Mamma mia - Abba

While never released as a single in their native Sweden, Abba's 'Mamma Mia' (1975) was the band's first song to make a breakthrough in Australia, even reaching number one for no less than 10 weeks. At the time, it was rumoured that every third citizen of the country owned an Abba record.

It was almost entirely due to this overwhelming success that the single was subsequently released in the UK and other territories. It took the single nearly two months after it was released to top the UK charts. "Mamma Mia" also reached No.1 in Ireland, Switzerland and West Germany. In 1999 the musical 'Mamma Mia', featuring songs by Abba opened in London's West End. Since then, production has spread to many other countries, with over 1500 performances on Broadway alone.

My collection: 7" single no. 2724

Found: Record fair, September 2, 1996

Cost: 2 guilders

Tracks: 'Mamma mia' / 'Intermezzo no. 1'