More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits

More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits
Greatest hits album by ABBA
Released	May 24, 1993
Recorded	1973-1982
Genre	Pop
Length	76:26 (1993 edition) 78:33 (1999 edition and subsequent reissues)
Label	Polygram, Universal
Producer	Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA chronology
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits (1992) More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (1993) ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos (1993)

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Allmusic	[1]

More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits is compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA. Released in 1993, it was the follow-up to the highly successful ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits, released the previous year, and went on to sell 3 million copies.

While ABBA Gold had showcased nineteen of the group's biggest and most recognisable hits, this left out a number of other sizeable international hits, such as "Summer Night City", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" and "Angeleyes" to name a couple. These were included here as well as some of ABBA's lesser-known hits from the time when their popularity was declining, such as "Head over Heels" and "The Day Before You Came." Also included are several B-sides and album tracks, plus one previously unreleased track; "I Am the City", dating back to ABBA’s final recording sessions in 1982.

The song "The Way Old Friends Do" was released as a single in 1992 to promote the compilation.^[2]

More ABBA Gold was re-released in 1999, and again in 2008, coinciding with the release of the film Mamma Mia!. The Australian release featured the European track list, not the Australasian track list on the 1999 issue.

Track listing

All songs are by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Summer Night City" (1978) – 3:34
2. "Angeleyes" (1979) – 4:20
3. "The Day Before You Came" (1982) – 5:51
4. "Eagle" (1977) – 4:26
5. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (1975) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:16
6. "So Long" (1974) – 3:06
7. "Honey, Honey" (1974) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 2:55
8. "The Visitors" (1981) 1993 edition: edited - 4:27, 1999 edition and subsequent reissues: – 5:47
9. "Our Last Summer" (1980) – 4:19
10. "On and On and On" (1980) – 3:38
11. "Ring Ring" (1973) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody) – 3:03
12. "I Wonder (Departure)" (1977) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:37
13. "Lovelight" (1979) 1993 edition: alternate mix - 3:18, 1999 edition and subsequent reissues: original mix – 3:48
14. "Head Over Heels" (1981) – 3:45
15. "When I Kissed the Teacher" (1976) – 3:01
16. "I Am the City" (1993) – 4:01
17. "Cassandra" (1982) – 4:50
18. "Under Attack" (1982) – 3:48
19. "When All Is Said and Done" (1981) – 3:18
20. "The Way Old Friends Do" (1980) – 2:53

25th anniversary edition

Like ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits, a 25th anniversary edition of More ABBA Gold was released in 1999. A 4:27 edited version of "The Visitors" was replaced by the original 5:49 version, while an alternate mix of "Lovelight" was replaced by the version originally released in 1979. In Australia, the track list was changed. As "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" and "Ring Ring" had been added to the domestic version of ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits, these, along with "Lovelight" and "Cassandra", were removed. Instead, the three songs that had been removed from the domestic version of ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits - "Super Trouper", "I Have a Dream" and "Thank You For The Music" - were included. The disc is also coloured gold and there is a booklet with notes, photos and discography.

25th anniversary track listing in Australia

1. "Summer Night City"
2. "Angeleyes"
3. "The Day Before You Came"
4. "Eagle"
5. "Super Trouper"
6. "So Long"
7. "Honey, Honey"
8. "The Visitors"
9. "Our Last Summer"
10. "On and On and On"
11. "I Have a Dream"
12. "I Wonder (Departure)"
13. "Head Over Heels"
14. "When I Kissed the Teacher"
15. "I Am the City"
16. "Under Attack"
17. "When All Is Said and Done"
18. "The Way Old Friends Do"
19. "Thank You For The Music"

Personnel

ABBA

• Benny Andersson - synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
• Agnetha Fältskog - vocals
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad - vocals
• Björn Ulvaeus - banjo, guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

• Ingemar Bergman - compilation
• Chris Griffin - compilation
• George McManus - compilation
• Jackie Stansfield - compilation
• John Tobler - liner notes, compilation
• Michael B. Tretow - digital remastering (for original 1993 release)
• Jon Astley - digital remastering (for 1999 reissue)
• Henrik Jonsson - digital remastering (for 2008 reissue)
• Carl Magnus Palm - liner notes 1999 version

Production

• Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• Engineer: Michael B. Tretow

Charts and certifications

Album Charts

Country	Position
Australia	38
Austria	7
Belgium	3
Canada	48
France	10
Germany	9
Hungary	16
Norway	16
Netherlands	10
Sweden	3
Switzerland	13
UK	13
Zimbabwe	2

Certifications

Country	Certification	Amount
Australia	Gold	35,000+
Canada	Gold	50,000+
Germany	Gold	250,000+
New Zealand	Gold	7,500+
Sweden	Platinum	100,000+
Switzerland	Platinum	50,000+
UK	Platinum	300,000+

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r170162
2. ^ Oldham, A, Calder, T & Irvin, C: "ABBA: The Name of the Game", page 75. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1995