The Albums is a box set of recordings by the Swedish pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 group ABBA

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...

. It was released on November 11, 2008 through Universal Music. The box set includes nine discs, the first eight are all of the original studio albums the way they were originally released between 1973 and 1981 while the ninth disc features all of the singles that were not released on the band's studio albums along with some of the b-sides. It does not include rarities or extras. The box set has charted in several countries.

Background

With ABBA's compilation albums re-charting after the release of the movie Mamma Mia! and its soundtrack

Soundtrack

A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...

, The Albums was released, just three years after the 9 CD/2 DVD set The Complete Studio Recordings

The Complete Studio Recordings (ABBA album)

The Complete Studio Recordings is a box set of all of the studio material released by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 7 November 2005 and consists of 9 CDs and 2 DVDs, plus a full colour booklet with timeline and photos. Another booklet containing the complete lyrics was also...

(in certain territories available without the DVDs). While the latter comprises 133 tracks on its 9 audio discs, including a host of rarities such as recordings in Spanish, French and German as well as studio outtakes, alternate versions and mixes, The Albums only features 99 of these on the same number of discs. The iTunes version features a 10th 'disc' or group of tracks, featuring 11 rarities and mixes. Similar to the collection featured on the final disc of the Thank You for the Music box set.

Ring Ring

Ring Ring (album)

-2001 re-release:Ring Ring was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three bonus tracks :-2005 re-release:...

(1973)

1. "Ring Ring
   Ring Ring (song)
   "Ring Ring" is a 1973 single by ABBA, which gave the group their big break in several European countries...
   
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2. "Another Town, Another Train
   Another Town, Another Train
   "Another Town, Another Train" was a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA at KMH Studios.The song was released as a 7" vinyl single in Japan in 1973 to promote the group's debut album Ring Ring...
   
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3. "Disillusion"
4. "People Need Love
   People Need Love
   "People Need Love" is a song recorded in March 1972 by Swedish pop grup ABBA, at the time known as 'Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid'. The song was on the group's first album, Ring Ring, released in 1973.-The song:...
   
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5. "I Saw It in the Mirror"
6. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina
   Nina, Pretty Ballerina
   "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" was a song recorded in 1973 by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was issued on 7" vinyl record in Austria and France to promote the band's debut album Ring Ring. It reached #8 on the singles chart in Austria....
   
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7. "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
   Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
   "Love Isn't Easy " is a country-rock song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was the fourth and last single to be released from their album Ring Ring, but unusually, it wasn't issued in ABBA's home-country of Sweden, but elsewhere in Scandinavia. It was coupled with "I Am Just a Girl" as its...
   
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8. "Me and Bobby and Bobby’s Brother"
9. "He Is Your Brother
   He Is Your Brother
   "He Is Your Brother" is a song recorded in 1972 by Swedish pop group ABBA, at the time known as 'Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid'.The song continued on the lyrical theme from "People Need Love" about reaching out to your fellow man...
   
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10. "She's My Kind of Girl
    She's My Kind of Girl
    "She's My Kind of Girl" is a song written and performed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, who were later famous as members of ABBA.Written for the Swedish movie Inga II, the song was recorded in November/December 1969, most likely at Europa Film Studios. The song was originally released in...
    
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11. "I Am Just a Girl"
12. "Rock'n Roll Band
    Rock'n Roll Band
    "Rock'n Roll Band" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA "Rock'n Roll Band" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA "Rock'n Roll Band" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA (still credited as "Björn & Benny, Anna & Frida" from the album Ring Ring.In the USA, the song was released as single by Playboy...
    
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Waterloo

Waterloo (album)

* 1974 Polar Music International AB, Stockholm, Sweden.* The original album release of Waterloo in 1974 with Polar.-CD re-issues, bonus tracks:...

(1974)

1. "Waterloo"
2. "Sitting in the Palmtree"
3. "King Kong Song
   King Kong Song
   "King Kong Song" , written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, is the name of a 1974 recording by Swedish pop group ABBA, included on their album Waterloo...
   
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4. "Hasta Mañana"
5. "My Mama Said"
6. "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)"
7. "Honey, Honey
   Honey, Honey
   "Honey, Honey" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, Waterloo, after the success of the title track winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.-History:...
   
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8. "Watch Out"
9. "What About Livingstone?"
10. "Gonna Sing You My Lovesong"
11. "Suzy-Hang-Around"

ABBA

ABBA (album)

1975 Polar Music international AB, Stockholm, Sweden.Stig Anderson helped us with the lyrics on "Mamma Mia", "Tropical Loveland", "SOS", "Bang-A-Boomerang", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" and "I've Been Waiting for You".-CD re-issues, bonus tracks:...

