Lyrics from The Albums (Box)
All Music Guide Review
The 2008 nine-disc box Albums is neither the first ABBA multi-disc set nor the first time the pop group's albums have been collected and housed in a box set, but it is the first time a set of their complete recordings has been widely disseminated (such are the perks of being a companion to an international blockbuster) and it's the best of the lot, containing all eight of the group's albums (for the record: Ring Ring, Waterloo, ABBA, Arrival, The Album, Voulez-Vous, Super Trouper, The Visitors), plus a 17-track rarities disc that rounds up non-LP singles (including "Fernando" and "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"), songs sung in Swedish, and plain oddities like a medley of the American folk songs "Pick a Bale of Cotton," "On Top of Old Smokey," and "Midnight Special." There's only one hitch: all of ABBA's albums were remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2001, bonus tracks that essentially cover all the songs on the rarities disc, and the remastering is not notably different, if it is different at all, so fans who already replaced their initial CDs may not have a need to get this new box -- but anybody who hasn't gotten around to either upgrading their ABBA collection, or has never had one to begin with, can get it all here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
The Albums (Box) Track Listing
The Albums (Box) Notes
With ABBA dominating the international music charts both physically and digitally with the
continuing success of “Mamma Mia” & “ABBA Gold” Universal Music Enterprises is pleased to announce ABBA – The Albums for release on January 20th.
ABBA remains a huge iconic group that have proven ability to sell in large numbers. There is a broad demographic of potential buyers with new fans arriving every day, particularly in light of the worldwide release and massive success of Mamma Mia The Movie.
ABBA – The Albums will contain 8 studio albums plus a 9th bonus disc with B-sides, rarities and other hits and gives consumers a complete ABBA experience.
ABBA – The Albums is perfect for all and Mamma Mia fans and will be available just in time for Oscar® season.
Album list: RING RING, WATERLOO, ABBA, ARRIVAL, ABBA - THE ALBUM, VOULEZ-VOUS, SUPER TROUPER, THE VISITORS, plus the Bonus CD.
BONUS CD trackist:
1 Merry-Go-Round
2 Santa Rosa
3 Ring Ring (bara du slog en signal) [Swedish Version]
4 Waterloo [Swedish Version]
5 Fernando
6 Crazy World
7 Happy Hawaii
8 Summer Night City
9 Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton - On Top Of Old Smokey - Midnight Special
10 Lovelight
11 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
12 Elaine
13 Should I Laugh Or Cry
14 You Owe Me One
15 Cassandra
16 Under Attack
17 The Day Before You Came
Credits of The Albums (Box)
- Johan Funemyr
- Digital Reassembling
- Bubi Heilemann
- Photography
- Monika Rafalowicz
- Coordination
- Gosta Nilsson
- Brass
- Torgny Nilsson
- Brass
- Kjell Ohman
- Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards
- Lars Olofsson
- Brass
- Roger Palm
- Drums
- Halldor Palsson
- Saxophone
- Arnold Paseiro
- Bass
- Rune Persson
- Engineer
- Raphael Ravenscroft
- Saxophone
- Weine Renliden
- Brass
- Jan Risberg
- Woodwind
- Lars Erik Ronn
- Woodwind
- Per Sahlberg
- Bass
- Finn Sjoberg
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Bengt Sundberg
- Brass
- Ake Sundqvist
- Percussion
- George Terry
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Michael B. Tretow
- Engineer
- Björn Ulvaeus
- Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Mandolin, Arranger, Vocals, Guitar (Electric), Banjo
- Mike Watson
- Bass
- Lasse Wellander
- Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Guitar (Electric), Banjo
- Gunnar Wenneborg
- Brass
- Kajtek Wojciechowski
- Saxophone
- Michael Areklew
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Bengt H. Malmqvist
- Original Photography
- Björn Almstedt
