More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA. Released on 24 May 1993, it served as the sequel to the hugely successful ABBA Gold (1992). It went on to sell three million copies worldwide.
Overview
While Gold: Greatest Hits had showcased 19 of the group's biggest and most recognizable hits, it left out a number of other sizeable ones. Therefore, More ABBA Gold was issued as a 20 tracks companion collection, that included some of these other hits, such as "Summer Night City", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", "Angeleyes", and "Ring Ring", as well as some of ABBA's lesser-known ones from the time when their popularity was declining, such as "Head Over Heels" and "The Day Before You Came". Also included were several B-sides, like "Lovelight" (the B-side of "Chiquitita") and "Cassandra" (B-side of "The Day Before You Came"), along with other album tracks like "The Visitors" and "I Wonder (Departure)".
A previously unreleased track, "I Am the City", was featured in this compilation. It dates back to ABBA's then-final recording sessions in 1982.
Release
More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits was released on 24 May 1993, as a companion to ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits, previously released in September 1992. Like ABBA Gold, a remaster of More ABBA Gold was released in 1999. The 4:27 promo edit of "The Visitors" was replaced by the original 5:46 version, while the 3:18 alternate mix of "Lovelight" was replaced by the 3:46 version originally released in 1979, as the B-side of "Chiquitita".
In 2008, the album was re-released with a different disc and back cover to coincide with the release of the film Mamma Mia!. It was reissued in a so-called super jewel case, with updated liner notes and remastered sound.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted.
Notes
- On the 1999 Australasian reissue, "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", "Ring Ring", "Lovelight", and "Cassandra" were removed and replaced with "Super Trouper", "I Have a Dream", and "Thank You for the Music". On the original release of ABBA Gold, these three tracks were removed from the Australasian release and replaced with "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", "Ring Ring", and "Rock Me" as these were more local successes; "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", "Ring Ring", and "Rock Me" peaked at numbers one, seven, and four on the Kent Music Report chart, which contrasted with the No. 77, No. 64, and No. 82 peaks of "Super Trouper", "I Have a Dream", and "Thank You for the Music".
Personnel
ABBA
- Agnetha Fältskog - lead vocals , co-lead vocals , backing vocals
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad - lead vocals , co-lead vocals , backing vocals
- Björn Ulvaeus â co-lead vocals , banjo, guitar, vocals, production
- Benny Andersson â synthesizer, keyboards, vocals, production
Production
- Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson â producers
- Chris Griffin â compilation
- Jackie Stansfield â compilation
- George McManus â compilation
- John Tobler â liner notes, compilation
- Dick Wallis â compilation
- Ingemar Bergman â compilation
- Icon â design
- Fredrik Hurtil â 2008 redesign
- Mia Segolsson â project coordination (2008 reissue)
- Wolfgang "Bubi" Heilemann â photography (2008 reissue)
- Polar Music International AB â photography (2008 reissue)
- Michael B. Tretow â digital remastering (for original 1993 release), engineer
- Jon Astley â digital remastering (for 1999 reissue)
- Henrik Jonsson â digital remastering (for 2008 reissue)
- Carl Magnus Palm â liner notes (for 1999 version)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References