Thank You for the Music

~ Release by ABBA (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

In 2008 the "Thank You For The Music" box set was reissued in downsized packaging with a revised booklet, although the disc contents remain exactly the same as the original release.

Annotation last modified on 2014-12-21 08:56 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▶CD 2
▶CD 3
▼CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Put on Your White Sombrero
mastering:
Jon Astley
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
recording of:
Put on Your White Sombrero
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA2.54:28
2Dream World
recording of:
Dream World
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA33:36
3Thank You for the Music
remasters:
Thank You for the Music (Doris Day version) by ABBA
recording of:
Thank You for the Music
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., 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)
ABBA4:04
4Hej gamle man!
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (from 1970 to present)
recording of:
Hej gamle man!
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Universal/Union Songs AB
Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson3:21
5Merry-Go-Round
assistant engineer:
Björn Almstedt, Åke Eldsäter, Lennart Karlsmyr and Rune Persson (Engineer)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1972-03-29) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1972-03-29)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (Swedish cellist) (on 1972-03-29), Jan Neander (on 1972-03-29) and Gunnar Östling (on 1972-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1972-03-29)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Mike Watson (English-Swedish rock musician) (on 1972-03-29)
electric guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1972-03-29)
mellotron [mellotrone]:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1972-03-29)
viola:
Nils Heie (on 1972-03-29), Kjell Nilsson (on 1972-03-29) and Gideon Roehr (on 1972-03-29)
violin:
Birgitta Brigerte (violinist) (on 1972-03-29), Harry Damgaard (violinist) (on 1972-03-29), Åke Jelving (on 1972-03-29), Herbert Konvicka (violinist) (on 1972-03-29), Inge Lindstedt (on 1972-03-29), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1972-03-29), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1972-03-29), Alfred Pisuke (on 1972-03-29), Sylvia Starck (on 1972-03-29) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1972-03-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1972)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1972-03-29)
recording of:
Merry-Go-Round (on 1972-03-29)
writer:
Stig Anderson, Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
translated version of:
En karusell
ABBA2.53:21
6Santa Rosa
assistant engineer:
Björn Almstedt, Åke Eldsäter, Lennart Karlsmyr and Rune Persson (Engineer)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
flute:
Eje Karlsson (on 1972-03-21), Börje Mårelius (flautist) (on 1972-03-21) and Yngve Sandström (on 1972-03-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1972)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1972-03-21)
recording of:
Santa Rosa (on 1972-03-21)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA2.653:02
7She’s My Kind of Girl
assistant engineer:
Björn Almstedt, Åke Eldsäter, Lennart Karlsmyr and Rune Persson (Engineer)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1970)
recorded at:
Europafilm in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1972-03), KMH Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1972-03) and Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1972-03)
recording of:
She's My Kind of Girl (in 1972-03)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher) and Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
ABBA3.52:45
8Pick a Bale of Cotton / On Top of Old Smokey / Midnight Special
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music AB (from 1978 to present) and Polar Music International AB (in 2001, in 2014)
medley including a recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
medley including a recording of:
On Top of Old Smoky
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
medley including a recording of:
Pick a Bale of Cotton
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
ABBA24:22
9You Owe Me One
mastering:
Jon Astley and Tim Young (mastering engineer)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1982-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Per Lindvall (on 1982-05-03)
guitar:
Lasse Wellander (on 1982-05-03)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1982-05-03)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1982)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1982-05-03)
recording of:
You Owe Me One (on 1982-05-03)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA3:26
10Slipping Through My Fingers / Me and I
live medley including a recording of:
Me and I
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (in 1980-08) and Björn Ulvaeus (in 1980-08)
publisher:
Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
live medley including a recording of:
Slipping Through My Fingers
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB and Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1981 to ????)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
ABBA8:37
11ABBA Undeleted
ABBA23:31
12Waterloo (French / Swedish)
ABBA2:40
13Ring Ring (Swedish / Spanish / German)
recording of:
Ring Ring (English version)
lyricist:
Stig Anderson, 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)
ABBA14:22
14Honey, Honey (Swedish)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1973-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1973-10-17)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1973-10-17) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1973-10-17)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1973-10-17)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Åke Jelving (on 1973-10-24), Inge Lindstedt (on 1973-10-24), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Alfred Pisuke (on 1973-10-24), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24), Harry Teike (on 1973-10-24) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1973-10-24)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1974-01-30) and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (on 1974-01-30)
vocals:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1974-01-30)
strings arranger:
Sven-Olof Walldoff
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 2014)
recorded at:
Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1973-10-17, on 1973-10-24)
remaster of:
Honey, Honey (Svensk version) by ABBA
recording of:
Honey, Honey (Swedish version) (from 1973-10-17 until 1974-01-30)
writer:
Stig Anderson, Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Overseas Songs (ended) and Polar Music AB (ended)
translated version of:
Honey, Honey (English version)
ABBA2.72:57