The Visitors
Studio album by ABBA
Released	November 30, 1981
Recorded	March 1981- November 1981
Genre	Pop
Length	37:39
Label	Polar (original release) Universal International (2001 reissue)
Producer	Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
ABBA chronology
Super Trouper (1980) The Visitors (1981) The Singles: The First Ten Years (1982)

For the French film, see Les Visiteurs.

The Visitors is the eighth and final album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The LP was the first in history to be issued in the new CD format.[1] The Visitors 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. Image File history File links Headoverheels. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Polar Music is a Swedish record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 23% market share. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Image:Benny Andersson. ... Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish IPA: ) (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Super Trouper was a top-selling 1980 (see 1980 in music) album by Europop stars ABBA. Led by the international hit Winner Takes It All, Super Trouper was their sixth British chart-topping album. ... Les Visiteurs (English: The Visitors) is a French film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré and released in 1993. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 list of years in music // January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadways Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February 14 - Billy Idol leaves the band Generation... A compact disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... The Complete Studio Recordings is a box set of all the studio albums released by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 7 November 2005 and consists of 9 CDs and 2 DVDs. ... A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is one or more musical recordings, films, television programs, or other collection of related things that are contained in a box. ...

Track listing

All songs by Andersson and Ulvaeus.

1. "The Visitors (Crackin' Up)" – 5:47
2. "Head Over Heels" – 3:48
3. "When All Is Said And Done" – 3:17
4. "Soldiers" – 4:40
5. "I Let The Music Speak" – 5:23
6. "One Of Us" – 3:57
7. "Two For The Price Of One" – 3:38
8. "Slipping Through My Fingers" – 3:53
9. "Like An Angel Passing Through My Room" – 3:40
   • This is Abba's only song done completely by one person, Frida. The song opens with the ticking of a metronome and closes the same way. It was originally entitled An Angel's Passing Through My Room and had more of a disco feel, similar to Lay All Your Love On Me, but was extensively redone as a poignant ballad with a music box.

The Visitors was remastered and reissued in 1997 and 2001 with four bonus tracks: The Visitors (Crackin Up) is the title song from the album The Visitors, by ABBA. It was released as a B-side on the single Head Over Heels on March 19, 1982. ... Head Over Heels was an ABBA song recorded by the Swedish foursome in 1981, but released in early 1982. ... When All Is Said And Done was the lead single from ABBAs final studio album, The Visitors, in the United States. ... A Norwegian soldier (a Corporal, armed with an MP-5) A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment to defend that country or its interests. ... One Of Us is the first single from ABBAs final studio album The Visitors, their eighth album for Polar, and their seventh album for Epic and Atlantic. ... For the television pricing game, see 2 for the Price of 1. ... Slipping Through My Fingers is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA from their 1981 album The Visitors, having Agnetha Fältskog singing the lead vocal. ... A mechanical wind-up metronome in motion A digital metronome set to pulse at four beats per measure at a tempo of 130 BPM A metronome is any device that produces a regulated audible and/or visual pulse, usually used to establish a steady beat, or tempo, measured in beats... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that was popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s, and which dominated mainstream pop until the late 1970s. ... Lay All Your Love on Me is an ABBA song recorded by the Swedish quartet in 1980 for the Super Trouper album. ... A musical box (or music box) is a 19th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder so as to strike the tuned teeth of a steel comb. ...

10. "Should I Laugh Or Cry?" – 4:29
11. "The Day Before You Came" – 5:53
12. "Cassandra" – 4:56 (on 2001 remaster only)
13. "Under Attack" – 3:48
14. "You Owe Me One" – 3:26 (on 1997 remaster only)

The Visitors was remastered and reissued again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set with several bonus tracks: The Day Before You Came is a song recorded and released by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released as the first new song off the November 1982 double complilation album The Singles: The First Ten Years. ... Cassandra is an ABBA song from 18 October 1982, it was the B side for The Day Before You Came single. ... Under Attack was the last single released by the pop group ABBA while they were still together. ... You Owe Me One is a song written and recorded in May 1982 by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was one of only a handful of tracks recorded by the band that year, and was originally intended for inclusion on what would have been their ninth studio album. ... The Complete Studio Recordings is a box set of all the studio albums released by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 7 November 2005 and consists of 9 CDs and 2 DVDs. ...

10. "Should I Laugh Or Cry" – 4:32
    • B-side of "One Of Us". This version with an opening count-in was taken from Epic single (EPC A 1740, UK, December 4, 1981).
11. "No Hay A Quien Culpar" (Andersson, Ulvaeus, Buddy McCluskey, Mary McCluskey) – 3:14
    • Spanish version of "When All Is Said And Done".
12. "Se Me Está Escapando" (Andersson, Ulvaeus, B. McCluskey, M. McCluskey) – 3:54
    • Spanish version of "Slipping Through My Fingers".
13. "The Day Before You Came" – 5:51
14. "Cassandra" – 4:54
    • B-side of "The Day Before You Came".
15. "Under Attack" – 3:49
16. "You Owe Me One" – 3:26
    • B-side of "Under Attack".

Tracks 11–12 are from the Spanish and Latin American version of the album The Visitors. Tracks 13–16 are recorded and originally published in 1982. is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... No Hay a Quien Culpar is the Spanish language version of When All Is Said and Done, a hit single by Swedish pop group ABBA from their 1981 studio album The Visitors. ... Se Me Está Escapando is the Spanish Language version of Slipping Through My Fingers, a ballad from Swedish pop group ABBAs 1981 studio album The Visitors. ... The Day Before You Came is a song recorded and released by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released as the first new song off the November 1982 double complilation album The Singles: The First Ten Years. ... Cassandra is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on October 18, 1982 as the B-side of the single The Day Before You Came. ... Under Attack was the last single released by the pop group ABBA while they were still together. ... You Owe Me One is a song written and recorded in May 1982 by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was one of only a handful of tracks recorded by the band that year, and was originally intended for inclusion on what would have been their ninth studio album. ...

Personnel

ABBA

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

Additional personnel' Image:Benny Andersson. ... Synthesizer as used in music, is a term derived from a Greek word syntithetai < synthesis (συντίθεται < σύνθεσις) and is used to describe a device capable of generating and/or manipulating electronic signals for use in music creation, recording and performance. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Agnetha Åse Fältskog (born 5 April 1950) in Jönköping) is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and producer, most notable as being a member of Swedish pop group ABBA. Her name was originally spelled Agneta; she added the h later herself. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The ABBA single cover for Mamma Mia (1975) shows the group: Benny, Anni-Frid (top center), Agnetha, and Björn. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish IPA: ) (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ... A steel string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

• Ola Brunkert – drums
• Rutger Gunnarsson – bass, percussion
• Janne Kling – wind
• Per Lindvall – drums
• Åke Sundqvist – percussion
• Three Boys – bass, mandolin, keyboards
• Lasse Wellander – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... “Percussion” redirects here. ... A mandolin is a small, stringed musical instrument which is plucked, strummed or a combination of both. ... Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ...

Production

• Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• Arrangers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
• Design: Rune Söderqvist

Charts

Album

Singles - Australia Singles Chart

Singles - Mexico Singles Chart

Singles - New Zealand Singles Chart

Singles - Sweden Singles Chart

Singles - UK Singles Chart

Singles - Billboard (North America)

See also

• Visitors