- Waterloo
- Dancing Queen
- Summer Night City
- I Have A Dream
- Mamma Mia
- Fernando
- Thank You For The Music
- Chiquitita
- Knowing Me, Kbowing You
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
- Voulez-Vous
Thursday, 31 August 2017
Vinyl
In September 1982 an Abba compilation album titled "Antologia" was released in Spain which included the following tracks -
Abba Date - 1st September 1979
Today in 1979 Abba's single "Voulez-Vous" entered the Billboard chart in the US where it reached number 80 - the track faired a litter better in the Adult Contemporary chart where it peaked at number 40...
Jason Manford
Jason Manford's new album "A Different Stage", released on the 6th October, includes the track "Anthem" from Chess...
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Tuesday, 29 August 2017
Frida
A few pictures of Frida arriving in the Netherlands in August 1984 where she recorded a performance of "Shine" on the TV show Countdown...
Abba Date - 30th August 1984
Frida recorded a performance of her latest single "Shine" on the 30th August 1984 on the TV show "Countdown" in the Netherlands...
Photo Shoot
Following Abba's performance on a TV show in Norway on the 30th August 1975 the group took part in a photo shoot...
Abba Date - 30th August 1975
On the 30th August 1975 Abba were in Norway where they appeared on a TV show during which they performed "S.O.S", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" and "Waterloo"...
Monday, 28 August 2017
Abba Date - 29th August 1984
Frida was in Belgium on the 29th August 1984 where she appeared on the TV show "Mike Aan Zee" where as well as being interviewed she performed her singles "Shine" and "Come To Me (I Am Woman)"...
Abba Pictures
More pictures of Abba taken during the filming of their video "When All Is Said And Done" on the 29th August 1981...
Abba Date - 29th August 1981
Today in 1981 Abba filmed the video for their track "When All Is Said And Done"...
Sunday, 27 August 2017
Abba Date - 28th August 1975
On the 28th August 1975 these Abba pictures were taken which were to be used in adverts for the German electronics company Blaupunkt...
Saturday, 26 August 2017
Abba Date - 27th August 1976
On this day in 1976 Abba's "Dancing Queen" entered the charts in Ireland where it would spend 6 weeks at number 1 - this was the groups 3rd chart topped in a row in Ireland after "Mamma Mia" and "Fernando"...
Friday, 25 August 2017
Abba Date - 26th August 1979
Today in 1979 Abba's single "Voulez-Vous" entered the charts in Switzerland where it reached number 9 ; at this point this was the groups lowest charting single in Switzerland, however the next single "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" would return the group to number 1...
Abba Date - 26th August 1983
During her promotional trip to the US Agnetha appeared on the NBC show "Live At Five" on the 26th August 1983 which was filmed in New York...
Abba Date - 26th August 1983
Agnetha recorded an interview for the American TV show "CBS News Nightwatch" on the 26th August 1983...
Abba Vinyl
The latest vinyl added to my collection is this compilation album from Brazil titled "Os Grandes Sucessos" which includes the following track list -
Side 1
- The Winner Takes It All
- Dancing Queen
- Chiquitita
- Knowing Me, Knowing You
- I Have A Great
- Honey Honey
- Super Trouper
Side 2
- Fernando
- Summer Night City
- S.O.S
- Mamma Mia
- I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do I Do
- Waterloo
- The Name Of The Game
Abba Date - 25th August 1978
Today in 1978 an Abba compilation cassette titled "Abba The Movie" entered the charts in Japan where it spent 37 weeks reaching number 18. The cassette included the following tracks -
Side 1
- Hole In Your Soul
- Tiger
- S.O.S
- Money, Money, Money
- He Is Your Brother
- Intermezzo No. 1
- Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
- Waterloo
- Hasta Manana
- Rock Me
Side 2
- Happy Hawaii
- I've Been Waiting For You
- The Name Of The Game
- Why Did It Have To Be Me
- Fernando
- Dancing Queen
- Gonna Sing You My Love Done
- So Long
- Thank You For The Music
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Abba Date - 24th August 2007
Today in 2007 the compilation album "The Best Of Abba - 20th Century Masters" entered the Canadian album chart for the third time where it reached number 32...
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Collection
I recently added this compilation cassette titled "I Love Abba" to my collection - the track list is as follows -
Side 1
- Cassandra
- The Name Of The Game
- Should I Laugh Or Cry
- I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
- Chiquitita
- Andante, Andante
- I Wonder (Departure)
Side 2
- Our Last Summer
- I Have A Dream
- My Love, My Life
- One Man One Woman
- Slipping Through My Fingers
- Fernando
- Eagle
Monday, 21 August 2017
Abba Date - 22nd August 1975
On the 22nd August 1975 Abba appeared on the German news program Drehscheibe where they were shown relaxing on Viggso - during the show the group were interviewed before performing "S.O.S"...
Sunday, 20 August 2017
Abba Date - 21st August 1978
More pictures from Abba's "Summer Night City" video which was filmed on the 21st August 1978...
Abba Date - 21st August 1978
Today in 1978 Abba filmed the video for their latest single "Summer Night City"...
Photo Shoot
A few pictures from the Frida photo shoot which was used for her single "I Know There's Something Going On"...
Chart Positions
Chart positions from around the world for Frida's single "I Know There's Something Going On"...
- Number 1 - Belgium (3 weeks), Costa Rica (4 weeks), France (5 weeks), Switzerland (2 weeks)
- Number 2 - Austria, Holland, Norway, Poland, Sweden
- Number 3 - Netherlands
- Number 5 - Australia, Germany, South Africa
- Number 7 - Finland, Italy
- Number 13 - UAS
- Number 23 - Ireland
- Number 43 - UK
Saturday, 19 August 2017
Abba Date - 20th August 1982
Frida's single "I Know There's Something Going On" entered the charts in the Netherlands today in 1982 where it reached number 3...
Abba Date - 20th August 1979
Abba's single "Voulez-Vous" entered the charts in Germany today in 1979 where it spent 16 weeks reaching number 14 - this was the first Abba single not to reach the Top 10 in Germany since "So Long" in 1974...
Abba Date - 20th August 1975
Today in 1975 Abba were in Bremen, Germany where they performed "S.O.S" on the TV show Musikladen...
Friday, 18 August 2017
Abba Date - 19th August 1976
Abba's "Dancing Queen" entered the charts in Norway on the 19th August 1976 where it spent 28 weeks including 12 weeks at number 1 - the group only had one other chart topper in Norway ("Waterloo") whilst they were together although 8 of their singles reached number 2...
Abba Single
Abba's single "The Winner Takes It All" entered the English Language chart in Mexico in August 1980 where it reached number 5...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)