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The first album with Lena Andersson produced by Stikkan and Bengt released in 1971. Contained Benny and Björn composition "Language of Love" |
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Before ABBA time. The best of Björn and Benny "Säj det med en sång". The most successful compositions were covered by Sven-Olof Walldoffs Orchester. Stikkan Anderson comments the songs on the LP's cover. |
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ABBA's manager Stig Anderson's album released in 1974 contained 10 songs recorded in 1954 and 1962. Most vocals were sung by Börje Crona and one song was performed by Stig's little daughter Marie. |
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Gerd Michaelis-Chor performs "Waterloo". Release East Germany 1974. |
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One of the first international ABBA-related releases: Arthur Greenslade and his orchestra play ABBA songs. The album contains several covers of ABBA songs from their first three albums as well as three early Björn and Benny compositions: Cecilia, To Live with You (Lycka) and Better To Have Loved (Säg det med en sång). Released by Polar Music the LP is a great rarity nowadays. |
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The Czech pop star Hana Zagorova recorded her own version of ABBA's "Honey Honey" in 1975. The Czech version was entitled "Asi Asi" and it is quite nice. |
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The compilation album from the publishing firm Bonniers feat. Agnetha Fältskog, Hootenanny Singers, Lena Andersson and Inger Öst - the two latter the ABBA background singers. |
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ABBA Our Way recorded by Nashville Train, a group formed by ABBA studio musicians. The LP contains covers of ABBA songs in country style. A real rarity on this album is a relatively unknown song of Björn and Benny "Please change your mind" which was used in ABBA The Movie but never released by ABBA. |
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"Let´s Boogie" Michael B. Tretow´s most famous solo album with ABBA, Anders Glenmark, Ted Gärdestad and almost all ABBA-musicians. Includes 13 songs |
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The Czech cover of "Fernando" was recorded by Vera Spinarova and released on single in 1976 in Czechoslovakia. |
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Swedish dance band "Leif Bloms" made a cover on Agnetha Fältskog early hit "Tågen kan gå igen" |
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ABBA's Norwegian friend Finn Kalvik has recorded 2 LPs with ABBA involvement. Here are both Agnetha and Frida background singers and Benny producer. Available on CD in re-mastered version |
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An absolutely fabulous instrumental album with ABBA covers performed by Anders Dahl and his magic strings. ABBA-musicians involved in this project as well. There is a lot of real magic on this LP. Featuring 12 songs including some "less" usual songs to be covered as: Lovers, Kisses of Fire, Hole in Your Soul, As Good As New and He Is Your Brother. |
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No music. The famous Swedish comedian Bosse Parnevik is fooling Anni-Frid and Stikkan by phone. Rare. |
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Mike Oldfield - "Arrival" (single) |
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Mike Oldfield - "QE2" (LP) feat.: "Arrival" |
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Clabbe - "Starlight" - with Frida (background vocals) and a lot of ABBA musicians. |
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Starsound - Stars on 45 SP with ABBA medley. |
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Starsound - Stars on 45 Vol. 2 LP featuring ABBA medley. |
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Finn Kalvik's second album produced by Benny. The picture in the inner sleeve features all musicians as well as Benny, Björn and Frida eating and having fun at the Café Opera in Stockholm Available on CD in re-mastered version |
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The Cantus-Chor performs "Lay All Your Love On Me" |
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Bonnie St. Claire - A-side "Sla je arm om me heen" (Dutch version of "Wrap Your Arms Around Me", B-side Instrumental version |
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The Swedish choir "adLibitum" recorded two ABBA covers: "Lay All Your Love On Me" and "The Way Old Friends Do" at the beginning of 1984 with several ABBA musicians: Rutger Gunnarsson, Per Lindvall and Peter Ljung. Both songs were released on the LP "När morgonen gryr". |
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Hot Lips Big Band "Thank Your For the Music" Released in 1985, re-released 1987. ABBA hits and I Know Him So Well with sound of the forties with real swing feeling. |
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The German musical diva Angelika Milster recorded three Björn and Benny compositions in 1980s. The 1986 MC release "Ich bin wie ich bin" contains German versions of "Just like That" (!!!) (Einfach so) and two hits from the musical "Chess" - "I Know Him So Well" (Ich kann ihn versteh'n) and "Nobody's Side" (Jeder gegen Jeden: Allein). |
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The CD version of the Milster compilation "Ich bin wie ich bin" contain two songs from "Chess" (see above) but it does not contain her version of "Just Like That". |
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Hot Lips Big Band with the Swedish singers Anita Strandell and Roger Pontare recorded a whole album with ABBA covers arranged in swing style in 1987. |
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Finn Kalvik's CD compilation released in Sweden in 1990. Includes songs from his "ABBA-period" 1979-82 |
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German soprano Gloria Bruni recorded two ABBA songs: Chiquitita and Thank You For The Music which were released on her album "Moments" in 1990. The same producers created the ABBA project with the Munich Philharmoc Orchestra" one year later which indirectly could have started the ABBA revival in 1992. |
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"The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" presented their versions of 9 ABBA-songs and 2 medleys on this album from 1991 |
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"The Munich
Philharmonic Orchestra play ABBA Classic" from 1991 includes 13 songs The recording of this album started in 1990. The release in September 1991 was promoted in the biggest TV show in Germany "Wetten, dass..." on December 14th, 1991. The producer of this album says that it started in fact the ABBA revival - who knows... |
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The first album which was released at the very beginning of the ABBA-revival in the 90's. Includes 12 songs.
