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ABBA

Gold: Greatest Hits

In seemingly random order, GOLD contains fourteen of Abba’s twenty American hits (the remainder are on MORE ABBA GOLD); which is to say, it contains fourteen of the most delectable pop productions of the ’70s and early ’80s. “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You” and the other landmarks of upbeat melancholy are complex concoctions–all layered harmonies and brilliant keyboard arrangements. These songs don’t easily fit into any pop timeline, which may be why Abba received much of their acclaim long after breaking up. What may have seemed like Euro-pop fluff in its day, has been revealed by time to be truly classic studio pop....

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