Waterloo
Studio album by ABBA
Released	March 4, 1974
Recorded	Metronome Studio, September 1973- February 1974
Genre	Pop
Length	35:20
Label	Polar (original release) Universal International (2001 reissue)
Producer	Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (Favorable) link
ABBA chronology
Ring Ring (1973) Waterloo (1974) ABBA (1975)
Alternate cover
CD re-issue with ABBA logo.

Waterloo is Swedish pop group ABBA's second album, originally released in Sweden on March 4, 1974 (see 1974 in music). The title track of the album won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. Waterloo was 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. It was also released as a special 30th Anniversary edition in 2004, celebrating 30 years of the group's victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. Image File history File links This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music in question. ... 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 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 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 3_stars. ... This article is about the music magazine. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Alternate cover CD re-issue with ABBA logo. ... ABBA, the third album by the band of the same name, was first released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... // January - The Ramones form. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the nineteenth Eurovision Song Contest. ... 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. ... The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest (in Istanbul) to create a consistent visual identity. ...

Track listing

1. "Waterloo" (Andersson, Stig Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:44 Listen (help· info)
2. "Sitting in the Palmtree" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:36
3. "King Kong Song" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:11
4. "Hasta Mañana" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 3:09
5. "My Mama Said" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:13
6. "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:12
7. "Honey, Honey" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:55
8. "Watch Out" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 2:55 Listen (help· info)
9. "What About Livingstone" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:48
10. "Gonna Sing You My Love Song" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:41
11. "Suzy-Hang-Around" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:10

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Waterloo was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three bonus tracks:

12. "Ring Ring (1974 Remix, single version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Sedaka, Cody) – 3:06
13. "Waterloo (Swedish version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:45
14. "Honey, Honey (Swedish version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:59

"Waterloo - 30th Anniversary Special contained several bonus tracks and a bonus DVD: Ring Ring was ABBAs first big hit. ... Waterloo is widely known as an English recording by supergroup ABBA but when the group won the pre-selections for the Eurovision Song Contest they sang it in Swedish. ...

12. "Ring, Ring (US Remix 1974)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) – 3:06
    • From the North American version of the Waterloo album (Atlantic SD 18101, 1974).
13. "Waterloo (Swedish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:45
14. "Honey, Honey (Swedish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:59
    • B-side of "Waterloo (Swedish Version)".
15. "Waterloo (German Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Gerd Müller-Schwanke) – 2:44
16. "Waterloo (French Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Alain Boublil) – 2:42

• Bonus DVD:

1. "Waterloo (Eurovison Song Contest, BBC"
2. "Waterloo (Melodifestivalen SVT)"
3. "Honey, Honey"
4. "Hasta Mañana (Senores Y Senores, RTVE)"

Waterloo was remastered and reissued again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set with several bonus tracks: Honey, Honey was ABBAs second single in 1974 and part of the Waterloo 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. ...

12. "Ring, Ring (US Remix 1974)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) – 3:06
    • From the North American version of the Waterloo album (Atlantic SD 18101, 1974).
13. "Waterloo (Swedish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:45
14. "Honey, Honey (Swedish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:59
    • B-side of "Waterloo (Swedish Version)".
15. "Waterloo (German Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Gerd Müller-Schwanke) – 2:44
16. "Hasta Mañana (Spanish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Buddy McCluskey, Mary McCluskey) – 3:09
    • From the album Gracias Por La Música (Septima SRLM 1, June 23, 1980).
17. "Ring, Ring (1974 Remix, Single Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Sedaka, Cody) – 3:10
18. "Waterloo (French Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Alain Boublil) – 2:42

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Personnel

ABBA

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

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• Ola Brunkert – drums
• Christer Eklund – saxophone
• Malando Gassama – percussion, conga
• Rutger Gunnarsson – bass
• Per Sahlberg – bass
• Janne Schaffer – guitar
• Sven-Olof Walldoff – strings

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Production

• Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
• Photography: Ola Lager

Charts

Album - UK Album Chart

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - UK Singles Chart

Singles - North America

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Links

• Site showing various 'Waterloo' Releases [1]