- Engineer
- Torbjorn Calvero
- Photography
- Rune Soderqvist
- Illustrations
- Sven-Olof Walldoff
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad
- Vocals
- Mikael P. Eriksson
- Design
- Henrik Jonsson
- Mastering
- Orjan Hogberg
- Strings
- Derek Skinner
- Drums
- Lars Falk
- Original Photography
- Niclas Håkansson
- Design
- Ola Lager
- Original Photography
- Carl Magnus Palm
- ?, Liner Notes, Research
- Lennart Karlsmyr
- Engineer
- Görel Hanser
- Contribution, Information
- Bo Soderstrom
- Strings
- Björn Andersson
- Illustrations
- Åke Arvinder
- Strings
- Lars Arvinder
- Strings
- Kjell Bjurling
- Strings
- Lars Blomberg
- Strings
- Björn Borg
- Brass
- Inge Boström
- Strings
- Birgitta Brigerte
- Strings
- Lars Brolin
- Strings
- Walter Brolund
- Brass
- Martin Bylund
- Strings
- Matthew Crocker
- Contribution, Information
- Bo Dahlman
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Harry Damgaard
- Strings
- Erik Dybeck
- Strings
- Hans Göran Eketorp
- Strings
- Åke Eldsäter
- Engineer
- Ulf Engström
- Strings
- Alm Nils Ersson
- Strings
- Lennart Fredriksson
- Strings
- Magda Fürst
- Strings
- Tullo Galli
- Strings
- Niels Heie
- Strings
- Bo Hellman
- Strings
- Eva Isaksson
- Strings
- Håkan Jansson
- Saxophone
- Kjell Jeppsson
- Drums
- Miroslav Jovic
- Strings
- Gunnar Klinge
- Strings
- Herbert Konvicka
- Strings
- Torbjörn Kvist
- Brass
- Gösta Lax
- Strings
- Janne Lindgren
- Guitar (Steel)
- Inge Lindstedt
- Strings
- Lennart Löfgren
- Brass
- Gert Lundberg
- Strings
- Börje Mårelius
- Woodwind
- Gunnar Michols
- Strings
- Gunnar Moe
- Contribution, Information
- Philip Muytjens
- Contribution, Information
- Jan Neander
- Strings
- Bernt Nilsson
- Strings
- Claes Nilsson
- Strings
- Kjell Nilsson
- Strings
- Bernt Nylund
- Strings
- Åke Olofsson
- Strings
- Per Erik Olsson
- Strings
- Bertil Orsin
- Strings
- Gunnar Östling
- Strings
- Leandr Pfeiler
- Strings
- Alfred Pisuke
- Strings
- Hubert Reinholdson
- Strings
- Gideon Roehr
- Strings
- Håkan Roos
- Strings
- Hasse Rosén
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Per Sandklef
- Strings
- Yngve Sandström
- Woodwind
- Mia Segolsson
- Project Coordinator
- Sylvia Starck
- Strings
- Lars Stegenberg
- Strings
- Anders Stengård
- Brass
- Sixten Strömvall
- Strings
- Harry Teike
- Strings
- Snorri Thorvaldsson
- Strings
- Christer Torgé
- Brass
- Eduard VanDerKwast
- Strings
- Björn Waldenström
- Contribution, Information
- Lars Widén
- Strings
- Krzysztof Zdrzalka
- Strings
- Jen Jansson
- Brass
- Janne Schaffer
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Johan Stengard
- Saxophone
- Ake Jelving
- Strings
- Björn J:son Lindh
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- Gustavo Bergalli
- Brass
- Rolf Alex
- Drums
- Benny Andersson
- Synthesizer, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals
- Ulf Andersson
- Saxophone
- Lennart Axelsson
- Brass
- Jan Bandel
- Drums
- Stefan Brolund
- Bass
- Ola Brunkert
- Drums
- Lars Carlsson
- Saxophone
- Anders Dahl
- Strings, String Arrangements, Horn Arrangements
- Christer Danielson
- Brass
- Christer Ecklund
- Saxophone
- Anders Eljas
- Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, String Arrangements, Horn Arrangements
- Bo Eriksson
- Woodwind
- Agnetha Faltskog
- Vocals
- Joe Galdo
- Drums
- Malando Gassama
- Percussion
- Anders Glenmark
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Bruno Glenmark
- Brass
- Rutger Gunnarsson
- Banjo, String Arrangements, Horn Arrangements, Bass, Mandolin
- Gunnar Gunrup
- Brass
- Paul Harris
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano
- Arnold Johansson
- Brass
- Jorgen Johansson
- Brass
- Janne Kling
- Woodwind
- Jan Kohlin
- Brass
- Nils Landgren
- Brass
- Ish Ledesma
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Per Lindvall
- Drums
- Gloria Lundell
- Harp
- Lars-Erik Larsson
- Original Photography
- ABBA
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