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When MAMMA MIA!, a new stage musical based onthe songs of ABBA, opened at the Prince EdwardTheatre in London on April 6, 1999, no one had any idea that the overnight hit would become anenduring worldwide phenomenon, the first block-buster of the new millennium.

The story of the making of the MAMMA MIA! movie begins beforethat auspicious West End opening.Global Producer Judy Craymer knew ABBA’s Benny Andersson andBjörn Ulvaeus from working with them as executive producer onthe London premiere of the musical ‘Chess’ in the early 1980s.The concept of MAMMA MIA! began with Judy’s idea of using ABBAsongs to tell a new story. Her inspiration really came from ‘TheWinner Takes It All’, an emotional roller coaster of a song aboutthe break up of a relationship. (‘Winner’ is sung on the film andsoundtrack by Meryl Streep).Once Benny and Björn had endorsed Judy’s concept for the show,playwright Catherine Johnson was chosen to write the book, andrenowned theatre director Phyllida Lloyd was invited to stage theproduction.One of the most successful groups of all time, ABBA dominated thepop music charts between 1974 and 1982. The remarkable recordsales and the volume of hits – a dozen Top Twenty singles in the USand nine Number Ones in the UK alone – made the Swedish groupinternational stars.Since the London opening, MAMMA MIA! has been seen on stagearound the world by over 30 million people in twenty productionsin eight different languages, selling more than two billion dollarsworth of tickets at the box office. With these extraordinary statistics, it was inevitable that MAMMAMIA! would become a motion picture.What was unusual was that the three women who led the creativeteam for the stage musical, Judy Craymer (producer), PhyllidaLloyd (director) and Catherine Johnson (writer) would repeat theirroles in the making of the MAMMA MIA! film.Inspired by the story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs,MAMMA MIA’s romantic tale unfolds on a sun-soaked Greek island.On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the iden-tity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back tothe island they last visited 20 years ago.

With Meryl Streep signed on to play Donna Sheridan, the inde-pendent, strong-willed mother, other cast followed, with JulieWalters and Christine Baranski playing Donna’s best friends,Rosie and Tanya, respectively. A trio of Hollywood’s hottest men,Pierce Brosnan (Sam Carmichael), Colin Firth (Harry Bright) andStellan Skarsgård (Bill Austin) joined to play the dads. AmandaSeyfried (Big Love) and Dominic Cooper (The History Boys) werecast as the young romantic couple, Sophie and Sky.

From the outset Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus decided thatthe classic ABBA sound should be featured on the MAMMA MIA!soundtrack and it was also important that the recording standalone as a pop music album.

Benny and Björn reunited in Stockholm with the musicians whoplayed on the original ABBA songs to record the soundtrack inFebruary, 2007. This was the first time these musicians hadplayed these songs together since ABBA toured more than 25years ago.The fifteen month journey from those first recording sessions tothe completion of the sound-editing in New York could have beena daunting experience, but for Benny every moment was a revela-tion. Along with producing the recording, Benny played keyboards.Playing together again in the studio, the music came rushingback. Says Benny, ‘We didn’t have to think about it. It was in thefingers.’Setting out to record one or two backing tracks a day, they man-aged to record all the music beds in less than a week.

The actors joined together for the first time to record their vocalsin London in April, 2007, prior to the commencement of filming,which began at Pinewood Studios June, 2007, and continued laterthat summer on location on the beautiful Greek island paradisesof Skiathos and Skopelos, as well as Damouchari on the PelionPeninsula.Although none of the actors had much experience in the recordingstudio, they were undaunted and completely at ease singing theclassic ABBA songs. The sessions were a joyous process whichyou can hear on this recording, that not only brings back that fan-tastic experience of watching the film, but also perfectly capturesthe heartwarming, feel-good spirit that is MAMMA MIA!

