Elizabeth Vincentelli's entry in the 33 1/3 series of book-length single album reviews is an affectionate and in-depth look at the greatest hits compilation that was, although released a decade after ABBA's breakup, a major factor in the 1990s reappraisal of the band's reputation. Vincentelli, a Time Out New York Senior Editor, uses the album's format as her point of departure in analyzing the band's oeuvre, delving deep into the construction of hits such as Dancing Queen and her personal favorite, S.O.S. Written with a fan's enthusiasm and a music critic's depth of experience, ABBA'S ABBA GOLD's witty and perceptive style finds welcome middle ground between stuffy intellectual theorizing and lightweight pop puffery. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.