Arrival
by ABBA
- Type: Album
- Released: 11 October 1976
- Label: Polar
- Country: Sweden
- Length: 41:49
- Community rating: 3.81/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Rutger Gunnarsson, Malando Gassama, Ola Brunkert, Bj枚rn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson, Benny Andersson
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Arrival' solidifies ABBA's mastery of the European pop format, pairing immaculate studio production with undeniably catchy hooks. The album leans heavily into disco rhythms and layered vocal harmonies, defining the commercial sound of the mid-1970s. It stands as a definitive document of the quartet's global dominance and intricate pop songwriting.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, polished, swedish, orchestral, dance
Tracklist
- When I Kissed The Teacher (3:01)
- Dancing Queen (3:50)
- My Love, My Life (3:51)
- Dum Dum Diddle (2:53)
- Knowing Me, Knowing You (4:01)
- Money, Money, Money (3:06)
- That's Me (3:15)
- Why Did It Have To Be Me? (3:20)
- Tiger (2:55)
- Arrival (3:00)
- Fernando (4:12)
- Happy Hawaii (4:25)
Credits
- Bj枚rn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson - arranged by, producer, written-by
- Rutger Gunnarsson - bass
- Ola Brunkert - drums
- Michael B. Tretow - engineer
- Bj枚rn Ulvaeus - guitar, electric guitar
- Ola Lager - layout, photography by
- Rune S枚derqvist - layout
- ABBA - liner notes, vocals [as ourselves]
- Malando Gassama - percussion
- Benny Andersson - synthesizer, marimba, chimes, accordion, piano
- Stig Anderson - written-by