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The Complete Studio Recordings (ABBA album)

February 07, 2023

The Complete Studio Recordings is a box set of all of the studio material released by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on November 7, 2005 and consists of 9 CDs and 2 DVDs, plus a full color booklet with a timeline and photos. Another booklet containing complete lyrics to all of the music was also included.

The Complete Studio Recordings
Box set by
ABBA
Released7 November 2005/2008
Recorded1969–1982 at Metronome Studios, Stockholm; Polar Studios, Stockholm; Criteria Studios, Miami; Europafilm Studios, Stockholm; KMH Studios, Stockholm; Marcus Studios, Stockholm; Bohus Studio, Kungälv
GenrePop
LabelPolar / Universal Music Group
ProducerBenny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA chronology
18 Hits
(2005) 		The Complete Studio Recordings
(2005) 		Number Ones
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Yahoo! Music[3]

There is one CD for each of ABBA's 8 studio albums. These CDs also include bonus tracks in the form of non-album tracks and foreign language versions. The final CD contains additional rare tracks, including songs released after the group had disbanded. Of particular interest is the rare alternate mix of "Waterloo", which has never been available on CD before. The extended mono version of "On and On and On"—featuring an extra verse and previously only available as the soundtrack to the song's video—is also released on CD for the first time.

The two DVDs feature all of the band's music videos (except for the "When I Kissed the Teacher" video), plus a documentary (The History) and concert footage from the television special Dick Cavett Meets ABBA, a co-production between Polar Music International and Sveriges Television (SVT). Five of the performances from this program are included on the DVD, as four of the original nine songs are no longer to be found in the SVT archives.

The Complete Studio Recordings was only available for a short period of time and in limited numbers. However, a simpler version of the box set featuring only the 9 CDs and the timeline booklet was released in Denmark in 2006.

The box set was re-released in 2008 to coincide with the release of Mamma Mia! but had limited chart success, mainly due to its high price tag.

As of 2020, The Complete Studio Recordings is not in print and many of the tracks included have made their way on to deluxe editions of ABBA's established albums. As of 2021, this set is no longer “complete” as ABBA released the reunion album Voyage.

Track listings

CD 1: Ring Ring (1973)

  1. "Ring Ring"
  2. "Another Town, Another Train"
  3. "Disillusion"
  4. "People Need Love"
  5. "I Saw It in the Mirror"
  6. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
  7. "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)"
  8. "Me and Bobby and Bobby’s Brother"
  9. "He Is Your Brother"
  10. "She's My Kind of Girl"
  11. "I Am Just a Girl"
  12. "Rock'n Roll Band"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal)" (Swedish version of "Ring Ring")
  2. "Åh, vilka tider"
  3. "Merry-Go-Round"
  4. "Santa Rosa"
  5. "Ring Ring" (Spanish version)
  6. "Wer Im Wartesaal Der Liebe Steht" (German version of "Another Town, Another Train")
  7. "Ring Ring" (German version)

CD 2: Waterloo (1974)

  1. "Waterloo"
  2. "Sitting in the Palmtree"
  3. "King Kong Song"
  4. "Hasta Mañana"
  5. "My Mama Said"
  6. "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)"
  7. "Honey, Honey"
  8. "Watch Out"
  9. "What About Livingstone?"
  10. "Gonna Sing You My Lovesong"
  11. "Suzy-Hang-Around"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Ring Ring" (U.S. 1974 remix)
  2. "Waterloo" (Swedish version)
  3. "Honey, Honey" (Swedish version)
  4. "Waterloo" (German version)
  5. "Hasta Mañana" (Spanish version)
  6. "Ring Ring" (UK 1974 remix)
  7. "Waterloo" (French version)

CD 3: ABBA (1975)

  1. "Mamma Mia"
  2. "Hey, Hey Helen"
  3. "Tropical Loveland"
  4. "SOS"
  5. "Man in the Middle"
  6. "Bang-A-Boomerang"
  7. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
  8. "Rock Me"
  9. "Intermezzo No. 1"
  10. "I've Been Waiting for You"
  11. "So Long"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Crazy World"
  2. "Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton – On Top of Old Smokey – Midnight Special" (1978 remix)
  3. "Mamma Mia" (Spanish version)

CD 4: Arrival (1976)

  1. "When I Kissed the Teacher"
  2. "Dancing Queen"
  3. "My Love, My Life"
  4. "Dum Dum Diddle"
  5. "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
  6. "Money, Money, Money"
  7. "That's Me"
  8. "Why Did It Have to Be Me?"
  9. "Tiger"
  10. "Arrival"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Fernando" (from Greatest Hits (1975))
  2. "Happy Hawaii" (Early version of "Why Did It Have to Be Me?")
  3. "La Reina Del Baile" (Spanish version of "Dancing Queen")
  4. "Conociéndome, Conociéndote" (Spanish version of "Knowing Me, Knowing You")
  5. "Fernando" (Spanish version)

