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ABBA by ABBA

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ABBA's self-titled third album was the one that really broke the group on a worldwide basis. The Eurovision Song Contest winner "Waterloo" had been a major international hit and "Honey, Honey" a more modest one, but ABBA was still an exotic novelty to most of those outside Scandinavia until the release of ABBA in the spring of 1975. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do," a schmaltzy tribute to the sound of '50s orchestra leader Billy Vaughn, seemed an unlikely first single, and indeed it barely scraped into the Top 40 in the U.K. But in Australia, it topped the charts, causing the Australian record company to pull its own second single, "Mamma Mia," off the album. This far more appealing pop/rock number followed its predecessor into the pole position Down Under and also topped the charts throughout Europe. "Bang-A-Boomerang," another big production, was less memorable and had less of an impact, but "S.O.S." brought ABBA back to big success in the U.S. and the U.K., pulling along the first two singles. Beyond these tracks, the LP-only songs showed off the group's eclecticism, from the crunchy hard rock guitar riff that propelled "Hey, Hey Helen" to the ambitious instrumental "Intermezzo No. 1," which showed off Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' classical leanings and foreshadowed their bigger composing projects of the 1980s. ABBA was a surprisingly effective synthesis of pop and rock styles, surprising because the non-English-speaking world had not produced such effective Anglo-American-style contemporary music before, at least for more than a song or two. (The 2001 reissue of ABBA, first released internationally and finally in the U.S., contains "Crazy World," a song from the sessions for the album later released as a B-side, and a medley of folk songs first heard on a charity album.)

© William Ruhlmann /TiVo

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1
Mamma Mia
00:03:35

Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Keyboard, BackgroundVocalist, Marimba, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

2
Hey, Hey Helen
00:03:17

Abba, MainArtist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Keyboard, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Finn Sjöberg, Guitar - Lasse Wellander, Guitar

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

3
Tropical Loveland
00:03:06

Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Vocalist, Keyboard, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, Vocalist, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Finn Sjöberg, Guitar - Lasse Wellander, Guitar - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

4
SOS (Album Version)
00:03:25

Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Vocalist, Keyboard, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, Vocalist, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Finn Sjöberg, Guitar - Lasse Wellander, Guitar - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

5
Man In The Middle
00:03:01

Abba, MainArtist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Keyboard, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Finn Sjöberg, Guitar - Lasse Wellander, Guitar - Ulf Andersson, TenorSaxophone - Björn J:son Lindh, CoArranger

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

6
Bang-A-Boomerang
00:03:05

Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Vocalist, Keyboard, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, Vocalist, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Finn Sjöberg, Guitar - Lasse Wellander, Guitar - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

7
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
00:03:17

Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboard, Vocalist, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, Vocalist, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Finn Sjöberg, Guitar - Lasse Wellander, Guitar - Ulf Andersson, AltoSaxophone - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

8
Rock Me
00:03:07

Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Vocalist, Keyboard, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, Vocalist, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Finn Sjöberg, Guitar - Lasse Wellander, Guitar

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

9
Intermezzo No. 1
00:03:46

Abba, MainArtist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, Vocalist, BackgroundVocalist, Composer - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Vocalist, Keyboard, BackgroundVocalist, Composer - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Finn Sjöberg, Guitar - Lasse Wellander, Guitar - Björn J:son Lindh, HornArranger, StringArranger

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

10
I've Been Waiting For You
00:03:41

Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Vocalist, Keyboard, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, Vocalist, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Finn Sjöberg, Guitar - Lasse Wellander, Guitar - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1974 Polar Music International AB

11
So Long
00:03:06

Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, Vocalist, Keyboard, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, Guitar, Vocalist, BackgroundVocalist, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocalist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocalist - Mike Watson, Bass - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass - Janne Schaffer, Guitar - Roger Palm, DrumKit - Ola Brunkert, DrumKit - Finn Sjöberg, Guitar - Lasse Wellander, Guitar - Bruno Glenmark, Trumpet

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

12
Crazy World
00:03:47

Abba, MainArtist - Benny Andersson, Producer, RecordingArranger, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, RecordingArranger, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1976 Polar Music International AB

13
Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton
00:04:24

Abba, MainArtist - Michael B. Tretow, RecordingEngineer - Benny Andersson, Producer, WorkArranger - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, WorkArranger - Traditional, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1975 Polar Music International AB

Review: ABBA - ABBA

ABBA's self-titled third album was the one that really broke the group on a worldwide basis. The Eurovision Song Contest winner "Waterloo" had been a major international hit and "Honey, Honey" a more modest one, but ABBA was still an exotic novelty to most of those outside Scandinavia until the release of ABBA in the spring of 1975. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do," a schmaltzy tribute to the sound of '50s orchestra leader Billy Vaughn, seemed an unlikely first single, and indeed it barely scraped into the Top 40 in the U.K. But in Australia, it topped the charts, causing the Australian record company to pull its own second single, "Mamma Mia," off the album. This far more appealing pop/rock number followed its predecessor into the pole position Down Under and also topped the charts throughout Europe. "Bang-A-Boomerang," another big production, was less memorable and had less of an impact, but "S.O.S." brought ABBA back to big success in the U.S. and the U.K., pulling along the first two singles. Beyond these tracks, the LP-only songs showed off the group's eclecticism, from the crunchy hard rock guitar riff that propelled "Hey, Hey Helen" to the ambitious instrumental "Intermezzo No. 1," which showed off Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' classical leanings and foreshadowed their bigger composing projects of the 1980s. ABBA was a surprisingly effective synthesis of pop and rock styles, surprising because the non-English-speaking world had not produced such effective Anglo-American-style contemporary music before, at least for more than a song or two. (The 2001 reissue of ABBA, first released internationally and finally in the U.S., contains "Crazy World," a song from the sessions for the album later released as a B-side, and a medley of folk songs first heard on a charity album.)

© William Ruhlmann /TiVo

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