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If it seems as though the familiar ABBA sound isn't present on this album, that's because there was no entity known as ABBA at the time that the earliest sides here were recorded. Growing out of an attempt by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus to record together with their respective companions, Agnetha Faltskog and Frida "Anni-Frid" Lyngstad, the first side cut here, "People Need Love," featured the two men singing just as prominently as the women, and was credited to "Bjorn and Benny, Agnetha and Anni-Frid." It was only after its release and the cutting of a further single, "Ring, Ring," that the more familiar sound of the quartet began to coalesce along with the idea of a permanent professional association. Unreleased in the United States until 1995, this album is more of a generic European pop release than an ABBA release; the music has several unusual attributes, including Andersson and Ulvaeus singing lead on several cuts, and also one original song, the moody ballad "Disillusion," co-authored by Agnetha Faltskog. Most of what's here is pleasantly upbeat Europop, with unusually good playing and a lot of spirit, all showing the influence of mainstream American and British pop/rock, including the late-era Beatles and early Elton John, and on the title track, a Phil Spector-proportioned production. Ring Ring was reissued in October of 2001 with extensive notes, state-of-the-art sound, and three bonus tracks: the single B-sides "Merry-Go-Round" and "Santa Rosa" (a smooth piece of California-style rock in the mold of the early Eagles) and the Swedish version of "Ring, Ring" (which charted number one in Sweden to the English version's number two spot).
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Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Keyboard, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, Guitar, ComposerLyricist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Janne Schaffer, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, BassGuitar - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist - Phil Cody, Lyricist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 1972 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 1972 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Guitar, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Benny Andersson, Keyboard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Bengt Bernhag, Producer
℗ 1970 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer - Sven-Olof Walldoff, StringArranger - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer
℗ 1972 Polar Music International AB
Abba, MainArtist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, AcousticGuitar, ComposerLyricist - Benny Andersson, Producer, Piano, Mellotron, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer, Engineer - Janne Schaffer, AcousticGuitar, ElectricGuitar - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Mike Watson, Bass - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Åke Eldsäter, AdditionalEngineer - Rune Persson, AdditionalEngineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Lennart Karlsmyr, AdditionalEngineer - Björn Almstedt, AdditionalEngineer - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Review: Abba - Ring Ring
If it seems as though the familiar ABBA sound isn't present on this album, that's because there was no entity known as ABBA at the time that the earliest sides here were recorded. Growing out of an attempt by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus to record together with their respective companions, Agnetha Faltskog and Frida "Anni-Frid" Lyngstad, the first side cut here, "People Need Love," featured the two men singing just as prominently as the women, and was credited to "Bjorn and Benny, Agnetha and Anni-Frid." It was only after its release and the cutting of a further single, "Ring, Ring," that the more familiar sound of the quartet began to coalesce along with the idea of a permanent professional association. Unreleased in the United States until 1995, this album is more of a generic European pop release than an ABBA release; the music has several unusual attributes, including Andersson and Ulvaeus singing lead on several cuts, and also one original song, the moody ballad "Disillusion," co-authored by Agnetha Faltskog. Most of what's here is pleasantly upbeat Europop, with unusually good playing and a lot of spirit, all showing the influence of mainstream American and British pop/rock, including the late-era Beatles and early Elton John, and on the title track, a Phil Spector-proportioned production. Ring Ring was reissued in October of 2001 with extensive notes, state-of-the-art sound, and three bonus tracks: the single B-sides "Merry-Go-Round" and "Santa Rosa" (a smooth piece of California-style rock in the mold of the early Eagles) and the Swedish version of "Ring, Ring" (which charted number one in Sweden to the English version's number two spot).
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:11
- Main artists: ABBA
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polar Music International AB
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001 Polar Music International AB ℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
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