ABBA - Éxitos Eternos

The latest remastering cycle on Abba's catalog has yielded a neat CD, Éxitos Eternos, that pretty much supplants Oro: Grandes Exitos, the previous compilation of the group's Spanish-language tracks. Apart from exquisite sound -- so that not only the voices but the acoustic guitars and the electric bass on "Estoy Sonando" ("I Have a Dream") have extraordinary presence -- the CD also comes with bonus video that's playable on computers set up with Quicktime, of "Fernando" (which, oddly enough, is sung in English on the video and depicts the group members, all looking shockingly young at this late date, in a campfire and starlight setting). The sound is superb throughout, but the mixes are especially hot on "Ring Ring" and "La Reina del Baile" ("Dancing Queen"), with the bass especially out front and vivid like it's in the room with you. The audio portion of the CD, covering nearly an hour, ends with "Chiquita," and the "Fernando" video is easy to access through most computers. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide