The Singles: The First Ten Years

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The Singles: The First Ten Years is a double compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1982. It contained most of the band's hits singles from their ten years together as recording artists, and included two new tracks: "The Day Before You Came" and "Under Attack". The Singles: The First Ten Years was released on CD in 1983, but was deleted in the early 1990s, being superseded by the more successful Abba Gold in 1992, although the album was replaced by The Definitive Collection.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Ring Ring" (Anderson, Andersson, Cody, Sedaka, Ulvaeus) – 3:04
2. "Waterloo" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 2:42
3. "So Long" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:05
4. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:15
5. "SOS" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:20
6. "Mamma Mia" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:32
7. "Fernando" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:13

Side B

1. "Dancing Queen" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:51
2. "Money, Money, Money" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:05
3. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:01
4. "The Name of the Game" (Edit) (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:59
5. "Take a Chance on Me" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:05
6. "Summer Night City" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:34

Side C

1. "Chiquitita" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 5:24
2. "Does Your Mother Know" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:13
3. "Voulez-Vous" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 5:07
4. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:50
5. "I Have a Dream" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:42

Side D

1. "The Winner Takes It All" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:54
2. "Super Trouper" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:12
3. "One of Us" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:56
4. "The Day Before You Came" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 5:50
5. "Under Attack" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:46

Personnel

ABBA

• Benny Andersson - synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
• Agnetha Fältskog - vocals
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad - vocals
• Björn Ulvaeus - acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals

Additional Personnel

• Ulf Andersson - saxophone
• Ola Brunkert - drums
• Lars Carlsson - horn
• Christer Eklund - saxophone
• Malando Gassama - percussion
• Anders Glenmark - guitar
• Rutger Gunnarsson - bass
• Roger Palm - drums
• Janne Schaffer - guitar
• Åke Sundqvist - percussion
• Mike Watson - bass
• Lasse Wellander - guitar

Production

• Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• Arrangers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• Engineer: Michael Tretow

Reviews

Rolling Stone: "This twenty-three song collection (singles plus two new cuts) confirms what a lucky few in the US have known for some time - ABBA is the greatest pop band of the last ten years. There are more infectious melodies, grabby hooks, and danceable drum beats on one side of this two-disc set than in most artists' entire catalogs... The Singles provides an ideal introduction to this talented and highly influential band".

Los Angeles Times: "Special-merit release... ABBA create seductive, richly emotional records that put openly sentimental melodies against a nagging instrumental tension...The group's best tracks are mini - masterpieces of the pop form."

New Musical Express: "This isn`t the entire history of pop over the last ten years , but its documentation of the group who altered the course of pop more than anyone else - anyone - is flawless... It resulted in a seam of unbroken, highly individual pop music that in lifespan terms is still unmatched by any rival..."

New York Times: "Abba - The Singles' is a testament to the unstoppable power of the catchy tune"

Charts

Album - UK Album Chart

Year	Chart	Position
1982	UK Album Chart	1

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1982	The Billboard 200	62

Album - Australian ARIA Album Chart

Year	Chart	Position
1982	ARIA Album Chart	18

Album - Norway Album Chart

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Norway's Album Chart	33

Singles - UK Singles Chart

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"The Day Before You Came"	UK Singles Chart	32
1982	"Under Attack"	UK Singles Chart	26