The Singles: The First Ten Years

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The Singles: The First Ten Years
ABBA The Singles.jpg
Compilation album by
ABBA
Released8 November 1982
RecordedJanuary 1973 – August 1982
Genre Pop
Length92:44
Label Polar (Sweden)
Epic (UK, Ireland, Spain and Italy)
Atlantic (US and Canada)
Polydor (Germany and Netherlands)
Vogue (France)
RCA (Australia and New Zealand)
Sunshine (South Africa)
Producer
ABBA chronology
The Visitors
(1981)		The Singles: The First Ten Years
(1982)		 Thank You for the Music: A Collection of Love Songs
(1983)
Alternative cover
Abba - The Singles - The First Ten Years (cover).jpg
The Singles: The First Fifty Years cover
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Ring Ring"  Ring Ring 3:00
2."Waterloo"  Waterloo 2:46
3."So Long"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
 ABBA 3:06
4."I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" ABBA3:15
5."SOS" ABBA3:22
6."Mamma Mia" ABBA3:32
7."Fernando"  Greatest Hits 4:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Dancing Queen"  Arrival 3:51
2."Money, Money, Money"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
Arrival3:05
3."Knowing Me, Knowing You" Arrival4:02
4."The Name of the Game"  ABBA: The Album 4:53
5."Take a Chance on Me"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
ABBA: The Album4:05
6."Summer Night City"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
Non-album single (1978)3:34
Total length:46:46

Record two

All tracks are written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

Side three
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Chiquitita" Voulez-Vous 5:26
2."Does Your Mother Know"Voulez-Vous3:13
3."Voulez-Vous"Voulez-Vous5:11
4."Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" Greatest Hits Vol. 2 4:45
5."I Have a Dream"Voulez-Vous4:44
Side four
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."The Winner Takes It All" Super Trouper 4:56
2."Super Trouper"Super Trouper4:13
3."One of Us" The Visitors 3:55
4."The Day Before You Came"Previously unreleased5:50
5."Under Attack"Previously unreleased3:45
Total length:45:58

Personnel

ABBA

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [33] Gold20,000^
Germany (BVMI) [34] Gold250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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