Honey, HoneyBenny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson

Honey, honeyHow he thrills me, aha, honey, honeyHoney, honeyNearly kills me, aha, honey, honeyI've heard about him beforeI wanted to know some moreAnd now I know what they mean, He’s a love machineOh, he makes me dizzyHoney, honeyLet me feel it, aha, honey, honeyHoney, honeyDon’t conceal it,aha, honey, honeyThe way that you kiss goodnightThe way that you hold me tightI feel like I wanna sing When you do your thingHoney, honeyTouch me, baby,aha, honey, honeyHoney, honeyHold me, baby, aha, honey, honeyYou look like a movie starBut I love just who you areAnd honey to say the least You're a doggone beastHoney, honeyHow you thrill me, aha, honey, honeyHoney, honeyNearly kill me, aha, honey, honeyI’ve heard about you before

I wanted to know some moreAnd now I’m about to see What you mean to me

Money, Money, MoneyBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

I work all night, I work all dayTo pay the bills I have to payAin’t it sad?And still there never seems to be A single penny left for meThat's too badIn my dreams I have a planIf I got me a wealthy manI wouldn’t have to work at all I’d fool around and have a ballMoney, money, moneyMust be funnyIn a rich man’s worldMoney, money, moneyAlways sunnyIn a rich man’s worldA-haAll the things I could doIf I had a little moneyIt’s a rich man’s worldIt’s a rich man’s worldA man like that is hard to find But I can't get him off my mindAin’t it sad?And if he happens to be free I bet he wouldn’t fancy meThat’s too badSo I must leave,I’ll have to goTo Las Vegas or MonacoAnd win a fortune in a game

My life will never be the sameMoney, money, money...

Mamma MiaBenny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson

I was cheated by youAnd I think you know whenSo I made up my mindIt must come to an endLook at me nowWill I ever learn? I don’t know how But I suddenly lose controlThere’s a fire within my soulJust one look and I can hear a bell ringOne more look and I forget everything OhMamma mia, here I go againMy, my, how can I resist you? Mamma mia, does it show again? My, my, just how much I’ve missed youYes, I’ve been brokenheartedBlue since the day we partedWhy, why did I ever let you go? Mamma mia, now I really knowMy, my, I should not have let you goI was angry and sad When I knew we were throughI can’t count all the times I have cried over youLook at me nowWill I ever learn?I don’t know howBut I suddenly lose control

There’s a fire within my soulJust one look and I can hear a bell ringOne more look and I forget everythingOhMamma mia, here I go again...

Dancing QueenBenny Andersson,Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson

OohYou can danceYou can jiveHaving the time of your life OohSee that girlWatch that sceneDiggin’ the Dancing QueenFriday night and the lights are lowLooking out for a place to goWhere they play the right music Getting in the swingYou’ve come to look for a kingAnybody could be that guyNight is young and the music’s highWith a bit of rock musicEverything’s fineYou’re in the moodfor a danceAnd when you get the chanceYou are the Dancing QueenYoung and sweetOnly seventeenDancing QueenFeel the beat from the tambourineOh yeahYou can danceYou can jive

Having the time of your lifeOohSee that girlWatch that sceneDiggin’ the Dancing QueenYou’re a teaser, you turn ‘em onLeave ’em burning and then you’regoneLooking out for anotherAnyone will doYou’re in the moodfor a danceAnd when you get the chanceYou are the Dancing Queen...

Our Last SummerBenny Andersson &Björn Ulvaeus

I can still recall Our last summerI still see it allWalks along the SeineLaughing in the rainOur last summerMemories that remainWe made our wayalong the riverAnd we sat down in the grassBy the Eiffel TowerI was so happy we had metIt was the age of no regretOh yesThose crazy years,that was the timeOf the flower-powerBut underneath We had a fear of flyingOf growing oldA fear of slowly dyingWe took a chanceLike we were dancingour last danceI can still recall

our last summer

I still see it allIn the tourist jam‘round the Notre DameOur last summerWalking hand in handParis restaurantsOur last summerMorning croissantsLiving for the dayWorries far awayOur last summerWe could laugh and playAnd now you’re working in a bankA family man A football fanAnd your name is HarryHow dull it seems Are you the hero of my dreams?I can still recall our last summer...