(1975)

1. "Mamma Mia
   Mamma 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...
   
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2. "Hey, Hey Helen"
3. "Tropical Loveland"
4. "SOS
   SOS (ABBA song)
   Agnetha Fältskog's version was the second single from her fifth Swedish solo-album Elva kvinnor i ett hus . It was the only song from this album not to have been composed by Fältskog herself....
   
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5. "Man in the Middle"
6. "Bang-A-Boomerang"
7. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
   I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
   "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" was a hit single for Swedish pop group ABBA, and was their next major worldwide hit after Waterloo. It was the second single to be released from their ABBA album, and one of the last songs to be recorded for the album...
   
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8. "Rock Me
   Rock Me (ABBA song)
   "Rock Me", first called "Didn't I?" and later called "Baby", was a song recorded in 1974 by Swedish pop group ABBA, with Björn Ulvaeus singing the lead vocals. It was first released on the album ABBA....
   
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9. "Intermezzo No. 1"
10. "I've Been Waiting for You
    I've Been Waiting for You (ABBA song)
    "I've Been Waiting for You" was a song recorded in 1974 by Swedish pop group ABBA, released first as the B-side to the single "So Long". It was included on their album ABBA ....
    
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11. "So Long"

Arrival

Arrival (ABBA album)

-Side one:#"When I Kissed the Teacher" – 2:58#"Dancing Queen" – 3:47#"Dum Dum Diddle" – 2:50#"My Love, My Life" – 3:50...

(1976)

1. "When I Kissed the Teacher"
2. "Dancing Queen
   Dancing 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"...
   
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3. "My Love, My Life
   My Love, My Life (song)
   "My Love, My Life", originally "Monsieur, Monsieur", is a song recorded by ABBA for the Arrival album. It was one of the last songs to be recorded for the album....
   
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4. "Dum Dum Diddle"
5. "Knowing Me, Knowing You
   Knowing 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"...
   
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6. "Money, Money, Money
   Money, Money, Money
   "Money, Money, Money", originally "Gypsy Girl", is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. The song, like most ABBA songs, was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It was released as a single on November 1, 1976, as the follow-up single to "Dancing Queen, both from the album Arrival...
   
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7. "That's Me
   That's Me (song)
   "That's Me", originally "Coachman's Farm", is the title of a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1976. It was released as a single in Japan the following year to promote the band's Arrival album, and reached number 75 on the official Japanese charts...
   
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8. "Why Did It Have to Be Me?"
9. "Tiger"
10. "Arrival"

The Album (1977)

1. "Eagle
   Eagle (song)
   The song "Eagle" was recorded in 1977 by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was the first track on the group's fifth album, simply titled The Album and the longest track they ever recorded...
   
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2. "Take a Chance on Me
   Take a Chance on Me
   "Take a Chance on Me" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in 1978 as the second single from their fifth studio album, simply called The Album. The song has been featured on a number of ABBA compilations such as ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits.-History:The working title of "Take a...
   
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3. "One Man, One Woman"
4. "The Name of the Game
   The Name of the Game
   "The Name of the Game" is a 1977 song by Swedish pop group ABBA, and was released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album, The Album...
   
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5. "Move On"
6. "Hole i Your Soul"

The Girl wth te Golden Hair – 3 scenes from a mini-musical –

7. "Thank You for the Music
   Thank 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...
   
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8. "I Wonder (Departure)"
   
9. "I'm a Marionette"
   

Voulez-Vous (1979)

1. "As Good as New
   As Good as New
   "As Good as New" is a song recorded in 1979 by Swedish pop group ABBA, and was used as the opening track on their Voulez-Vous album. The song was released as a single in Mexico , where it became ABBA's ninth number-one hit. "As Good as New" was also released in Argentina....
   
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2. "Voulez-Vous
   Voulez-Vous (song)
   "Voulez-Vous" is a eurodisco track by Swedish pop group ABBA, written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus . Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad shared the lead vocals....
   
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3. "I Have A Dream"
4. "Angeleyes
   Angeleyes
   "Angeleyes" is a song written and recorded in 1979 by Swedish pop group ABBA. The lyrics and music were composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, with the lyrics sung by both Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, typical of most ABBA compositions...
   
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5. "The King Has Lost His Crown"
6. "Does Your Mother Know
   Does Your Mother Know
   "Does Your Mother Know", originally "I Can Do It", is the name of a song recorded in 1979 by Swedish pop group ABBA and was the second single to be released from their album Voulez-Vous. The B-side was "Kisses of Fire", also taken from the album.-History:...
   
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7. "If It Wasn't for the Nights"
8. "Chiquitita
   Chiquitita
   "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...
   
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9. "Lovers (Live a Little Longer)"
10. "Kisses of Fire"

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...

