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Tracklist

1CD: The Chart Hits, Volume 1
2CD: The Chart Hits, Volume 2
3CD: The Lovesongs
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1My Love, My Life
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
additional electric guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1976-08-20)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1976-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1976-08-20)
guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1976-08-20)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1976-08-20)
viola:
Lars Arvinder (on 1976-08-30), Alm Nils Ersson (on 1976-08-30), Nils Heie (on 1976-08-30) and Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1976-08-30)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-08-30), Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-08-30), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-08-30), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-08-30), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-08-30), Bernt Nylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-08-30), Per‐Erik Olsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-08-30), Leandr Pfeiler (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-08-30), Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-08-30), Harry Teike (on 1976-08-30), Snorri Throvaldsson (on 1976-08-30) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1976-08-30)
solo vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (in 1976)
strings arranger:
Rutger Gunnarsson
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (in 1976)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1976-08-20, on 1976-08-30)
recording of:
My Love, My Life (on 1976-08-20)
lyricist:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
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)
2.653:56
2Gonna Sing You My Lovesong
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)
2.23:40
3I’m Just a Girl
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:
Bo Dahlman (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12) and Hasse Rosén (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12)
bass trombone:
Christer Torgé (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12)
celesta, harpsichord and piano:
Kjell Öhman (Swedish jazz musician) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12)
cello:
Kjell Bjurling (Swedish cellist) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12) and Gunnar Östling (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Derek Skinner (drummer) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Rutger Gunnarsson (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12)
trombone:
Jörgen Johansson (trombone) (from 1972-08-11 until 1972-08-12)
trumpet:
Arnold Johansson (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12) and Gösta Nilsson (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12)
viola:
Lars Arvinder (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12) and Nils Heie (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12)
violin:
Anders Dahl (Swedish media artist creates artworks and experimental sound) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12), Åke Jelving (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12), Herbert Konvicka (violinist) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12), Inge Lindstedt (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12), Gert Lundberg (violinist) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12), Per Sandklef (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12), Harry Teike (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12)
background vocals:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (in 1973) and Björn Ulvaeus (in 1973)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (in 1973) and Frida Lyngstad (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (in 1973)
strings [string] arranger:
Sven-Olof Walldoff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1973)
recorded at:
Europafilm in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-12)
recording of:
I Am Just a Girl (from 1972-09-11 until 1973)
lyricist:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
is based on:
Jag är blott en man
2.63:03
4I’ve Been Waiting for You
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1974-09-15)
clavinet:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1974-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Roger Palm (on 1974-09-15)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1974-09-15), Finn Sjöberg (on 1974-09-15) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1974-09-15)
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:
Glen Studio in Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1974-09-15)
mixed at:
Glen Studio in Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1974-10-22)
recording of:
I’ve Been Waiting for You (on 1974-09-15)
lyricist:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Waterford Music (from 1974 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1974 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1974 to present)
23:44
5Lovelight
recording of:
Lovelight
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
3:33
6One Man, One Woman
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1977-07-18)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-07-18)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (Swedish cellist) (on 1977-11-09) and Olle Gustafsson (cellist) (on 1977-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Roger Palm (on 1977-07-18)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-07-18)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-07-18)
viola:
Lars Arvinder (on 1977-11-09), Nils Heie (on 1977-11-09), Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1977-11-09) and Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Tullo Galli (on 1977-11-09), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Inge Lindstedt (on 1977-11-09), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Bertil Orsin (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Harry Teike (on 1977-11-09) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09)
cello arranger, viola arranger and violin arranger:
Rutger Gunnarsson
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 1977-11-09)
mixed at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-11-10)
recording of:
One Man, One Woman (on 1977-07-18)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
24:35
7Our Last Summer
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1980-06-04)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (in 1980)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1980-06-04)
guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1980-06-04) and Lasse Wellander (on 1980-06-04, on 1980-06-05, on 1980-06-12)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1980-06-04)
percussion:
Åke Sundqvist (on 1980-06-04)
background vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1980-06-04)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1980-06-04)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1980)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-06-04, on 1980-06-05, on 1980-06-12)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-06-19, on 1980-10-08)
recording of:
Our Last Summer (in 1980-06)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB, Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
1.64:21
8The Way Old Friends Do
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
timpani:
Åke Sundqvist (on 1980-10-08)
background vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (in 1979-11)
lead vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (in 1979-11)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1980)
recorded at:
OVO Arena Wembley in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-11) and Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-10-08)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-10-11)
recording of:
The Way Old Friends Do (in 1979-11)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
2.43:01
9Lovers (Live a Little Longer)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert
guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus and Lasse Wellander
keyboard and synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA)
percussion:
Malando Gassama
lead vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA)
strings arranger:
Rutger Gunnarsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
Lovers (Live a Little Longer)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Artwork Music Co., Inc.
2.53:30
10Love Isn’t Easy (but It Sure Is Hard Enough)
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
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1973-03-14)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Mike Watson (English‐Swedish rock musician) (on 1973-03-14)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1973-03-14) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1973-03-14)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1973-03-14)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1973-03-14) and Frida Lyngstad (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1973-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1973)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1973-03-14)
recording of:
Love Isn’t Easy (but It Sure Is Hard Enough) (on 1973-03-14)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
3.552:53
11Disillusion
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
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1973-03-14)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Mike Watson (English‐Swedish rock musician) (on 1973-03-14)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1973-03-14) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1973-03-14)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1973-03-14)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1973-03-14) and Frida Lyngstad (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1973-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1973)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1973-03-14)
recording of:
Disillusion (on 1973-03-14)
lyricist:
Björn Ulvaeus
composer:
Agnetha Fältskog
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Straton Musikförlag AB (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
2.83:05
12Slipping Through My Fingers2.853:55
13Elaine
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
recording of:
Elaine
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
2.23:48
14I Wonder (Departure)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-08-02)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (Swedish cellist) (on 1977-09-08)
congas and percussion:
Malando Gassama (on 1977-08-02)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1977-08-02)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-08-02)
instruments:
Bengt Sundberg (French horn player) (on 1977-09-08)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-08-02)
oboe:
Bo Eriksson (on 1977-09-08)
saxophone:
Lars O. Carlsson
viola:
Lars Arvinder (on 1977-09-08), Nils Heie (on 1977-09-08), Örjan Högberg (on 1977-09-08) and Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1977-09-08)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Inge Lindstedt (on 1977-09-08), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Bernt Nylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Harry Teike (on 1977-09-08), Snorri Throvaldsson (on 1977-09-08) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08)
lead vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA)
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 1977-08-02) and Europa Film in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-09-08)
recording of:
I Wonder (Departure) (from 1977-08-02 until 1977-09-08)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
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:
The Girl With the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes From a Mini Musical
2.54:33
15Should I Laugh or Cry
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow (on 1981-09-04)
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1981-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1981-09-04)
guitar:
Lasse Wellander (on 1981-09-04)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1981-09-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1981)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1981-09-04)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1981-10-02)
recording of:
Should I Laugh or Cry (on 1981-09-04)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (Sweden)
1.654:29
16People 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)
3.52:43
4CD: That’s ABBA, Volume 1
5CD: That’s ABBA, Volume 2