CD 5: The Album (1977)

  1. "Eagle"
  2. "Take a Chance on Me"
  3. "One Man, One Woman"
  4. "The Name of the Game"
  5. "Move On"
  6. "Hole in Your Soul"

The Girl With the Golden Hair–3 Scenes From a Mini-Musical

  1. "Thank You for the Music"
  2. "I Wonder (Departure)"
  3. "I'm a Marionette"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Al Andar" (Spanish version of "Move On")
  2. "Gracias Por La Música" (Spanish version of "Thank You for the Music")

CD 6: Voulez-Vous (1979)

  1. "As Good as New"
  2. "Voulez-Vous"
  3. "I Have a Dream"
  4. "Angeleyes"
  5. "The King Has Lost His Crown"
  6. "Does Your Mother Know?"
  7. "If It Wasn’t for the Nights"
  8. "Chiquitita"
  9. "Lovers (Live a Little Longer)"
  10. "Kisses of Fire"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Summer Night City" (from Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1979))
  2. "Lovelight"
  3. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (from Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1979))
  4. "Estoy Soñando" (Spanish version of "I Have a Dream")
  5. "Chiquitita" (Spanish version)
  6. "¡Dame! ¡Dame! ¡Dame!" (Spanish version of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)")

CD 7: Super Trouper (1980)

  1. "Super Trouper"
  2. "The Winner Takes It All"
  3. "On and on and On"
  4. "Andante, Andante"
  5. "Me and I"
  6. "Happy New Year"
  7. "Our Last Summer"
  8. "The Piper"
  9. "Lay All Your Love on Me"
  10. "The Way Old Friends Do"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Elaine"
  2. "Andante, Andante" (Spanish version)
  3. "Felicidad" (Spanish version of "Happy New Year")

CD 8: The Visitors (1981)

  1. "The Visitors"
  2. "Head over Heels"
  3. "When All Is Said and Done"
  4. "Soldiers"
  5. "I Let the Music Speak"
  6. "One of Us"
  7. "Two for the Price of One"
  8. "Slipping Through My Fingers"
  9. "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Should I Laugh or Cry"
  2. "No Hay a Quien Culpar" (Spanish version of "When All Is Said and Done")
  3. "Se Me Está Escapando" (Spanish version of "Slipping Through My Fingers")

Songs from The Singles: The First Ten Years (1982)

  1. "The Day Before You Came"
  2. "Cassandra"
  3. "Under Attack"
  4. "You Owe Me One"

CD 9: Rarities

  1. "Waterloo" (Alternate mix)
  2. "Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton – On Top of Old Smokey – Midnight Special" (Original 1975 mix)
  3. "Thank You for the Music" (Doris Day version)
  4. "Summer Night City" (Full-length version)
  5. "Lovelight" (Alternate mix)
  6. "Dream World"
  7. "Voulez-Vous" (Extended remix)
  8. "On and on and On" (Full-length version)
  9. "Put on Your White Sombrero"
  10. "I Am the City"
  11. "ABBA Undeleted: Scaramouche/Summer Night City/Take a Chance on Me/Baby/Just a Notion/Rikky Rock ’n’ Roller/Burning My Bridges/Fernando (Swedish version)/Here Comes Rubie Jamie/Hamlet III Parts 1 & 2/Free as a Bumble Bee/Rubber Ball Man/Crying Over You/Just Like That/Givin’ a Little Bit More"

DVD 1: The Videos

  1. "Ring Ring"
  2. "Waterloo"
  3. "Mamma Mia"
  4. "SOS"
  5. "Bang-A-Boomerang"
  6. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
  7. "Fernando"
  8. "Dancing Queen"
  9. "Money, Money, Money"
  10. "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
  11. "That's Me"
  12. "The Name of the Game"
  13. "Take a Chance on Me"
  14. "Eagle"
  15. "One Man, One Woman"
  16. "Thank You for the Music"
  17. "Summer Night City"
  18. "Chiquitita"
  19. "Does Your Mother Know?"
  20. "Voulez-Vous"
  21. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
  22. "I Have a Dream"
  23. "Super Trouper"
  24. "The Winner Takes It All"
  25. "On and on and On"
  26. "Happy New Year"
  27. "Lay All Your Love on Me"
  28. "Head Over Heels"
  29. "When All Is Said and Done"
  30. "One of Us"
  31. "The Day Before You Came"
  32. "Under Attack"

Bonus videos

  1. "Estoy Soñando"
  2. "Felicidad"
  3. "No Hay a Quien Culpar"
  4. "Dancing Queen" (1992 version)
  5. "The Last Video"