(1980)

1. "Super Trouper
   Super Trouper (song)
   -A-Teens version:"Super Trouper" was A-Teens' second single from their 1st album The ABBA Generation, a cover of ABBA's song. When the single came out in the fall of 1999, it became a hit around the globe, just as its predecessor "Mamma Mia", also an ABBA cover...
   
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2. "The Winner Takes It All
   The Winner Takes It All
   "The Winner Takes It All" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. Released as the first single from the group's Super Trouper album on July 21, 1980, it is a ballad in the key of F-sharp major, reflecting the end of a romance...
   
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3. "On and On and On
   On and On and On
   "On and On and On" is a pop song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1980 for their Super Trouper album.The track, which had working titles "Esses vad det svänger när man spelar jazz" and "'Til the Night is Gone", was released as a single in a few countries, namely the United States, Japan,...
   
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4. "Andante, Andante"
5. "Me and I"
6. "Happy New Year
   Happy 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"...
   
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7. "Our Last Summer
   Our Last Summer
   "Our Last Summer" is a song by ABBA from the group's seventh studio album, Super Trouper. It was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.Recording for this track began on 4 June 1980 in Polar Music Studios...
   
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8. "The Piper"
9. "Lay All Your Love on Me
   Lay All Your Love on Me
   "Lay All Your Love on Me", is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA in 1980 for their Super Trouper album. It was released only as a 12-inch single in 1981 in limited territories, rather than as a standard 7-inch record. At the time, it was the highest selling 12-inch record in UK chart...
   
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10. "The Way Old Friends Do"

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...

(1981)

1. "The Visitors
   The Visitors (song)
   "The Visitors", originally "Den första" , was the final single release from Swedish pop group ABBA's studio album of the same name, released in the United States in 1982...
   
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2. "Head Over Heels"
3. "When All Is Said and Done
   When 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...
   
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4. "Soldiers"
5. "I Let the Music Speak"
6. "One of Us
   One of Us (ABBA song)
   "One of Us" from 1981 was the first single from Swedish pop group ABBA's final studio album The Visitors, their eighth for Polar, and their seventh for Epic and Atlantic...
   
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7. "Two for the Price of One"
8. "Slipping Through My Fingers
   Slipping 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...
   
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9. "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
   Like An Angel Passing Through My Room
   Unlike many other ABBA songs, the final mix of the track was sparsely produced - the entire track consisting of the soloist's vocals, synthesized strings, and a music box melody...
   
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Bonus Tracks

1. "Merry-Go-Round"
2. "Santa Rosa"
3. "Ring, Ring (Bara Du Slog En Signal)"
4. "Waterloo" (Swedish version)
5. "Fernando
   Fernando (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...
   
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6. "Crazy World"
7. "Happy Hawaii"
8. "Summer Night City
   Summer Night City
   "Summer Night City", written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, is ABBA's 2nd non-album single, released on September 6, 1978. It was originally intended as the lead single from the group's upcoming Voulez-Vous album, but was eventually not included...
   
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9. "Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight Special"
10. "Lovelight"
11. "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...
    
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12. "Elaine"
13. "Should I Laugh or Cry"
14. "You Owe Me One"
15. "Cassandra"
16. "Under Attack
    Under Attack
    "Under Attack" is the latest widely-released single by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured as a track on the 1982 compilation album The Singles: The First Ten Years, but was released as a single the following year in most countries. In the United Kingdom however, it was released on...
    
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17. "The Day Before You Came
    The Day Before You Came
    "The Day Before You Came" is a song recorded and released by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in October 1982, as the first new song from ABBA's double compilation album The Singles: The First Ten Years...
    
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See also

• The Complete Studio Recordings (ABBA album)
  The Complete Studio Recordings (ABBA album)
  The Complete Studio Recordings is a box set of all of the studio material released by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 7 November 2005 and consists of 9 CDs and 2 DVDs, plus a full colour booklet with timeline and photos. Another booklet containing the complete lyrics was also...
  
  
• Thank You for the Music (album)
  Thank You for the Music (album)
  -Disc 2:-Disc 3:-Disc 4:-Personnel:ABBA*Benny Andersson - synthesizer, keyboards, vocals*Agnetha Fältskog - vocals*Anni-Frid Lyngstad - vocals*Björn Ulvaeus - acoustic guitar, guitar, vocalsAdditional personnel*Ulf Andersson - saxophone...
  
  
• Mamma Mia! The Movie
• Mamma Mia!
  Mamma Mia!
  Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. Although the title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia", the plot is fictional, not...
  
  
• Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack
  Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack
  Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2008 Universal Pictures musical film Mamma Mia!, based on the stage musical of the same name...