The Definitive Collection

~ Release by ABBA (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

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1Waterloo
recording of:
Waterloo (English version)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Overseas Songs (ended), Polar Music AB (ended), Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., Union Songs Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1974 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1974 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1974 to present)
translated version of:
Waterloo (Swedish version)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
42:46
2Ring Ring
video director:
Lasse Hallström
music video for:
Ring Ring (English version) by ABBA (Swedish pop group)
recording of:
Ring Ring (English version)
lyricist:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame) and Neil Sedaka
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Don Kirshner Enterprises (ended), Overseas Songs (ended), Polar Music AB (ended), Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
translated version of:
Ring ring (Bara du slog en signal) (original Swedish version)
version of:
Tring tring
53:07
3Mamma Mia3:31
4SOS
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
SOS
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
premiered by:
ABBA (Swedish pop group)
publisher:
EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Polar Music AB, Union Songs AB (publisher), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Union Songs Music (in 1975)
translated version of:
S.O.S.
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3:19
5Bang-a-Boomerang
recording of:
Bang‐a‐Boomerang
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Polar Music AB (ended)
3:03
6I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do3:16
7Fernando
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
Fernando (English version)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Polar Music AB (ended), Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs Music, EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
4:15
8Dancing Queen
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
Dancing Queen
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
premiered at:
Kungliga Operan (Royal Swedish Opera) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1976-06-18)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3:51
9Money, Money, Money
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
Money, Money, Money
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (ended), Universal Music Publishing Group (ended), Union Songs Music and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3:07
10Knowing Me, Knowing You
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
Knowing Me, Knowing You
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
4:00
11That’s Me3:16
12The Name of the Game
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
The Name of the Game
lyricist:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Waterford Music (from 1977 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1977 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1977 to present)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
4:56
13Take a Chance on Me
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
Take a Chance on Me
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3:57
14Eagle
recording of:
Eagle
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
3:49
15One Man, One Woman
recording of:
One Man, One Woman
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
4:32
16Thank You for the Music3:48
17Summer Night City
recording of:
Summer Night City
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
3:47
18Chiquitita
recording of:
Chiquitita
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
UNICEF Music Project (ended), Bocu Music Ltd., Music For Unicef and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
5:23
19Does Your Mother Know3:11
20Voulez-Vous
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
Voulez‐Vous
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (ended), Universal Music Publishing Group (ended), Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (ended), EMI Waterford Music, Union Songs Music, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1979 to ????)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
4:14
21Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs Music and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:22
22On and On and On4:11
23The Winner Takes It All
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
The Winner Takes It All
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (ended), Universal Music Publishing Group (ended), Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (ended), Bocu Music, EMI Waterford Music, Union Songs AB (publisher), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
4:57
24Super Trooper
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
Super Trouper
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????), Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????), EMI Waterford Music (from 1980 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1980 to present), Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1980 to present) and Union Songs AB (publisher) (in 1980)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
4:08
25Happy New Year
recording of:
Happy New Year
written in:
Barbados (in 1980-01)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (in 1980-01) and Björn Ulvaeus (in 1980-01)
publisher:
Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
4:27
26When All Is Said and Done3:14
27One of Us
video director:
Lasse Hallström
recording of:
One of Us
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd. (ended), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal (Sweden), Artwork Music Co., Inc. (in 1981), EMI Waterford Music (in 1981), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1981) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (in 1981)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3:57
28Head Over Heals
recording of:
Head Over Heels
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher), Universal (Sweden) and Artwork Music Co., Inc. (in 1981)
3:47
29The Day Before You Came
recording of:
The Day Before You Came
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher), Universal (Sweden), EMI Waterford Music (in 1982), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1982) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (in 1982)
5:47
30Under Attack
recording of:
Under Attack
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (Sweden)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3:45
31When I Kissed the Teacher
recording of:
When I Kissed the Teacher
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
3:00
32Estoy soñando (I Have a Dream)
recording of:
Estoy soñando (I Have a Dream)
lyricist and composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
translated version of:
I Have a Dream
4:38
33Felicidad (Happy New Year)
recording of:
Felicidad (Spanish version of Happy New Year)
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
translator:
Buddy McCluskey (translator) and Mary McCluskey (translator)
translated version of:
Happy New Year
4:25
34No hay a quien culpar (When All Is Said and Done)
recording of:
No hay a quien culpar (Spanish version of When All Is Said and Done)
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
translator:
Buddy McCluskey (translator) and Mary McCluskey (translator)
translated version of:
When All Is Said and Done
3:12
35Dancing Queen (at the Royal Opera House)
recorded at:
Kungliga Operan (Royal Swedish Opera) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
live recording of:
Dancing Queen
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Grove Park Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., EMI Waterford Music (from 1976 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1976 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1976 to present)
premiered at:
Kungliga Operan (Royal Swedish Opera) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1976-06-18)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3:47