Critical reception
Despite its commercial success around the world, the album received overwhelmingly negative reviews from music critics. Giving the album three out of five stars, Alex Henderson of AllMusic said that the groups "versions of ABBA gems like "Take a Chance on Me", "Mamma Mia", "Dancing Queen", and "Voulez-Vous" aren't brilliant, but they're enjoyable—and they show just how well the songs have held up over time." He concluded his review by saying, “All things considered, ''The ABBA Generation'' is a pleasing, if unremarkable, testament to the durability of ABBA's songs." In an average review for '' The A.V. Club'', Steven Thompson wrote, "Pop music doesn't get more marginal than a collection of overdriven dance-pop covers, but ''The ABBA Generation'' succeeds on its own modest terms." David Hiltbrand of '' Entertainment Weekly'' gave the album a B+, saying that the group "look and sound better than their supergroup heroes; even the music is spruced up, thanks to a cast of savvy Swedish producers." Writing for '' Rolling Stone'', Arion Berger gave the album one and a half out of five stars, saying that "all the keyboard doodling and note-for-note diligence in Scandinavia wouldn't help these poseurs bring the pure-pop greatness of the real ABBA to life."Track listing
All tracks written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except as noted.Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes. Musicians *Anneli Axon *Anders Barrén *Tee *Image *Ronald Malmberg *Annika Sjölin *Katarina Sjölin Production *Per Adebratt – vocal production *Stefan Boman – engineer *Tommy Ekman – vocal production *Björn Engelmann – mastering *Ole Evenrude — producer *Tommy Gustavsson — programming *Hartmann & Langhoff – producer *Johan S. – producer *Thomas Johansson — producer, vocal production *Fredrik Larnemo – engineer *Hugo Lira — programming *Ronald Malmberg — producer, vocal production *Christer Sandelin – vocal production *Joakim Styrén – mixing, programming Other personnel *Niklas Berg – concept *Todd Gallopo – design *Anders Johansson – A&R *Christer Mellström – product coordinator *Mats Oscarsson – photosCharts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
* August 25, 1999 (References
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