WATERLOO (ALBUM)

'''Waterloo''' is Swedish pop group ABBA's second album, originally released in Sweden on March 4, 1974 (see 1974 in music). The title track of the album won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. ''Waterloo'' was 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.

Contents

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Charts

Links

Track listing

#"Waterloo" (Andersson, Stig Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:44
#"Sitting in the Palmtree" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:36
#"King Kong Song" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:11
#"Hasta Mañana" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 3:09
#"My Mama Said" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:13
#"Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:12
#"Honey, Honey" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:55
#"Watch Out" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 2:55
#"What About Livingstone" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:48
#"Gonna Sing You My Love Song" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:41
#"Suzy-Hang-Around" (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:10
''Waterloo'' was remastered and reissued in 1997 with the same track listing
''Waterloo'' was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three bonus tracks:

12. "Ring Ring (1974 Remix, single version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Sedaka, Cody) – 3:06
    
13. "Waterloo (Swedish version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:45
    
14. "Honey, Honey (Swedish version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:59
    

''"Waterloo - 30th Anniversary Special'' contained several bonus tracks and a bonus DVD:

12. "Ring, Ring (US Remix 1974)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) – 3:06
    
    ★ From the North American version of the ''Waterloo'' album (Atlantic SD 18101, 1974).
    
13. "Waterloo (Swedish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:45
    
14. "Honey, Honey (Swedish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:59
    
    ★ B-side of "Waterloo (Swedish Version)".
    
15. "Waterloo (German Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Gerd Müller-Schwanke) – 2:44
    
16. "Waterloo (French Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Alain Boublil) – 2:42
    

★ Bonus DVD:

1. "Waterloo (Eurovison Song Contest, BBC"
   
2. "Waterloo (Melodifestivalen SVT)"
   
3. "Honey, Honey"
   
4. "Hasta Mañana (Senores Y Senores, RTVE)"
   

''Waterloo'' was remastered and reissued again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set with several bonus tracks:

12. "Ring, Ring (US Remix 1974)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) – 3:06
    
    ★ From the North American version of the ''Waterloo'' album (Atlantic SD 18101, 1974).
    
13. "Waterloo (Swedish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:45
    
14. "Honey, Honey (Swedish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 2:59
    
    ★ B-side of "Waterloo (Swedish Version)".
    
15. "Waterloo (German Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Gerd Müller-Schwanke) – 2:44
    
16. "Hasta Mañana (Spanish Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Buddy McCluskey, Mary McCluskey) – 3:09
    
    ★ From the album Gracias Por La Música (Septima SRLM 1, June 23, 1980).
    
17. "Ring, Ring (1974 Remix, Single Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Sedaka, Cody) – 3:10
    
18. "Waterloo (French Version)" (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Alain Boublil) – 2:42
    

Personnel

'ABBA'

★ Benny Andersson – piano, keyboards, vocals, Moog synthesizer, mellotron

★ Agnetha Fältskog – vocals

★ Anni-Frid Lyngstad – vocals

★ Björn Ulvaeus – acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals
'Additional personnel'

★ Ola Brunkert – drums

★ Christer Eklund – saxophone

★ Malando Gassama – percussion, conga

★ Rutger Gunnarsson – bass

★ Per Sahlberg – bass

★ Janne Schaffer – guitar

★ Sven-Olof Walldoff – strings

Production

★ Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus

★ Engineer: Michael B. Tretow

★ Photography: Ola Lager

Charts

'Album' - UK Album Chart

Year	Chart	Position
1974	UK Album Chart	28

'Album' - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1974	The Billboard 200	145

'Singles' - UK Singles Chart

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1974	"Waterloo"	UK Singles Chart	1 (2)
1974	"Ring Ring (1974 Remix)"	UK Singles Chart	32

'Singles' - North America

Year	Single	Chart	Position
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	18
1974	"Honey, Honey"	RPM Pop Music Playlist	8

Links

★ Site showing various 'Waterloo' Releases [1]