Lay All Your LoveOn MeBenny Andersson &Björn Ulvaeus

Don’t go wastingyour emotionLay all your love on meI wasn’t jealousbefore we metNow every man thatI see is a potential threatAnd I’m possessive, it isn’t niceYou’ve heard me saying that smok-ing was my only viceBut now it isn’t trueNow everything is newAnd all I’ve learned Has overturnedI beg of youDon’t go wastingyour emotion

Lay all your love on me

It was like shootinga sitting duckA little small-talk, a smile and babyI was stuckI still don’t know what you’ve donewith meA grown-up woman should never fall so easilyI feel a kind of fearWhen I don’t have you nearUnsatisfiedI skip my prideI beg you dearDon’t go wastingyour emotionLay all your love on meDon’t go sharing your devotionLay all your love on meI’ve had a few little love affairsThey didn’t last very long and they’vebeen pretty scarceI used to think that was sensibleIt makes the truth even more incomprehensible‘cause everything is newAnd everything is youAnd all I’ve learned Has overturnedWhat can I do?Don’t go wasting your emotion...

Super TrouperBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

Super Trouperlights are gonna find meBut I won’t feel blueLike I always do‘cause somewhere in the crowdthere’s youI was sick and tired of everythingWhen I called you last night from GlasgowAll I do is eat and sleep and singWishing every show was the last showSo imagine I was glad to hear you’recomingSuddenly I feel all right And it’sgonna be so different When I’m on the stage tonightTonight theSuper Trouper lights are gonna find meShining like the sunSmiling, having fun,Feeling like a number oneTonight theSuper Trouper beamsare gonna blind meBut I won’t feel blueLike I always do‘cause somewhere in the crowd there’s youFacing twenty thousandof your friendsHow can anyone be so lonelyPart of a successthat never ends Still I’m thinkingabout you only There are moments when I thinkI’m going crazy

But it’s gonna be all right Everything will be so different When I’m on the stage tonight Tonight the Super Trouper…So I’ll be there when you arriveThe sight of you will prove to me I’mstill aliveAnd when you take me in your armsAnd hold me tightI know it’s gonna mean so muchtonightTonight the Super Trouper…

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (AMan After Midnight)Benny Andersson &Björn Ulvaeus

Half past twelveAnd I’m watching the late show inmy flat all aloneHow I hate to spend the evening onmy ownAutumn windsBlowin’ outside my window as I lookaround the roomAnd it makes me so depressed to seethe gloomIs there a man out there?Someone to hear my prayerGimme! Gimme! Gimme! A man after midnightWon’t somebody help me Chase the shadows awayGimme! Gimme! Gimme! A man after midnightTake me through the darknessTo the break of the dayMovie starsFind the end of the rainbow with a fortune to win

It’s so different from the world I’mlivin’ inTired of TVI open the window and I gaze into the nightBut there’s nothing there to see, no one in sightIs there a man out there?Someone to hear my prayerGimme! Gimme!...

The Name Of The GameBenny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus &Stig Anderson

I’ve seen you twiceIn a short timeOnly a day since we startedIt seems to me For every timeI’m getting more open-heartedYour smile and the sound of your voiceAnd the way you see through meGot a feeling, you give me no choiceAnd it means a lot to meSo I wanna knowWhat’s the name of the game?Does it mean anything to you?What’s the name of the game? Can you feel it the way I do? Tell me please, ‘cause I have to knowI’m a curious child, beginning togrowAnd you make me talk And you make me feelAnd you make me showWhat I’m trying to concealIf I trust in youWould you let me down? Would you laugh at meIf I said I care for you?

