ABBAThe Singles (The First Ten Years)

Label:

Polar – POLMD 400-401

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Compilation, Stereo

Country:

Greece

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Schlager

Tracklist

A1 Ring Ring
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Lead Guitar [Uncredited]Janne Schaffer
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Rhythm Guitar [Uncredited], Harmony Vocals [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Keyboards [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Written-ByStig Anderson
Written-By, Lyrics By [English, Uncredited]Phil Cody
3:00
A2 Waterloo
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Janne Schaffer
Keyboards [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Written-ByStig Anderson
2:46
A3 So Long
Bass [Uncredited]Mike Watson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Lead Guitar [Uncredited]Janne Schaffer
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Rhythm Guitar [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Keyboards [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Trumpet [Uncredited]Bruno Glenmark
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
3:06
A4 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
Bass [Uncredited]Mike Watson
Drums [Uncredited]Roger Palm
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Lead Guitar [Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Rhythm Guitar [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Keyboards [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Saxophone [Saxophones, Uncredited]Ulf Andersson
Written-ByStig Anderson
3:15
A5 SOS
Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Bass [Uncredited]Mike Watson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Janne Schaffer
Keyboards [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Agnetha Fältskog
Written-ByStig Anderson
3:22
A6 Mamma Mia
Bass [Uncredited]Mike Watson
Drums [Uncredited]Roger Palm
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Finn Sjöberg
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Lead Guitar [Uncredited]Janne Schaffer
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Rhythm Guitar [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Keyboards [Uncredited], Marimba [Uncredited], Piano [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Written-ByStig Anderson
3:32
A7 Fernando
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited]Roger Palm
Flute [Uncredited]Jan Kling
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Keyboards [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Lyrics By [English, Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Written-ByStig Anderson
4:15
B1 Dancing Queen
Arranged By [Violins, Uncredited]Sven-Olof Walldoff
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited], Tambourine [Uncredited]Roger Palm
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Michael Arkelew*
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Electric Guitar [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Keyboards [Uncredited], Piano [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Percussion [Uncredited]Malando Gassama
Viola [Uncredited]Åke Arvinder
Violin [Uncredited]Sixten Strömvall
Violoncello [Uncredited]Åke Olofsson
Written-ByStig Anderson
3:51
B2 Money, Money, Money
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Electric Guitar [Uncredited]Anders Glenmark
Keyboards [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
3:05
B3 Knowing Me, Knowing You
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Janne Schaffer
Guitar [Guitars], Electric Guitar [Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Keyboards [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Percussion [Uncredited]Malando Gassama
Written-ByStig Anderson
4:02
B4 The Name Of The Game
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Congas [Uncredited], Percussion [Uncredited]Malando Gassama
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Keyboards [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Written-ByStig Anderson
4:53
B5 Take A Chance On Me
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited], Tambourine [Uncredited]Roger Palm
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Keyboards [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
4:05
B6 Summer Night City
Bass [Uncredited], Arranged By [String Arrangement, Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Keyboards [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid
Percussion [Uncredited]Rolf Alex
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
3:34
C1 Chiquitita
Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Banjo [Uncredited], Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Keyboards [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Synthesizers, Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Agnetha Fältskog
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
5:26
C2 Does Your Mother Know
Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Baritone Saxophone [Uncredited]Kajtek Wojciechowski
Bass [Uncredited]Mike Watson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Keyboards [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Synthesizers, Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited]Lars O. Carlsson
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
3:13
C3 Voulez-Vous
Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Bass [Uncredited]Arnold Paseiro
Drums [Uncredited]Joe Galdo
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Janne Schaffer
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Piano [Uncredited]Paul Harris (2)
Synthesizer [Synthesizers, Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited]Johan Stengård
Trombone [Uncredited]Nils Landgren
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
5:11
C4 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Bass Trombone [Uncredited]Christer Danielsson
Bass [Uncredited], Arranged By [String Arrangement, Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Keyboards [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Synthesizers, Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Agnetha Fältskog
Percussion [Uncredited]Åke Sundqvist
Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited]Lars O. Carlsson
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
4:45
C5 I Have A Dream
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Directed By [Choir, Uncredited]Kerstin Feist
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Janne Schaffer
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Synthesizer [Synthesizers, Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
4:44
D1 The Winner Takes It All
Arranged By [String Arrangement, Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Bass [Uncredited]Mike Watson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Keyboards [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Synthesizers, Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Agnetha Fältskog
Percussion [Uncredited]Åke Sundqvist
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
4:56
D2 Super Trouper
Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars, Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Bass [Uncredited]Mike Watson
Drums [Uncredited]Per Lindvall
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited], Lead Guitar [Uncredited]Janne Schaffer
Keyboards [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Synthesizers, Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Percussion [Uncredited]Åke Sundqvist
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
4:13
D3 One Of Us
Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited]Ola Brunkert
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Lasse Wellander
Keyboards [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Synthesizers, Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Agnetha Fältskog
Mandolin [Mandolins, Uncredited]The Three Boys
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
3:55
D4 The Day Before You Came
Acoustic Guitar [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Keyboards [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Synthsizers, Uncredited], Drum Machine [Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Agnetha Fältskog
Percussion [Uncredited], Snare [Uncredited]Åke Sundqvist
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
5:50
D5 Under Attack
Backing Vocals [Uncredited]Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Bass [Uncredited]Rutger Gunnarsson
Drums [Uncredited], Percussion [Uncredited]Per Lindvall
Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited]Janne Schaffer
Guitar [Uncredited], Vocoder [Uncredited]Björn Ulvaeus
Keyboards [Uncredited], Synthesizer [Synthesizers, Uncredited]Benny Andersson
Lead Vocals [Uncredited]Agnetha Fältskog
Written-ByBjörn Ulvaeus
3:45

