The Albums

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Annotation

Disc catalog #:
disc 1: 060251774853
disc 2: 060251774854
disc 3: 060251774855
disc 4: 060251774856
disc 5: 060251774857
disc 6: 060251774858
disc 7: 060251774859
disc 8: 060251774860
disc 9: 060251774861

Annotation last modified on 2017-09-29 23:45 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Ring Ring
2▶CD: Waterloo
3▶CD: ABBA
4▶CD: Arrival
5▼CD: The Album
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1Eagle
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (from 1977-06-01 until 1977-06-02)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (from 1977-06-01 until 1977-06-02)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (from 1977-06-01 until 1977-06-02)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Janne Schaffer (from 1977-06-01 until 1977-06-02)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (from 1977-06-01 until 1977-06-02)
percussion:
Malando Gassama (on 1977-06-01)
recorder:
Lars O. Carlsson (on 1977-10-10)
solo electric guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1977-06-01)
solo guitar:
Lasse Wellander
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977)
recorded at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1977-06-01 until 1977-06-02, on 1977-10-10)
recording of:
Eagle (in 1977)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
3.15:49
2Take a Chance on Me
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1977-08-15)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-08-15, on 1977-08-17, on 1977-10-24)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Roger Palm (on 1977-08-17)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Roger Palm (on 1977-08-15)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-08-15)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-08-15)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977, in 1986) and Polydor Records (record company, please see the “A (x) release” / “A (x) recording” for the release label) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-08-15, on 1977-08-17) and Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-10-24)
mixed at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (on 1977-11-01)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 32)
recording of:
Take a Chance on Me (in 1977)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
4.154:07
3One Man, One Woman
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1977-07-18)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-07-18)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (Swedish cellist) (on 1977-11-09) and Olle Gustafsson (cellist) (on 1977-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Roger Palm (on 1977-07-18)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-07-18)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-07-18)
viola:
Lars Arvinder (on 1977-11-09), Nils Heie (on 1977-11-09), Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1977-11-09) and Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Tullo Galli (on 1977-11-09), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Inge Lindstedt (on 1977-11-09), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Bertil Orsin (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Harry Teike (on 1977-11-09) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09)
cello arranger, viola arranger and violin arranger:
Rutger Gunnarsson
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977)
recorded at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-11-09)
mixed at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-11-10)
recording of:
One Man, One Woman (on 1977-07-18)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
24:34
4The Name of the Game
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1977-05-31)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-05-31)
congas and percussion:
Malando Gassama (on 1977-05-31)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1977-05-31)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-05-31)
flute and saxophone:
Lars O. Carlsson (on 1977-07-19)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-05-31)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977)
recorded at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-05-31, on 1977-07-19)
mixed at:
Bohus Sound Recording in Kungälv Municipality (Kungälv municipality), Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1977-09)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 97)
recording of:
The Name of the Game (in 1977)
lyricist:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs AB (publisher), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Waterford Music (from 1977 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1977 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1977 to present)
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
3.654:54
5Move On
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1977-08-04)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1977-08-04)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-08-04)
guitar:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-08-08)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-08-04)
percussion:
Malando Gassama (on 1977-08-04)
recorder:
Lars O. Carlsson (on 1977-10-10)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977)
recorded at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-08-04, on 1977-08-08, on 1977-10-10)
recording of:
Move On (from 1977-08-04 until 1977-10-10)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
2.254:42
6Hole in Your Soul
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-08-03)
congas and percussion:
Malando Gassama (on 1977-08-03)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1977-08-03)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-08-03)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-08-03)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977)
recorded at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-08-03)
mixed at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (on 1977-11-01)
recording of:
Hole in Your Soul (on 1977-08-03)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
2.853:41
7Thank You for the Music
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar [lead guitar] and mandolin:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-07-21)
acoustic guitar and mandolin:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1977-07-21)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-07-21)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Roger Palm (on 1977-07-21)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-07-21)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (in 1977)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977)
recorded at:
Glen Studio in Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-07-21)
mixed at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (on 1977-11-07)
recording of:
Thank You for the Music (on 1977-07-21)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
part of:
The Girl With the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes From a Mini Musical
3.453:49
8I Wonder (Departure)
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-08-02)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (Swedish cellist) (on 1977-09-08)
congas and percussion:
Malando Gassama (on 1977-08-02)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1977-08-02)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-08-02)
instruments:
Bengt Sundberg (French horn player) (on 1977-09-08)
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-08-02)
oboe:
Bo Eriksson (on 1977-09-08)
saxophone:
Lars O. Carlsson
viola:
Lars Arvinder (on 1977-09-08), Nils Heie (on 1977-09-08), Örjan Högberg (on 1977-09-08) and Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1977-09-08)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Anders Dahl (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Inge Lindstedt (on 1977-09-08), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Bernt Nylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08), Harry Teike (on 1977-09-08), Snorri Throvaldsson (on 1977-09-08) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-09-08)
lead vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977)
recorded at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-08-02) and Europa Film in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-09-08)
recording of:
I Wonder (Departure) (from 1977-08-02 until 1977-09-08)
writer:
Stig Anderson (Stikkan), Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Waterford Music (from 1977 to present), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1977 to present) and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB (from 1977 to present)
part of:
The Girl With the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes From a Mini Musical
2.54:33
9I’m a Marionette
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1977-08-01)
cello:
Hans‐Göran Eketorp (Swedish cellist) (on 1977-11-09) and Olle Gustafsson (cellist) (on 1977-11-09)
congas and percussion:
Malando Gassama (on 1977-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1977-08-01)
guitar:
Lasse Wellander (on 1977-08-01)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lasse Wellander
keyboard:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1977-08-01)
viola:
Lars Arvinder (on 1977-11-09), Nils Heie (on 1977-11-09), Håkan Roos (Swedish violist) (on 1977-11-09) and Bo Söderström (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09)
violin:
Martin Bylund (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Tullo Galli (on 1977-11-09), Lars Stegenberg (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Inge Lindstedt (on 1977-11-09), Gunnar Michols (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Claes Nilsson (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Bertil Orsin (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Sixten Strömvall (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09), Harry Teike (on 1977-11-09) and Krzysztof Zdrzalka (Swedish violinist) (on 1977-11-09)
cello arranger, viola arranger and violin arranger:
Rutger Gunnarsson
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1977)
recorded at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-08-01, on 1977-11-09)
mixed at:
Marcus Music Ab in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1977-11-10)
recording of:
I’m a Marionette (from 1977-08-01 until 1977-11-09)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
EMI Grove Park Music, Inc. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
part of:
The Girl With the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes From a Mini Musical
24:09
6▶CD: Voulez‐vous
7▶CD: Super Trouper
8▶CD: The Visitors
9▶CD: Bonus Tracks