Could you feel the same way too? I wanna knowThe name of the gameI have no friendsNo one to seeAnd I am never invitedNow I am here Talking to youNo wonder I get excitedYour smile, and the sound of yourvoiceAnd the way you see through meGot a feeling, you give me no choiceAnd it means a lot to meSo I wanna knowWhat’s the name of the game? …

Voulez-VousBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

People everywhere A sense of expectation hangin’ in theair Givin’ out a spark Across the room your eyes areglowin’ in the dark And here we go again We know the start, we know the end Masters of the scene We’ve done it all before And now we’re back to get somemore You know what I mean Voulez-vous (A-ha) Take it now or leave it (A-ha) Now is all we get (A-ha) Nothing promised, no regrets Voulez-vous (A-ha) Ain’t no big decision (A-ha) You know what to do (A-ha) La question c’est voulez-vous Voulez-vous

I know what you think The girl means business so I’ll offer her a drink Lookin’ mighty proud I see you leave your table, pushin’through the crowd I’m really glad you came You know the rules, you know the game Master of the scene We’ve done it all before And now we’re back to get some more You know what I mean Voulez-vous (A-ha) Take it now or leave it (A-ha)Now is all we get (A-ha) Nothing promised, no regrets Voulez-vous (A-ha) Ain’t no big decision (A-ha)You know what to do (A-ha)La question c’est voulez-vousAnd here we go again We know the start, we know the end Masters of the scene We’ve done it all before And now we’re back to get somemore You know what I mean Voulez-vous (A-ha)… Voulez-vous A-ha, A-ha, A-ha Voulez-vous A-ha, A-ha, A-ha Voulez-vous (A-ha)…

SOSBenny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus &Stig Anderson

Where are those happy days They seem so hard to findI try to reach for you, but you have closed your mindWhatever happened to our love? I wish I understoodIt used to be so nice,it used to be so goodSo when you’re near me, darling can’t you hear meSOSThe love you gave me, nothing else can save meSOSWhen you’re goneHow can I even try to go on? When you’re goneThough I try how can I carry on? You seem so far away Though you are standing nearYou made me feel aliveBut something died I fearI really tried to make it outI wish I understoodWhat happened to our love, It used to be so goodSo when you’re near me,darling can’t you hear meSOSThe love you gave me, nothing else can save meSOSWhen you’re goneHow can I even try to go on? When you’re goneThough I try how can I carry on?So when you’re near me, darling can’t you hear meSOSAnd the love you gave me, nothing else can save meSOSWhen you’re gone...

Does Your Mother KnowBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

You’re so hot, teasing meSo you’re blue But I can’t take a chance on a kid like youIt’s something I couldn’t doThere’s that look in your eyesI can read in your faceThat your feelingsare driving you wildAh, but boy you’re only a childWell I could dancewith you honeyIf you think it’s funnyDoes your motherknow that you’re out? And I could chat with you babyFlirt a little maybeDoes your motherknow that you’re out? Take it easy Take it easyBetter slow down boyThat’s no way to goDoes your mother know? Take it easyTake it easyTry to cool it boyPlay it nice and slowDoes your mother know?I can see what you wantBut you seem pretty young To be searching for that kind of funSo maybe I’m not the oneNow you’re so cute,I like your styleAnd I know what you mean When you give mea flash of that smileBut boy you’re only a child

Well I could dance with you honeyIf you think it’s funnyDoes your motherknow that you’re out? And I could chat with you babyFlirt a little maybeDoes your motherknow that you’re out? Take it easy Take it easyBetter slow down girlThat’s no way to goDoes your mother know?Take it easy Take it easyTry to cool it girlPlay it nice and slowDoes your mother know?Well I could dance with you honey...

