ABBA – Arrival

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Label:	Pan-Vox (2) – POLS 272
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	Greece
Released:	1976
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Europop

Tracklist

A1	When I Kissed The Teacher Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited] – Janne Schaffer Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Agnetha Fältskog Written-By – Björn Ulvæus* Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited] – Janne Schaffer Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Agnetha Fältskog Written-By – Björn Ulvæus*	3:03
A2	Dancing Queen Arranged By [Violins] – Sven-Olof Walldoff Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums, Tambourine [Uncredited] – Roger Palm Electric Guitar – Björn Ulvaeus Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited] – Michael Arkelew* Guitar [Guitars] – Janne Schaffer Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Percussion – Malando Gassama Piano – Benny Andersson Viola [Uncredited] – Åke Arvinder Violin [Uncredited] – Sixten Strömvall Violoncello [Uncredited] – Åke Olofsson Written-By – Stig Anderson Arranged By [Violins] – Sven-Olof Walldoff Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums, Tambourine [Uncredited] – Roger Palm Electric Guitar – Björn Ulvaeus Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited] – Michael Arkelew* Guitar [Guitars] – Janne Schaffer Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Percussion – Malando Gassama Piano – Benny Andersson Viola [Uncredited] – Åke Arvinder Violin [Uncredited] – Sixten Strömvall Violoncello [Uncredited] – Åke Olofsson Written-By – Stig Anderson	3:53
A3	My Love, My Life Bass, Arranged By [Strings] – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Janne Schaffer Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Agnetha* Written-By – Stig Anderson Bass, Arranged By [Strings] – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Janne Schaffer Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Agnetha* Written-By – Stig Anderson	3:52
A4	Dum Dum Diddle Acoustic Guitar – Lasse Wellander Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Lead Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Piano – Benny Andersson Written-By – Björn Ulvæus* Acoustic Guitar – Lasse Wellander Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Lead Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Piano – Benny Andersson Written-By – Björn Ulvæus*	2:55
A5	Knowing Me, Knowing You Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Lasse Wellander Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited] – Janne Schaffer Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Percussion – Malando Gassama Written-By – Stig Anderson Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Lasse Wellander Guitar [Guitars, Uncredited] – Janne Schaffer Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Percussion – Malando Gassama Written-By – Stig Anderson	4:04
B1	Money, Money, Money Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Anders Glenmark Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Written-By – Björn Ulvæus* Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Anders Glenmark Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Written-By – Björn Ulvæus*	3:09
B2	That's Me Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Janne Schaffer Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Percussion – Malando Gassama Written-By – Stig Anderson Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Janne Schaffer Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Percussion – Malando Gassama Written-By – Stig Anderson	3:17
B3	Why Did It Have To Be Me Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Janne Schaffer Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals [Chorus] – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Lead Vocals [Verse] – Björn Ulvaeus Saxophone – Lasse Carlsson* Written-By – Björn Ulvæus* Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Janne Schaffer Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals [Chorus] – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Lead Vocals [Verse] – Björn Ulvaeus Saxophone – Lasse Carlsson* Written-By – Björn Ulvæus*	3:23
B4	Tiger Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Lasse Wellander Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Written-By – Björn Ulvæus* Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson Drums – Ola Brunkert Electric Guitar – Lasse Wellander Guitar [Guitars] – Björn Ulvaeus Keyboards – Benny Andersson Lead Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad Written-By – Björn Ulvæus*	2:57
B5	Arrival Keyboards, Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Benny Andersson Strings [Helped With] – Anders Dahl (2) Written-By – Björn Ulvæus*	3:05

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polar Music AB
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pan-Vox (2)
Distributed By – Music-box, Martin Th. Gesar S.A.
Printed By – Ο. Φωτιάδης & Α. Ιωαννίδης
Published By – Polar Music AB
Published By – Union Songs AB
Recorded At – Metronome Studio, Stockholm
Pressed By – Fabelsound

Credits

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Björn Ulvaeus
Arranged By, Producer – Björn Ulvæus*
Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
Layout, Cover – Rune Söderqvist
Layout, Cover, Photography By – Ola Lager
Synthesizer, Marimba, Chimes, Accordion, Piano, Vocals – Benny Andersson
Vocals – Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Notes

This pressing features a faulty mix of Money Money Money (the short part between the piano intro and the vocal sounds phased out and misses one bar of music).

℗1976 Polar Music AB
℗1976 Pan-Vox.
Distributed by «Music-box» Martin Th. Gesar.
Printed in Greece by Fotiadis & Ioannidis.

Tracks A1, A4, B1, B3 to B5: Union Songs AB.
Tracks A2, A3, A5, B2: Polar Music AB.

A1: Recording commenced 14 June 1976. Working title "Rio De Janeiro".
A2: Recording commenced 8 September 1975. Working title "Boogaloo".
A3: Recording commenced 20 August 1976. Working title "Monsieur, Monsieur".
A4: Recording commenced 19 July 1976.
A5: Recording commenced 23 March 1976. Working title "Number One, Number One".
B1: Recording commenced 17 May 1976. Working title "Gypsy Girl".
B2: Recording commenced 24 March 1976. Working title "Coachman's Farm".
B3: Recording commenced 27 August 1976. Working title "Memory Lane".
B4: Recording commenced 20 July 1976. Working title "I'm The Tiger".
B5: Recording commenced 30 August 1976. Working titles "Fiol", "Ode To Dalecarlia", "Arrival In Dalecarlia".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side 1): none
Matrix / Runout (Side 2, etched): POLS 272-B-F
Pressing Plant ID (Runout side 2): F

Other Versions (5 of 383)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Arrival (LP, Album, Stereo, Netherlands Pressing)	Epic	EPC 86018	UK	1976
	Arrival (LP, Album, Stereo)	Polydor	2310 483, 2310483	Netherlands	1976
Recently Edited	Arrival (LP, Album)	Polydor	2344 058		1976
Recently Edited	Arrival (LP, Album)	Polar	POLS 272	Sweden	1976
Recently Edited	Arrival (Cassette, Album, Yellow paper labels)	RCA Victor	VPK1-4034	Australia	1976