DVD 2: "The History" and "Live in April 1981"

  • The History
    • Documentary (originally appeared on ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits DVD)
  • Live in April 1981
    • Selections from ABBA's final live concert, originally broadcast as part of the television special Dick Cavett Meets ABBA.
  1. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
  2. "Super Trouper"
  3. "Two for the Price of One"
  4. "Slipping Through My Fingers"
  5. "On and on and On"

Charts

Chart (2006–2008) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[4] 6

References

  1. ^ "The Complete Studio Recordings". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  3. ^ Gill, Jaime. . Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 2015-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Yahoo! Music.
  4. ^ "The Complete Studio Recordings". Danishcharts. 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

February 07, 2023
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The Complete Studio Recordings is a box set of all of the studio material released by the Swedish pop group ABBA It was released on November 7 2005 and consists of 9 CDs and 2 DVDs plus a full color booklet with a timeline and photos Another booklet containing complete lyrics to all of the music was also included The Complete Studio RecordingsBox set by ABBAReleased7 November 2005 2008Recorded1969 1982 at Metronome Studios Stockholm Polar Studios Stockholm Criteria Studios Miami Europafilm Studios Stockholm KMH Studios Stockholm Marcus Studios Stockholm Bohus Studio KungalvGenrePopLabelPolar Universal Music GroupProducerBenny Andersson Bjorn UlvaeusABBA chronology18 Hits 2005 The Complete Studio Recordings 2005 Number Ones 2006 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 2 Yahoo Music 3 There is one CD for each of ABBA s 8 studio albums These CDs also include bonus tracks in the form of non album tracks and foreign language versions The final CD contains additional rare tracks including songs released after the group had disbanded Of particular interest is the rare alternate mix of Waterloo which has never been available on CD before The extended mono version of On and On and On featuring an extra verse and previously only available as the soundtrack to the song s video is also released on CD for the first time The two DVDs feature all of the band s music videos except for the When I Kissed the Teacher video plus a documentary The History and concert footage from the television special Dick Cavett Meets ABBA a co production between Polar Music International and Sveriges Television SVT Five of the performances from this program are included on the DVD as four of the original nine songs are no longer to be found in the SVT archives The Complete Studio Recordings was only available for a short period of time and in limited numbers However a simpler version of the box set featuring only the 9 CDs and the timeline booklet was released in Denmark in 2006 The box set was re released in 2008 to coincide with the release of Mamma Mia but had limited chart success mainly due to its high price tag As of 2020 The Complete Studio Recordings is not in print and many of the tracks included have made their way on to deluxe editions of ABBA s established albums As of 2021 this set is no longer complete as ABBA released the reunion album Voyage Contents 1 Track listings 1 1 CD 1 Ring Ring 1973 1 2 CD 2 Waterloo 1974 1 3 CD 3 ABBA 1975 1 4 CD 4 Arrival 1976 1 5 CD 5 The Album 1977 1 6 CD 6 Voulez Vous 1979 1 7 CD 7 Super Trouper 1980 1 8 CD 8 The Visitors 1981 1 9 CD 9 Rarities 1 10 DVD 1 The Videos 1 11 DVD 2 The History and Live in April 1981 2 Charts 3 ReferencesTrack listings EditCD 1 Ring Ring 1973 Edit Ring Ring Another Town Another Train Disillusion People Need Love I Saw It in the Mirror Nina Pretty Ballerina Love Isn t Easy But It Sure Is Hard Enough Me and Bobby and Bobby s Brother He Is Your Brother She s My Kind of Girl I Am Just a Girl Rock n Roll Band Bonus tracks Ring Ring Bara du slog en signal Swedish version of Ring Ring Ah vilka tider Merry Go Round Santa Rosa Ring Ring Spanish version Wer Im Wartesaal Der Liebe Steht German version of Another Town Another Train Ring Ring German version CD 2 Waterloo 1974 Edit Waterloo Sitting in the Palmtree King Kong Song Hasta Manana My Mama Said Dance While the Music Still Goes On Honey Honey Watch Out What About Livingstone Gonna Sing You My Lovesong Suzy Hang Around Bonus tracks Ring Ring U S 1974 remix Waterloo Swedish version Honey Honey Swedish version Waterloo German version Hasta Manana Spanish version Ring Ring UK 1974 remix Waterloo French version CD 3 ABBA 1975 Edit Mamma Mia Hey Hey Helen Tropical Loveland SOS Man in the Middle Bang