I am a major fan of ABBA, but why was this collection necessary? It seems to be an all-too obvious attempt by Polygram to bilk more money out of the "completists" fans who have to buy every single compilation album by their favorite group, no matter how many times the songs have been re-released....(and released.....and released.....etc......) Everything on this CD has been included on SEVERAL other albums. Polygram would better serve ABBA's legion of fans by dipping into the vaults and finally releasing all the "missing" catalog tracks that have never seen the light of day except on bootleg albums. (" Just Like That", "Under My Sun", "Every Good Man", "I'm Still Alive", etc.....) One wonders just how much of a hand the members of ABBA really have in these repackaged things......

A nice collection, but, as the editorial review says, it skews toward to the serious, big-production ballads, making for a rather one-dimensional picture of the group. I also judge the sound quality to be not as crisp and clear as it is on the recently-remastered individual albums. Finally, the booklet is blank except for song titles. Since there is nothing here even the most casual Abba fan probably doesn't already have in triplicate, this collection is easily passed over.

This was the first of many ABBA cd's that I have boughten and is truthfully the best, in my opinion. It is a "collection" of some of their best stuff...their best songs. I really enjoyed the simplisity of this album.

If you have to choose between ABBA cd's to get, choice #1 should be "ABBA The Album", and choice #2 is this one...Both 5 Starz!