ABBA – Thank You For The Music

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Label:	Polydor – 523 472-2, Polar – 523 472-2
Format:	4 x CD, Compilation, Remastered Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered
Country:	Europe
Released:	Oct 31, 1994
Genre:	Electronic, Pop
Style:	Disco, Synth-pop, Schlager, Europop

Tracklist

1-1	ABBA–	People Need Love	2:47
1-2	ABBA–	Another Town, Another Train	3:14
1-3	ABBA–	He Is Your Brother	3:19
1-4	ABBA–	Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)	2:56
1-5	ABBA–	Ring Ring	3:02
1-6	ABBA–	Waterloo	2:44
1-7	ABBA–	Hasta Mañana	3:09
1-8	ABBA–	Honey Honey	2:57
1-9	ABBA–	Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)	3:13
1-10	ABBA–	So Long	3:06
1-11	ABBA–	I've Been Waiting For You	3:39
1-12	ABBA–	I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do	3:18
1-13	ABBA–	S.O.S.	3:22
1-14	ABBA–	Mamma Mia	3:33
1-15	ABBA–	Fernando	4:12
1-16	ABBA–	Dancing Queen	3:51
1-17	ABBA–	That's Me	3:16
1-18	ABBA–	When I Kissed The Teacher	3:03
1-19	ABBA–	Money, Money, Money	3:08
1-20	ABBA–	Crazy World	3:49
1-21	ABBA–	My Love, My Life	3:53
2-1	ABBA–	Knowing Me, Knowing You	4:03
2-2	ABBA–	Happy Hawaii	4:24
2-3	ABBA–	The Name Of The Game	3:58
2-4	ABBA–	I Wonder (Departure) (Live Version)	4:31
2-5	ABBA–	Eagle	5:49
2-6	ABBA–	Take A Chance On Me	4:04
2-7	ABBA–	Thank You For The Music	3:50
2-8	ABBA–	Summer Night City (Full Length Version)	4:14
2-9	ABBA–	Chiquitita	5:26
2-10	ABBA–	Lovelight	3:20
2-11	ABBA–	Does Your Mother Know	3:15
2-12	ABBA–	Voulez-Vous	4:22
2-13	ABBA–	Angel Eyes	4:19
2-14	ABBA–	Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)	4:48
2-15	ABBA–	I Have A Dream	4:44
3-1	ABBA–	The Winner Takes It All	4:55
3-2	ABBA–	Elaine	3:46
3-3	ABBA–	Super Trouper	4:14
3-4	ABBA–	Lay All Your Love On Me	4:34
3-5	ABBA–	On And On And On	3:40
3-6	ABBA–	Our Last Summer	4:19
3-7	ABBA–	The Way Old Friends Do	2:54
3-8	ABBA–	The Visitors	5:48
3-9	ABBA–	One Of Us	3:57
3-10	ABBA–	Should I Laugh Or Cry	4:27
3-11	ABBA–	Head Over Heels	3:47
3-12	ABBA–	When All Is Said And Done	3:16
3-13	ABBA–	Like An Angel Passing Through My Room	3:36
3-14	ABBA–	The Day Before You Came	5:49
3-15	ABBA–	Cassandra	4:50
3-16	ABBA–	Under Attack	3:45
4-1	ABBA–	Put On Your White Sombrero	4:28
4-2	ABBA–	Dream World	3:36
4-3	ABBA–	Thank You For The Music (Doris Day)	4:04
4-4	Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson–	Hej Gamle Man!	3:21
4-5	ABBA–	Merry-Go-Round	3:21
4-6	ABBA–	Santa Rosa	3:02
4-7	ABBA–	She's My Kind Of Girl	2:45
	ABBA	Medley	(4:22)
4-8a	–	Pick A Bale Of Cotton
4-8b	–	On Top Of Old Smokey
4-8c	–	Midnight Special
4-9	ABBA–	You Owe Me One	3:26
4-10	ABBA–	Slipping Through My Fingers / Me And I (Live)	8:37
	ABBA	ABBA Undeleted	(23:31)
4-11a	–	Scaramouche
4-11b	–	Summernight City
4-11c	–	Take A Chance On Me
4-11d	–	Baby
4-11e	–	Just A Notion
4-11f	–	Rikky Rock 'N' Roller
4-11g	–	Burning My Bridges
4-11h	–	Fernando
4-11i	–	Here Comes Rubie Jamie
4-11j	–	Hamlet 111 Parts 1&2
4-11k	–	Free As A Bumble Bee
4-11l	–	Rubber Ball Man
4-11m	–	Crying Over You
4-11n	–	Just Like That
4-11o	–	Givin' A Little Bit More
4-12	ABBA–	Waterloo (French / Swedish)	2:40
4-13	ABBA–	Ring Ring (Swedish / Spanish / German)	4:22
4-14	ABBA–	Honey Honey (Swedish)	2:57

