The Singles: The First Ten Years

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The Singles: The First Ten Years
Studio album by ABBA
Released	November 8, 1982
Recorded	March 1972- August 1982
Genre	Pop
Length	93:43
Label	Polar (Sweden) Epic (UK) Atlantic (US)
Producer	Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
ABBA chronology
The Visitors (1981) The Singles: The First Ten Years (1982) ABBA Live (1986)

The Singles: The First Ten Years was a double compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1982. It chronicled their first ten years as recording artists, and included two new tracks: "The Day Before You Came" and "Under Attack." The Singles: The First Ten Years was released in CD in 1983, but was deleted in the early 1990s. Another release similar to this was the 2001 double-CD The Definitive Collection. Nowadays, The Singles: The First Ten Years is becoming somewhat of a collector's item.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side A 1.2 Side B 1.3 Side C 1.4 Side D 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A

1. "Ring Ring" (Anderson, Andersson, Cody, Sedaka, Ulvaeus) – 3:04
2. "Waterloo" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 2:42
3. "So Long" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:05
4. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:15
5. "SOS" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:20
6. "Mamma Mia" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:32
7. "Fernando" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:13

[edit] Side B

1. "Dancing Queen" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:51
2. "Money, Money, Money" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:05
3. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:01
4. "The Name Of The Game" (Edit) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:59
5. "Take A Chance On Me" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:05
6. "Summer Night City" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:34

[edit] Side C

1. "Chiquitita" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 5:24
2. "Does Your Mother Know" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:13
3. "Voulez-Vous" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 5:07
4. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:50
5. "I Have A Dream" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:42

[edit] Side D

1. "The Winner Takes It All" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:54
2. "Super Trouper" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:12
3. "One Of Us" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:56
4. "The Day Before You Came" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 5:50
5. "Under Attack" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:46

[edit] Personnel

ABBA

• Benny Andersson - synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
• Agnetha Fältskog - vocals
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad - vocals
• Björn Ulvaeus - acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals

Additional Personnel

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

[edit] Production

• Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• Arrangers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• Engineer: Michael Tretow

[edit] Charts

Album - UK Album Chart

Year	Chart	Position
1982	UK Album Chart	1

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1982	The Billboard 200	62

Album - Australian ARIA Album Chart

Year	Chart	Position
1982	ARIA Album Chart	18

Album - Norway Album Chart

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Norway's Album Chart	33

Singles - UK Singles Chart

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"The Day Before You Came"	UK Singles Chart	32
1982	"Under Attack"	UK Singles Chart	26

v • d • e ABBA Agnetha Fältskog • Björn Ulvaeus • Benny Andersson • Anni-Frid Lyngstad Studio albums Ring Ring • Waterloo • ABBA • Arrival • The Album • Voulez-Vous • Super Trouper • The Visitors Compilations Greatest Hits • Greatest Hits Vol. 2 • Gracias Por La Música • The Singles: The First Ten Years • ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits • More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits • ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos • Thank You for the Music • The Definitive Collection • The Complete Studio Recordings • Number Ones Hit singles "People Need Love" • "He Is Your Brother" • "Ring Ring" • "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" • "Waterloo" • "Honey, Honey" • "So Long" • "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" • "SOS" • "Mamma Mia" • "Fernando" • "Dancing Queen" • "Money, Money, Money" • "Knowing Me, Knowing You" • "The Name of the Game" • "Take a Chance on Me" • "Eagle" • "Summer Night City" • "Chiquitita" • "Does Your Mother Know" • "Voulez-Vous" • "Angeleyes" • "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" • "I Have a Dream" • "The Winner Takes It All" • "On and On and On" • "Super Trouper" • "Lay All Your Love on Me" • "One of Us" • "When All is Said and Done" • "Head over Heels" • "The Visitors" • "The Day Before You Came" • "Under Attack" • "Thank You for the Music" Related articles Discography • Unreleased songs • Eurovision Song Contest 1974 • Mamma Mia! (musical) • Mamma Mia! (film) • Congratulations • Music of Sweden • Stig Anderson • "Thank ABBA for the Music"