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THE DEFINITIVE ABBA COLLECTION

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Every Released ABBA Song (a 10 minute chronology) 241,020

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ARRIVAL Arrival was first released in Sweden on October 11, 1976 ABBA's fourth album featured some of their biggest hits: 'Dancing Queen', 'Money, Money, Money' and 'Knowing Me, Knowing You'. The album sessions also spawned 'Fernando' which was only released as a separate single in most parts of the world, although it was included on Arrival in Australia and New Zealand. This was the album where ABBA pushed their classic, direct pop style to the limit. The album could be classified as the group's "exam paper" in the school of International Pop. On Arrival, almost every track could have been a hit single.      Play all 12 videos Play all(12)
ABBAni-Frid FANS 1972-1982 Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad, better known simply as Frida, was born November 15, 1945 in Ballangen outside of Narvik, Norway. Her father was Alfred Haase, a German soldier, and her mother, Synni Lyngstad, was a Norwegian teenage girl. Frida's father left Norway before Frida was born, and was thought to have vanished when his ship was sunk on the way back to Germany. 18 months after Frida's birth she moved to Sweden with her grandmother, Agny. Synni soon joined them, but tragically, less than two years after Frida was born, her mother died. Frida grew up with her grandmother in Torshälla, just outside of the town of Eskilstuna. At the age of 11 she made her stage debut at a Red Cross charity event. Two years later, she started working as an underage vocalist in a dance band, and performed with different bands for a decade. She met her first husband, Ragnar Fredriksson, in 1961. Together they had two children: Hans, born in 1963, and Lise-Lotte, born in 1967. On September 3, 1967, Frida won a talent contest in Stockholm. Immediately after her victory she appeared on national television singing her winning song. Soon afterwards Frida signed to EMI records. Frida didn't have much commercial success as a recording artist up to the early Seventies, but she was a fairly well-known stage artist. In 1970 she was part of a cabaret show together with her fiancé, Benny Andersson, along with Björn Ulvaeus and his fiancée, Agnetha Fältskog. From 1972 and for the next decade Frida was mainly occupied by her work with ABBA, although she released the Swedish-language solo album Frida ensam ("Frida Alone") in 1975. During the ABBA years, Frida was also reunited with her father, Alfred Haase, with whom she got in touch through the German pop magazine Bravo.      Play all 7 videos Play all(7)
ABBennyA FANS 1972-1982 Göran Bror Benny Andersson was born December 16, 1946 in Stockholm, and spent much of his youth in the suburb of Vällingby. Music entered Benny's life when he was very young. At the age of six he got his first accordion and started playing together with his father Gösta and his grandfather Efraim. It was the early Eighties. Benny Andersson had been busy for a long time. In the Sixties he was a member of Sweden's most popular rock band. In the Seventies he was a member of the world's most popular pop band. But by 1983, the Scandinavian 'teen idol' status he'd enjoyed as a member of The Hep Stars and the multi-million sales that came his way as a member of ABBA -- well, they were old news for this inveterate songwriter who'd been playing since he was six years old. 'Straight after ABBA,' Andersson remembers, 'I thought, I want to make a real record one of these days.'   Play all 2 videos Play all(2)
ABjornBA FANS 1972-1982 Björn Kristian Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg on April 25, 1945. When he was six years old the family moved to the small town of Västervik, and this is where Björn grew up. In the mid-Fifties Björn fell in love with rock'n'roll and skiffle. By the early Sixties he was a member of a folk group called the West Bay Singers. In 1963 they entered a talent contest arranged by Swedish radio. This led to discovery by songwriter and publisher Stig Anderson and his partner, Bengt Bernhag. Stig and Bengt had recently started a record company called Polar Music. The band acquired a new name, the Hootenanny Singers, and quickly became one of Sweden's most popular groups of the Sixties. In 1966, Björn had a chance meeting with Benny Andersson, himself a member of Sweden's number one pop group, The Hep Stars. They hit it off and wrote their first song together, 'Isn't It Easy To Say'. Björn recorded a couple of solo singles in the late Sixties, at which point he also started concentrating more on his collaboration with Benny Andersson. In 1970 the pair started releasing records as a duo and also staged a cabaret show together with their fiancées, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. On July 6, 1971, Björn and Agnetha got married.      Play all 5 videos Play all(5)
AgnethaBBA FANS 1972-1982 Agnetha Åse Fältskog was born on April 5, 1950 in the town of Jönköping in Sweden. Music came to Agnetha early in life: at the age of six she wrote her first song, 'Två små troll' ("Two Little Trolls"). Agnetha was 16 when she started singing in a dance band called Bernt Enghardts. A song she wrote for the band, 'Jag var så kär' ("I Was So In Love"), became her first single. This 1967 debut record became a number one hit on the Swedish charts. The following few years were followed by several singles, albums and even a number of German-language recordings released in West Germany. In 1969 Agnetha became romantically involved with Björn Ulvaeus and they got engaged in April 1970. In November the pair staged a cabaret show together with Björn's songwriter partner, Benny Andersson, and his fiancée, Anni-Frid Lyngstad. On July 6, 1971, Björn and Agnetha got married. In early 1972, Agnetha auditioned for the part of Mary Magdalene in the Swedish stage version of the musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. She got the part, although two other girls alternated with her during the course of the show's duration. After that, and for a decade onwards, Agnetha was mainly occupied by her work with ABBA. During this period she also released her Swedish-language solo album Elva kvinnor i ett hus ("Eleven Women In One House"). All music had been written and produced by Agnetha herself (except her Swedish version of ABBA's 'SOS'), with lyrics by Bosse Carlgren.      Play all 8 videos Play all(8)
