On March 26, 1973 the Swedish group "Björn Benny & Agnetha Frida", who would later become
famous as ABBA, release their first album "Ring Ring" through "Polar Music". The Album was released in Sweden, Finland,
Denmark, Norway, Germany, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Belgium
and The Netherlands.
The first song "People Need Love"
was recorded in 1972. The 1973 album opens with "Ring Ring (Bara
du slog en signal)", the Swedish version of the track, and
places the English-language version as track four on side two.
In 1973 the band participates at
Melodifestivalen (Swedish preselection to the Eurovision Song
contetst) with the song "Ring Ring". Manager Stig Anderson
arranged an English translation of the lyrics by Neil Sedaka and Phil
Cody. The song came third on 10 February 1973, thus never reaching
the Eurovision Song Contest.
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| Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog in 1973 |
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| Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog in 1973 |
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| Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad in 1973 |
Songs (original 1973 album)
All songs were written and composed by
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except "Disillusion", "Ring
Ring" (English version) and "I Am Just a Girl".
Side one
1."Ring Ring (Bara du slog en
signal)" (Swedish version)
2."Another Town, Another Train"
3."Disillusion" (Agnetha
Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus)
4."People Need Love"
5."I Saw It in the Mirror"
6."Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
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| Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog in 1973 |
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| Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus in 1973 |
Side two
1."Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is
Hard Enough)"
2."Me and Bobby and Bobby's
Brother"
3."He Is Your Brother"
4."Ring Ring" (English
version) (Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka, Phil
Cody)
5."I Am Just a Girl" (Benny
Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus)
6."Rock'n Roll Band"
"Ring Ring" - Live at Melodifestivalen 1973
"Ring Ring" official video 1973
