More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits
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 Gold: [Greatest Hits |Gold: Greatest Hits], released the previous year, and went on to sell 3 million copies.
Overview
While Gold: Greatest Hits had showcased 19 of the group's biggest and most recognizable hits, it left out a number of other sizeable ones. Therefore, More ABBA Gold was issued as a 20 tracks companion collection, that included some of these other hits, such as "Summer Night City", "I Do, [I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do]", "Angeleyes", and "Ring Ring", as well as some of ABBA's lesser-known ones from the time when their popularity was declining, such as "Head Over Heels" and "The [Day Before You Came]". Also included were several B-sides, like "Lovelight" and "Cassandra", along with other album tracks like "The Visitors" and "I Wonder ".A previously unreleased track, "I Am the City", was featured in this compilation. It dates back to ABBA's then-final recording sessions in 1982.
Release
More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits was released on 24 May 1993, as a companion to ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits, previously released in September 1992. Like ABBA Gold, a remaster of More ABBA Gold was released in 1999. The 4:27 promo edit of "The Visitors" was replaced by the original 5:46 version, while the 3:18 alternate mix of "Lovelight" was replaced by the 3:46 version originally released in 1979, as the B-side of "Chiquitita".In 2008, the album was re-released with a different disc and back cover to coincide with the release of the film Mamma Mia!. It was reissued in a so-called super jewel case, with updated liner notes and remastered sound.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted.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
- Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson – producers
- Chris Griffin – compilation
- Jackie Stansfield – compilation
- George McManus – compilation
- John Tobler – liner notes, compilation
- Dick Wallis – compilation
- Ingemar Bergman – compilation
- Icon – design
- Fredrik Hurtil – 2008 redesign
- Mia Segolsson – project coordination
- Wolfgang "Bubi" Heilemann – photography
- Polar Music International AB – photography
- Michael B. Tretow – digital remastering, engineer
- Jon Astley – digital remastering
- Henrik Jonsson – digital remastering
- Carl Magnus Palm – liner notes
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| Australian Albums Chart | 80 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 3 |
| UK Albums Chart | 13 |
| Chart | Peak position |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 38 |