ABBA Oro: Grandes Exitos
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Oro: Grandes Éxitos is a greatest hits compilation album by ABBA
, first released by Polydor in the United States in 1993, in which the songs are sung in Spanish. This album is the Spanish equivalent of their Gold: Greatest Hits album, originally released as Gracias Por La Música in early 1980. It was certified Gold in Argentina.
Oro was followed by ABBA Mas Oro: Mas ABBA Exitos (ABBA More Gold: More ABBA Hits) in 1994 which included five English-language versions plus further tracks in Spanish; the four songs that appeared on the South American versions of Super Trouper
(Andante, Andante & Felicidad) and The Visitors
(No Hay A Quien Culpar & Se Me Está Escapando), and it also saw the debut of the previously unreleased Spanish version of "Ring Ring
", recorded in 1973 but left in the Polar archives for twenty-one years.
In 1999, all 15 tracks were finally collected on one CD in the international re-issue of Oro. At that time the recordings were also digitally remastered in 24 bit.
In 2002 this version of Oro was re-released, featuring updated artwork and new liner notes.
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ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
, first released by Polydor in the United States in 1993, in which the songs are sung in Spanish. This album is the Spanish equivalent of their Gold: Greatest Hits album, originally released as Gracias Por La Música in early 1980. It was certified Gold in Argentina.
Oro was followed by ABBA Mas Oro: Mas ABBA Exitos (ABBA More Gold: More ABBA Hits) in 1994 which included five English-language versions plus further tracks in Spanish; the four songs that appeared on the South American versions of Super Trouper
Super Trouper (album)
Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, first released in 1980 .-Overview:Led by the international hit "The Winner Takes It All", Super Trouper was the group's sixth chart-topping album in the UK. It was also the best-selling album in Britain for 1980...
(Andante, Andante & Felicidad) and The Visitors
The Visitors (ABBA album)
The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on November 30, 1981.With The Visitors, ABBA took several steps away from the "lighter" pop music they had recorded previously and the album is often regarded as a more complex and mature effort...
(No Hay A Quien Culpar & Se Me Está Escapando), and it also saw the debut of the previously unreleased Spanish version of "Ring Ring
Ring Ring (song)
"Ring Ring" is a 1973 single by ABBA, which gave the group their big break in several European countries...
", recorded in 1973 but left in the Polar archives for twenty-one years.
In 1999, all 15 tracks were finally collected on one CD in the international re-issue of Oro. At that time the recordings were also digitally remastered in 24 bit.
In 2002 this version of Oro was re-released, featuring updated artwork and new liner notes.
Track listing
- "FernandoFernando (song)"Fernando" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was the group's first non-album single and was released in November 1975 through Polar Music. Lead vocals were sung by Anni-Frid Lyngstad...
" (Spanish version) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 4:17 - "ChiquititaChiquitita"Chiquitita" was the first single release from Swedish pop group ABBA's Voulez-Vous album, their sixth for Polar, and their fifth for Epic and Atlantic...
" (Spanish version) (Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 5:30 - "Gracias Por La Música" ("Thank You for the MusicThank You for the Music"Thank You for the Music" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured on the group's fifth studio album ABBA: The Album and was released as a single on November 6, 1983, to promote the Epic Records compilation album Thank You for the Music: A Collection of Love Songs...
") (Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 3:49 - "La Reina Del Baile" a.k.a. "Reina Danzante" ("Dancing QueenDancing Queen"Dancing Queen" is a pop song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in August 1976, but was first performed two months earlier, on 18 June 1976, during a Royal Variety Show in Stockholm the evening before the Swedish royal wedding. It was the follow-up single to the hit "Fernando"...
") (AndersonStig AndersonStig 'Stikkan' Erik Leopold Anderson was born in Hova, Sweden, and is best known as the manager of the pop group ABBA.- Polar Music:Anderson was the founder of the Polar Music record label in 1963...
, Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 4:02 - "Al Andar" ("Move On") (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 4:44
- "¡Dame! ¡Dame! ¡Dame!" ("Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! ", originally titled "Been and Gone and Done It", is one of Swedish pop group ABBA's biggest disco hits. It was recorded and released in 1979 with "The King Has Lost His Crown" as the B-side. It appears on ABBA's Greatest Hits Vol...
") (Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 4:51 - "Estoy Soñando" ("I Have a Dream") (Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 4:38
- "Mamma MíaMamma Mia (song)"Mamma Mia" is a song from ABBA's 3rd album, ABBA, written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson, with the lead vocals shared by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The song "Mamma Mia" is a common song used in bands or orchestras...
" (Spanish version) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 3:34 - "Hasta Mañana" (Spanish version) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 3:09
- "Conociéndome, Conociéndote" ("Knowing Me, Knowing YouKnowing Me, Knowing You"Knowing Me, Knowing You" is a hit single recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. The song was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, with the lead vocal sung by Anni-Frid Lyngstad. During recording sessions, it had the working titles of "Ring It In" and "Number 1, Number 1"...
") (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 4:04
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- Note: The Spanish version of "Dancing Queen" was originally entitled "Reina Danzante", but was retitled "La Reina Del Baile" when Oro was released.**
Bonus tracks 1999 re-release
- "Felicidad" ("Happy New YearHappy New Year (song)"Happy New Year" is a popular song by Swedish pop group ABBA from their 1980 album Super Trouper. The song's working title was all the more festive and humorous; "Daddy Don't Get Drunk on Christmas Day"...
") (Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 4:24
- "Andante, Andante (Spanish version)" (Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 4:39
- "Se Me Está Escapando" ("Slipping Through My FingersSlipping Through My Fingers"Slipping Through My Fingers" is a song written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA from their 1981 album, The Visitors, with lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog...
") (Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 3:52
- "No Hay A Quien Culpar" ("When All Is Said And DoneWhen All Is Said and Done (song)"When All Is Said and Done" is the name of a song recorded in 1981 by Swedish pop group ABBA. It is featured on the group's final studio album, The Visitors, and was released as a single in the United States on December 31, 1981 on Atlantic 3889. It debuted on the Billboard pop singles chart on...
") (Andersson, Ulvaeus, McCluskey, McCluskey) – 3:13
- "Ring RingRing Ring (song)"Ring Ring" is a 1973 single by ABBA, which gave the group their big break in several European countries...
" (Spanish version) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus, Doris Band) – 3:00
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Charts
Album| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
37 |
| U.S. Latin Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
15 |
| Mexico | 8 |