THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC foi lançado originalmente no ano de 1994, 2 anos depois da coletânea ABBA GOLD que foi o maior sucesso em vendas onde trouxe vários clássicos do grupo ABBA, e 1 ano depois do MORE ABBA GOLD que trouxe outros sucessos que ficaram de fora da anterior, trazendo a música inédita I AM THE CITY. Com essa ideia, BENNY e BJÖRN além de CHRIS GRIFFIN (que assume a produção), se juntaram pra lançar esse box que traz 4 cd's onde reúne pela primeira vez todos os sucessos do grupo, além dos chamados B-SIDES, com músicas que estiveram apenas em singles (não todos), e raridades que apareceram pela primeira vez nesse box.
O que ganha mais destaque desse box não é só pelo conteúdo que tem, com fotos inéditas, e sim pelo CD 4 onde traz as raridades, como falei, como por exemplo a música PUT ON YOUR WHITE SOMBRERO que foi gravado durante as sessões do disco SUPER TROUPER de 1980, DREAM WORLD que foi gravado nas sessões do disco VOULEZ VOUS de 78, e o medley ABBA UNDELETED, onde traz trechos de inúmeras músicas que ficaram de fora dos discos do grupo, bem como algumas que ficaram completas, ou inacabadas, como JUST LIKE THAT que foi totalmente editada tendo apenas o refrão, e JUST A NOTION que teve apenas a segunda estrofe em destaque, apesar que essa música foi a única que deu a luz muitos anos depois para o disco VOYAGE de 2021 com a sua letra original e completa. Mas no final das contas, THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC vale muito a pena porque traz boa parte da história do grupo.
CD 1:
01 - people need love
02 - another town, another train
03 - he is your brother
04 - love isn't easy
05 - ring ring
06 - waterloo
07 - hasta mañana
08 - honey honey
09 - dance (while the music still goes on)
10 - so long
11 - i've been waiting for you
12 - i do, i do, i do, i do, i do
13 - S.O.S.
14 - mamma mia
15 - fernando
16 - dancing queen
17 - that's me
18 - when i kissed the teacher
19 - money, money, money
20 - crazy world
21 - my love, my life
CD 2:
01 - knowing me, knowing you
02 - happy hawaii
03 - the name of the game
04 - i wonder (departure) (live version)
05 - eagle
06 - take a chance on me
07 - thank you for the music
08 - summer night city (full lenght version) *
09 - chiquitita
10 - lovelight
11 - does your mother know
12 - voulez-vous
13 - angel eyes
14 - gimme! gimme! gimme!
15 - i have a dream
CD 3:
01 - the winner takes it all
02 - elaine
03 - super trouper
04 - lay all your love on me
05 - on and on and on
06 - our last summer
07 - the way old friends do
08 - the visitors
09 - one of us
10 - should i laugh or cry
11 - head over heels
12 - when all is said and done
13 - like an angel passing through my room
14 - the day before you came
15 - cassandra
16 - under attack
CD 4:
01 - put on your white sombrero (Outtake From Super Trouper Sessions) *
02 - dream world (Outtake From Voulez-Vous Sessions) *
03 - thank you for the music (doris day version) *
04 - hej gamle man (Originally credited to Bjorn and Benny for their Swedish album LYCKA also notable for having backing vocals by Agnetha and Frida; Previously Released)
05 - merry go round (B-Side, Previously Released)
06 - santa rosa (B-Side, Previously Released)
07 - she's my kind of girl (Originally credited to Bjorn and Benny, written for and featured in the movie Inga II: The Seduction Of Inga; Previously Released as an ABBA song RING RING)
08 - medley (Original German Charity Album Mix, Released In 1975) :
* pick a bale of cotton
* on top of old smokey
* midnight special
09 - you owe me one (B-Side, Previously Released)
10 - slipping through my fingers / me and i (live) (Live; From the TV special DICK CAVETT MEETS ABBA 1981) *
11 - ABBA undeleted (medley): *
* Scaramouche (recorded 77 during ABBA - THE ALBUM sessions)
* Summer Night City (Demo) (recorded october 80, fan club greeting)
* Take A Chance On Me (first take, during ABBA - THE ALBUM sessions, 77)
* Baby (early version from ROCK ME, recorded 74 from album ABBA)
* Just A Notion (recorded 1978 from album VOULEZ-VOUS sessions)
* Rikky Rock 'N' Roller (recorded 1974 from album ABBA sessions)
* Burning My Bridges (recorded 1980 from album SUPER TROUPER sessions)
* Fernando (first take, recorded 1975 during sessions for FRIDA´S solo album frida ensam)
* Here Comes Rubie Jamie (recorded 1974 from album ABBA sessions)
* Hamlet III Parts 1 & 2 (recorded 1978 from album VOULEZ-VOUS sessions)
* Free As A Bumble Bee (recorded 1978 from album VOULEZ-VOUS sessions)
* Rubber Ball Man (recorded 1979 during sessions intended for a new single)
* Crying Over You (recorded 1978 from album VOULEZ-VOUS sessions)
* Just Like That (Sax Version - edit) (recorded 1982 during sessions for ABBA´S ninth studio album (ultimately never completed))
* Givin' a Little bit More (recorded 1981 from album THE VISITORS sessions)
12 - waterloo (french / swedich version)
13 - ring ring (swedich / spanish / german version)
14 - honey honey (swedich version)
* previously unreleased
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