News 03 Apr 2014

ABBA: 40/40 The Best Selection

By Paul Sinclair

Universal Music Japan are celebrating ABBA‘s 40th Anniversary in their own way with the release of a unique compilation 40/40 The Best Selection.

As previously announced in Europe we are getting a new three-CD version of ABBA Gold which adds More ABBA Gold and a disc of B-sides to the classic 19-track compilation. Japan are arguably doing something more interesting since 40/40 The Best Selection has a track listing that was based on votes from over 9,000 Japanese fans.

Perhaps not unexpectedly Dancing Queen came top and while it’s still a very mainstream selection (see track listing below) the 40-track two-CD collection does at least include Slipping Through My Fingers which there was no place for across the three discs of the new ABBA Gold. The Japanese compilation has an attractive cover design is a SHM-CD (compatible with all CD players) and comes packaged in a jewel case.

ABBA 40/40 – The Best Selection is out now.

Disc 1

1 DANCING QUEEN
2 THAT’S ME
3 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME
4 CHIQUITITA
5 SOS
6 GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT)
7 SUPER TROUPER
8 RING RING
9 HONEY. HONEY
10 SHE’S MY KIND OF GIRL
11 TIGER
12 EAGLE
13 MOVE ON
14 HEY. HEY HELEN
15 OUR LAST SUMMER
16 ONE OF US
17 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL
18 SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS
19 MY LOVE. MY LIFE
20 HAPPY NEW YEAR

Disc 2

1 WATERLOO
2 MAMMA MIA
3 MONEY. MONEY. MONEY
4 I DO. I DO. I DO. I DO. I DO
5 VOULEZ-VOUS
6 SUMMER NIGHT CITY
7 DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW
8 ON AND ON AND ON
9 WHEN I KISSED THE TEACHER
10 FERNANDO
11 KNOWING ME. KNOWING YOU
12 ANGELEYES
13 LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME
14 THE NAME OF THE GAME
15 UNDER ATTACK
16 HASTA MANANA
17 I HAVE A DREAM
18 I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU
19 ONE MAN. ONE WOMAN
20 THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

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