Thank You for the Music (album)

For box set of the same name, see Thank You for the Music (box set).
Thank You for the Music: A Collection of Love Songs
Compilation album by
ABBA
Released11 November 1983
RecordedAugust 1976–August 1982
GenrePop
Length62:56
LabelEpic
Producer
ABBA chronology
The Singles: The First Ten Years
(1982) 		Thank You for the Music: A Collection of Love Songs
(1983) 		ABBA Live
(1986)
Singles from Thank You for the Music: A Collection of Love Songs
  1. "Thank You for the Music"
    Released: 4 November 1983 (UK)
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Allmusic[1]

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]

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

All tracks are written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted.[1]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."My Love, My Life"
Arrival3:52
2."I Wonder (Departure)"
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
ABBA: The Album4:38
3."Happy New Year" Super Trouper4:23
4."Slipping Through My Fingers" The Visitors3:51
5."Fernando" (Spanish version)
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Buddy McCluskey
  • Mary McCluskey
Gracias Por La Música4:15
6."One Man, One Woman" ABBA: The Album4:35
7."Eagle" ABBA: The Album5:51
Side two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."I Have a Dream"Voulez-Vous4:44
2."Our Last Summer"Super Trouper4:23
3."The Day Before You Came"The Singles: The First Ten Years5:51
4."Chiquitita"Voulez-Vous5:26
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 Trouper2:53
7."Thank You for the Music"ABBA: The Album3:48
Total length:62:56

References

  1. ^ a b "Thank You for the Music > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  2. ^ EIL. Spanish version of "Fernando"
  3. ^ a b "Abba - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ BPI: ABBA - Thank You for the Music Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2021.