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtWEA-Metronome Studio
  • Recorded AtMarcus Music
  • Recorded AtPolar Studios
  • Recorded AtMetronome Studio, Stockholm
  • Recorded AtGlen Studio
  • Recorded AtCriteria Recording Studios
  • Mixed AtWEA-Metronome Studio
  • Mixed AtMarcus Music
  • Mixed AtPolar Studios
  • Mixed AtMetronome Studio, Stockholm
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Polar Music International AB
  • Copyright ©Polar Music International AB
  • Distributed ByMusic-box, Martin Th. Gesar S.A.
  • Printed ByGrapha Tami
  • Published ByUnion Songs AB
  • Published ByPolar Music AB
  • Published ByMusic For Unicef
  • Manufactured ByFabelsound
  • Pressed ByFabelsound

Credits

  • Art DirectionRune Söderqvist
  • Engineer [Engineered By]Michael B. Tretow
  • Photography By [Cover]Lars Larsson (2)
  • Photography By [Inner Sleeve]Ola Lager
  • Producer, Arranged ByBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*

Notes

Gatefold Sleeve.
Comes with printed innersleeves.

First Cat No on label, 2nd on cover (spine and back).

℗ 1973-1982 & © 1982 Polar Music International AB.

Manufactured in Greece.
Ελληνικής Κατασκευής.

A1 to B6, C2 to D10: Union Songs AB
C1: Music for Unicef

Recorded & Mixed at Wea-Metronome (back cover)/WEA-Metronome (labels), Marcus & Polar Music Studios 1973-1982.

A1: Recording commenced 17 January 1973 at Metronome Studio. Working title "Ring Ring (Zedaka)".
A2: Recording commenced 17 December 1973 at Metronome Studio.
A3: Recording commenced 22 August 1974 at Glenstudio.
A4: Recording commenced 21 February 1975 at Glenstudio.
A5: Recording commenced 22 August 1974 at Glenstudio. Working title "Turn Me On".
A6: Recording commenced 12 March 1975 at Metronome Studio.
A7: Recording commenced 3 September 1975 at Metronome Studio. Working title "Tango".
B1: Recording commenced 8 September 1975 at Metronome Studio. Working title "Boogaloo"
B2: Recording commenced 17 May 1976 at Metronome Studio. Working title "Gypsy Girl".
B3: Recording commenced 23 March 1976 at Metronome Studio. Working title "Number One, Number One".
B4: Recording commenced 31 May 1977 at Marcus Music. Working title "A Bit Of Myself". Solo age in verse by Agnetha, solo age in chorus by Frida.
B5: Recording commenced 15 August 1977 at Marcus Music. Working title "Billy Boy". Solo ages in each verse by Agnetha.
B6: Recording commenced 29 May 1978 at Polar Music Studio. Working titles "Kalle Sändare" & "Dancing In The Moonlight".
C1: Recording commenced 14 December 1978 at Polar Music Studio. Working titles "Kålsupare", "3 Wise Guys", "Chiquitita Angelina" and "In The Arms of Rosalita".
C2: Recording commenced 27 March 1979 at Polar Music Studio.
C3: Recording commenced 1 February 1979 at Criteria Studios (instrumental backing track). Working title "Amerika".
C4: Recording commenced 30 August 1979 at Polar Music Studio. Working title "A Man After Midnight".
C5: Recording commenced 27 March 1979 at Polar Music Studio. Working title "I Know A Song".
D1: Recording commenced 6 June 1980 at Polar Music Studio. Working title "The Story Of My Life II/III".
D2: Recording commenced 3 October 1980 at Polar Music Studio. Working title "Blinka Lilla Stjärna".
D3: Recording commenced 21 October 1981 at Polar Music Studio. Working titles "Number 1" and "Mi Amore". Part of melody played by mandolins during chorus originally used in "Scaramouche".
D4: Recording commenced 20 August 1982 at Polar Music Studio. Working titles "Den Lidande Fågeln" and "Wind". Final ABBA song recorded.
D5: Recorded commenced 2 August 1982 at Polar Music Studio. Verse contains ages originally used in "Rubber Ball Man", "Under My Sun", "Just Like That" (first mix) and "Just Like That" (second mix).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: NCB
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, Side 1): M. BOX 400-401 - A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, Side 2): M. BOX 400-401 - B
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, Side 3): M. BOX 400-401 - C
  • Matrix / Runout (Label, Side 4): M. BOX 400-401 - D
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side 1): 400 401 A F
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side 2): 400 401 B F
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side 3): 400 401 C F
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side 4): 400 401 D F
  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): F

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The Singles (The First Ten Years) (2×LP, Compilation) Polar 2335 263, 2612 040 Sweden 1982
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