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Waterloo

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Waterloo is the second album released by the Swedish pop group [[ABBA].


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About

This album landed the 145th position in US Billboard’s Top 200 Albums. Included in this album are the hits “Waterloo” and “Honey, Honey”. “Waterloo” peaked at #6 in US Billboard’s Top 100 Singles. In addition to reaching #6 in the United States, "Waterloo" emerged to #1 in Sweden, Britain, Norway, Holland, Denmark, and Belgium, selling over five million records worldwide. “Honey, Honey” reached #27 in US Billboard’s Top 100 Singles October 1974.


“Waterloo” won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. It was composed by Stig Anderson, the group’s manager, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. In 2005, ‘’Waterloo’’ has been voted as the All-Time Best Eurovision Song.


Tracks

Track Title Duration
1 Waterloo 2:44
2 Sitting in the Palmtree 3:36
3 King Kong Song 3:11
4 Hasta Mañana 3:09
5 My Mama Said 3:13
6 Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) 3:12
7 Honey, Honey 2:55
8 What About Livingstone 2:55
9 Watch Out 3:48
10 Gonna Sing You My Love Song 3:41
11 Suzy-Hang-Around 3:10


Awards & Certifications

Year Award Category
1974 # 28 UK Album Chart
1974 # 145 The Billboard 200

Chart Toppers

Year Song Chart Position
1974 Waterloo UK Singles Chart 1
1974 Ring Ring (1974 Remix) UK Singles Chart 32
1974 Waterloo Billboard Hot 100 - USA 6
1974 Waterloo RPM Top Singles Chart - Canada 7
1974 Honey, Honey Billboard Hot 100 27
1974 Honey, Honey Billboard Easy Listening (AC) Chart 27
1974 Honey, Honey RPM Top Singles Chart - Canada 18
1974 Honey, Honey RPM Pop Music Playlist 8

Credits

Performance Credits

Benny Andersson Keyboards, Vocals, Piano, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron

Agnetha Fältskog Vocals

Anni-Frid Lyngstadr Vocals

Björn Ulvaeus Acoustic guitar, Guitar, Vocals

Ola Brunkert Drums

Christer Ecklund Saxophone

Malando Gassama Percussion, conga

Rutger Gunnarsson Bass

Per Sahlberg Bass

Janne Schaffer Guitar

Sven-Olof Walldoff Strings


Technical Credits


Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus Producers

Michael B. Tretow Engineer

Ola Lager Photography


Trivia

  • In 2005, ‘’Waterloo’’ has been voted as the All-Time Best Eurovision Song

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