It remains ABBA's only studio recorded release of material not written by themselves, and was originally released on the 1975 German charity album 'Stars Im Zeichen Eines Guten Sterns'. 'Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight Special'.The song was first released on CD on the box set ' Thank You for the Music' as part of the ABBA Undeleted section. 'Here Comes Ruby Jamie' was recorded on 16 September 1974 at Glen Studio, and is one of the rare occasions where Benny Andersson sings the lead vocals. 'Crazy World' was first released on CD on the box set Thank You for the Music, and then appeared as a bonus track on the CD re-issue of the album ABBA. The track was left unreleased until it surfaced again during the Arrival sessions, and was eventually released as the b-side to the ' Money, Money, Money' single in November 1976. 'Crazy World' was recorded on 16 October 1974 at Glen Studio during sessions for this album. 'Baby' was first released on CD on the box set Thank You for the Music as part of the ABBA Undeleted section. The lyrics for the song were later re-written and became ' Rock Me'. ' ABBA in Australia' (television special) On the original UK cassette release of the album, 'Bang-A-Boomerang' was split in two parts, being faded during the second verse at the end of side one and continued at the beginning of side two. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form several times: in 1997 as part of 'The ABBA Remasters' series with two bonus tracks, in 2001 with an updated cover artwork, in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set, and most recently in 2012 as a 'Deluxe Edition'. ABBA was released on CD in Sweden by Polar Music in 1988, featuring the original 11 tracks only. ABBA was released on CD throughout Europe in 1987 also by Polydor, with five songs added from the Waterloo and Ring Ring albums, which were not available on CD until 1990. This release contains a slightly different mix of 'Man in the Middle' not found on any subsequent CD pressing and thus is highly sought after by collectors. ĪBBA was first released on CD in Japan in 1986 by Polydor Records. The album saw ABBA dabble with reggae on 'Tropical Loveland' and includes a grand, pseudo-classical keyboard instrumental in the traditions of Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman with 'Intermezzo No. ' SOS' and 'Mamma Mia' became hits in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ' I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do' topped the charts in Australia, as did ' Mamma Mia' shortly after. Following the Eurovision success of 'Waterloo', ABBA saw the band gaining worldwide recognition.

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