Thank You for the Music (1994)

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Thank You For The Music
Thank You For The Music cover
Compilation album by ABBA
Released 1994
Genre Pop
Label Polar (Sweden)
Epic (UK)
Atlantic (US)
Producer(s) Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
ABBA chronology
More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits
(1994)
Thank You For The Music
(1994)
ABBA Oro
(1999)


Thank You For The Music is a box set by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1994. It has 66 Songs, including their early, pre-ABBA days with songs like "People Need Love" and "He Is Your Brother", their most popular songs ("Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia", for example), B-Sides like "Happy Hawaii" and "Lovelight". The last CD has some rarities, including "ABBA Undeleted", which is a medley of various songs that never saw the light of a single or an album, as well as previously unreleased songs such as "Put on Your White Sombrero". It also contains some of their songs in different languages.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc 1

  1. "People Need Love" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:04 Listen 
  2. Another Town, Another Train (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 2:42
  3. "He Is Your Brother" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:05
  4. "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:15
  5. "Ring Ring" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus, Phil Cody, Nevade) – 3:04 Listen 
  6. "Waterloo" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:32 Listen 
  7. "Hasta Mañana" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:13
  8. "Honey Honey" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 4:02
  9. Dance (While The Music Still Goes On) (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) - 3:56
  10. So Long (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) - 4:04
  11. I've Been Waiting For You(Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) - 2:57
  12. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (Andersson, Anderson, Ulveaus)
  13. SOS (Andersson, Anderson, Ulveaus) Listen 
  14. Mamma Mia (Anderson,Anderson, Ulveaus) Listen 
  15. Fernando" (Anderson, Ulveaus)
  16. Dancing Queen (Andersson, Anderson, Ulveaus) - 3:52 Listen 
  17. "That's Me" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulveaus)
  18. When I Kissed The Teacher
  19. Money, Money, Money (Anderson, Ulveaus) - 3:08
  20. Crazy World
  21. My Love, My Life

[edit] Disc 2

  1. Knowing Me, Knowing You(Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) - 4:02 Listen 
  2. Happy Hawaii
  3. The Name Of The Game (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) Listen 
  4. I Wonder (Departure) (Live Version)
  5. Eagle
  6. Take A Chance On Me Listen 
  7. Thank You For The Music
  8. Summer Night City
  9. Chiquitita Listen 
  10. Lovelight
  11. Does Your Mother Know
  12. Voulez-Vous Listen 
  13. Angeleyes
  14. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
  15. I Have A Dream

[edit] Disc 3

  1. The Winner Takes It All (Anderson, Ulvaeus) Listen 
  2. Elaine (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  3. Super Trouper(Anderson, Ulvaeus) - 4:14 Listen 
  4. Lay All Your Love On Me (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  5. On and On and On (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  6. Our Last Summer (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  7. The Way Old Friends Do (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  8. The Visitors (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  9. One Of Us (Anderson, Ulvaeus)- 3:58 Listen 
  10. Should I Laugh Or Cry (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  11. Head Over Heels (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  12. When All Is Said and Done (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  13. Like An Angel Passing Through My Room (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  14. The Day Before You Came (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  15. Cassandra (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  16. Under Attack (Anderson, Ulvaeus) Listen 

[edit] Disc 4

  1. Put On Your White Sombrero
  2. Dream World
  3. Thank You For The Music (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  4. Hej Gamle Man
  5. Merry-Go-Round
  6. Santa Rosa
  7. She's My Kind Of Girl
  8. Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton, On Top Of Old Smokey, Midnight Special
  9. You Owe Me One
  10. Slipping Through My Fingers/Me And I (Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  11. Abba Undeleted (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) - 23:30
  12. Waterloo (French/Swedish) (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  13. Ring Ring (Swedish/Spanish/German) (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus)
  14. Honey, Honey (Swedish) (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus)

[edit] Personnel

ABBA

Additional Personnel

  • Ulf Andersson - saxophone
  • Ola Brunkert - drums
  • Lars Carlsson - horn
  • Christer Ecklund - saxophone
  • Malando Gassama - percussion
  • Anders Glenmark - guitar
  • Rutger Gunnarsson - bass
  • Roger Palm - drums
  • Janne Schaffer - guitar
  • Ake Sundqvist - percussion
  • Mike Watson - bass
  • Lasse Wellander - guitar

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
  • Arrangers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
  • Engineer: Michael Tretow
  • Design: ???
In other languages