My Music Collection #7: Arrival by ABBA

  

 

Arrival - ABBA

Arrival was ABBA's 4th studio album and was released October 11, 1976 (Compact Disc 1984). This is the first record album I remember getting as a kid in the mid-70's. ABBA was all over the radio in that era. At the time the music catchy with wonderful harmony's of Agnetha and Ann-Frid(Frida). Although they seemed upbeat at the time I later realized much of the lyrics(Usually written  members Bjorn and Benny) being sung were of adult relationships and breakups. I later realized they had been two couples that were married and divorced all the while they carried on making music. They were perhaps Sweden's version of Fleetwood Mac. This album is a sentimental favorite of mine. 

ABBA is: Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad(Frida), Anna Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus

 

Arrival Song list

1. When I Kissed the Teacher
2. Dancing Queen
3. My Love, My Life
4. Dum Dum Diddle
5. Knowing Me, Knowing You
6. Money, Money, Money
7. That's Me
8. Why Did it Have To Be Me?
9. Tiger
10. Arrival
11. Fernando*
12. Happy Hawaii*

*CD Bonus Tracks

 Produced by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus

 

Dancing Queen would hit number one almost everywhere, or at least it seemed like it. It would become an iconic pop/disco song of the era. Knowing Me, Knowing You would also be a huge hit. Fernando was originally recorded for a solo album by Frida then with lyrical translation(Swedish to English) it was released as a single a few months before the album. Happy Hawaii was recorded for the album but didn't make the final cut. It was released as a B-side to  Knowing Me, Knowing You.