Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist You?: The Inside Story of Mamma Mia! and the Songs of ABBA

In the 1970s, the Swedish musical phenomenon known as ABBAAgnetha Fltskog, Benny Andersson, Bjrn Ulvaeus, and Anni-Frid Lyngstadsucceeded in reinventing the worlds perception of pop. They produced hit after catchy hit, each one instantly recognizable, infectious, and irresistible. Nearly a quarter of a century later, these beloved songs gave birth to the blockbuster musical MAMMA MIA!, which became a legend in its own right. It opened in 85 cities and has since been seen by more than 20 million people throughout the world. This officially sanctioned book tells the double story of the band and the playand its told by those know it best: two of the groups singer/songwriters and MAMMA MIA! producer Judy Craymer. Its colorful literally and figuratively, and jam-packed with illustrations from the groups own archives. Through first-person recollections from ABBA members, intertwined with commentary from the MAMMA MIA! team, Thank You for the Music cuts through the thicket of myths and misconceptions that have grown up around ABBA to reveal what actually happened.