Slipping Through My FingersBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

Schoolbag in handShe leaves homein the early morningWaving goodbye with an absent-minded smileI watch her go with a surgeof that well-known sadnessAnd I have to sit downfor a whileThe feeling that I’m losing her foreverAnd without really entering her worldI’m glad wheneverI can share her laughterThat funny little girl

Slipping through my fingersall the time

Slipping through my fingers all the timeDo I really see what’s in her mindEach time I think I'm close to knowingShe keeps on growingSlipping through my fingers all the timeSleep in our eyesHer and me at thebreakfast tableBarely awake, I let precious time go byThen when she’s goneThere’s that oddmelancholy feelingAnd a sense of guiltI can’t denyWhat happened to those wonderful adventuresThe places I had planned for us to go Well, some of that we did but mostwe didn’tAnd why I just don’t knowSlipping through my fingersall the time...Sometimes I wish thatI could freeze the pictureAnd save it from thefunny tricks of timeSlipping through myfingersSchoolbag in handShe leaves homein the early morningWaving goodbye with an absent-minded smile

The Winner Takes It All

Benny Andersson &Björn Ulvaeus

I don’t want to talkAbout things we’vegone throughThough it’s hurting meNow it's historyI’ve played all my cardsAnd that’s what you’ve done tooNothing more to sayNo more ace to playThe winner takes it allThe loser standing smallBeside the victoryThat’s her destinyI was in your armsThinking I belonged thereI figured it made senseBuilding me a fenceBuilding me a homeThinking I’d be strong thereBut I was a foolPlaying by the rulesThe gods may throw the diceTheir minds as cold as iceAnd someone way down hereLoses someone dearThe winner takes it allThe loser has to fallt's simple and it’s plainWhy should I complainTell me does she kissLike I used to kiss you?Does it feel the sameWhen she calls your name?Somewhere deep insideYou must know I miss youBut what can I sayRules must be obeyedThe judges will decideThe likes of me abideSpectators of the showAlways staying low

The game is on againA lover or a friendA big thing or a smallThe winner takes it allI don’t wanna talk‘cause it makes me feel sadAnd I understandYou’ve come to shake my handI apologizeIf it makes you feel badSeeing me so tenseNo self-confidence – but you seeThe winner takes it allThe winner takes it allThe game is on againA lover or a friendA big thing or a smallThe winner takes it allThe winner...

When All Is Said And DoneBenny Andersson &Björn Ulvaeus

Here’s to us one more toast and then we’ll pay the billDeep inside both of us could feel the autumn chillBirds of passage, you and meWe fly instinctivelyWhen the summer’s over and thedark clouds hide the sunNeither you nor I’m to blamewhen all is said and doneIt’s been there in my dreams, thisscene I see unfoldTrue at last, flesh and blood, o cherish and to holdCareless fools will suffer, yesI know and I confessOnce I lost my way when somethinggood had just begunLesson learned, it’s history when allis said and done

In our lives we have walked, some strange and lonely treksSlightly worn but dignified and not too old for sexClear-headed and open-eyedWith nothing left untriedStanding calmly at the crossroads, no desire to runThere’s no hurry any morewhen all is said and doneStanding calmly at the crossroads…

Take A Chance On MeBenny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

If you change your mindI’m the first in lineHoney, I’m still freeTake a chance on meIf you need me, let me knowGonna be aroundIf you’ve got no place to goWhen you’re feeling downIf you’re all alone When the pretty birds have flownHoney I’m still freeTake a chance on meGonna do my very best And it ain’t no lieIf you put me to the testIf you let me tryTake a chance on meTake a chance on meWe can go dancingWe can go walkingAs long as we’re togetherListen to some musicMaybe just talkingYou’d get to know me better‘cause you know I’ve gotSo much that I wanna do

When I dream I’m alone with youIt’s magicYou want me to leave it thereAfraid of a love affairBut I think you knowThat I can’t let goIf you change your mindI’m the first in lineHoney, I’m still freeTake a chance on meIf you need me, let me knowGonna be aroundIf you’ve got no place to goWhen you’re feeling downIf you’re all alone When the pretty birds have flownHoney I’m still freeTake a chance on meGonna do my very best And it ain’t no lieIf you put me to the testIf you let me tryTake a chance on meTake a chance on meOh you can takeyour time babyI’m in no hurryI know I’m gonna get youYou don’t wanna hurt meBaby don’t worryI ain’t gonna let youLet me tell you nowMy love is strong enough To last when things are roughIt’s magicYou say that I waste my timeBut I can’t getyou off my mindNo I can’t let go‘cause I love you soIf you change your mind...