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polar Music International AB
Copyright © – Polar Music International AB
Pressed By – PMDC, France

Credits

Art Direction – Andy Greetham*
Compilation Producer – Chris Griffin (4)
Compilation Producer [With Inspiration From] – George McManus
Coordinator [Production Co-ordination] – Dorian Wathen
Coordinator [Project Co-ordination] – Jackie Stansfield
Design – Intro, London*
Liner Notes [ABBA Undeleted] – Michael B. Tretow
Liner Notes [Booklet Essays] – Denis McNamara, Fred Bronson, John Tobler
Liner Notes [Credits] – Chris Griffin (4)
Liner Notes [Discography] – Carl Magnus Palm
Liner Notes [Foreword] – Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
Liner Notes [Preface] – Stig Anderson
Other [Costume Collection] – Owe Sandström
Other [Memorabilia Collection] – Mono Music, Sweden Music, Bocu Music, Kathryn Courtney
Photography By [Costume] – Marten Levin*
Photography By [Memorabilia] – James Cant
Photography By [Photo Credits] – Anders Hanser (2), Bengt H. Malmqvist, Jens Assur, Mirror Syndication International, Ola Lager, Press Association Ltd., Regina Richter, Torbjörn Calvero
Remastered By – Michael B. Tretow
Written-By [English Lyrics, Uncredited] – Phil Cody-Neil Sedaka (tracks: 1-5)
Written-By [French Lyrics, Uncredited] – Alain Boublil (tracks: 4-12)
Written-By [German Lyrics, Uncredited] – Peter Lach (tracks: 4-13)
Written-By [Spanish Lyrics, Uncredited] – Doris Band (tracks: 4-13)
Written-By [Uncredited] – Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson (tracks: 1-1 to 4-7, 4-9 to 4-14), Stig Anderson (tracks: 1-6 to 1-8, 1-11 to 1-17, 1-21, 2-1 to 2-4, 4-11h, 4-12 to 4-14), Traditional (tracks: 4-8)

Notes

Sticker on cellophane: "4 CD Box Set"

Text on back: "A history of ABBA from their first single to their last and includes a special collector's CD with previously unreleased tracks and rare unavailable B-sides. The extensive booklet has many previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photographs and provides a fascinating insight into one of the world's most successful and glamorous groups."

Digibook with 68 page booklet. 6-digit Limited Edition Number on back.

See also European version pressed by PMDC, Germany

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 731452347220
Label Code: LC 0309
Rights Society: BIEM STEMRA
Price Code: POL 849
Other (CD 1 Catalog#): 523 473-2
Other (CD 2 Catalog#): 523 474-2
Other (CD 3 Catalog#): 523 475-2
Other (CD 4 Catalog#): 523 476-2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Thank You For The Music (4×CD, Compilation, Remastered, Box Set, )	Polydor, Polar	314 523 472-2	US	1994
Recently Edited	Thank You For The Music (4×CD, Compilation, Remastered, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered)	Polar, Polydor	523 472-2	UK	1994
New Submission	Thank You For The Music (4×CD, Compilation, Remastered, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered)	Polydor, Polar	523 472-2	Europe	1994
New Submission	Thank You For The Music (4×CD, Compilation, Club Edition, Remastered, PMDC, USA Pressing, Box Set, )	Polydor	314 523 472-2	US	1994
	Thank You For The Music (4×CD, Compilation, Remastered, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue)	Polar, Polydor	523 472-2	Europe	1994

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Reviews

searchingforagem Jan 24, 2021
Page 50 was somehow duplicated in the scans. I hope somebody can fix it.
aggie.fan Jan 28, 2015
Mine has the number 251.322!
mccontrol Jun 15, 2014
Supposed to be a "limited edition" but Polygram/Universal have made over 200,000 copies so it's probably not that rare.