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The Definitive Collection | 
 enlarge | Artist: Abba
Label: Polydor / Pgd
Category: Music
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $13.88
You Save: $6.10 (31%)
New (40) Used (12) Collectible (1) from $10.89
Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 129
Format: Extra Tracks, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 549974
UPC: 731454997423
EAN: 0731454997423
ASIN: B00005QJFL
Publication Date: 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | People Need Love | | • | He Is Your Brother | | • | Ring Ring - ABBA, Anderson, Stig | | • | Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) | | • | Waterloo | | • | Honey, Honey | | • | So Long | | • | I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do | | • | S.O.S. | | • | Mamma Mia - ABBA, Anderson, Stig | | • | Fernando | | • | Dancing Queen | | • | Money, Money, Money | | • | Knowing Me, Knowing You | | • | The Name of the Game | | • | Take a Chance on Me | | • | Eagle | | • | Summer Night City | | • | Chiquitita | | • | Does Your Mother Know |
Disc 2
| • | Voulez-Vous | | • | Angeleyes | | • | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) | | • | I Have a Dream | | • | The Winner Takes It All | | • | Super Trouper | | • | On and on and On | | • | Lay All Your Love on Me | | • | One of Us | | • | When All Is Said and Done | | • | Head Over Heels | | • | The Visitors (Crackin' Up) | | • | The Day Before You Came | | • | Under Attack | | • | Thank You for the Music | | • | Ring Ring - ABBA, Anderson, Stig | | • | Voulez-Vous |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Is there anything that simply screams the 1970s' most indelible pop cultural cliches--the sunny romanticism, perfect vocal hooks, feathered hair, stacked heels, and flared sateen britches--more than the Swedish pop phenomenon Abba? And while many a pundit snootily dismissed them during their prime as some sort of prefabricated aberration, their worldwide popularity peaked somewhere just south of Beatlesmania. Indeed, Abba's music was as finely tooled and crafted as anything to come from a Volvo or IKEA factory--if occasionally more economically potent. This double-disc, 37-track anthology comes neatly on the heels of IMama Mia!/I, the smash, if unlikely, Broadway show based on the band's hits, and documents every single released by the band's Polar label in their home country as well as key tracks released internationally.p This is the canon from whence the term "Europop" sprang. With a continental sense of vocal neoclassicism, informed by just the right ethnic cliches (and oft wed to the era's insistent 4/4 disco beat) to make songs like "Mama Mia," "Fernando," "Chiquitita," and "Voulez-Vous" work on a global scale, the writing team of Bjoern Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and their respective partners in music and life, Agnetha Faltskog and Frida Lyngstad, developed the seamless, wall-of-sound productions contained herein. IThe Definitive Collection/I features a rare single remix of "Ring, Ring" and a 1979 promo-only extended mix of "Voulez-Vous" as bonus tracks, as well as a concise, illustrated history of the band and each track. I--Jerry McCulley/I
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| Customer Reviews: Read 65 more reviews...
 Great album December 20, 2008
Wayne Paterson (Teaneck, NJ United States)
Though they became the butt of many jokes, Abba really produced some good, cheery songs, well worth your attention. I discovered them somewhat by accident all these years later, hearing a couple of their tunes on satellite radio, and decided to splurge a bit on the CD. Well worth it.
I'm impressed with this music November 24, 2008
Kevin P. Mcgee (Richmond, Va, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first bought this CD I knew that I would be pleased, in which I was. Come to think of it, there were quite a few songs that became newly favorites of mine, such as "Honey, Honey", "Angel eyes", "Under Attack", and "Thank you for the music" are very good. I thought ABBA Gold was inspirational, but this CD is impressive. br / br /From what I've learned the name of ABBA actually comes from the singers first initials themselves. As in the following: br / br /Anni-Frid br /Benny br /Bjorn br /Agnetha br / br /I recommend this album and music group to anyone, especially to those who are seeking good and decent music.
wonderful collection November 2, 2008
Julian Trejos Zelaya
This really is the ABBA definitive collection, al the songs I remember from them are here, the quality of the sound is wonderful. I know that after releasing Mamma Mia some other collections are selling, but this one contains more than 30 songs, and it's great.
 Very complete collection October 30, 2008
D. Benoit (Torrington, CT)
While this is an excellent CD collection which even includes some rather unfamiliar tunes, I thought the DVD of the same title was by far superior. The DVD was GREAT, and I highly recommend it for any ABBA fan!
Amazing ABBA October 23, 2008
Sarah Mandolfo (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product was spottless. It had no scratches, no markes, no skips. It was just as brand new as if you would of bought it at the store. I was pleased.
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