Hidden Gems (Ace of Base album)

Hidden Gems is a 2015 compilation album by Swedish pop group Ace of Base. It was released worldwide by Playground Music on 6 March 2015.

Hidden Gems
Compilation album by
Released6 March 2015
Recorded1991–2006
GenrePop
Length49:28
LabelPlayground
Producer
Ace of Base chronology
The Golden Ratio
(2010)
Hidden Gems
(2015)
Gold
(2019)
Singles from Hidden Gems
  1. "Would You Believe"
    Released: 27 February 2015

Background

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The album consists of previously unreleased material and b-sides recorded by the original lineup between 1991 through 2006. The majority of the songs were previously released through the band's Facebook page during Ace Thursdays, though some of the tracks on the compilation feature updated production. Five of the included songs were previously released years prior as b-sides and bonus tracks.[1]

"No Good Lover," included on this compilation, was originally meant to be a single from Flowers, but later did not make the cut for the album.[2] A previously unreleased version of "Hey Darling," a track which first appeared on Da Capo, is included on Hidden Gems as an iTunes bonus track. "Sunset in Southern California" was re-worked and later released on The Golden Ratio in 2010 as "Southern California." A demo version of "Giving It Up" is featured as a bonus track on the 2015 remastered release of Happy Nation U.S. Version.[3]

Release

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The album was released on CD and vinyl worldwide through the band's official website and through digital retailers on 6 March 2015. Two songs from the album, "Would You Believe" and "Into the Night of Blue," were made available through digital retailers prior to the album's release. The iTunes edition contains two additional songs as bonus tracks. Jonas Berggren stated on the band's official Facebook page that a second edition with different songs has been considered.[4]

In 2019, the collection Greatest Hits from 2008 was repackaged with Hidden Gems instead of the music video DVD and was released as Ace Of Base – Gold.[5]

Hidden Gems, Vol. 2

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A follow-up to Hidden Gems, Hidden Gems, Vol. 2 was released as part of the All That She Wants: The Classic Collection (2020) box set. It was later released to digital platforms on 28 August 2020.[6]

Track listing

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Hidden Gems, Vol. 1

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All songs were previously unreleased, unless otherwise specified.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Would You Believe" (era: Da Capo)Jonas Berggren
  • Tommy Ekman
  • Jonas Berggren
2:50
2."Go Go Go" (era: Da Capo)Berggren
  • Pontus Söderqvist
  • Jonas Berggren
3:29
3."Into the Night of Blue" (B-side of "Cruel Summer")
4:13
4."Don’t Stop" (B-side of "The Juvenile")
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Arild Haugland
  • Birthe Berggren
  • Harry Sommerdahl
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Jonas von der Burg
2:49
5."Make My Day" (era: Da Capo)Jonas Berggren
  • Ekman
  • Jonas Berggren
2:55
6."Mercy Mercy" (B-side of "Always Have, Always Will")3:37
7."No Good Lover" (B-side of "Life is a Flower")Jonas Berggren
  • John Amatiello
  • Jonas Berggren
3:35
8."Summer Days" (Da Capo Japanese bonus track)Jonas Berggren
  • von der Burg
  • Jonas Berggren
3:46
9."Giving It Up" (2014 remake) (era: Happy Nation)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
2:46
10."Come to Me" (Ace version) (era: Da Capo)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Haugland
  • B. Berggren
  • Håkan Kristoffersson
  • Jonas Berggren
3:54
11."Prime Time" (era: Da Capo)Jonas Berggren
  • Ekman
  • Jonas Berggren
3:14
12."Look Around Me" (era: The Bridge)
  • Ekberg
  • Ballard
  • Ballard
  • Ekberg
  • Björn Stenström
3:16
13."Pole Position" (era: Happy Nation)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
3:23
14."Sunset in Southern California" (era: Da Capo; remade as "Southern California" on The Golden Ratio)Jonas Berggren
  • Ekman
  • Jonas Berggren
3:12
15."Moment of Magic" (era: Da Capo)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • M. Berggren
  • Jenny Berggren
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
2:29
Total length:49:28
iTunes bonus tracks[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Hey Darling" (bells version) (previously unreleased; original version from Da Capo)Jonas BerggrenOle Evenrud3:06
17."Cuba, Cuba Libre" (era: Da Capo)Jonas BerggrenEvenrud3:36
Total length:56:10
All That She Wants: The Classic Collection CD bonus tracks[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Mr. Ace" (era: Happy Nation)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • M. Berggren
  • Jenny Berggren
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
3:21
17."Moogoperator" (era: Happy Nation)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
3:32
18."Kings and Queens" (Cruel Summer 2015 bonus track)
  • Ekberg
  • Ballard
  • Ballard
  • Ekberg
  • Stenström
3:23
19."Love for Sale" (B-side of "Always Have, Always Will")Jonas BerggrenJonas Berggren3:35
20."L'amour" (from the compilation Let Love Be Love: X-mas 1998; era: Flowers)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Steinberg
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Candy Hill
4:01
21."Would You Believe" (alternate version)Jonas Berggren 3:05
22."Cuba Cuba Libre"Jonas BerggrenEvenrud3:36
23."Giving It Up" (Ace version)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
 3:27

