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Widely considered the Swedish foursome's first classic album--and historically important as the first to use the now-famous mirror-B logo--1976's ARRIVAL contains three huge hit singles, the dramatic "Money Money Money," the downcast "Knowing ... Full DescriptionMe, Knowing You" and quite possibly the band's finest four minutes, the absolutely perfect pop classic "Dancing Queen," a combination of Spectorian grandeur, McCartneyesque melody and the indescribable vocals of Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The rest of ABBA's fourth album is strikingly consistent and accomplished, opening with the sly, bouncy "When I Kissed the Teacher" and closing with the atmospheric title track, making room in between for the three excellent singles and five other substantial pop tunes. Although three LPs and a greatest-hits compilation preceded it, ARRIVAL is aptly titled, as this album announces the band's move beyond bubblegum.
Digitally remastered using 24-bit technology by Jon Astley.
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Recorded at Glen and Stocksund Studios, Stockholm, Sweden in 1976. Includes reissue liner notes by Carl Magnus Palm.
ABBA: Bjorn Ulvaeus (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Benny Andersson (vocals, accordion, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, marimba, chimes); Anni Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog (vocals).
Additional personnel: Janne Schaffer, Lasse Wellander, Anders Glenmark (electric guitar); Lasse Carlsson (saxophone); Rutger Gunnarson (bass); Ola Brunkert, Roger Palm (drums); Malando Gassama (percussion).
Q (p.158) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his was the album that confirmed ABBA as superstars...[It] captures all the glory and innocence of ABBA's wonder years."
Q (9/01, p.126) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Represents their apex..." Hide Description Arrival Music | List Price | $9.98 (You save $3.13) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Rock/Pop, Contemporary Pop Vocals | | Label | Polydor | | Orig Year | 1976 | | All Time Sales Rank |  6039  | | CD Universe Part number | 2062569 | | Catalog number | 549961 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 16, 2001 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Benny Andersson; Bjorn Ulvaeus | | Engineer | Michael B. Tretow | | Personnel | Benny Andersson - vocals, accordion, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, marimba, chimes
Bjorn Ulvaeus - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Agnetha Faltskog - vocals
Anni Frid Lyngstad
Also: Ola Brunkert, Janne Schaffer, Lasse Wellander, Roger Palm, Malando Gassama, Anders Glenmark, Lasse Carlsson | | Additional Info | Bonus Tracks; Remastered; Digipak |
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Not quite the soundtrack to the Swedish foursome's film debut, ABBA: The Movie (directed by respected Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallestrom), THE ALBUM combines several songs from the movie, including the deliriously bouncy hit "Take A Chance On Me" and the dramatic "The Name of the Game," with three songs from Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson's never-completed musical The Girl with the Golden Hair.
These three songs are among the band's most intriguing, with "Thank You for the Music" serving as the band's unofficial theme song and "I Wonder (Departure)" one of their most affecting ballads. It's the near-violent, bitterly ironic "I'm A Marionette" that's the wild card. Easily the angriest song ABBA ever recorded, "I'm A Marionette" sounds in retrospect like a portent of the band's rancorous end less than four years later. Curiosities and all, THE ALBUM may be ABBA's ...
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1979's VOULEZ-VOUZ, the Swedish foursome's sixth album, was probably their commercial pinnacle, as nearly half of the album's ten tracks became substantial hits. The discofied title track, the anthemic "I Have A Dream," Bjorn Ulvaeus' vocal showcase "Does Your Mother Know?" and the UNICEF benefit single "Chiquitita" were inescapable on AM radio in the waning days of the '70s. However, those tracks aren't the album's only merits, as the bittersweet "Angeleyes" and the downright spiteful "The King Has Lost His Crown" are among ABBA's best and most beloved songs. In 1979, ABBA were the biggest-selling band in popular music. The slick yet substantial VOULEZ-VOUS shows why this position was justified.
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ABBA's third album, released in 1975, finds the group at the end of the first phase of their career. Having scored massive worldwide success with the bubblegum classics "Ring Ring" and "Waterloo" in the previous two years, the Swedish foursome continued that streak with the sweet "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do," the silly "Tropical Loveland" and "Bang-A-Boomerang." However, "Mamma Mia" and the grandly-titled "Intermezzo No. 1" showcased a new compositional maturity somewhat reminiscent of Brian Wilson's 1964 productions.
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Arrival Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  excellent!
This is one of the best albums that Abba ever made. I love all of their albums but this one is exceptional. This album contains the instantly recognizable Dancing Queen and Fernando. Tiger and Knowing me, Knowing you are great songs too. I love the way that Frida and Agnetha's voices blend so perfectly...one complements the other.
Submitted by kat (S.C.,USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A great CD!
Growing up in Sweden in the 1970's, this was the music we all listened to. I have most of their albums and have seen the group Arrivals performing ABBA music in Indianapolis. Thar concert brought back very nice memories.
Submitted by Ingrid (Indianapolis, IN)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No ABBA, You've Outdone Yourselves!!!!
This is a great collection of hits. They have put together a great producer and great songwriting.
Submitted by jejr9 (Irvine)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Breakout!
This is ABBA at their best. Half the album is filled with huge worldwide hit singles ("Dancing Queen"-#1 in every country it was released in, "Money, Money, Money"-#3, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"-#1, "That's Me", "Fernando"-#1, & "When I Kissed The Teacher"). If that doesn't speak for itself, I don't know what will!!! They topped the Beatles as the biggest selling pop group in history (still selling, and have their own broadway musical based on over 20 of their hit songs), and are extrememly underrated for all of their accomplishments, both as a group and solo. THANK YOU ABBA for giving us masterpieces such as this album, 'Arrival'.
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