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ABBA - Waterloo (1974) (Remastered 2014)


      Waterloo is the second 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 worldwide smash-hit, launching the group's career.

      Waterloo was first released on CD in Sweden in 1988; a West German CD release followed in 1990 (later released internationally). The album has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set. It was also released as a special 30th Anniversary edition in 2004, celebrating 30 years of the group's victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. The album was released yet again in 2014 as 40th anniversary edition with bonus tracks and bonus DVD. This version of the album re-entered the UK album charts.

      The original 1974 Polar Music edition of the album opens with the Swedish version of the title track and closes with the English-language version. The American version of the album, released through Atlantic Records, closes with a 1974 remix of "Ring Ring". In the United Kingdom/Ireland and several other European markets, the original 1973 version of "Ring Ring" was added as track 6 on side 2. The cover features the sub-title "Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida" although some editions replaced 'Agnetha' with 'Anna' – by which Agnetha Fältskog was known in some countries.

***Track Listing:

01. Waterloo - 2:46
02. Sitting In The Palmtree - 3:40
03. King Kong Song - 3:15
04. Hasta Manana - 3:09
05. My Mama Said - 3:16
06. Dance (While The Music Still Goes On) - 3:13
07. Honey Honey - 2:56
08. Watch Out - 3:47
09. What About Livingstone - 2:56
10. Gonna Sing You My Lovesong - 3:38
11. Suzy-Hang-Around - 3:16
Bonus Tracks :
12. Ring Ring (US Remix 1974) - 3:07
13. Waterloo (Swedish Version) - 2:46
14. Honey Honey (Swedish Version) - 2:58
15. Waterloo (German Version) - 2:44
16. Hasta Manana (Spanish Version) - 3:09
17. Waterloo (French Version) - 2:42
18. Ring Ring (1974 Remix - Single Version) - 3:11
19. Waterloo (Alternate Mix) - 2:44

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