| Thank You for the Music: A Collection of Love Songs | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | ABBA |
| Cover: | Thank You ABBA.jpg |
| Released: | 11 November 1983 |
| Recorded: | August 1976–August 1982 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 62:56 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | ABBA Live |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
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.[1]
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 in 1982.[2] It was certified gold for sales of over 100,000 units.[3] 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.[2]
All tracks are written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted.