ABBA - The Album
ABBA - The Album CD


Date of Release : 12 December, 1977 - Polar POLS 282

 
 
 
 

The Album LP

The Album Photo
 Innersleeve of  the LP, shot maybe around August/September 1977



 
 
 
 

Side A
   1.Eagle [5:51]
   2.Take A Chance On Me [4:05]
   3.One Man, One Woman [4:25]
   4.The Name Of The Game [4:54]

Side B
   1.Move On [4:42]
   2.Hole In Your Soul [3:41]
   3."The Girl With The Golden Hair": 3 scenes from a mini-musical:
          Thank You For The Music [3:48]
          I Wonder [4:38]
          I'm A Marionette [3:54]

 
Recording sessions for The Album 
from 21 May 1977 - 10 November 1977:

A pregnant Agetha in de studio around September 1977

The Name Of The Game (working title: A Bit Of Myself):
Backing track on 21 May 1977.
Sax and flute overdubs on 19 July 1977.
Mixing between 12 and 16 September 1977.

Eagle (working titles: High High and The Eagle):
Backing track on 1 June 1977.
More work on the backing track on 2 June 1977.
Overdubs on 10 October 1977.

Thank You For The Music:
Backing track on 2 June 1977 (known as the Doris Day version).
2nd backing track on 21 July 1977.
Mixing on 7 November 1977.

One Man, One Woman (working title: Sjömansvisa):
Backing track on 18 July 1977.
String overdubs on 9 November 1977.
Mixing on 10 November 1977.

I'm A Marionette:
Backing track on 19 July 1977.
2nd backing track on 1 August 1977.
String overdubs on 9 November 1977.
Mixing on 10 November 1977.

I Wonder (Departure):
Backing track on 2 August 1977.
Horn and string overdubs on 8 September 1977

Hole In Your Soul (working titles: High On Your Love and Rock'n Roll):
Backing track on 3 August 1977.
Mixing on 1 November 1977.

Take A Chance On Me (working title: Billy Boy):
Backing track on 3 August 1977 (Billy Boy version).
2nd backing track (The Album version) on 15 August 1977.
Bass, drum and tambourine overdubs for the Billy Boy version on 17 August 1977.
Mixing between 12 - 16 September 1977.
Bass overdubs for The Album version on 24 October 1977.
Mixing on 1 November 1977.

Move On (working titles: Joanne and Love For Me Is Love Forever);
Backing track on 4 August 1977.
Guitar, bass and steel guitar overdubs on 8 August 1977.
Overdubs on 10 October 1977.

 
Worldwide single releases with tracks from this LP:
17 October 1977: The Name Of The Game - I Wonder (live).  Polar POS 1234.

1977: The Name Of The Game - I Wonder (live).  Atlantic 3449 (U.S.)
1977: The Name Of The Game (promo, both sides in stereo).  Atlantic 3449 (U.S.)
   December 1977: Flexidisc 'Live 1977' Fernando, Rock Me, Why Did It Have To Be Me, Money Money, Money, Waterloo with snippets from the 1977 tour.
January 1978: Take A Chance On Me - I'm A Marionette.  Polar POS 1235.

 1978: Take A Chance On Me - I'm A Marionette.  Atlantic 3457 (U.S.)
1978: Take A Chance On Me (promo, both sides in stereo).  Atlantic 3457 (U.S.)
1978: Take A Chance On Me (test pressing) Atlantic  3457 
May 1978: Eagle - Thank You For The Music.  Polar POS 1237.
1977: Eagle - One Man, One Woman (Taiwan).
1980: Thank You For The Music - Eagle (Japan).

 
Promotion film clips:
June/July 1977: The Name Of The Game (The Movie version).
June/July 1977: Eagle (The Movie version, in elevator).
June/July 1977: Thank You For The Music (The Movie version, in studio).
September 1977?: The Name Of The Game.
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January 1977?: Take A Chance On Me.
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 Early 1978?: Thank You For The Music (with kids in the studio).
April 1978?: One Man One Woman.
April 1978?: Eagle.

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