The Definitive Collection
Artist(s):
Abba
Label: Polydor / Pgd
Publisher(s):
Polydor / Pgd
Studio: Polydor / Pgd
Manufacturer: Polydor / Pgd
Binding: Audio CD
MPN: 549974
Format(s): Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
List Price: $19.98
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Track Listing
Number of discs: 2
1.
People Need Love
2.
He Is Your Brother
3.
Ring Ring - ABBA, Anderson, Stig
4.
Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
5.
Waterloo
6.
Honey, Honey
7.
So Long
8.
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
9.
S.O.S.
10.
Mamma Mia - ABBA, Anderson, Stig
11.
Fernando
12.
Dancing Queen
13.
Money, Money, Money
14.
Knowing Me, Knowing You
15.
The Name of the Game
16.
Take a Chance on Me
17.
Eagle
18.
Summer Night City
19.
Chiquitita
20.
Does Your Mother Know
21.
Voulez-Vous
22.
Angeleyes
23.
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
24.
I Have a Dream
25.
The Winner Takes It All
26.
Super Trouper
27.
On and on and On
28.
Lay All Your Love on Me
29.
One of Us
30.
When All Is Said and Done
31.
Head Over Heels
32.
The Visitors (Crackin' Up)
33.
The Day Before You Came
34.
Under Attack
35.
Thank You for the Music
36.
Ring Ring - ABBA, Anderson, Stig
37.
Voulez-Vous
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Is there anything that simply screams the 1970s' most indelible pop cultural clichés--the sunny romanticism, perfect vocal hooks, feathered hair, stacked heels, and flared sateen britches--more than the Swedish pop phenomenon Abba? And while many a pundit snootily dismissed them during their prime as some sort of prefabricated aberration, their worldwide popularity peaked somewhere just south of Beatlesmania. Indeed, Abba's music was as finely tooled and crafted as anything to come from a Volvo or IKEA factory--if occasionally more economically potent. This double-disc, 37-track anthology comes neatly on the heels of Mama Mia!, the smash, if unlikely, Broadway show based on the band's hits, and documents every single released by the band's Polar label in their home country as well as key tracks released internationally.
This is the canon from whence the term "Europop" sprang. With a continental sense of vocal neoclassicism, informed by just the right ethnic clichés (and oft wed to the era's insistent 4/4 disco beat) to make songs like "Mama Mia," "Fernando," "Chiquitita," and "Voulez-Vous" work on a global scale, the writing team of Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and their respective partners in music and life, Agnetha Faltskog and Frida Lyngstad, developed the seamless, wall-of-sound productions contained herein. The Definitive Collection features a rare single remix of "Ring, Ring" and a 1979 promo-only extended mix of "Voulez-Vous" as bonus tracks, as well as a concise, illustrated history of the band and each track. --Jerry McCulley
Customer Reviews
Great album
Though they became the butt of many jokes, Abba really produced some good, cheery songs, well worth your attention. I discovered them somewhat by accident all these years later, hearing a couple of their tunes on satellite radio, and decided to splurge a bit on the CD. Well worth it.
I'm impressed with this music
When I first bought this CD I knew that I would be pleased, in which I was. Come to think of it, there were quite a few songs that became newly favorites of mine, such as "Honey, Honey", "Angel eyes", "Under Attack", and "Thank you for the music" are very good. I thought ABBA Gold was inspirational, but this CD is impressive.
From what I've learned the name of ABBA actually comes from the singers first initials themselves. As in the following:
Anni-Frid
Benny
Bjorn
Agnetha
I recommend this album and music group to anyone, especially to those who are seeking good and decent music.
wonderful collection
This really is the ABBA definitive collection, al the songs I remember from them are here, the quality of the sound is wonderful. I know that after releasing Mamma Mia some other collections are selling, but this one contains more than 30 songs, and it's great.
Very complete collection
While this is an excellent CD collection which even includes some rather unfamiliar tunes, I thought the DVD of the same title was by far superior. The DVD was GREAT, and I highly recommend it for any ABBA fan!
Amazing ABBA
This product was spottless. It had no scratches, no markes, no skips. It was just as brand new as if you would of bought it at the store. I was pleased.
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