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Ring Ring
Release Date: 1973
Running Time: 35:12
Label: Polygram
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If it seems as though the familiar ABBA sound isn't present on this album, that's because there was no entity known as ABBA at the time that the earliest sides here were recorded. Growing out of an attempt by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus to record together with their respective companions, Agnetha Faltskog and Frida "Anni-Frid" Lyngstad, the first side cut here, "People Need Love," featured the two men singing just as prominently as the women, and was credited to "Bjorn and Benny, Agnetha and Anni-Frid." It was only after its release and the cutting of a further single, "Ring, Ring," that the more familiar sound of the quartet began to coalesce along with the idea of a permanent professional association. Unreleased in the United States until 1995, this album is more of a generic European pop release than an ABBA release; the music has several unusual attributes, including Andersson and Ulvaeus singing lead on several cuts, and also one original song, the moody ballad "Disillusion," co-authored by Agnetha Faltskog. Most of what's here is pleasantly upbeat Europop, with unusually good playing and a lot of spirit, all showing the influence of mainstream American and British pop/rock, including the late-era Beatles and early Elton John, and on the title track, a Phil Spector-proportioned production. Ring Ring was reissued in October of 2001 with extensive notes, state-of-the-art sound, and three bonus tracks: the single B-sides "Merry-Go-Round" and "Santa Rosa" (a smooth piece of California-style rock in the mold of the early Eagles) and the Swedish version of "Ring, Ring" (which charted number one in Sweden to the English version's number two spot). Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Ring RingUlvaeus, Andersson, Cody, Sedaka, Anderson3:03
2Another Town, Another TrainUlvaeus, Andersson3:10
3DisillusionFaltskog, Ulvaeus3:05
4People Need LoveAndersson, Ulvaeus2:43
5I Saw It in the MirrorUlvaeus, Andersson2:33
6Nina Pretty BallerinaUlvaeus, Andersson2:52
7Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)Andersson, Ulvaeus2:52
8Me and Bobby and Bobby's BrotherAndersson, Ulvaeus2:49
9He Is Your BrotherAndersson, Ulvaeus3:17
10She's My Kind of GirlAndersson, Ulvaeus2:39
11I Am Just a GirlUlvaeus, Andersson, Anderson3:02
12Rock 'N' Roll BandAndersson, Ulvaeus3:07

Other Releases:
Ring Ring [Import Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 1973
Label: Uptown/Universal








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