Description
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC contains 3 discs of previously released material and a fourth disc of demos and live recordings. Includes a 66-page booklet with photographs, a discography and liner notes by Stig Anderson, Fred Bronson, John Tobler and Denis McNamara. Released at the height of ABBA's mid-'90s renaissance, when the Swedish foursome became fashionable again after years of critical and commercial neglect (thanks in part to films such as Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Muriel's Wedding), THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC is a four-CD treasure trove of hits and obscurities. The fact that the fourth and final disc consists entirely of rare and unreleased gems should entice those who still own the band's original releases. The first three discs--52 tracks in all--consolidate all of the group's chart-topping singles, adding the best of their album tracks and a handful of live recordings and alternate mixes. Disc four is an intriguing collection of demos, outtakes, and multi-lingual versions of popular singles. Exquisitely packaged and well annotated, THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC shows why ABBA is considered by many the pinnacle of '70s commercial pop.
Product Details
- Artist
- Abba
- Number of Discs
- 4
- Disc Packaging
- Box set
- Recording Environment
- Mixed
- Label / Studio
- POLYDOR
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Original year of release
- 1995
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 1999
- Cast & Crew
- Abba (Music Performer)
Press Reviews
...The second greatest-hits collection in as many years out-distances GOLD by almost 50 tracks. What rescues this set from being a mountain of Velveeta is a groovilicious disc of unreleased and obscure B sides reaffirming the Fernando-loving Swedes' place in the pop music firmament. Fabbalous..." - Rating: A Entertainment Weekly (4/21/95, p.57)
...does much to counter the notion that Abba's output was all light-weight pop... Rolling Stone (8/10/95, p.60)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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People Need Love
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Another Town, Another Train
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Falling
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Love Isn't Easy
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Ring Ring
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Waterloo
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Hasta Manana
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Honey, Honey
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Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
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So Long
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I've Been Waiting for You
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I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
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S.O.S.
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Mamma Mia
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Fernando
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Dancing Queen
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That's Me
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When I Kissed the Teacher
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Money,Money,Money
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Crazy World
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My Love, My Life
Disc 2:
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Knowing Me, Knowing You
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Happy Hawaii
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The Name of the Game
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I Wonder (Departure) Live Version
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Eagle
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Take a Chance On Me
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Thank You for the Music
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Summer Night City
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Chiquitita
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Lovelight
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Does Your Mother Know
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Voulez-Vous
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Angel Eyes
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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
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I Have a Dream
Disc 3:
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The Winner Takes It All
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Elaine
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Super Trouper
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Lay All Your Love On Me
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On and On and On
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Our Last Summer
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The Way Old Friends Do
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The Visitors
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One of Us
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Should I Laugh or Cry
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Head Over Heels
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When All Is Said and Done
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Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
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The Day Before You Came
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Cassandra
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Under Attack
Disc 4:
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Put On Your Whte Sombrero
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Dream World
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Thank You for the Music
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Hej Gamle Man
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Merry-Go-Round
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Santa Rosa
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She's My Kind of Girl
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Pick a Bale of Cotton
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On Top of Old Smokey
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Midnight Special
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You Owe Me One
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Slipping Through My Fingers/Me and I
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Abba Undeleted
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Waterloo French/Swedish
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Ring Ring Swedish/Spanish/German
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Honey Honey Swedish



