ABBA
Studio album by ABBA
Released	April 21, 1975
Recorded	April 1974- March 1975
Genre	Pop
Length	36:09
Label	Polar (original release) Universal International (2001 reissue)
Producer(s)	Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
ABBA chronology
Waterloo (1974)	ABBA (1975)	Greatest Hits (1975)

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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 the U.S. and UK. ABBA 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. Eurovision Song Contest logo. ... I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do was a hit single for the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was one of the first singles released from their ABBA, album. ... For the play of the same name, please see Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia is a song from ABBAs third album, ABBA, and was first released on the ABBA album in April 1975. ... SOS is the third single from ABBAs self-titled 1975 album, their third for Polar Music, and their second for Epic and Atlantic. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... A box set (or boxed set) refers to one or more musical recordings, movies and television programs that are contained in a box made generally out of cardboard. ...

Track listing

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
7. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 3:17
8. "Rock Me" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:06
9. "Intermezzo No. 1" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:48
10. "I've Been Waiting For You" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 3:41
11. "So Long" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:06

ABBA was remastered and reissued in 1997 and 2001 with two bonus tracks: For the play of the same name, please see Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia is a song from ABBAs third album, ABBA, and was first released on the ABBA album in April 1975. ... Stig Stikkan Anderson (January 25, 1931 РSeptember 12, 1997) was the manager of ABBA and the founder of the Polar Music record label. ... SOS is the third single from ABBAs self-titled 1975 album, their third for Polar Music, and their second for Epic and Atlantic. ... Bang en boomerang is a Swedish language song written by Benny Andersson, Bj̦rn Ulvaeus and Monica Andersson. ... I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do was a hit single for the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was one of the first singles released from their ABBA, album. ... Intermezzo No. ... So Long was a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA and was the third single they released in 1974, the first from ABBAs forthcoming studio-album ABBA. It was backed by Ive Been Waiting For You, also a new composition. ...

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).

Personnel

ABBA

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

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• 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

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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

Charts

Album - UK and Australia

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Singles - UK Singles Chart

Singles - USA and Canada