# Norske Hits

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

* "Daddy Cool" (Farian, Reyam) - 3:26
** 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
* "Ma Baker" (Farian, Jay, Reyam) - 4:07
** 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
* "Rivers of Babylon" (Farian, Reyam) - 4:15
** 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
* "Brown Girl in the Ring" (Farian) - 4:00
** Remix '93, radio edit
* "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.
* "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")
* "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 3:56
** 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
* "El Lute" (Blum, Farian, Jay) - 4:00
** 1989 remix from Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II, edited
* "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.
* "My Friend Jack" (The Smoke) - 4:28
** Original album version from The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
* "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.
* "Nightflight to Venus" (Frank Farian, Fred Jay, Kawohl) - 3:50
** 1992 edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
* "Painter Man" (Phillips, Pickett) - 3:10
** 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
* "Bahama Mama" (Farian, Jay) - 3:17
** 1993 overdub edit from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
* "The Calendar Song (January, February, March...)" (Farian) - 3:25
** 1993 remix from More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
* "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley) - 4:20
** 1992 overdub edit from Gold - 20 Super Hits
* "Belfast" (Billybury, Deutscher, Menke) - 3:25
** 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits
* "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 4:00
** Original album version
* "Kalimba de Luna" (Amoruso, DiFranco, Esposito, Licastro, Malavas) - 4:13
** 1992 overdub version from Gold - 20 Super Hits

## 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

## Production

* Frank Farian - producer, remixer

## Sources and external links

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