Post by gazman on Jan 17, 2020 17:12:54 GMT
I've always thought of this as a slightly unusual release. It would be good to hear others' views?
From memory, I think there were 4 different versions - a standard, International, 18 track-CD, with a 2CD set featuring bonus tracks.
In the UK, it was a 19-track CD (with the addition of 'Ring Ring' and with the inclusion of the extended version of 'Summer Night City' as opposed to the regular version), plus a 2CD set along those lines. The UK 2CD version is the one I own. I have no idea what prompted the differences between the UK and International versions.
Chartwise, it did fairly respectably in a few countries, making the UK Top 20, and, as I recall, was a number 1 in New Zealand.
It was not very dissimilar from 'ABBA GOLD', all told, and so I guess was quickly forgotten as a 'brand', whereas 'GOLD' has continued to flourish.
I suppose the release capitalised on the interest generated by Madonna's 'Hung Up', which had been a hit the year before. I've always thought that there was a link here because 'Gimme Gimme Gimme' is the first track on the 'Number Ones' CD.
Did you buy it? Did you feel it was a necessary or useful release?
From memory, I think there were 4 different versions - a standard, International, 18 track-CD, with a 2CD set featuring bonus tracks.
In the UK, it was a 19-track CD (with the addition of 'Ring Ring' and with the inclusion of the extended version of 'Summer Night City' as opposed to the regular version), plus a 2CD set along those lines. The UK 2CD version is the one I own. I have no idea what prompted the differences between the UK and International versions.
Chartwise, it did fairly respectably in a few countries, making the UK Top 20, and, as I recall, was a number 1 in New Zealand.
It was not very dissimilar from 'ABBA GOLD', all told, and so I guess was quickly forgotten as a 'brand', whereas 'GOLD' has continued to flourish.
I suppose the release capitalised on the interest generated by Madonna's 'Hung Up', which had been a hit the year before. I've always thought that there was a link here because 'Gimme Gimme Gimme' is the first track on the 'Number Ones' CD.
Did you buy it? Did you feel it was a necessary or useful release?
