The Album

The Album is the fifth album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). It was released in conjunction with ABBA: The Movie. The album contained the singles "Take a Chance on Me", "The Name of the Game", and what is called ABBA's "goodbye" song "Thank You for the Music", despite the fact the song was released five years before the band officially broke up. It also features the song "Hole In Your Soul", which was performed as... more

The Album is the fifth album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). It was released in conjunction with ABBA: The Movie. The album contained the singles "Take a Chance on Me", "The Name of the Game", and what is called ABBA's "goodbye" song "Thank You for the Music", despite the fact the song was released five years before the band officially broke up. It also features the song "Hole In Your Soul", which was performed as the last song at many ABBA concerts, including their final 1979 tour, and two other songs, "One Man, One Woman" and "I'm A Marionette". The Album was first released on CD in 1984. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form by PolyGram/Universal Music four times; first in 1997, then in 2001, in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set and again in 2007 as a two disc 'Deluxe Edition'. Polar's official cover featured an entirely white background, and is the basis for current CD versions. However, Epic Records'... less