's reunion. (Boney M. had split up in 1986, their 10th anniversary.) The double A-side single contained new mixes of both songs. Although the remix album from which both sides of the single were taken sold well, the single failed to chart.
The single sold more than 1.8 million copies, 1.6 million of which were in the four weeks the song was at No.1 in December 1978. Boney M. is the only artist to appear twice in the top 12 best selling singles of all time in the UK, with "Rivers of Babylon" in seventh place and "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" at number 11. [36]
"Over Hills and Valleys" [2] "Peace and Love" "Promise to Hear I Chant" "Rastafari Conquer" "Rastafari Know What This Gathering For" "Rivers of Babylon" (arranged and released by The Jamaicans, Boney M arrangement became a world hit) "Rock-of-my Soul" "Rock of Ises" "Roll River Jordan" "Run Come Rally" "Satta Massagana" "Send One Mighty Ingel"
"Rivers of Babylon" is a song by The Melodians, notably covered by Boney M. . Rivers of Babylon or Waters of Babylon may also refer to: "By the rivers of Babylon" or "By the waters of Babylon", the first phrase from Psalm 137 in Jewish liturgy and the Hebrew Bible
The Collection is a compilation album of recordings by Boney M. released by label BMG-Ariola in 1991. The Collection was part of BMG's first mid-price CD campaign, the company released many Collections containing back-catalogue material by artists ranging from Modern Talking, Imagination and Amanda Lear to Chuck Berry, Glenn Miller and Elvis Presley.
"Megamix" is a 1988 single by German band Boney M. The single peaked at #1 in the French charts and was a minor success in the UK where it peaked at #52.
The Rastafarian song "Rivers of Babylon" (recorded 1970 by The Melodians) includes a reference to the Amidah through verse 14 of Psalm 19 in English together with a reference to Psalm 137 that was written in memory of the first destruction of Zion by the Babylonians in 586 BC (the city and the Second Temple were destroyed in 70 AD by the Romans).
The first Boney M. recording "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1975) is based on Prince Buster's "Al Capone" (1967). " Motherless Child " (1977) is a rewrite of " Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child ". " Ma Baker " is a rewrite of a Tunisian traditional song, Sidi Mansur.