Waterloo is a Global & Regional album by ABBA, Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida, originally released in 1974. On Gatefold: 132 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
About
“Waterloo”–a tune named for a notorious military defeat–spelled victory for ABBA at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. The Swedish quartet went on to ride this upbeat ode to the triumph of love to the top of the charts across Europe, as well as into the Top 10 in the U.S.A. As the title track to the band’s 1974 sophomore album, “Waterloo” sets the tone for an eclectic song set that testifies to the group’s musical diversity and inventiveness. ABBA’s ability to fuse glam-rock aggression with Europop bounce comes through in exuberant, surprisingly hard-edged tracks like “Honey, Honey,” “Watch Out,” and “King Kong Song.” “Dance (While the Music Still Goes On”) and “My Mama Said” capture the group's disco leanings at an early stage, while “Sitting in the Palmtree” finds them making a foray into reggae with winning results. Amid the celebrations of romance and rhythm are such quirky lyric moments as “What About Livingstone?” (a salute to the famed African explorer David Livingstone) and “Suzy-Hang-Around” (a children’s ditty with a bittersweet tone). <i>Waterloo</i> is a dazzling sonic confection that hints at even greater glories to come.
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Tracklist
- 1Waterloo (English Version)2:46
- 2Sitting In the Palmtree3:40
- 3King Kong Song3:14
- 4Hasta Mañana3:09
- 5My Mama Said3:15
- 6Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)3:13
- 7Honey, Honey2:56
- 8Watch Out3:47
- 9What About Livingstone2:55
- 10Gonna Sing You My Love Song3:37
- 11Suzy-Hang-Around3:16
- 12Ring Ring (US Remix)3:06
- 13Waterloo (Swedish Version)2:46
- 14Honey, Honey (Swedish Version)2:57
- 15Waterloo (German Version)2:44
- 16Hasta Mañana (Spanish Version)3:09
- 17Waterloo (French Version)2:41
- 18Ring Ring (1974 Remix, Single Version)3:10
- 19Waterloo (Alternative Mix)2:44
Sound DNA
- Global & Regional
- East Asian Pop
- polished
- euphoric
- festive
"Waterloo" won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and became ABBA's first worldwide hit.
The single is the first release where the 'ABBA' group name was used. The B-side was almost uniformly "Watch Out". In Scandinavia, a version in Swedish was also released as single, backed with the Swedish version of "Honey, Honey" (which was the last official recording by the group in their native tongue). "Waterloo" was also recorded in French and in German for the German markets, but it was the original English version that was the most popular.
"Waterloo" was the first of the band's nine UK #1's and topped charts throughout Europe. The song also reached the Top 10 in many markets considered crucial for an international breakthrough (and where ESC was unknown): the United States (#6), Canada, and Australia.
There are multiple versions of both Swedish (POS 1186) and English language version (POS 1187) singles on Polar label, released in Sweden/Scandinavia, or sometimes limited to Sweden, Denmark, Norway or Finland.
These differences have been observed (so far) and need to be used to tell the versions apart:
– large centre hole / small centre hole / push-out centre
– the text "Grand Prix of the 1974..." on either/both/neither label
POS 1186 only:
– alternate mix of A-side may appear of A-side (only Waterloo (Sweden 1974) (opens in a new tab))
– label edge is smooth without edge, or is 'teethed' (Norway)
– right society: NCB or n©b (or a combination of both)
POS 1187 only:
– "(Eng. version)" in small or large font (Sweden/Scandinavia), "(eng. version)" (Denmark) or "English version" (Norway)
– '710' in runouts (Norway)
– picture sleeve (mostly Denmark) / generic/company sleeve
– picture sleeve text: red or green (front), number of album sleeves pictured (rear)
– "Björn" (Sweden or Finland) or "Bjørn" (Denmark or Norway)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Sven-Olof WalldoffARRANGED BY
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 132 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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