Here is the full article from the February 1979 issue of Record Mirror which covered the filming of the TV special "Abba In Switzerland"...
Sunday, 7 June 2015
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Saturday, 6 June 2015
Record Mirror February 1979
On the 24th February 1979 the Record Mirror included Agnetha and Liz from Boney M on the front cover as part of their feature covering the filming of the "Abba In Switzerland" TV special.
The article, which was over three pages, included comments from all of the performers including Kate Bush, Boney M and Roxy Music.
Abba were also mentioned in serval places in the paper including an interview with Bjorn where he mentions the group's plans for a tour later in 1979 and "Chiquitita" appearing in the singles chart. I will post more scans from the paper later today....
Friday, 5 June 2015
Abba Magazine Issue 12 Pictures #1
Today I will be posting images from issue 12 of the official Abba Magazine which included lots of great pictures of the group during the filming on the TV special "Abba In Switzerland"
"Eagle / Thank You For The Music" Singles
Following on from my post this morning where I looked back at Abba's single "Eagle / Thank You For The Music" entering the Australian charts I thought it would be interesting to have a look at other countries where this single was released to see how it performed in the charts. The table below shows the chart positions I have been able to find -
- Austria - 17
- Belgium - 1
- France - 36
- Germany - 6
- Japan - 62
- Netherlands - 4
- South Africa - 2
- Switzerland - 7
Sadly this single wasn't released in the UK however if it had been I am guessing it would have been a top 3 hit or even another number 1 as both "Take A Chance On Me" and "The Name Of The Game" had reached the top of the charts.
Thursday, 4 June 2015
5th June 1978 - ABBA’s Single “Eagle” Enters The Australian Charts
On the 5th June 1978 Abba's single "Eagle / Thank You For The Music" entered the Australian chart where it would stay for six weeks peaking at number 82.
This low chart position does seem a little strange especially as the groups previous single "Take A Chance On Me" reached number 12 and the group's next single "Summer Night City" reached number 13.
Although this wild variation in chart positions continued into 1979 / early 1980 with the next five Abba singles having varying chart success -
- "Chiquitita" - Number 4
- "Does Your Mother Know" - Number 7
- "Voulez-Vous" - Number 79
- "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" - Number 8
- "I Have A Dream" - Number 64
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