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MUSIC

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

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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)
1Ring Ring (Swedish)
2Another Town, Another Train
3Disillusion
4People Need Love
5I Saw It In The Mirror
6Nina, Pretty Ballerina
7Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
8Me And Bobby And Bobby's Brother
9He Is Your Brother
10She's My Kind Of Girl
11I Am Just A Girl
12Rock'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)
1Waterloo
2Sitting In The Palmtree
3King Kong Song
4Hasta Mañana
5My Mama Said
6Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
7Honey, Honey
8What About Livingstone
9Watch Out
10Gonna Sing You My Lovesong
11Suzy-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)
1Mamma Mia
2Hey, Hey Helen
3Tropical Loveland
4S.O.S.
5Man In The Middle
6Bang-A-Boomerang
7I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
8Rock Me
9Intermezzo no. 1
10I've Been Waiting For You
11So 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)
1When I Kissed The Teacher
2Dancing Queen
3My Love, My Life
4Dum Dum Diddle
5Knowing Me, Knowing You
6Money, Money, Money
7That's Me
8Why Did It Have To Be Me
9Tiger
10Arrival

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)
1Eagle
2Take A Chance On Me
3One Man, One Woman
4The Name Of The Game
5Move On
6Hole In Your Soul
7Thank You For The Music
8I Wonder (Departure)
9I'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)
1As Good As New
2Voulez-Vous
3I Have A Dream
4Angeleyes
5The King Has Lost His Crown
6Does Your Mother Know
7If It Wasn't For The Nights
8Chiquitita
9Lovers (Live A Little Longer)
10Kisses 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)
1Gracias Por La Música
2Reina Danzante
3Al Andar
4Dame! Dame! Dame!
5Fernando (Spanish version)
6Estoy Soñando
7Mamma Mia (Spanish version)
8Hasta Mañana (Spanish version)
9Conociéndome, Conociéndote
10Chiquitita (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)
1Super Trouper
2The Winner Takes It All
3On And On And On
4Andante, Andante
5Me And I
6Happy New Year
7Our Last Summer
8The Piper
9Lay All Your Love On Me
10The 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)
1The Visitors (Crackin' Up)
2Head Over Heels
3When All Is Said And Done
4Soldiers
5I Let The Music Speak
6One Of Us
7Two For The Price Of One
8Slipping Through My Fingers
9Like 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)
1Ring Ring
2Waterloo
3So Long
4I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
5S.O.S.
6Mamma Mia
7Fernando
8Dancing Queen
9Money, Money, Money
10Knowing Me, Knowing You
11The Name Of The Game
12Take A Chance On Me
13Summer Night City
14Chiquitita
15Does Your Mother Know
16Voulez-Vous
17Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
18I Have A Dream
19The Winner Takes It All
20Super Trouper
21One Of Us
22The Day Before You Came
23Under Attack

Reissued on CD in 1983.

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

A remastered version was issued on CD in 1997.



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