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ABBA

MUSIC

The musical based around ABBA hits, Mamma Mia has made $750M worldwide, as of April 2004.

Official Website:
http://www.abbasite.com/

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Agnetha Fältskog
Musician
5-Apr-1950   ABBA
Benny Andersson
Musician
16-Dec-1946   ABBA
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Musician
15-Nov-1945   ABBA
Björn Ulvaeus
Musician
25-Apr-1945   ABBA

DISCOGRAPHY

Ring Ring (1973, Polar/Polydor)
1 Ring Ring (Swedish)
2 Another Town, Another Train
3 Disillusion
4 People Need Love
5 I Saw It In The Mirror
6 Nina, Pretty Ballerina
7 Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
8 Me And Bobby And Bobby's Brother
9 He Is Your Brother
10 She's My Kind Of Girl
11 I Am Just A Girl
12 Rock'n Roll Band

The Swedish issue included Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal) (in Swedish), but lacked She's My Kind Of Girl. The Swedish version was reissued on CD in Sweden in 1988, and the rest of the world in 1992. The above version (remastered) was reissued on CD in 1997 (1999 in the US). The remastered version was released again in 2001 with the added tracks Merry-Go-Round, Santa Rosa, and Ring Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal) to the above tracklisting.

Waterloo (1974, Polar/Polydor)
1 Waterloo
2 Sitting In The Palmtree
3 King Kong Song
4 Hasta Mañana
5 My Mama Said
6 Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
7 Honey, Honey
8 What About Livingstone
9 Watch Out
10 Gonna Sing You My Lovesong
11 Suzy-Hang-Around

The Swedish issue also included the track Waterloo (in English); the US version included Ring Ring (1974 remix), and the UK version Ring Ring. The Swedish version was reissued on CD in Sweden in 1988. The above version was reissued in CD for the rest of the world in 1992, and again (remastered) in 1997 (1999 in the US). The remastered version was reissued in 2001 with the added tracks Ring Ring (1974 remix), Waterloo (Swedish version) and Honey, Honey (Swedish version). A 30th anniversary edition was released in 2004, embellishing the 2001 version with Waterloo (German version), Waterloo (French version), and a DVD including Waterloo (Eurovision Song Contest), Waterloo (Melodifestivalen, SVT), Honey, Honey (Star Parade, ZDF), and Hasta Mañana (Señoras y Señores, RTVE).

ABBA (1975, Polar/Polydor)
1 Mamma Mia
2 Hey, Hey Helen
3 Tropical Loveland
4 S.O.S.
5 Man In The Middle
6 Bang-A-Boomerang
7 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
8 Rock Me
9 Intermezzo no. 1
10 I've Been Waiting For You
11 So Long

Reissued on CD in Sweden in 1988. Reissued for the rest of the world in 1992 with the added tracks Waterloo, Hasta Mañana, Honey, Honey, Ring Ring, and Nina, Pretty Ballerina. A remastered edition was released in 1997 with the added tracks Crazy World and Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton/On Top Of Old Smokey/Midnight Special; the remastered version issued in the US in 1999 included only the 11 original tracks. The 2001 reissue of the remastered edition added Crazy World and Medley to the original tracklist. A 2004 "Sound + Vision" edition included a DVD with Mamma Mia, S.O.S., and I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do.

Arrival (1976, Polar/Polydor)
1 When I Kissed The Teacher
2 Dancing Queen
3 My Love, My Life
4 Dum Dum Diddle
5 Knowing Me, Knowing You
6 Money, Money, Money
7 That's Me
8 Why Did It Have To Be Me
9 Tiger
10 Arrival

Reissued on CD in 1984. A remastered edition was released in 1997 with the additional track Fernando (1999 in the US without added track). The remastered version was reissued in 2001, including both Fernando and Happy Hawaii. A 2004 "Sound + Vision" edition included a DVD with Dancing Queen, Knowing Me, Knowing You, and Money, Money, Money.

