Waterloo (album)

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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(s)	Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (Favorable) link
ABBA chronology
Ring Ring (1973)	Waterloo (1974)	ABBA (1975)

Waterloo is ABBA's second album, originally released March 4, 1974 (see 1974 in music) in Sweden. It became the band's breakthrough success in the United States, where it was the first release by the group. "Waterloo" was the song that 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 Anniversay edition in 2004 celebrating 30 years since winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 Links

[edit] 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

Waterloo was remastered and reissued in 1997 with the same track listing

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:

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 Manana (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:

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

[edit] Personnel

ABBA

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

Additional personnel

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

[edit] Production

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

[edit] Charts

Album - UK Album Chart

Year	Chart	Position
1974	UK Album Chart	28

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1974	The Billboard 200	145

Singles - UK Singles Chart

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1974	"Waterloo"	UK Singles Chart	1 (2)
1974	"Ring Ring (1974 Remix)"	UK Singles Chart	32

Singles - North America

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1974	"Waterloo"	Billboard Hot 100 - USA	6
1974	"Waterloo"	RPM Top Singles Chart - Canada	7
1974	"Honey, Honey"	Billboard Hot 100	27
1974	"Honey, Honey"	Billboard Easy Listening (AC) Chart	27
1974	"Honey, Honey"	RPM Top Singles Chart	18
1974	"Honey, Honey"	RPM Pop Music Playlist	8

[edit] Links

• Site showing various 'Waterloo' Releases [1]

v • d • e ABBA
Björn Ulvaeus - Benny Andersson - Agnetha Fältskog - Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Discography
Studio albums	Ring Ring - Waterloo - ABBA - Arrival - The Album - Voulez-Vous - Super Trouper - The Visitors
Compilations	Greatest Hits - Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - Gracias Por La Música - The Singles: The First Ten Years - ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits - More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits - Thank You For The Music - ABBA Oro: Grandes Éxitos - The Definitive Collection - Number Ones - The Complete Studio Recordings
Hit-Singles	"People Need Love" - "He Is Your Brother" - "Ring Ring" - "Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)" - "Waterloo" - "Hasta Mañana" - "So Long" - "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" - "SOS" - "Mamma Mia" - "Fernando" - "Dancing Queen" - "Money, Money, Money" - "Knowing Me, Knowing You" - "The Name of the Game" - "Take a Chance on Me" - "Eagle" - "Summer Night City" - "Chiquitita" - "Does Your Mother Know" - "Voulez-Vous" - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" - "I Have a Dream" - "The Winner Takes It All" - "Super Trouper" - "Lay All Your Love on Me" - "One of Us" - "When All Is Said And Done" - "Head over Heels" - "The Day Before You Came" - "Under Attack" - "Thank You for the Music"
Related articles
Unreleased songs - Eurovision Song Contest 1974 - Congratulations - Music of Sweden