Hidden Gems, Vol. 2

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All songs were previously unreleased.[8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Girl in the Line" (era: Da Capo)Jonas Berggren
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Pontus Söderqvist
3:16
2."Love in the Ghetto" (era: Da Capo)Jonas Berggren
  • Tommy Ekman
  • Jonas Berggren
2:53
3."Stranger to Love" (era: The Bridge/Flowers)
  • Ulf Ekberg
  • John Ballard
  • Ballard
  • Ekberg
  • Stenström
3:12
4."Memories Forever" (era: Flowers)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • Jenny Berggren
  • Malin Berggren
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
3:46
5."At the Borderline (Moogoperator 2)" (era: Da Capo)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
3:50
6."Kyrie Eleison" (era: Flowers)Jonas Berggren
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
2:13
7."Immanuel" (era: Flowers)Jenny BerggrenMartin Hedström2:47
8."Angel of Love" (era: The Bridge)
  • Ekberg
  • Ballard
  • Stenström
  • Ballard
  • Ekberg
  • Stenström
3:12
9."Stay with Me" (era: Flowers)Jenny Berggren
  • Denniz Pop
  • Max Martin
3:23
10."For a Thousand Days" (era: The Bridge)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
3:34
11."All Temptations" (era: Da Capo)Jonas Berggren
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Håkan Kristoffersson
3:30
12."She Was Thinking of You" (era: Flowers)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Kristoffersson
3:16
13."The Challenge" (era: Flowers)Jonas Berggren
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Douglas Carr
  • John Amatiello
2:48
14."Bad Dad" (era: Happy Nation)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
3:57
15."The Wizard" (era: Happy Nation)Jonas Berggren
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Tech Noir
3:13
16."Close to You" (era: Happy Nation)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
3:54
17."Funk Funk" (era: Happy Nation)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
3:32
18."Reality (In Black and White)" (era: Tech Noir)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Tech Noir
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Tech Noir
3:11
19."Wish You Were Mine" (era: Redefined)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Jenny Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • Jakob Petrén
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Simon Petrén
3:08
20."Couldn't Care Less" (era: Redefined)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Jenny Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • J. Petrén
  • Jonas Berggren
  • J. Petrén
  • S. Petrén
3:52
21."Stranger to Love" (original version)
  • Ekberg
  • Ballard
 3:27
22."Giving It Up" (1999 version)
  • Berggren
  • Ekberg
 3:05
23."Moment of Magic" (alternative version)
  • Jonas Berggren
  • Ekberg
  • M. Berggren
  • Jenny Berggren
 3:40

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide 6 March 2015 Digital download · CD · LP [9]
Country Date Format Label
Austria 3 July 2015 CD Edel
Germany
Switzerland

References

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  1. ^ Hidden Gems, aceofbase.com, retrieved 6 October 2019
  2. ^ Ace of Base Interview: "We live in a time-capsule contemplating Ace of Base.", Tralala.gr, 6 March 2015, retrieved 6 March 2015
  3. ^ "Happy Nation (U.S. Version) (Remastered)". iTunes. January 1994. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Ace of Base: Facebook". facebook. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Ace of Base – Gold | Demon Music Group".
  6. ^ "Hidden Gems, Vol. 2 by Ace of Base". Apple Music. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ Hidden Gems (Bonus Track Edition) on iTunes
  8. ^ a b All That She Wants: The Classic Collection (booklet). Edsel Records. EDSL0059.
  9. ^ "Ace of Base: Hidden Gems". apple. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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