ABBAmania CD 1999 | I Have a Dream Westlife | Dancing Queen S Club 7 | The Winner Takes It All The Corrs | Lay All Your Love Steps | Polydor | ABBA Tribute | New & Sealed

I Have a Dream. ABBAmania (1999). 12 tracks of ABBA’s greatest songs covered by the biggest pop acts of the late 1990s — featuring I Have a Dream by Westlife, Dancing Queen by S Club 7, The Winner Takes It All by The Corrs, Lay All Your Love on Me by Steps, Money Money Money by Madness, Voulez Vous by Culture Club and Mamma Mia by Martine McCutcheon — a companion to the Brits tribute performance Thank ABBA for the Music. ABBA tribute / pop. Polydor, 1999. New & sealed.

ABBAmania — Most Searched Covers

• I Have a Dream — Westlife — the most searched cover on the album — Westlife’s version was released as a double A-side with Seasons in the Sun in November 1999 — UK number one for four weeks — their third consecutive UK number one — one of the best-selling Westlife singles of all time — the original ABBA version was a UK number two in 1979
• Dancing Queen — S Club 7 — the most searched S Club 7 cover — one of the most joyful ABBA songs and one of the most recognisable pop songs ever recorded — ABBA’s only UK number one in the USA — originally released in 1976 — S Club 7’s upbeat version is faithful to the spirit of the original
• The Winner Takes It All — The Corrs — the most searched ballad cover — widely regarded as one of ABBA’s greatest songs — originally released in July 1980 and UK number one for two weeks — written by Björn Ulvaeus widely believed to be about the breakdown of his marriage to Agnetha Fältskog — The Corrs bring their Celtic pop warmth to one of pop’s most emotionally devastating songs
• Lay All Your Love on Me — Steps — the most searched Steps ABBA cover — Steps had a deep affinity with ABBA’s music throughout their career — their own sound was frequently compared to ABBA — originally from the Super Trouper album (1980)
• Money Money Money — Madness — the most unexpected cover — Madness bring their ska pop energy to one of ABBA’s most dramatic and cinematic songs — originally from the Arrival album (1976) — UK number three for ABBA in 1976
• Thank ABBA for the Music — Brits Performance — the closing track — a medley recorded for the BRIT Awards 1999 — featuring Steps, Westlife, B*Witched, Cleopatra and Billie Piper performing together as a tribute to ABBA — the most searched ABBAmania curiosity track

Most Searched ABBA Facts

• ABBA formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972 — comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad — the name is an acronym of their first names — the most searched fact
• ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with Waterloo — performed in Brighton, England — launching their international career — the most searched Eurovision fact
• Dancing Queen is ABBA’s only US number one — reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1977 — the most searched US chart fact
• The Winner Takes It All is widely believed to have been written by Björn Ulvaeus about his divorce from Agnetha Fältskog — though both have denied this — the most searched ABBA personal fact
• ABBA: The Movie (1977) and Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008) — the most searched ABBA film facts
• ABBA reunited in 2021 releasing their first studio album in 40 years — Voyage — the most searched recent ABBA fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• Did Westlife’s I Have a Dream reach number one? — Yes — UK number one for four weeks in November 1999 — the most searched question
• Who wrote The Winner Takes It All? — Björn Ulvaeus — widely believed to be about his divorce from Agnetha Fältskog — the most searched songwriting question
• What is Thank ABBA for the Music? — A medley performed at the BRIT Awards 1999 by Steps, Westlife, B*Witched, Cleopatra and Billie Piper — the most searched closing track question
• Was Dancing Queen ABBA’s only US number one? — Yes — Billboard Hot 100 April 1977 — the most searched US chart question
• When did ABBA reunite? — 2021 — releasing Voyage — their first studio album in 40 years — the most searched reunion question

Track Listing

• Money Money Money — Madness
• Lay All Your Love on Me — Steps
• I Have a Dream — Westlife
• Chiquitita — Stephen Gately
• Gimme Gimme Gimme — Denise Van Outen
• Voulez Vous — Culture Club
• Mamma Mia — Martine McCutcheon
• Dancing Queen — S Club 7
• I Know Him So Well — Steps
• Does Your Mother Know — B*Witched
• The Winner Takes It All — The Corrs
• Thank ABBA for the Music — Brits Performance

Album Details

• Title: ABBAmania
• Year: 1999
• Format: CD
• Label: Polydor
• EAN / Barcode: 0731454335928
• Condition: New & Sealed

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