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Super Trouper - Definition and Overview

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Super Trouper
Album cover
Album by ABBA
Released November 3, 1980
Recorded Polar Studios
February-October 1980
Genre Pop
Length 41 min 57 sec
Record label PolyGram
Producers Benny Andersson,
Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
Q 3/5 September 2001, p.126 (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60508473&loc=109&PageFormat=7)
Rolling Stone 2/5 link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/289330/abba?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1)
AMG 4/5 link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB5B10D1CAEE52B0DD67373F84E4A368284F36&uid=SUB010411011129&sql=10:kz6qoaqabijm~T1)
ABBA Chronology
Voulez-Vous
(1979)
Super Trouper
(1980)
The Visitors
(1981)

Super Trouper was a top-selling 1980 (see 1980 in music) album by Europop stars ABBA. Led by the international hit "Winner Takes It All", Super Trouper was their sixth British chart-topping album.

Contents

Track listing

all songs by Andersson and Ulvaeus

  1. "Super Trouper - 4:11
  2. "The Winner Takes It All - 4:55
  3. "On and on and On - 3:40
  4. "Andante, Andante - 4:39
  5. "Me and I - 4:54
  6. "Happy New Year - 4:23
  7. "Our Last Summer - 4:19
  8. "The Piper - 3:26
  9. "Lay All Your Love on Me - 4:33
  10. "The Way Old Friends Do [live] - 2:57

Personnel

ABBA

Additional personnel

  • Ola Brunkert - drums
  • Lars Carlsson - horn
  • Anders Glenmark - guitar
  • Rutger Gunnarsson - bass, guitar
  • Janne Kling - flute, saxophone
  • Per Lindvall - drums
  • Janne Schaffer - guitar
  • Ake Sundqvist - percussion
  • Mike Watson - bass
  • Lasse Wellander - guitar
  • Kajtek Wojciechowski - saxophone

Production

  • Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
  • Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
  • Arranger: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Rutger Gunnarsson
  • Design: Rune Soderqvist

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1981 Pop Albums 17


Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Lay All Your Love On Me/Super Trouper/On And On" Club Play Singles 1
1981 "On And On And On" Pop Singles 90
1981 "Super Trouper" Pop Singles 45
1981 "The Winner Takes It All" Adult Contemporary 1
1981 "The Winner Takes It All" Pop Singles 8


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