ABBA (album)

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ABBA
Studio album by ABBA
Released	April 21, 1975
Recorded	April 1974- March 1975
Genre	Pop
Length	36:09
Label	Polar (original release) PolyGram (1992 - 1997) Universal Music (1998 - )
Producer	Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
ABBA chronology
Waterloo (1974) ABBA (1975) Greatest Hits (1975)
Alternate cover
CD re-issue with ABBA logo.

ABBA was the third album by the Swedish pop group of the same name, first released in 1975 (see 1975 in music).

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 thereafter. The latter also did well in Europe, while "SOS" became a hit in both the U.S. and UK. ABBA was first released on CD in West Germany in 1987 (later released internationally), with five bonus tracks of songs from Waterloo and Ring Ring, which had not been released on CD at that time. ABBA was released on CD in Sweden in 1988 featuring the original 11 tracks only. The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 CD re-issues, bonus tracks 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Charts

[edit] Track listing

Side A:

1. "Mamma Mia" (Andersson, Stig Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 3:32
2. "Hey, Hey Helen" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:17
3. "Tropical Loveland" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 3:06
4. "SOS" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 3:23
5. "Man In The Middle" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:03
6. "Bang-A-Boomerang" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 3:04

Side B:

1. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 3:17
2. "Rock Me" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:06
3. "Intermezzo No. 1" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:48
4. "I've Been Waiting For You" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 3:41
5. "So Long" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:06

[edit] CD re-issues, bonus tracks

ABBA was first released on CD in 1987 with five additional tracks from the albums Waterloo and Ring Ring:

12. "Waterloo" (Andersson, Stig Anderson, Ulvaeus) - 2:44
13. "Hasta Mañana" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) - 3:09
14. "Honey, Honey (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus)" – 2:55
15. "Ring Ring" (Andersson, Stig Anderson, Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) – 3:06
16. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 2:53

ABBA was remastered and reissued in 1997 two further bonus tracks:

17. "Crazy World" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:48
18. "Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight Special" (Trad. Arr. Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:21

ABBA was remastered and reissued again in 2001 with two bonus tracks, but without the five tracks from Waterloo and Ring Ring:

12. "Crazy World" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:48
13. "Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight Special" (Trad. Arr. Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:21

ABBA was remastered and reissued again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set with following bonus tracks:

12. "Crazy World" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:46
13. "Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokey/Midnight Special (1978 Mix)" (Trad. Arr. Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:21
    • B-side of 1978 single "Summer Night City". Recording of this song began May 6, 1975.
14. "Mamma Mia (Spanish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Buddy McCluskey, Mary McCluskey) – 3:34
    • Vocals recorded January 1980. From the album Gracias Por La Música (Septima SRLM 1, June 23, 1980).

[edit] Personnel

ABBA

• Benny Andersson – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, vocals, clavinet
• Agnetha Fältskog – vocals
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad – vocals
• Björn Ulvaeus – guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

• Ulf Andersson – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Ola Brunkert – drums
• Bruno Glenmark – trumpet
• Rutger Gunnarsson – bass
• Roger Palm – drums
• Janne Schaffer – guitar
• Finn Sjoberg – guitar
• Bjorn Utvous – guitar
• Mike Watson – bass
• Lasse Wellander – guitar

[edit] Production

• Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
• Arranger: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• String arrangements: Björn J:son Lindh, Sven-Olof Walldoff
• Horn arrangements: Björn J:son Lindh
• Photography: Ola Lager
• Original album design: Sten-Åke Magnusson

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position (weeks at top)
1975	UK albums chart	13
1975	Australia - ARIA Albums Chart	1 (11) [1]
1975	The Billboard 200 - USA	174
1975	Cashbox album chart - USA	165
1976	RPM album chart - Canada	55
1975	New Zealand	3
1975	Italy	8
1975	Sweden	1 (18)
1975	Norway	1 (16)

Singles - Europe

Year	Single	Chart	Position (weeks at top)
1975	"So Long"	UK singles chart	failed to chart
1975	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	UK singles chart	38
1975	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	Norway's singles chart	2 (3)
1975	"S.O.S."	UK singles chart	6
1975	"S.O.S."	Norway's singles chart	2 (15)
1975	"Mamma Mia"	UK singles chart	1 (2)
1975	"Mamma Mia"	Norway's singles chart	2 (3)

Singles - USA and Canada

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"SOS"	Billboard Hot 100 - USA	15
1975	"SOS"	Cashbox singles chart - USA	12
1975	"SOS"	Billboard adult contemporary - USA	19
1976	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	Billboard Hot 100	15
1976	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	Billboard adult contemporary	8
1976	"Mamma Mia"	Billboard Hot 100	32
1976	"Mamma Mia"	Billboard adult contemporary	12
1976	"SOS"	RPM singles - Canada	36
1976	"SOS"	RPM adult contemporary - Canada	17
1976	"SOS"	Steede report airplay - Canada	9
1976	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	RPM singles	14
1976	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	RPM adult contemporary	6
1976	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	Steede report airplay	12
1976	"Mamma Mia"	RPM singles	18
1976	"Mamma Mia"	RPM adult contemporary	11
1976	"Mamma Mia"	Steede report airplay	20

v • d • e ABBA Agnetha Fältskog • Björn Ulvaeus • Benny Andersson • Anni-Frid Lyngstad Studio albums Ring Ring • Waterloo • ABBA • Arrival • The Album • Voulez-Vous • Super Trouper • The Visitors Compilations Greatest Hits • Greatest Hits Vol. 2 • Gracias Por La Música • The Singles: The First Ten Years • ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits • More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits • ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos • Thank You for the Music • The Definitive Collection • The Complete Studio Recordings • Number Ones Hit singles "People Need Love" • "He Is Your Brother" • "Ring Ring" • "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" • "Waterloo" • "Honey, Honey" • "So Long" • "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" • "SOS" • "Mamma Mia" • "Fernando" • "Dancing Queen" • "Money, Money, Money" • "Knowing Me, Knowing You" • "The Name of the Game" • "Take a Chance on Me" • "Eagle" • "Summer Night City" • "Chiquitita" • "Does Your Mother Know" • "Voulez-Vous" • "Angeleyes" • "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" • "I Have a Dream" • "The Winner Takes It All" • "On and On and On" • "Super Trouper" • "Lay All Your Love on Me" • "One of Us" • "When All is Said and Done" • "Head over Heels" • "The Visitors" • "The Day Before You Came" • "Under Attack" • "Thank You for the Music" Related articles Discography • Unreleased songs • Eurovision Song Contest 1974 • Mamma Mia! (musical) • Mamma Mia! (film) • Congratulations • Music of Sweden • Stig Anderson • "Thank ABBA for the Music"