The Winner Takes It All (4.58)
(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)
Lead vocal: Agnetha.
Recording commenced 6 June 1980.
Musicians:
Benny Andersson: Keyboards & synthesizers
Ola Brunkert:
Drums
Rutger Gunnarsson: String arrangement
Åke Sundqvist:
Percussion
Mike Watson: Bass
Lasse Wellander: Guitars
Working title: The Story Of My Life II/III.
Later edited for promotional single in USA.
Later edited for EP in Brazil.
Later edited for compilation LP in Japan.
Later edited for compilation LP in Australia.
Later edited for compilation CD in Brazil.
Later edited for compilation CD in Germany.
Later edited for The Last Video.
Excerpt later used in ABBA Remix.
Later recorded in French by Mirielle Mathieu as Bravo Tu As Gagné.
Later recorded for the movie Mamma Mia!.
Later performed by Faith Hill with Benny Andersson.
A reported planned Spanish version as Va Todo Al Ganador remained unrecorded.
First released as a single A side 21 July 1980.
Also released on the LP Super Trouper 3 November 1980.
Currently available on the CDs Super Trouper, ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits, Thank You For The Music, ABBA Master Series, My Love My Life (Agnetha), That's Me - The Greatest Hits (Agnetha), Classic ABBA - The Universal Masters Collection, The Best Of ABBA - The Millennium Collection, SOS - The Best Of ABBA, The Definitive Collection, The Ultimate Collection, Todo ABBA - sus grandes exitos, 30th Anniversary Original Album Box, The Best Of ABBA, 18 Hits - Svenska Popklassiker, 18 Hits, The Complete Studio Recordings, La Nostra Storia - 20 Grandi Successi, Number Ones, My Very Best (Agnetha), The Albums, ABBA Gold - Complete Edition, Icon, Super Trouper Deluxe Edition, ABBA Collected, The Essential Collection, ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 40th Anniversary Edition and the DVDs The Definitive Collection, ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits, The Last Video, 16 Hits, Number Ones, The Essential Collection.
