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Greatest Hits (ABBA album)
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| Greatest hits by ABBA | |||||
| Released | November 17, 1975 | ||||
| Recorded | March 1972- March 1975 |
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| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 42:38 | ||||
| Label | Polar (Sweden) Epic (UK) Atlantic (US) Universal Music (2006 reissue) |
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| Producer | Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus | ||||
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Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). Greatest Hits was rush-released to counter expected import sales of similar collections released by licencees in Europe. Its compilation successor was Greatest Hits Vol. 2, released in 1979.
The artwork pictured (by artist Hans Arnold) was not used in all countries - a completely different design was used in the UK, North America and some other territories, featuring the group sitting in a park on a chilly autumn day. Benny and Frida are kissing, while Björn reads a technical paper and Agnetha looks wistfully ahead into the distance.[1]
![[1]](http://mapage.noos.fr/philippedupont/ABBA_photo093.jpg){kind=link}
Both versions of the sleeve featured a gatefold design.
Contents |
All songs by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson unless otherwise noted.
- "SOS" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:22 Listen
- "He Is Your Brother" – 3:17
- "Ring Ring" (Anderson, Andersson, Cody, Sedaka, Ulvaeus) – 3:03 Listen
- "Hasta Mañana" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:09 Not on US/Canada edition
- "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" – 2:52
- "Honey, Honey" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 2:55
- "So Long" – 3:06
- "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:15
- "People Need Love" – 2:43 Listen
- "Bang-a-Boomerang" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:02
- "Another Town, Another Train" – 3:10
- "Mamma Mia" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 2:54 Listen
- "Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)" – 3:12
- "Waterloo" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 2:42 Listen
The song "Fernando" was added to Greatest Hits when the LP was released in certain countries during the first few months of 1976. In Australia and New Zealand, where Greatest Hits was replaced by the local compilation The Best Of ABBA, "Fernando" was released on the Arrival album.
Album - UK
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | UK Album Chart | 1 |
Album - USA and Canada
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Billboard 200 - USA | 48 |
| 1976 | RPM albums - Canada | 2 |
| 1977 | CRIA albums - Canada | 6 |
Singles - UK
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | "Fernando" | UK Singles Chart | 1 |
Singles - USA and Canada
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | "Fernando" | Billboard Hot 100 - USA | 13 |
| 1976 | "Fernando" | Billboard Adult Contemporary - USA | 1 |
| 1976 | "Fernando" | Cashbox singles - USA | 10 |
| 1976 | "Fernando" | RPM singles - Canada | 4 |
| 1976 | "Fernando" | RPM Adult Contemporary - Canada | 1 |
| 1976 | "Fernando" | Steede Report airplay - Canada | 2 |