ABBA IN CONCERT ABBA In Concert was originally a television special and documentary of ABBA's 1979 tour of North America & Europe, first broadcast in 1980. The film mixes footage of ABBA on the road, with live performances filmed at London's Wembley Arena. Released for the first time on DVD, this edition of ABBA In Concert features not only the original concert film, but also a bonus selection: The Way Old Friends Do,      Play all 13 videos Play all(13)
ORO GRANDES EXITOS The compilation album ABBA Oro was originally issued in 1993. The original version of this collection of Spanish-language tracks contained the ten tracks included on ABBA's 1980 album Gracias Por La Música. In 1999, all tracks were finally collected on one CD. At that time the recordings were also digitally remastered in 24 bit. In 2002 this version of ABBA Oro was re-released, featuring updated artwork and new liner notes.      Play all 8 videos Play all(8)
MORE ABBA GOLD More ABBA Gold was first released in Sweden on June 1, 1993. After the successful ABBA Gold compilation had stormed up the charts upon release in September 1992, it was decided that a companion collection should be issued. More ABBA Gold contains some hits that didn't fit on ABBA Gold -- 'Summer Night City', 'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do' to name a few -- along with a selection of popular tracks. One bonus surprise was the inclusion of the previously unreleased recording, 'I Am The City', dating back to ABBA's final recording sessions in 1982.      Play all 15 videos Play all(15)
GOLD ABBA Gold was first released on September 21, 1992. With more than 26 million sales worldwide, ABBA Gold has emerged as the group's all-time greatest success. The collection of hits was put together after ABBA manager Stig Anderson had sold his group of companies, including the record label Polar Music.      Play all 19 videos Play all(19)
The VISITORS The Visitors was first released in Sweden on November 30, 1981. Recording sessions began in March 1981 and continued until November 1981. ABBA's eighth and final album was their very bleakest, but has emerged as a favorite among many of the group's hardcore fans. With Benny and Frida going their separate ways, the pain of splitting up was explored yet again in 'When All Is Said And Done'. The major hit single on the album, 'One Of Us', also depicted the end of a love story. Elsewhere there were current cold war themes - highly topical at the time - and further songs of isolation and regret.      Play all 8 videos Play all(8)
SUPER TROUPER Super Trouper was first released in Sweden on November 3, 1980. Recording sessions began in February 1980 and continued until October 1980. On the seventh ABBA album, the group presented themselves as a more overtly mature group. The previous year's divorce between Björn and Agnetha was explored in 'The Winner Takes It All', and the members' lives in Stockholm high society circles coloured the lyrics for 'On And On And On'. Other well-known songs on the album include the hit single title track, as well as the electro-dance of 'Lay All Your Love On Me'.      Play all 6 videos Play all(6)
VOULEZ-VOUS Voulez-Vous was first released in Sweden on April 23, 1979. Recording sessions began in March 1978 and continued until March 1979. When ABBA's sixth album was recorded, the popular music world was in the midst of a disco craze. This certainly left its mark on Voulez-Vous, which was characterized by dance beats and rhythmic inflections. As if to emphasize this tendency, the title track was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, USA, where The Bee Gees made their disco-era records. Other hits on the album included 'Chiquitita', 'Does Your Mother Know', 'Angeleyes' and 'I Have A Dream'.      Play all 9 videos Play all(9)
The ALBUM ABBA - The Album was first released in Sweden on December 12, 1977. Recording sessions began in May 1977 and continued until November 1977. On their fifth album, ABBA showed a new sense of ambition: longer tracks, more complex structures, and lyrics that aspired to be more than just words that fitted the melody. Alongside hit singles like 'The Name Of The Game' and 'Take A Chance On Me', the album offered three songs from ABBA's mini-musical, The Girl With The Golden Hair. One of them was 'Thank You For The Music', one of ABBA's most well-known songs but actually never a big hit single. ABBA - The Album was issued in conjunction with the cinema release ABBA - The Movie. Several of the songs on the album were also featured in the film.      Play all 9 videos Play all(9)
ABBA the 3RD ABBA was first released in Sweden on April 21, 1975. Recording sessions began in August 1974 and continued until March 1975. The ABBA album was the group's third collection, and was arguably where they finally came into their own. With hits like 'Mamma Mia' and 'SOS', the multi-layered 1970s take on early 1960s pop idioms showed ABBA as a group with a unique sound and approach. It was with the hits from this album - which also included 'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do' - that ABBA first made a considerable impact in Australia. 'Mamma Mia' occupied the top position for no less than 10 weeks!      Play all 8 videos Play all(8)
WATERLOO Waterloo was first released in Sweden on March 4, 1974. Recording sessions began in September 1973 and continued until February 1974. Sessions for what was to become the Waterloo album were well under way when Björn, Benny and Stig Anderson were invited to submit an entry to the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. The song they came up with was, of course, 'Waterloo'. This second ABBA album was the first to really show the group as a unified entity - indeed, it was the first album to be released under the new group name. Apart from 'Waterloo' the album spawned a hit in 'Honey, Honey'.     Play all 4 videos Play all(4)
RING RING Ring Ring was first released in Sweden on March 26, 1973. Recording sessions began in March 1972 and continued until March 1973. The Ring Ring album shows ABBA coming together. At the time of its original release the group wasn't even called ABBA, but used the name Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida. When the first song to appear on the album was recorded - 'People Need Love' in the spring of 1972 - the group was just one of many projects the four members were involved in. Only after the title track, 'Ring Ring', became a hit, did the four decide to go on working together as a permanent group.      Play all 5 videos Play all(5)
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