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Abba, The Album
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1880933
Disk length: 39m 12s (9 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1995
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Eagle | 4:29 |
| 2. Take a Chance on Me | 4:07 |
| 3. One man, one woman | 4:39 |
| 4. The Name of the Game | 4:54 |
| 5. Move On | 4:43 |
| 6. Hole in Your Soul | 3:43 |
| 7. Thank You for the Music | 3:53 |
| 8. I Wonder (Departure) | 4:34 |
| 9. I'm a Marionette | 4:04 |
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Review
Without a doubt, 1978's The Album is the Swedish pop demigods' finest moment. (Forgive them the film.) From the opening stanzas of the visionary "Eagle" (a "Born Free" for the late '70s) to the pure joyous rush of "Take a Chance on Me" (has a cappella ever sounded so irresistible?) to the drop-dead perfect chorus on "The Name of the Game," not a heartstring is left untouched. The melodies are matchless, the production virtually defining the era. The final three tracks, subtitled "Three Scenes from a Mini-Musical"--the celebratory and often copied "Thank You for the Music," "I Wonder," and the self-deprecating "I'm a Marionette"--merely confirmed what ABBA's fans knew all along: this was pure showtime and Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha, and Frida were masters of the form. --Everett True The Album's closing trilogy, "The Girl with the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes from a Mini Musical," was Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus's most ambitious work yet. But despite "Thank You for the Music," a more humble "I Write the Songs," and the barely veiled complaint "I'm a Marionette," it wasn't the 1977 LP's best stuff. That came in two great singles: "Take a Chance on Me" and "The Name of the Game," which continued the two Abba couples' string of growing-up-in-public heartache songs. ("Knowing Me, Knowing You," from the previous Arrival, inaugurated the tradition.) "The Girl," though, hinted that the Bjorn-and-Benny writing team was bent on storming the musical stage, as it did by the mid-'80s with Chess. --Rickey Wright Exclusive import limited edition digipak is remastered, has extensive liner notes and lyrics, and includes one bonus song, 'Thank You For The Music'(Doris Day Version)'. 10 tracks in all.24-bit digital remaster with new liner notes, complete lyrics and a bonus track: 'Thank You for the Music' (Doris Day Mix).
Other Versions
Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.
Tracks: 7 (-2 tracks), Disk length: 40m 16s (+1m 4s)
Tracks: 9, Disk length: 40m 30s (+1m 18s)
Tracks: 10 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 52m (+12m 48s)
Tracks: 18 (+9 tracks), Disk length: 1h 13m 53s (+34m 41s)
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