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1975 studio album by ABBA
This article is about the 1975 album. Not to be confused with
ABBA: The Album , released in 1977.
ABBA ABBA . It was originally released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music and featured the hits "SOS ", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do " and "Mamma Mia ".[3]
Overview [ edit ]
Following the Eurovision success of "Waterloo", ABBA saw the band gaining worldwide recognition. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do " topped the charts in Australia, as did "Mamma Mia " shortly after. "SOS " and "Mamma Mia" became hits in both the United States and the United Kingdom.[3] Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman with "Intermezzo No. 1" (early working title: "Mama").[4]
ABBA was first released on CD in Japan in 1986 by Polydor Records .[5] [6] ABBA was released on CD throughout Europe in 1987 also by Polydor, with five songs added from the Waterloo Ring Ring ABBA was released on CD in Sweden by Polar Music in 1988,[7] [8] ambigram , first used for their next album Arrival [9] The Complete Studio Recordings box set , and most recently in 2012 as a "Deluxe Edition".[10] [11]
Track listing [ edit ]
Source:[12]
[13]
[14]
2001 CD edition bonus tracks Title Writer(s ) 12. "Crazy World" 3:48 13. "Pick a Bale of Cotton"/"On Top of Old Smokey"/"Midnight Special" (medley)
Andersson[a ]
Ulvaeus[a ]
4:21
The Complete Studio Recordings Title Writer(s ) 12. "Crazy World" 3:46 13. "Pick a Bale of Cotton"/"On Top of Old Smokey"/"Midnight Special" (medley)
Andersson[a ]
Ulvaeus[a ]
4:21 14. "Mamma Mia" (Spanish version)
Anderson
Ulvaeus
Buddy McCluskey
Mary McCluskey
3:34
2012 deluxe edition DVD Title 1. "ABBA in Australia " (television special) 40:59 2. "Made in Sweden – For Export " (SVT ) 10:54 3. "SOS" (Seaside Special BBC ) 3:21 4. "Mamma Mia" (Top of the Pops 3:21 5. "The Best of ABBA TV Commercial" 0:58 6. "Greatest Hits TV Commercial" 0:33 7. "International Sleeve Gallery" 3:35
Notes
Non-album tracks [ edit ]
Recorded 18 October 1974 at Glen Studio. The lyrics for the song were later re-written and became "Rock Me ". "Baby" was first released on CD on the box set Thank You for the Music ABBA Undeleted section.
"Crazy World" was recorded on 16 October 1974 at Glen Studio during sessions for this album. The track was left unreleased until it surfaced again during the Arrival Money, Money, Money " single in November 1976. "Crazy World" was first released on CD on the box set Thank You for the Music ABBA .[15]
"Here Comes Ruby Jamie" was recorded on 16 September 1974 at Glen Studio, and is one of the rare occasions where Benny Andersson sings the lead vocals. The song was first released on CD on the box set "Thank You for the Music " as part of the ABBA Undeleted section.
Recording began on 6 May 1975 at Glen Studio. It remains ABBA's only studio recorded release of material not written by themselves, and was originally released on the 1975 German charity album "Stars Im Zeichen Eines Guten Sterns". In 1978, it featured (with a slight audio tweak, for many years mistakenly referred to as a 'remix') as the B-side of the "Summer Night City " single. The song was first released on CD on the box set Thank You for the Music ABBA .[15]
"Rikky Rock 'N' Roller" was recorded on 15 September 1974 at Glen Studio, and was first released on CD on the box set Thank You for the Music ABBA Undeleted section. Later released by Jerry Williams on the album Kick Down in 1976.
