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Waterloo (album) - Definition and Overview
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Waterloo
Album cover
Album by ABBA
Released March 4, 1974
Recorded Metronome Studios September 1973 - February 1974
Genre Pop
Length 35 min 20 sec
Record label PolyGram
Producers Benny Andersson,
Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
Rolling Stone Favorable link (http://rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=67777&cf=)
AMG 3/5 link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB5B10D1CAEE52B0D56C3C3A87EEA1704943&uid=CADMR0411010917&sql=10:kud0ylkjxpeb~T1)
ABBA Chronology
Ring Ring
(1973) 		Waterloo
(1975) 		ABBA
(1976)


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.

Contents
1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Production
4 Charts

Track listing

  1. "Waterloo" (Andersson, Stig Anderson, Ulvaeus) - 2:44
  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. "What About Livingstone" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 2:55
  9. "Watch Out" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 3:48
  10. "Gonna Sing You My Love Song" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 3:41
  11. "Suzy-Hang-Around" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) - 3:10


Personnel

ABBA

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

Production

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

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1974 Pop Albums 145


Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1974 "Honey, Honey" Pop Singles 27
1974 "Waterloo" Pop Singles 6


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