A Boomerang I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do Rock Me Intermezzo No 1 I ve Been Waiting for You So Long Bonus tracks Crazy World Medley Pick a Bale of Cotton On Top of Old Smokey Midnight Special 1978 remix Mamma Mia Spanish version CD 4 Arrival 1976 Edit When I Kissed the Teacher Dancing Queen My Love My Life Dum Dum Diddle Knowing Me Knowing You Money Money Money That s Me Why Did It Have to Be Me Tiger Arrival Bonus tracks Fernando from Greatest Hits 1975 Happy Hawaii Early version of Why Did It Have to Be Me La Reina Del Baile Spanish version of Dancing Queen Conociendome Conociendote Spanish version of Knowing Me Knowing You Fernando Spanish version CD 5 The Album 1977 Edit Eagle Take a Chance on Me One Man One Woman The Name of the Game Move On Hole in Your Soul The Girl With the Golden Hair 3 Scenes From a Mini Musical Thank You for the Music I Wonder Departure I m a Marionette Bonus tracks Al Andar Spanish version of Move On Gracias Por La Musica Spanish version of Thank You for the Music CD 6 Voulez Vous 1979 Edit As Good as New Voulez Vous I Have a Dream Angeleyes The King Has Lost His Crown Does Your Mother Know If It Wasn t for the Nights Chiquitita Lovers Live a Little Longer Kisses of Fire Bonus tracks Summer Night City from Greatest Hits Vol 2 1979 Lovelight Gimme Gimme Gimme A Man After Midnight from Greatest Hits Vol 2 1979 Estoy Sonando Spanish version of I Have a Dream Chiquitita Spanish version Dame Dame Dame Spanish version of Gimme Gimme Gimme A Man After Midnight CD 7 Super Trouper 1980 Edit Super Trouper The Winner Takes It All On and on and On Andante Andante Me and I Happy New Year Our Last Summer The Piper Lay All Your Love on Me The Way Old Friends Do Bonus tracks Elaine Andante Andante Spanish version Felicidad Spanish version of Happy New Year CD 8 The Visitors 1981 Edit The Visitors Head over Heels When All Is Said and Done Soldiers I Let the Music Speak One of Us Two for the Price of One Slipping Through My Fingers Like an Angel Passing Through My Room Bonus tracks Should I Laugh or Cry No Hay a Quien Culpar Spanish version of When All Is Said and Done Se Me Esta Escapando Spanish version of Slipping Through My Fingers Songs from The Singles The First Ten Years 1982 The Day Before You Came Cassandra Under Attack You Owe Me One CD 9 Rarities Edit Waterloo Alternate mix Medley Pick a Bale of Cotton On Top of Old Smokey Midnight Special Original 1975 mix Thank You for the Music Doris Day version Summer Night City Full length version Lovelight Alternate mix Dream World Voulez Vous Extended remix On and on and On Full length version Put on Your White Sombrero I Am the City ABBA Undeleted Scaramouche Summer Night City Take a Chance on Me Baby Just a Notion Rikky Rock n Roller Burning My Bridges Fernando Swedish version Here Comes Rubie Jamie Hamlet III Parts 1 amp 2 Free as a Bumble Bee Rubber Ball Man Crying Over You Just Like That Givin a Little Bit More DVD 1 The Videos Edit Ring Ring Waterloo Mamma Mia SOS Bang A Boomerang I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do Fernando Dancing Queen Money Money Money Knowing Me Knowing You That s Me The Name of the Game Take a Chance on Me Eagle One Man One Woman Thank You for the Music Summer Night City Chiquitita Does Your Mother Know Voulez Vous Gimme Gimme Gimme A Man After Midnight I Have a Dream Super Trouper The Winner Takes It All On and on and On Happy New Year Lay All Your Love on Me Head Over Heels When All Is Said and Done One of Us The Day Before You Came Under Attack Bonus videos Estoy Sonando Felicidad No Hay a Quien Culpar Dancing Queen 1992 version The Last Video DVD 2 The History and Live in April 1981 Edit The History Documentary originally appeared on ABBA Gold Greatest Hits DVD Live in April 1981 Selections from ABBA s final live concert originally broadcast as part of the television special Dick Cavett Meets ABBA Gimme Gimme Gimme A Man After Midnight Super Trouper Two for the Price of One Slipping Through My Fingers On and on and On Charts EditChart 2006 2008 PeakpositionDenmark Tracklisten 4 6References Edit The Complete Studio Recordings Allmusic Retrieved 7 May 2013 Larkin Colin 2007 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5th Concise ed United Kingdom Omnibus Press p 31 ISBN 978 1 84609 856 7 Gill Jaime Abba Complete Studio Recordings Archived from the original on 12 May 2008 Retrieved 2015 08 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Yahoo Music The Complete Studio Recordings Danishcharts 2005 Retrieved 22 June 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Complete Studio Recordings ABBA album amp oldid 1083898807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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