I Have A Dream Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

I have a dreamA song to singTo help me cope With anythingIf you see the wonder Of a fairy taleYou can take the future Even if you failI believe in angelsSomething good ineverything I seeI believe in angelsWhen I know the time is right for meI’ll cross the streamI have a dreamI have a dreamA fantasyTo help me through RealityAnd my destination Makes it worth the whilePushing through thedarkness Still another mileI believe in angelsSomething good in everything I seeI believe in angelsWhen I know the time is right for meI’ll cross the stream I have a dream...

MAMMA MIA!THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK CREDITS

CastDonna Meryl StreepSam Pierce

BrosnanHarry Colin FirthBill Stellan

SkarsgårdRosie Julie WaltersSky Dominic

CooperSophie Amanda

SeyfriedTanya Christine

BaranskiPepper Philip MichaelAli Ashley Lilley Lisa Rachel

McDowall

MusiciansPiano & KeyboardsBenny AnderssonBass & BouzoukiRutger GunnarssonDrumsPer LindvallGuitars & BouzoukiLasse WellanderPercussionJörgen StenbergAcoustic GuitarsLasse JonssonFlute, Piccola andBaritone SaxophoneJan BengtsonRecorder, Clarinet and SaxophonesPär GrebackenAlto SaxophonePerra MoraeusTrumpetLeif LindvallTubaCalle JakobssonBouzouki, Guitar,ViolinKalle Moraeus

ChoirAnna AfzeliusTobias AhlsellAnki AlbertssonAnna AnderssonMichael BlomqvistMagnus BorénRobert CarlsonSara DahlgrenJohanna ErikssonHans JohanssonThérèse LöfMarkus LönneborgJenny MiinaMats NilssonRobin OlssonHenrik OrwanderMartin Redhe NordStefan RundqvistAnna RydgrenJesper SjölanderCecilia SkarbyRobert SkowronskiChildren of theItalia Conti School

Produced andarranged byBenny Andersson Recorded byBernard LöhrMixed byBenny Andersson andBernard LöhrMusical Director &ConductorMartin LoweOrchestralArrangements Göran ArnbergOrchestra ContractorIsobel GriffithsOrchestra LeaderThomas BowesMusic Co-ordinatorGörel HanserAssistant MusicCo-ordinatorLotta LillieströmStenberg

Additional Recordingby Steve Price, ChrisBarrett, Andy Dudman

Music Recorded atMono Music Studio,Stockholm Atlantis Studio,StockholmAir Studios,Lyndhurst HallAngel Studios, LondonAbbey Road Studios,London

Music Mixed atMono Music Studio,Stockholm

Music Mastered atSterling Sound Studio,New York by George Marino

Cover PhotographyLorenzo AgiusPhotographyPeter MountainPhotograph ofBenny AnderssonMona Nörklit

CD packaging designed by Dewynters

For Littlestar ServicesLimitedBusiness & FinanceDirectorAshley GrisdaleMarketing & CommunicationsManagerClaire TeareMarketing &Communications Co-ordinatorLiz McGinity

Executive ProducersJudy Craymer, BjörnUlvaeus and BennyAndersson for LittlestarServices Limited

2008 and © 2008A Littlestar ServicesLimited Production.Logo design and CDpackaging ©LittlestarServices Limited.

Song creditsAll songs published byUniversal/Union SongsAB. 1778415.

ADDITIONAL CREDITSFOR MUSIC IN MAMMA MIA! THE MOVIE

Supervising MusicEditorTony LewisMusic EditorRobert HoustonMusic SupervisorBecky Bentham Assistant MusicSupervisorAbbie ListerScore Programmer/AdditionalOrchestrationsRupert Christie

...and thanks toeveryone who hasworked on this film.

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