More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits explained

More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits
Type:	greatest
Artist:	ABBA
Cover:	More ABBA Gold cover.png
Released:	24 May 1993
Recorded:	1973–1982
Genre:	Pop
Length:	(1993) (1999-Present)
Label:	PolyGram
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Thank You for the Music
Next Year:	1994

More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA. Released in 1993, it was the follow-up to the highly successful , released the previous year, and went on to sell 3 million copies.^[1]

Overview

While Gold: Greatest Hits had showcased 19 of the group's biggest and most recognisable hits, this left out a number of other sizeable international hits, such as "Summer Night City", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" and "Angeleyes". These were included here as well as some of ABBA's lesser-known hits from the time when their popularity was declining, such as "Head over Heels" and "The Day Before You Came." Also included are several B-sides and album tracks, plus one previously unreleased track; "I Am the City", dating back to ABBA’s recording sessions in 1982.

Release

Like Gold: Greatest Hits, a remaster of More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits was released in 1999.^[2] A 4:27 edited version of "The Visitors" was replaced by the original 5:46 version, while a 3:18 alternate mix of "Lovelight" was replaced by the 3:46 version originally released in 1979.

In 2008, the album was re-released with a different disc and back cover to coincide with the release of the film Mamma Mia!.^[3]

Personnel

ABBA

• Agnetha Fältskog - lead vocals, co-lead vocals, backing vocals
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad - lead vocals, co-lead vocals, backing vocals
• Björn Ulvaeus – co-lead vocals, banjo, guitar, vocals, production
• Benny Andersson – synthesizer, keyboards, vocals, production

Additional personnel

• Ingemar Bergman – compilation
• Chris Griffin – compilation
• George McManus – compilation
• Jackie Stansfield – compilation
• John Tobler – liner notes, compilation
• Michael B. Tretow – digital remastering (for original 1993 release)
• Jon Astley – digital remastering (for 1999 reissue)
• Henrik Jonsson – digital remastering (for 2008 reissue)
• Carl Magnus Palm – liner notes (for 1999 version)
• Michael B. Tretow – engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[4]	60
Austrian Albums Chart^[5]	7
Hungarian Albums Chart^[6]	16
Netherlands Albums Chart^[7]	10
Norwegian Albums Chart^[8]	7
Swiss Albums Chart^[9]	13
German Albums Chart^[10]	9
UK Albums Chart^[11]	13

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	80
Swedish Albums Chart^[12]	3

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[13]	38
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart^[14]	78
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart^[15]	60
French Compilations Chart^[16]	35
Irish Albums Chart^[17]	44

Notes and References

1. Web site: More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits. Eder. Bruce. AllMusic. 2018-10-03.
2. Web site: ABBA - More ABBA Gold (More ABBA Hits) - 1993 remaster. Discogs. 23 July 1999 . en. 2018-10-03.
3. Web site: ABBA - More ABBA Gold (More ABBA Hits) - 2008. Discogs. en. 2018-10-03.
4. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 6.
5. Web site: ABBA – More ABBA Gold – More ABBA Hits . austriancharts.at . Hung Medien . German . 29 December 2012.
6. Web site: Archívum › Kereső – lista és dátum szerint . . LightMedia . 29 December 2012. Select the first drop-down menu and choose Top 40 album-... select the second menu and choose 1993, then select the third menu and choose 27 and click Keresés.
7. Web site: ABBA – More ABBA Gold – More ABBA Hits . GfK Dutch Charts . Hung Medien . Dutch . 29 December 2012.
8. Web site: ABBA – More ABBA Gold – More ABBA Hits . norwegiancharts.com . Hung Medien . 29 December 2012.
9. Web site: ABBA – More ABBA Gold – More ABBA Hits . hitparade.ch . Hung Medien . German . 29 December 2012.
10. Web site: Top 100 Longplay – Official Media Control . charts.de . . German . 29 December 2012.
11. Web site: ABBA | Artist | Official Charts . . 29 December 2012.
12. Web site: ABBA – More ABBA Gold – More ABBA Hits . swedishcharts.com . Hung Medien . 29 December 2012.
13. Web site: ABBA – More ABBA Gold – More ABBA Hits . australian-charts.com . Hung Medien . 29 December 2012.
14. Web site: ABBA – More ABBA Gold – More ABBA Hits . . Hung Medien . Dutch . 29 December 2012.
15. Web site: ABBA – More ABBA Gold – More ABBA Hits . Ultratop . Hung Medien . French . 29 December 2012.
16. Web site: InfoDisc : Tous les "Chart Runs" des Albums classés depuis 1985 dans le Top Albums Officiel . InfoDisc . French . 29 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820092500/http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_ChartRun.php . 20 August 2008 . Click the drop-down menu and find ABBA and click OK.
17. Web site: Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 28 August 2008 . GfK Chart-Track . 29 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180325232414/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2008&year=2008&week=35 . 25 March 2018 . dead .
18. Web site: ABBA – More ABBA Gold – More ABBA Hits . finnishcharts.com . Hung Medien . 29 December 2012.