FRIDA

ABBA has been my favorite group since I was in second grade.  By the same turn, member Frida has been my favorite female singer for just as long.  A few years ago, I put together a two-disc collection with all of her songs with the group.  This past week, I brainstormed a single-disc retrospective representing her entire career and compiled it.  Following is the complete track listing with details on each.

"The Very Best Of FRIDA 1967-1996"

1. I Know There's Something Going On
2. Du Ar Sa Underbart Rar (Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You)
3. Knowing Me, Knowing You
4. Der Du Gar Lemnar Karleken Spar (Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes)
5. Shine
6. Jag Blir Galen Nar Jag Tanker Pa De (Going Out Of My Head)
7. Money, Money, Money
8. En Gang Ar Ingen Gang (There Goes My Everything)
9. I Have A Dream

10. Here We'll Stay (with Phil Collins)
11. En Tar Av Tystnad (The Sound Of Silence)
12 Super Trouper
13. Man Vill Ju Leva Lite Dessemellan
14. When All Is Said And Done
15. Twist In The Dark
16. Fernando (Swedish Solo Version)
17. The Visitors

18. Aven En Blomma

19. Dancing Queen (with The Real Group)

1 & 10 from the album "Something's Going On" (1982), produced by Phil Collins.

2 recorded in 1967.

3 & 7 from the album "Arrival" by ABBA (1976).

4, 6, 8 and 11 recorded in 1971.

5 & 15 from the album "Shine" (1984).

9 from the album "Voulez-Vous" by ABBA (1979).

12 from the album "Super Trouper" by ABBA (1980).

13 recorded in 1972, A-side single.

14 & 17 from the album "The Visitors" by ABBA (1981).

16 from the album "Ensam" (1975).

18 from the album "Djupa Andetag" (1996).

19 from the album "ABBA: The 25th Anniversary Celebration" by various artists (1999).


#1 is Frida's most successful single reaching #13 in the US and being the only ABBA-related song to make the Album Rock chart.


#16 was originally written for Frida.  The song was re-written in English and recorded by ABBA in 1976.

Except from #18, all of the Swedish recordings were either produced or co-produced by ABBA's Benny Andersson.

The ABBA songs included were all A-side singles with Frida on lead vocal.

#19 was recorded with a Swedish a cappella group with Frida on lead vocal in 1994.