"Arrival" was the instrumental title track from ABBA's 1976 album of the same name. It was the second and last song from the Swedish music group not to contain lyrics, following 1975's "Intermezzo No. 1". ABBA (1972–1982) was a Swedish pop music group. ... See also: 1975 in music, other events of 1976, 1977 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January-February January 7 - Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County Jail and four years probation for... Arrival is the fifth album by Swedish group ABBA, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... See also: 1974 in music, other events of 1975, 1976 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of...

As with "Intermezzo", the choral tune was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It was recorded on August 30, 1976 at Stockholm's Metronome Studio under the working title "Arrival in Dalecarlia".^[1] A later version of the song, called "Belle", was sung by Daniel Balavoine and Anni-Frid Lyngstad ("Frida"). ^[2] Benny Andersson in 2004 Benny Bror Göran Andersson (born in Stockholm on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and a member of the Swedish musical group, ABBA. Bennys musical background came from his father and grandfather; both enjoyed playing the accordion. ... Björn Ulvaeus Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Dalecarlia, or Dalarna, is a historical Province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. ... Daniel Balavoine. ... Lyngstad in 1996 Anni-Frid Synni Frida, Princess Reuss better known as Anni-Frid Frida Lyngstad (born November 15, 1945) is best known as one of the four members of the Swedish pop group ABBA. She is of German and Norwegian origin. ...

The title of the album, Arrival, gave the instrumental its name, instead of the title track doing this same thing to the album.^[3] Also, it was one of the last tracks to be recorded for the so-called album before its release on October 11, 1976. October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years). ...

In 1980 Mike Oldfield made a cover-version of the song, which is to find on his LP QE2. See also: 1979 in music, other events of 1980, 1981 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January January 1 - Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II. The only other pop music acts to be created MBEs are the Beatles and... Mike Oldfield on the album cover of Amarok (1990) Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends rock or progressive rock, New Age Music, ethnic or world music, and classical music. ... QE2 is a record album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. ...

Footnotes and references

1. ^ "Dalecarlia" refers to a historical province (landskap) in Sweden, also called Dalarna.
2. ^ Recording information on "Arrival"
3. ^ Liner notes for 2001 re-issue of Arrival. (c) Carl Magnus Palm and Polar Music International AB.

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External links

• Song information at ABBA's official site