Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (ABBA album)

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Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 cover
Greatest hits by ABBA
Released October 29, 1979
Recorded October 1974-
August 1979
Genre Pop
Length 58:25
Label Polar (Sweden)
Epic (UK)
Atlantic (US)
Producer Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
ABBA chronology
Voulez-Vous
(1979)		 Greatest Hits Vol. 2
(1979)		 Gracias Por La Música
(1980)

Greatest Hits Vol. 2 was a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1979 to coincide with their tour of North America and Europe. It debuted at #1 in the UK, where it stayed for four weeks and was #46 in the US. Greatest Hits Vol. 2 contained the new single "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)".

Contents

All songs by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" – 4:45
  2. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:01 Listen (help·info)
  3. "Take A Chance On Me" – 4:03 Listen (help·info)
  4. "Money, Money, Money" – 3:05
  5. "Rock Me" – 3:05
  6. "Eagle" – 5:53
  7. "Angeleyes" – 4:20

  1. "Dancing Queen" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:51 Listen (help·info)
  2. "Does Your Mother Know" – 3:13
  3. "Chiquitita" – 5:26 Listen (help·info)
  4. "Summer Night City" – 3:34
  5. "I Wonder (Departure)" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:32
  6. "The Name Of The Game" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:52 Listen (help·info)
  7. "Thank You For The Music" – 3:49

ABBA

Additional personnel

  • Rolf Alex - drums
  • Ola Brunkert - drums
  • Lars Carlsson - horn
  • Christer Danielson - horn
  • Andrew Eijas - horn
  • Malando Gassama - percussion
  • Rutger Gunnarsson - bass
  • Gloria Lundell - harp
  • Roger Palm - drums
  • Halldor Palsson - saxophone
  • Janne Schaffer - guitar
  • Bengt Sundberg - horn
  • Åke Sundqvist - percussion
  • Mike Watson - bass
  • Lasse Wellander - guitar
  • Gunnar Wenneborg - horn
  • Kajtek Wojciechowski - saxophone

  • Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
  • Engineer: Michael Tretow

Album - UK Album Chart

Year Chart Position
1979 UK Album Chart 1 (4)

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1980 The Billboard 200 46
v • d • e
ABBA
Agnetha Fältskog • Björn Ulvaeus • Benny Andersson • Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Studio albums Ring Ring • Waterloo • ABBA • Arrival • The Album • Voulez-Vous • Super Trouper • The Visitors
Compilations Greatest Hits • Greatest Hits Vol. 2 • Gracias Por La Música • The Singles: The First Ten Years • ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits • More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits • ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos • Thank You for the Music • The Definitive Collection • The Complete Studio Recordings • Number Ones
Hit singles "People Need Love" • "He Is Your Brother" • "Ring Ring" • "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" • "SOS" • "Mamma Mia" • "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" • "Voulez-Vous" • "Angeleyes" • "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" • "I Have a Dream" • "The Winner Takes It All" • "On and On and On" • "Super Trouper" • "Lay All Your Love on Me" • "One of Us" • "When All is Said and Done" • "Head over Heels" • "The Day Before You Came" • "Under Attack" • "Thank You for the Music"
Related articles Discography • Unreleased songs • Eurovision Song Contest 1974 • Mamma Mia! • Congratulations • Music of Sweden • Stig Andersson
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