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Big Money "Lost in Hollywood" 1992. This was the first project of Michael B. Tretow since ABBA-time. The album contains a very good music and some of the songs were hits in Sweden. Both vocalists would work together with Army of Lovers some years later (the hit "Lit de Parade and more)
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Richard Clayderman plays ABBA The Hits from 1993. Includes 15 ABBA hits |
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Big Money "Moonwalker" from 1994 was their second and last album so far... |
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ABBA Classic This CD was released in Germany 1994. |
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This maxi single contain 4 tracks by Finn Kalvik sung in English. They were recorded with ABBA musicians and Agnetha and Frida as background singers for international promotion. |
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Arrival "First Flight" 1999 Two girls from Göteborg pretend to be Agnetha and Frida. Well this album is not so bad at all. It contains "Just a Notion". Produced by Rutger Gunnarsson with Liza Öhman as background singer - both original ABBA-musicians. |
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Angeleyes - "Abbadance" released in 1999 Includes 10 songs |
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Olle Holmqvist "ABBA The Music" released in 2000. ABBA musicians: Rutger Gunnarsson, Lasse Wellander, Per Lindvall and Lisa Öhman play and sing on this album. Quite important album for all ABBA-fans. It sounds very good. |
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This nice Danish compilation album contains 12 ABBA covers sung in Danish. |
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ABBA hits performed on Pan Pipes |
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"Svensktoppar" released in 2002. This CD includes a lot of ABBA-related stuff and Fernando by Frida |
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Ten Golden Years with Svenne & Lotta includes lots of rarities for ABBA fans. This compilation was released in Sweden in 2002 and contains 20 tracks recorded between 1973 and 1983. ABBA covers included on this CD are: Bang A Boomerang, Dance (While the Music Still Goes On), He Is Your Brother and B & B written Funky Feet. Almost all songs on this CD were produced by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson |
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Lena Andersson's greatest hits containing several ABBA covers and other Björn and Benny compositions. |
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Nils Landgren Funk Unit re-done some ABBA songs and performed them in funky style. Sounds very interesting. The album contains 12 songs. Benny Andersson himself plays piano on When All Is Said and Done. |
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The 2004 compilation of Svenne & Lotta's greatest hits includes Bang-A-Boomerang, Funky Feet and some other Björn and Benny compositions. |
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The double CD compilation released in Germany contains all big hits recorded by Mireille Mathieu and among them "Bravo tu as gagné" - the French version of "The Winner Takes It All" recorded by Mireille with help of Frida, Björn and Benny as background singers. |
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Once again - thank you Germany for your love to ABBA and very nice and interesting compilation projects. This double CD released in 2004 has all the well known covers of ABBA songs including: Mike Oldfield, Erasure, Westlife, Steps, Peter Cetera and many famous German pop stars singing and playing ABBA songs. One of the most interesting interpretations is probably Super Trouper performed by Palast Orchester & Max Raabe. It sounds really as Berlin in 1930s and it takes you to the cabaret with Liza Minelli in the main role... Absolutely worth buying! |
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This long awaited Gemini re-master contains 19 songs partly re-recorded by Anders and Karin. 12 of them are written by Benny and Björn. Released in November 2005 (Sweden). |
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Compilation from Germany with both German and international artists performing ABBA hits. Featuring a wonderful version of "Super Trouper" performed by Max Raabe and Palast Orchester and "Chiquitita" performed by the No Angels star Lucy. |
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The first CD release of Björn Skifs solo album "Schiffz" from 1975 featuring the song "Med varann" sung together with Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Otherwise the CD contains even Björn's 1972 album "Blåblus". Over 70 minutes of great pop from 1970s. |
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Number 1 in Finland in 2006 - the compilation of ABBA hits performed by Finnish Manhattan Transfer, the group called Rajaton together with Lahti Symphony Orchester. |
Long-awaited compilation with Swedish hits featuring lyrics of the ABBA father Stikkan Anderson. Totally 43 songs with ABBA, Agnetha, Frida, Björn, Benny, Hotenanny Singers, Lena Andersson, Svenne & Lotta and many others. Among the hits: Dancing Queen, Fernando, Waterloo, Hasta Manana, Mamma Mia, Lycka, Bang-A-Boomerang and many more. The booklet contains many nice pictures with Stikkan and the ABBA family from the best period in the Swedish pop music history.
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Ted Gärdestad box released in Sweden in 2009. The box contains all albums recorded by Gärdestad between 1972 and 1994 and extra bonus tracks as well as 32-side-booklet with the story of Ted and his music. All ABBA members were involved in creating of Ted's music (see below). All albums in this box have been remastered in 2009.
The albums - ABBA connections:
"Undringar" 1972 - produced by Björn and Benny. Background singers: Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
"Ted" 1973 - produced by Björn and Benny together with Ted. Background singers: Agnetha, Frida, Björn and Benny
"Upptåg" 1974 - produced by Björn and Benny with Ted. Background singers: Agnetha, Frida
"Franska kort" 1976 - produced by Björn and Benny with Micke Tretow and Ted. Among background singers: Frida
"Blue Virgin Isles" 1978 recorded in USA.
"Stormvarning" 1981 - one song produced by Benny. Among background singers: Frida, Tomas Ledin
"I'd rather Write a Symphony" - international album. Several songs from "Stormvarning".
"Äntligen på väg" 1994 - ABBA musicians as Janne Schaffer, Per Lindvall, Björn J:son Lindh play on this album recorded at Polar Music and Europa Studios.
ABBA musicians play on all albums/ABBA's background singers sing on most of the albums.
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