Thank You for the Music (subtitled A Collection of Love Songs) is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in November 1983 in the United Kingdom by the record company Epic. The compilation features 14 tracks, including the singles "I Have a Dream", "Chiquitita" and "The Day Before You Came". It also contains the Spanish version of "Fernando", which was the first time this version was released in the UK.[2]
| Thank You for the Music: A Collection of Love Songs | ||||
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| Released | 11 November 1983 | |||
| Recorded | August 1976–August 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 62:56 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Singles from Thank You for the Music: A Collection of Love Songs | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album peaked at No. 17 on the UK Albums Chart, breaking ABBA's run of eight consecutive UK number-one albums from Greatest Hits in 1976 to The Singles: The First Ten Years in 1982.[3] It was certified gold for sales of over 100,000 units.[4] The song "Thank You for the Music" was released as a single in the UK in November 1983 with the Super Trouper album track "Our Last Summer" (also on this compilation) as the B-side. The single peaked at No. 33.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted.[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "My Love, My Life" |
| Arrival | 3:52 |
| 2. | "I Wonder (Departure)" |
| ABBA: The Album | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Happy New Year" | Super Trouper | 4:23 | |
| 4. | "Slipping Through My Fingers" | The Visitors | 3:51 | |
| 5. | "Fernando" (Spanish version) |
| Gracias Por La Música | 4:15 |
| 6. | "One Man, One Woman" | ABBA: The Album | 4:35 | |
| 7. | "Eagle" | ABBA: The Album | 5:51 |
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "I Have a Dream" | Voulez-Vous | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Our Last Summer" | Super Trouper | 4:23 |
| 3. | "The Day Before You Came" | The Singles: The First Ten Years | 5:51 |
| 4. | "Chiquitita" | Voulez-Vous | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Should I Laugh or Cry" | B-side of "One of Us" and "When All Is Said and Done" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "The Way Old Friends Do" (Live) | Super Trouper | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Thank You for the Music" | ABBA: The Album | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 62:56 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Thank You for the Music > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ EIL. Spanish version of "Fernando"
- ^ a b "Abba - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ BPI: ABBA - Thank You for the Music Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2021.