The Best of ABBA

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G1I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow (on 1975-02-21, on 1975-02-23)
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
alto saxophone:
Ulf Andersson (woodwind) (on 1975-02-23)
bass guitar:
Mike Watson (English‐Swedish rock musician) (on 1975-02-21)
drums (drum set):
Roger Palm (on 1975-02-21)
guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1975-02-21) and Lasse Wellander (on 1975-02-21)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1975-02-21)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1975) and Polar Music International AB (in 2001, in 2014)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1975-02-21, on 1975-02-23)
mixed at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (from 1975-02-21 until 1975-02-23)
composer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Polar Music AB (ended), EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
2.65?:??
G2As Good as New
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1979-03-14)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (Swedish cellist) (on 1979-03-27) and Olle Gustafsson (cellist) (on 1979-03-27)
double bass:
Bertil Andersson (Swedish double bassist) (on 1979-03-27) and Bo Hellman (Swedish double bassist) (on 1979-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1979-03-14)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1979-03-14)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1979-03-14)
viola:
Lars Arvinder (on 1979-03-27), Nils Heie (on 1979-03-27) and Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1979-03-27)
violin:
Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Lennart Fredriksson (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Inge Lindstedt (on 1979-03-27), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Harry Teike (on 1979-03-27) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1979-03-14)
cello, double bass, viola and violin arranger:
Rutger Gunnarsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1979)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1979-03-14, on 1979-03-27)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1979-03-29)
recording of:
As Good as New
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1979 to ????)
2.75?:??
G3Another Town, Another Train
assistant engineer:
Björn Almstedt (mastering engineer), Åke Eldsäter, Lennart Karlsmyr and Rune Persson (engineer)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Janne Schaffer (in 1972-03) and Björn Ulvaeus (in 1972-03)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (in 1972-03) and Roger Palm (in 1972-03)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Rutger Gunnarsson (in 1972-03) and Mike Watson (English‐Swedish rock musician) (in 1972-03)
electric guitar:
Janne Schaffer (in 1972-03)
mellotron [mellotrone] and piano:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (in 1972-03)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (in 1972-03) and Frida Lyngstad (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (in 1972-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1973) and Polar Music International AB (in 1973)
recorded at:
KMH Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1972-03)
mixed at:
KMH Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Another Town, Another Train (in 1972-03)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Polar Music AB (ended), Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
3.45?:??
G4Fernando
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1976)
recording of:
Fernando (English version) (in 1975)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Polar Music AB (ended), Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs Music, EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
3.8?:??
G5Angel Eyes
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Mike Watson (English‐Swedish rock musician) (on 1978-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1978-10-26)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1978-10-26) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1978-10-26)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1978-10-26)
synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA)
viola:
Lars Arvinder (on 1978-11-08), Nils Heie (on 1978-11-08), Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1978-11-08) and Thomas Sundkvist (violist) (on 1978-11-08)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1978-11-08), Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1978-11-08), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1978-11-08), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1978-11-08), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1978-11-08), Bernt Nylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1978-11-08), Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1978-11-08), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (on 1978-11-08) and Harry Teike (on 1978-11-08)
strings arranger:
Anders Eljas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1979)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1978-10-26 until 1978-11-08)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1978-11-10)
recording of:
Angeleyes
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1979 to ????), EMI Waterford Music (from 1979 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1979 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1979 to present)
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G6Gonna Sing You My Love Song
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1973-12-13)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1973-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1973-12-13)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1973-12-13)
Moog, mellotron and piano:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1973-12-13)
lead vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1973-12-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1974) and Polar Music International AB (in 2014)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1973-12-13)
recording of:
Gonna Sing You My Lovesong (on 1973-12-13)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Overseas Songs (ended)
2.2?:??
G7Ring, Ring
assistant engineer:
Björn Almstedt (mastering engineer), Åke Eldsäter, Lennart Karlsmyr and Rune Persson (engineer)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Janne Schaffer (in 1972-03) and Björn Ulvaeus (in 1972-03)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (in 1972-03) and Roger Palm (in 1972-03)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Rutger Gunnarsson (in 1972-03) and Mike Watson (English‐Swedish rock musician) (in 1972-03)
electric guitar:
Janne Schaffer (in 1972-03)
mellotron [mellotrone] and piano:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (in 1972-03)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (in 1972-03) and Frida Lyngstad (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (in 1972-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1973)
recorded at:
Europafilm in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1972-03), KMH Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1972-03) and Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1972-03)
music videos:
Ring Ring by ABBA (Swedish pop group)
recording of:
Ring Ring (English version) (in 1972-03)
lyricist:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame) and Neil Sedaka
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Don Kirshner Enterprises (ended), Overseas Songs (ended), Polar Music AB (ended), Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
translated version of:
Ring ring (Bara du slog en signal) (original Swedish version)
version of:
Tring tring
3.2?:??