ABBA - The Album (1977, Polar/Polydor)
1 Eagle
2 Take A Chance On Me
3 One Man, One Woman
4 The Name Of The Game
5 Move On
6 Hole In Your Soul
7 Thank You For The Music
8 I Wonder (Departure)
9 I'm A Marionette

Reissued on CD in 1984. A remastered edition was released in 1997 (1999 in the US), and reissued in 2001 with the added track Thank You For The Music (Doris Day version).

Voulez-Vous (1979, Polar/Polydor)
1 As Good As New
2 Voulez-Vous
3 I Have A Dream
4 Angeleyes
5 The King Has Lost His Crown
6 Does Your Mother Know
7 If It Wasn't For The Nights
8 Chiquitita
9 Lovers (Live A Little Longer)
10 Kisses Of Fire

In Spanish-speaking regions the album also included Chiquitita (Spanish version). Reissued on CD in 1984. A remeastered edition was released in 1997 with the additional tracks Summer Night City and Lovelight (1999 in the US without the added tracks). The remastered version was reissued in 2001 with another additional track, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight).

Gracias Por La Música (1980, Polar/Polydor)
1 Gracias Por La Música
2 Reina Danzante
3 Al Andar
4 Dame! Dame! Dame!
5 Fernando (Spanish version)
6 Estoy Soñando
7 Mamma Mia (Spanish version)
8 Hasta Mañana (Spanish version)
9 Conociéndome, Conociéndote
10 Chiquitita (spanish version)

A collection of ABBA songs sung entirely in Spanish. Reissued on CD in Japan in 1988, and under the title ABBA Oro - Grandes Exitos for the rest of the world in 1992.

Super Trouper (1980, Polar/Polydor)
1 Super Trouper
2 The Winner Takes It All
3 On And On And On
4 Andante, Andante
5 Me And I
6 Happy New Year
7 Our Last Summer
8 The Piper
9 Lay All Your Love On Me
10 The Way Old Friends Do

In Spanish-speaking regions the tracks Andante, Andante and Happy New Year (retitled Felicidad) were Spanish language versions. Reissued on CD in 1983. A remastered edition was released in 1997 with the additional tracks Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight), Elaine, Put On Your White Sombrero (1999 in the US without the added tracks). The remastered version was reissued in 2001 with the above added tracks except Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!.

The Visitors (1981, Polar/Polydor)
1 The Visitors (Crackin' Up)
2 Head Over Heels
3 When All Is Said And Done
4 Soldiers
5 I Let The Music Speak
6 One Of Us
7 Two For The Price Of One
8 Slipping Through My Fingers
9 Like An Angel Passing Through My Room

In Spanish-speaking regions the tracks When All Is Said And Done and Slipping Through My Fingers (retitled No Hay A Quien Culpar and Se Me Esta Escapando, repectively) were Spanish language versions. Reissued on CD in 1983. A remastered edition was released in 1987 with the additional tracks Should I Laugh Or Cry, The Day Before You Came, Under Attack, and You Owe Me One. The remastered version was reissued in 2001 with the track Cassandra instead of You Owe Me One.

ABBA - The Singles (The First Ten Years) (1982, Polar/Polydor)
1 Ring Ring
2 Waterloo
3 So Long
4 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
5 S.O.S.
6 Mamma Mia
7 Fernando
8 Dancing Queen
9 Money, Money, Money
10 Knowing Me, Knowing You
11 The Name Of The Game
12 Take A Chance On Me
13 Summer Night City
14 Chiquitita
15 Does Your Mother Know
16 Voulez-Vous
17 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
18 I Have A Dream
19 The Winner Takes It All
20 Super Trouper
21 One Of Us
22 The Day Before You Came
23 Under Attack

Reissued on CD in 1983.

ABBA Live (1986, Polar/Polydor)
1 Dancing Queen
2 Take A Chance On Me
3 I Have A Dream
4 Does Your Mother Know
5 Chiquitita
6 Thank You For The Music
7 Two For The Price Of One
8 Fernando
9 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
10 Super Trouper
11 Waterloo
12 Money, Money, Money
13 The Name Of The Game/Eagle
14 On And On And On

A remastered version was issued on CD in 1997.



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