This section of ABBA World is a complete list of all known ABBA song titles, from working titles to released titles. Also listed are several apocryphal titles that have achieved legendary (and mythical) status among fan circles, with an explanation behind these titles.

All songs released on ABBA records, CDs and videos are listed, including alternate mixes and edits, several pre- and post-ABBA solo and Björn & Benny songs that have been included on later ABBA compilations, and songs by other artists that have been included on ABBA releases. Not included are live versions of songs, unless the song is unrecorded and unreleased or the live version is significantly different to the released version.

Also included are songs that were either originally recorded by other artists prior to ABBA's version, or songs that were rejected by ABBA and later recorded by other artists. Lead singer of a song is listed where known.

You can track the development of each song from first working titles through to released titles and later alternate versions.

Running times for studio recordings are the longest known time available on CD or record. Instances where a song is shorter by only a few seconds due to early fade out (usually less than 10 seconds) are not listed as separate versions, though versions that fade out significantly early in the song are listed as "shortened versions". Any running times given for live performances and some unreleased songs are approximate only based on known recordings (usually bootlegs), as song length could vary between performances.

Titles are listed by first known recording or performance date and by song title. Song title listings are alphabetical, excluding articles (that is, 'the', 'a', 'an', 'la' etc, so for example 'The Winner Takes It All' is listed under 'w'), and following Swedish convention, the letters 'å', 'ä' and 'ö' come at the end of the alphabet.

Each released song is accompanied by its original Polar album and single sleeves with release dates where known (in Sweden and/or other Scandinavian countries), plus other compilation albums that songs were featured on. Also shown are some variations of record sleeves from other countries. Only first releases and current availability of songs are listed in the text.

Lyrics for both released and unreleased songs are included where known, and can be found through each song's individual page.

See the how to use this section page for further information.

Also listed are all official ABBA album releases (as released by Polar), showing complete track listings and album sleeves, as well as those currently available. Included are all the generally available CD compilations released during the 1990s, but not budget releases or the plethora of compilation albums released around the world during the 1970s and 1980s.

Finally, there is a listing of all of ABBA's promotional film clips and a quick reference page to who sings lead vocals on particular songs.

Availability of all recordings is at December 2001.


For the full details of hundreds of ABBA releases from around the world, visit ABBA - The Releases by Walter Veldman.

For an excellent ABBA discography, visit The ABBA Internet Database by Brian Sendelbach.

For lyrics to all ABBA and solo songs, visit Lovelight - The ABBA Lyrics Page by Bo Jensen.

For details of ABBA's chart positions in various countries, visit ABBA - The Worldwide Chart List by Trent Nickson.


Sources:

ABBA The Complete Recording Sessions by Carl Magnus Palm 1994.
ABBA Människorna och musiken by Carl Magnus Palm 1996.
Från ABBA till Mamma Mia!/From ABBA To Mamma Mia! by Anders Hanser and Carl Magnus Palm 1999/2000.
Thank You For The Music 4 CD box set notes by Carl Magnus Palm and Michael B. Tretow 1994.
Carl Magnus Palm On The Web.
Polar Music/Polar Music International press releases, as reprinted in the Australian ABBA Fan Club newsletters 1976 - 1983.
Contemporary media reports.
ABBA - The Releases.
The ABBA Internet Database.
The Ultimate Spanish ABBA Page.

Some picture sleeves and lyrics were collected from the following sources:

The books ABBA For The Record, ABBA Gold - The Complete Story and ABBA The Complete Recording Sessions and the magazine Record Collector.

ABBA - The Site.
ABBA Heaven
The ABBA Internet Database.
The ABBA Phenomenon in Australia.
ABBA Plaza.
ABBAvän's Björn Kristian Ulvaeus Tribute.
ABBAvän's Hep Stars Hemsida.
Agnetha Fältskog's Official Home Page.
eBay.
Frida Alone.
Gemini - The Page.
Lovelight - The ABBA Lyrics Page.
Oriental ABBAland.

Many thanks to the owners of these sites for their kind permission.

Other lyrics are from original album sleeves, and the books ABBA A Lyrical Collection 1972 - 1982, ABBA Take A Chance On Me Songbook and The Great Songs Of ABBA.

Other picture sleeves are from my personal collection.

Any comments or queries, please e-mail me.

Special thanks for additional information, images and assistance from:

Jan Bach
Sara Barnes
George Bourdaniotis
Håkan Borg
Carolyn Broadhead
Michael Cain
Jeff Chandler
Claes Davidsson
"Dragontiger"
Ægir Pétur Ellertsson
Monique Hoevens
Andre Hyde
Bo Jensen
Ruben Landeman
Gunnar Moe
Karl Dan "ABBAvän"
Carl Magnus Palm
Andries (Andrew) Provoost
Graeme Read
Gustav Sandberg
Masakazu Shibasaki
John Arild Stubberud
Walter Veldman
Regina Vonrueden
Björn Waldenström
Grant Whittingham

Plus many, many contributors to ABBAMAIL who have supplied so many tidbits over the years.


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