Gold: Greatest Hits
Released 21 September 1992
Recorded December 1973 – October 1981
Genre Europop
Length 77:10 (1992)
79:08 (1999–)
Label PolyGram (1992–1997)
Universal (1998–)
Producer
Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
Gold: Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 21 September 1992 through PolyGram, making it the first compilation to be released after the company had acquired Polar Music, and thus the rights to the ABBA back catalogue.
With sales of 30 million, Gold is the best-selling ABBA album, as well as one of the best-selling albums worldwide. Since 1992, it has been re-released several times, most notably in 2008 to coincide with the release of the film Mamma Mia!, and most recently in 2014 to mark the group’s 40th Anniversary of winning the Eurovision Song Contest.
Prior to its release, all previously released ABBA compilations had been deleted and only the original studio albums (along with the 1986 live album) remained in print. Gold: Greatest Hits was well received by the music-buying public, and went on to be one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Gold: Greatest Hits has been re-released in various “special” or “remastered” releases:
Australasian editions[edit]
The 1992 and 1999 editions released in Australia and New Zealand (and some other territories in that area) had a modified track listing (see below) to include three local hits, replacing three other songs on the international edition.
The 2002 re-release was not released in Australia, while in New Zealand, the international edition was issued.
From 2008 onwards, only the international editions have been released in Australia and New Zealand.