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ABBA (Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida) - Waterloo (1974) [1988, 1st CD Issue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 24 Sep 2023 17:14:56

"Waterloo" is the 2nd studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, and the first released internationally. It was originally released in Sweden on 4 March 1974 through Polar Music. The album's title track won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and became a global hit, launching the group's career.

~Wikipedia

ABBA's 2nd (and U.S. debut) album contains the American Top Ten title track, as well as "Honey, Honey," a minor U.S. hit that deserved better. This album is rather unusual in the group's output, however, for the fact that the guys are still featured fairly prominently in some of the vocals, and for the variety of sounds including reggae, folk-rock, and hard rock embraced by its songs. The reggae number "Sitting in the Palmtree" is quite remarkable to hear, with its perfect Caribbean beat and those radiant female voices carrying the chorus behind the beat. "King Kong Song" is a good example of hard rock by rote, going through the motions of screaming vocals and over-amplified guitar (courtesy of Janne Schaffer), although even here, when the women's voices jump in on the choruses, it's hard not to listen attentively; the quartet knew what a powerful weapon they had, but not quite how to use it. They get a little closer to their winning formula on the catchy, folky-textured pop song "Hasta Mañana," which sounds like a lost Mary Hopkin number. "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" is on the money as the embodiment of the Euro-disco sound that the group would embrace on their future albums, although it also hints at a vague oldies sound, with a melody that somehow reminds this listener of both the Four Seasons' "Dawn" and the Beach Boys' "Don't Worry Baby."

~Review by Bruce Eder

Release of the album: 1974, March, 4 [LP Polar, Cat.# POLS 252, Sweden]
Release of this CD: 1988 [CD Polar (Sweden), Cat.# POLCD-252 / UPC: no barcode]
℗ 1974 Polar Music AB.
1976, All Rights assigned to Polar Music International AB.
© 1988 Polar Music International AB.
Printed/Made in Sweden

Credits:

Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 12)
Drums – Ola Brunkert
Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
Guitar – Janne Schaffer
Producer – Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
Written-By – Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 12)

Tracklist:

01. Waterloo (Swedish Version) (02:47)
02. Sitting In The Palmtree (03:41)
03. King Kong Song (03:16)
04. Hasta Mañana (03:11)
05. My Mama Said (03:16)
06. Dance (While The Music Still Goes On) (03:14)
07. Honey, Honey (02:58)
08. Watch Out (03:49)
09. What About Livingstone (02:57)
10. Gonna Sing You My Lovesong (03:40)
11. Suzy-Hang-Around (03:13)
12. Waterloo (English Version) (02:48)

EAC log

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EAC extraction logfile from 1. November 2021, 19:34

ABBA / Waterloo

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Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 667
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

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11 | 32:49.35 | 3:12.60 | 147710 | 162169
12 | 36:02.20 | 2:47.68 | 162170 | 174762

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AccurateRip log

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: ABBA / Waterloo
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.81 dB -13.58 dB 2:47 01-Waterloo
DR16 -1.13 dB -19.00 dB 3:41 02-Sitting In The Palmtree
DR13 -0.86 dB -16.41 dB 3:16 03-King Kong Song
DR11 -1.03 dB -15.16 dB 3:11 04-Hasta Manana
DR16 -0.01 dB -17.60 dB 3:16 05-My Mama Said
DR11 -1.18 dB -14.30 dB 3:14 06-Dance (While The Music Still Goes On)
DR10 -1.45 dB -14.73 dB 2:58 07-Honey, Honey
DR14 -0.28 dB -16.16 dB 3:49 08-Watch Out
DR12 -2.00 dB -15.30 dB 2:57 09-What About Livingstone
DR12 0.00 dB -16.43 dB 3:40 10-Gonna Sing You My Lovesong
DR11 -1.57 dB -15.63 dB 3:13 11-Suzy-Hang-Around
DR12 -0.25 dB -13.54 dB 2:48 12-Waterloo (English Version)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 854 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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See also:
ABBA - The ABBA Story (2004)

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