Personnel [ edit ]
ABBA
Agnetha Fältskog – Lead vocals (4, 10) Co Lead Vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 11) Backing Vocals
Anni-Frid Lyngstad – Lead vocals (3 ) Co Lead Vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 11) Backing Vocals
Björn Ulvaeus – guitars, Lead vocals (5, 8) Backing Vocals
Benny Andersson – piano, marimba, accordion, organ, clavinet, synthesizers, Backing vocals
Additional musicians
Roger Palm – drums, tambourine, timpani
Ola Brunkert – drums on "SOS", "Man in the Middle" and "So Long"
Rutger Gunnarsson – bass
Mike Watson – bass on "Mamma Mia", "Tropical Loveland", "SOS", "Man in the Middle", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" and "So Long"
Janne Schaffer – guitar on Mamma Mia, "Hey, Hey Helen", "SOS", "Man in the Middle", "Bang-A-Boomerang" and "So Long"
Finn Sjöberg – guitar on "Mamma Mia", "Rock Me", "Intermezzo No. 1" and "I've Been Waiting For You"
Lasse Wellander – guitar on "Tropical Loveland", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", "Rock Me" and "Intermezzo No. 1"
Ulf Andersson – alto saxophone , tenor saxophone
Bruno Glenmark – trumpet
Björn J:son Lindh; Sven-Olof Walldoff – string arrangements
Björn J:son Lindh – horn arrangements
Production
Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus – producers, arrangers
Michael B. Tretow – engineer
Ola Lager – photography
Sten-Åke Magnusson – original album design
Jon Astley; Tim Young; Michael B. Tretow – remastering for the 1997 Remasters
Jon Astley; Michael B. Tretow – remastering for the 2001 Remasters
Henrik Jonsson – Remastered for The Complete Studio Recordings box set
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Monthly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Sales and Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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^ Scott, Robert (2002) ABBA: Thank You for the Music – The Stories Behind Every Song , Carlton Books Limited: Great Britain, p.67
^ ABBA – ABBA (1986, CD) , retrieved 4 May 2021
^ "Polydor P33P series (1986) « Abba on CD" . Abbaoncd.wordpress.com. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011 .
^ ABBA – ABBA (1988, CD) , retrieved 4 May 2021
^ ABBA – ABBA (1997, CD) , retrieved 4 May 2021
^ ABBA – ABBA (2001, CD) , retrieved 4 May 2021
^ ABBA – ABBA (2012, CD) , retrieved 4 May 2021
^ Discogs – ABBA , Epic Records cassette version
^ "Album abba « ABBA | Albums | ABBA" . Abbasite.com . Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017 .
^ RCA Victor VPL1-4013A – 1975 Polar Music AB
^ RCA Victor VPL1-4013B – 1975 Polar Music AB
^ a b Scott, Robert (2002) 'ABBA: Thank You for the Music – The Stories Behind Every Song', Carlton Books Limited: Great Britain, p.69
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 ISBN 0-646-11917-6
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4163b" . RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – ABBA – ABBA" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "ABBA". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 8 . Retrieved 24 August 2022 .
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – ABBA – Mamma Mia" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). ISBN 978-1094705002
^ "Charts.nz – ABBA – ABBA" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – ABBA – ABBA" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ a b c "Swedishcharts.com – ABBA – ABBA" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 8 November 2021.
^ "ABBA Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard
^ "Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 12/2024)" . IFPI Greece . Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024 .
^ "Музыкальный парад "Март-78" . Московский комсомолец
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 427. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1975" . Dutch Charts . Retrieved 7 November 2021 .
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1975 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart" . Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 8 November 2021 .
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1976 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart" . Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 8 November 2021 .
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1977 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart" . Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 9 November 2021 .
^ "Звуковая дорожка – 78" . Московский комсомолец
^ "ABBA – Success Story – RCA Australia 1976" . Billboard . 22 January 1977.
^ a b "Abba" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 28 August 2013 .
^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978" . IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 8 January 2016 .
^ "ABBA Cracks Japan Mart; Sales Surge" . Billboard . 10 March 1979. p. 76.
^ Bakkemoen, Kurt (19 March 1980). "Biggest Norwegian Sellers" (PDF) . Billboard . p. 113.
^ Schulman, Leif (8 September 1979). "Abba The World" . Billboard .
^ "British album certifications – Abba – Abba" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 8 January 2016 .
^ Murrells, Joseph (1985). Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s : an illustrated directory ISBN 0668064595 ABBA's album was a colossal success throughout Europe in 1975, selling four million before release in Britain
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