Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (ABBA album)

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Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Greatest hits by ABBA
Released	October 29, 1979
Recorded	October 1974- August 1979
Genre	Pop
Length	58:25
Label	Polar (Sweden) Epic (UK) Atlantic (US)
Producer(s)	Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
ABBA chronology
Voulez-Vous (1979)	Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1979)	Gracias Por La Música (1980)

Greatest Hits Vol. 2 was a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1979 to coincide with their tour of North America and Europe. Greatest Hits Vol. 2 contained the new single "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)".

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side A 1.2 Side B 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, unless otherwise noted.

[edit] Side A

1. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" – 4:50
2. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:01 Listen (help·info)
3. "Take A Chance On Me" – 4:05 Listen (help·info)
4. "Money, Money, Money" – 3:05
5. "Rock Me" – 3:05
6. "Eagle" – 5:47
7. "Angeleyes" – 4:20

[edit] Side B

1. "Dancing Queen" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:51 Listen (help·info)
2. "Does Your Mother Know" – 3:13
3. "Chiquitita" – 5:24 Listen (help·info)
4. "Summer Night City" – 3:34
5. "I Wonder (Departure)" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:32
6. "The Name Of The Game" (Anderson, Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:51 Listen (help·info)
7. "Thank You For The Music" – 3:49

[edit] Personnel

ABBA

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

Additional personnel

• Rolf Alex - drums
• Ola Brunkert - drums
• Lars Carlsson - horn
• Christer Danielson - horn
• Andrew Eijas - horn
• Malando Gassama - percussion
• Rutger Gunnarsson - bass
• Gloria Lundell - harp
• Roger Palm - drums
• Halldor Palsson - saxophone
• Janne Schaffer - guitar
• Bengt Sundberg - horn
• Ake Sundqvist - percussion
• Mike Watson - bass
• Lasse Wellander - guitar
• Gunnar Wenneborg - horn
• Kajtek Wojciechowski - saxophone

[edit] Production

• Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• Engineer: Michael Tretow
• Arranger: ???
• Design: ???

[edit] Charts

Album - UK Album Chart

Year	Chart	Position
1979	UK Album Chart	1 (4)

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1980	The Billboard 200	46

v • d • e ABBA
Björn Ulvaeus - Benny Andersson - Agnetha Fältskog - Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Discography
Studio albums	Ring Ring - Waterloo - ABBA - Arrival - The Album - Voulez-Vous - Super Trouper - The Visitors
Compilations	Greatest Hits - Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - Gracias Por La Música - The Singles: The First Ten Years - ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits - More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits - Thank You For The Music - ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos - The Definitive Collection - Number Ones - The Complete Studio Recordings
Hit-Singles	"People Need Love" - "He Is Your Brother" - "Ring Ring" - "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" - "Waterloo" - "Hasta Mañana" - "So Long" - "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" - "SOS" - "Mamma Mia" - "Fernando" - "Dancing Queen" - "Money, Money, Money" - "Knowing Me, Knowing You" - "The Name of the Game" - "Take a Chance on Me" - "Eagle" - "Summer Night City" - "Chiquitita" - "Does Your Mother Know" - "Voulez-Vous" - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" - "I Have a Dream" - "The Winner Takes It All" - "On and On and On" - "Super Trouper" - "Lay All Your Love on Me" - "One of Us" - "When All Is Said And Done" - "Head over Heels" - "The Day Before You Came" - "Under Attack" - "Thank You for the Music"
Related articles
Unreleased songs - Eurovision Song Contest 1974 - Congratulations - Music of Sweden