H1The Name of the Game
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1977-05-31)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-05-31)
congas and percussion:
Malando Gassama (on 1977-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1977-05-31)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-05-31)
flute and saxophone:
Lars O. Carlsson (on 1977-07-19)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-05-31)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977)
recorded at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-05-31, on 1977-07-19)
mixed at:
Bohus Sound Recording in Kungälv Municipality (Kungälv municipality), Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1977-09)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 97)
recording of:
The Name of the Game (in 1977)
lyricist:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Waterford Music (from 1977 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1977 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1977 to present)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3.65?:??
H2People Need Love
assistant engineer:
Björn Almstedt (mastering engineer), Åke Eldsäter, Lennart Karlsmyr and Rune Persson (engineer)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1972-03-29) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1972-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1972-03-29)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Mike Watson (English‐Swedish rock musician) (on 1972-03-29)
electric guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1972-03-29)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1972-04-05)
mellotron [mellotrone]:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1972-03-29)
lead vocals:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1972-03-29), Agnetha Fältskog (on 1972-03-29), Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1972-03-29) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1972-03-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1972) and Polar Music AB (in 1973)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1972-03-29, on 1972-04-05)
recording of:
People Need Love (from 1972-03-29 until 1972-04-05)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Polar Music AB (ended), Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
3.5?:??
H3Man in the Middle
recording of:
Man in the Middle
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher) (in 1975)
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H4I Have a Dream
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1979-03-15)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (Swedish cellist) (on 1979-03-27) and Olle Gustafsson (cellist) (on 1979-03-27)
double bass:
Bertil Andersson (Swedish double bassist) (on 1979-03-27) and Bo Hellman (Swedish double bassist) (on 1979-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1979-03-15)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1979-03-15) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1979-03-15)
synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1979-03-15)
viola:
Lars Arvinder (on 1979-03-27), Nils Heie (on 1979-03-27) and Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1979-03-27)
violin:
Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Lennart Fredriksson (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Inge Lindstedt (on 1979-03-27), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27), Harry Teike (on 1979-03-27) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1979-03-27)
choir vocals:
International School of Stockholm Choir (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Kernstin Feist (in 1979)
cello arranger, double bass arranger, viola arranger and violin arranger:
Rutger Gunnarsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1979)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1979-03-15)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
I Have a Dream (in 1979)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1979 to ????), EMI Waterford Music (from 1979 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1979 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1979 to present)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3.65?:??
H5My Mama Said
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1973-10-16)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1973-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1973-10-16)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1973-10-16)
Moog, mellotron and piano:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1973-10-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1974) and Polar Music International AB (in 2014)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1973-10-16)
recording of:
My Mama Said (on 1973-10-16)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Overseas Songs (ended)
2.4?:??
H6Honey, Honey
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1973-10-17)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1973-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1973-10-17)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1973-10-17)
Moog, mellotron and piano:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1973-10-17)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Åke Jelving (on 1973-10-24), Inge Lindstedt (on 1973-10-24), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1973-10-17) and Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1973-10-17)
strings arranger:
S.O. Walldoff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1974) and Polar Music International AB (in 2014)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1973-10-17, on 1973-10-24)
recording of:
Honey, Honey (English version) (from 1973-10-17 until 1973-10-24)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Overseas Songs (ended), Polar Music AB (ended), EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3?:??
H7Thank You for the Music
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar [lead guitar] and mandolin:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-07-21)
acoustic guitar and mandolin:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1977-07-21)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-07-21)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Roger Palm (on 1977-07-21)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-07-21)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (in 1977)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977)
recorded at:
Glen Studio in Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-07-21)
mixed at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (on 1977-11-07)
recording of:
Thank You for the Music (on 1977-07-21)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
part of:
The Girl With the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes From a Mini Musical
3.45?:??
512" Vinyl