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.

Tracklist

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1Put on Your White Sombrero
mastering:
Jon Astley
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
recording of:
Put On Your White Sombrero
writer:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA4:28
2Dream World
recording of:
Dream World
writer:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA3:36
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 and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
part of:
The Girl With the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes From a Mini 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 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:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1972-03-29) and Björn Ulvaeus (on 1972-03-29)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (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 (on 1972-03-29)
electric guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1972-03-29)
mellotron [mellotrone]:
Benny Andersson (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 (on 1972-03-29), Harry Damgaard (on 1972-03-29), Åke Jelving (on 1972-03-29), Herbert Konvicka (on 1972-03-29), Inge Lindstedt (on 1972-03-29), Gunnar Michols (on 1972-03-29), Claes Nilsson (on 1972-03-29), Alfred Pisuke (on 1972-03-29), Sylvia Starck (on 1972-03-29) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (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 and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB and Universal
translated version of:
En karusell
ABBA3:21
6Santa Rosa
assistant engineer:
Björn Almstedt, Åke Eldsäter, Lennart Karlsmyr and Rune Persson
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
flute:
Eje Karlsson (on 1972-03-21), Börje Mårelius (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 and Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA3:02
7She’s My Kind of Girl
assistant engineer:
Björn Almstedt, Åke Eldsäter, Lennart Karlsmyr and Rune Persson
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson 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 and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB and Universal
ABBA2:45
8Pick a Bale of Cotton / On Top of Old Smokey / Midnight Special
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
arranger:
Benny Andersson 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]
publisher:
Union Songs AB
medley including a recording of:
On Top of Old Smoky
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Union Songs AB
medley including a recording of:
Pick a Bale of Cotton
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Union Songs AB
ABBA4:22
9You Owe Me One
mastering:
Jon Astley and Tim Young
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson 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 (on 1982-05-03)
arranger:
Benny Andersson 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 and Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA3:26
10Slipping Through My Fingers / Me and I
live medley including a recording of:
Me and I
writer:
Benny Andersson (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 and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Union Songs AB, Universal, 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 and Neil Sedaka
composer:
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Don Kirshner Enterprises (ended), Overseas Songs (ended), Polar Music AB (ended), Bocu Music Ltd., Union Songs AB and Universal
translated version of:
Ring ring (Bara du slog en signal) (original Swedish version)
version of:
Tring tring
ABBA4:22
14Honey, Honey (Swedish)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson 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 (on 1973-10-17)
violin:
Martin Bylund (on 1973-10-24), Anders Dahl (on 1973-10-24), Åke Jelving (on 1973-10-24), Inge Lindstedt (on 1973-10-24), Gunnar Michols (on 1973-10-24), Claes Nilsson (on 1973-10-24), Alfred Pisuke (on 1973-10-24), Sixten Strömvall (on 1973-10-24), Harry Teike (on 1973-10-24) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (on 1973-10-24)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1974-01-30) and Frida (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 and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Overseas Songs (ended) and Polar Music AB (ended)
translated version of:
Honey, Honey (English version)
ABBA2:57