# Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (ABBA album)

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Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on October 29, 1979, to coincide with their tour of North America and Europe, which took place between September and November 1979. It was ABBA's second chart-topping album of the year (after Voulez-Vous) and featured "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", a brand new single, recorded in August 1979.

## Overview

A round-up of ABBA's hits since their first Greatest Hits album (released in 1975), the album exclusively included material recorded between 1976 and 1979: from Arrival, The Album, Voulez-Vous, and the non-album single "Summer Night City"). The only exception was "Rock Me", from the 1975 ABBA album, which was issued as a single, became a top 5 hit in Australia and New Zealand after the release of Greatest Hits, and was also included as part of their 1979 world tour set list.
"Angeleyes" was included primarily due to its success as a single in the UK, where it was released as a double A-side with "Voulez-Vous". Although "Voulez-Vous" had been released as a single in other parts of the world, it was not included on the album. "I Wonder (Departure)", a track not released as a single (excluding the live version that served as the B-side to "The Name of the Game"), was also featured.
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 was released on CD in 1982 by Polydor but was deleted from their ABBA CD range in 1992 when it was replaced with ABBA Gold. It was also released in the US by Atlantic Records in 1983 with the same mastering as the Polydor CD but was discontinued there in the late 1980s as well.

## Commercial reception

Greatest Hits Vol. 2 achieved massive commercial success in Japan, selling an excess of 920,000 units (it was the best-selling album by a non-domestic artist at the time, until Michael Jackson's Thriller sold over 1 million copies in the 1980s). It was certified Gold in the U.S.

## Track listing

All songs are written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted.

## Personnel

* Agnetha Fältskog – lead vocals (1, 10, 14), co-lead vocals (3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13), backing vocals
* Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead vocals (2, 4, 12), co-lead vocals (3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13), backing vocals
* Björn Ulvaeus – lead vocals (5, 9, 11), acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
* Benny Andersson – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
Additional musicians
* 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
* Åke Sundqvist – percussion
* Mike Watson – bass
* Lasse Wellander – guitar
* Gunnar Wenneborg – horn
* Kajtek Wojciechowski – saxophone
Production
* Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus – production and arrangement
* Michael B. Tretow – engineer

## Certifications and sales

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | 50,000$^^$ |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat) | Gold | 25,000 |
| France | — | 100,000 |
| Germany (BVMI) | Platinum | 500,000$^^$ |
| Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) | Gold | 10,000$^*$ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^^$ |
| Summaries |||
| Worldwide | — | 2,000,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||