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If it seems as though the familiar ABBA sound isn't present on this album, that's because there was no entity known as ABBA at the time that the earliest sides here were recorded. Growing out of an attempt by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus to record together with their respective companions, Agnetha Faltskog and Frida "Anni-Frid" Lyngstad, the first side cut here, "People Need Love," featured the two men singing just as prominently as the women, and was credited to "Bjorn and Benny, Agnetha and Anni-Frid." It was only after its release and the cutting of a further single, "Ring, Ring," that the more familiar sound of the quartet began to coalesce along with the idea of a permanent professional association. Unreleased in the United States until 1995, this album is more of a generic European pop release than an ABBA release; the music has several unusual attributes, including Andersson and Ulvaeus singing lead on several cuts, and also one original song, the moody ballad "Disillusion," co-authored by Agnetha Faltskog. Most of what's here is pleasantly upbeat Europop, with unusually good playing and a lot of spirit, all showing the influence of mainstream American and British pop/rock, including the late-era Beatles and early Elton John, and on the title track, a Phil Spector-proportioned production. Ring Ring was reissued in October of 2001 with extensive notes, state-of-the-art sound, and three bonus tracks: the single B-sides "Merry-Go-Round" and "Santa Rosa" (a smooth piece of California-style rock in the mold of the early Eagles) and the Swedish version of "Ring, Ring" (which charted number one in Sweden to the English version's number two spot).
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Janne Schaffer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rutger Gunnarsson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Andersson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Neil Sedaka, Author - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Agnetha Fältskog, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Cody, Author - Abba, MainArtist - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ola Brunkert, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Agnetha Fältskog, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Polar Music International AB
Mary McCluskey, Translator - Benny Andersson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Neil Sedaka, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Phil Cody, ComposerLyricist - Abba, MainArtist - Buddy McCluskey, Translator
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Fred Jay, Author - Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stig Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer - Abba, MainArtist
℗ 1973 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Agnetha Fältskog, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sven-Olof Walldoff, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bengt Bernhag, Producer - Michael B. Tretow, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Agnetha Fältskog, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy G-son, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Agnetha Fältskog, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy G-son, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael B. Tretow, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jarl Kulle, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 Polar Music International AB
Vittorio Tariciotti, Composer - Benny Andersson, Producer - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Producer - Stig Anderson, Author - M. Marrocchi, Composer - Franca Evangelisti, Composer - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Polar Music International AB
Benny Andersson, ComposerLyricist - Bjorn Ulvaeus, ComposerLyricist - Lill-Babs, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lasse Svensson, Producer - Sven-Olof Walldoff, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 Universal Music AB
Album review
If it seems as though the familiar ABBA sound isn't present on this album, that's because there was no entity known as ABBA at the time that the earliest sides here were recorded. Growing out of an attempt by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus to record together with their respective companions, Agnetha Faltskog and Frida "Anni-Frid" Lyngstad, the first side cut here, "People Need Love," featured the two men singing just as prominently as the women, and was credited to "Bjorn and Benny, Agnetha and Anni-Frid." It was only after its release and the cutting of a further single, "Ring, Ring," that the more familiar sound of the quartet began to coalesce along with the idea of a permanent professional association. Unreleased in the United States until 1995, this album is more of a generic European pop release than an ABBA release; the music has several unusual attributes, including Andersson and Ulvaeus singing lead on several cuts, and also one original song, the moody ballad "Disillusion," co-authored by Agnetha Faltskog. Most of what's here is pleasantly upbeat Europop, with unusually good playing and a lot of spirit, all showing the influence of mainstream American and British pop/rock, including the late-era Beatles and early Elton John, and on the title track, a Phil Spector-proportioned production. Ring Ring was reissued in October of 2001 with extensive notes, state-of-the-art sound, and three bonus tracks: the single B-sides "Merry-Go-Round" and "Santa Rosa" (a smooth piece of California-style rock in the mold of the early Eagles) and the Swedish version of "Ring, Ring" (which charted number one in Sweden to the English version's number two spot).
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:17
- Main artists: ABBA
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polar Music International AB
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2013 Polar Music International AB This Compilation ℗ 2013 Polar Music International AB
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