Abba Date - 13th January 1978

On the 13th January 1978 Abba released "The Album" in the UK where it reached number 1 on the album chart on the 4th February at which time the top five selling albums were -

1. Abba - "The Album"
2. Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours"
3. Andy Williams - "Reflections"
4. Bread - "The Sound Of Bread"
5. Donna Summer - "Greatest Hits"

The album spent 7 weeks at the number 1 position and was the 3rd biggest selling album in the UK in 1978 with the soundtracks from "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease" being the top two sellers.

The album also went to the top of the charts in Belgium, Norway and Sweden together with a number of other countries - the table below shows chart positions from around the world -

 

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Collection - Abba 12" Singles

Here are some cover shots of four more Abba 12" singles from my collection ; two versions of "The Winner Takes It All" and "The Day Before You Came".

 

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Agnetha Poster From International Abba Magazine

Here is the Agnetha poster from issue #21 of the International Abba Magazine...

 

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Agnetha Pictures From International Abba Magazine #21

Here are some more pictures of Agnetha and David Clark Allen from issue #21 of the International Abba Magazine.

 

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International Abba Magazine #21

The 21st Issue of the International Abba Magazine was published during August 1983 and featured a picture of Frida from her video "Here We'll Stay" on the front cover.

This issue contained two Agnetha articles - this first detailed a meeting between Agnetha and a songwriter called David Clark Allen who wrote the tracks "Shame" and "Stay" included on the "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" album.

The magazine then included a track by track review of Agnetha's album in which the reviewer's favourite tracks were "Stay", "Mr. Persuasion", "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" and "To Love".

The next article featured some pictures from the "UK Abba Disco" which had been held during July in London. This was followed by a continuation of the story behind "Abba The Movie" using stills from the film.

10th January 1984 - "It's So Nice To Be Rich"

On the 10th January 1984 Agnetha's single "It's So Nice To Be Rich" entered the Swedish charts where it reached number 8 spending a total of 8 weeks in the charts.

The single was included on the soundtrack of the film "P&B" which was also the name of the track on the b-side of the single.

Collection - The Music For UNICEF Album

Today I have been listening to the The Music For UNICEF Album which includes the following tracks -

Side One

• Earth, Wind And Fire - "September" / "That's The Way Of The World"
• Andy Gibb - "I Go For You"
• Donna Summer - "Mimi's Song"
• Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John - "Rest Your Love On Me"
• Abba - "Chiquitita"

Side Two

• Rod Stewart - "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"
• Olivia Newton-John - "The Key"
• John Denver - "Rhymes & Reasons"
• Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge - "Fallen Angels"
• Bee Gees - "Too Much Heaven"

 

 

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