ABBA DreamWorld: 37 años atras...

Bjorn, Benny Agnetha y Frida lanzaban su primer álbum como grupo (pero no como ABBA) titulado "Ring RIng". Fue lanzado en Suecia el 26 de Marzo de 1973. Feliz 37 Aniversario! :)

It included some well-known hits as "People Need Love" and "He Is Your Brother" as well as some upcoming singles "Love Isn't Easy", "Nina Pretty Ballerina" and of course the title song "Ring Ring" in two language versions: Swedish and English.

The album was good enough to be promoted internationally but it was no "real" ABBA yet. The songs were a mixture of all possible trends. It was quite easy to recognize which songs had been planned for Björn and Benny's second album if you listen to "I Saw It In The Mirror" or "Rock'n'Roll Band". The latter one was in fact performed live on their tours with lead vocals sung by Frida. The old-fashioned sounding "I Am Just A Girl" was maybe an early version of the future success tunes as "I Do I Do I Do...", "Hasta Manana" and "I've Been Waiting For You". Three songs that had a big potential were "Nina, Pretty Ballerina", "Another Town Another Train" and "Love Isn't Easy" and they would be released as singles in other countries in Europe. Agnetha contributed for the first and last time during the ABBA period with her own composition "Disillusion" (released as "Mina ögon" earlier on one of her solo LPs) and Frida sang leadvocal on the quite underestimated "Me And Bobby And Bobby's Brother".

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Incluía algunos hits bien conocidos como "People Need Love" y "He is your Brother" también como algunos singles que serían lanzados "Love isn't easy", "Nina prety Ballerina" y por supuesto la canción que dio nombre al álbum "Ring ring" en dos versiones: Sueco e Ingles.

El álbum era lo suficientemente bueno para ser promocionado internacionalmente pero no era "realmente" ABBA, todavía. Las canciones eran una mezcla de todas las posibles tendencias. Era muy facil reconocer qué canciones habían sido planeadas para el segundo álbum de Bjorn y Benny si escuchas "I saw it in the mirror" o "Rock'n'Roll band". La ültima fue de hecho interpretada en vivo en sus tours con Frida como voz líder. El anticuado sonido de "I am just a girl" era probablemente una primera versión de los futuros éxitos como "I do, I do, I do...", "Hasta mañana" y "I've been waiting for you". Tres canciones que tenían un gran potencial eran "Nina pretty Ballerina", "Another town, another train", y "Love isn't easy" y serían lanzadas como singles en otros paises de Europa. Agnetha contribuyó por primera y última vez durante el período de ABBA con su propia composición "Disillusion" (lanzada como "mina ögon" en su album solista) y Frida tenía la voz líder en la subestimada canción "Me and Bobby and Bobby's brother".

Tracklist:

Lado 1:

* Ring ring (Bara du slog en signal)
* Another town, another train
* Disillusion
* People Need Love (video raro sin agnetha!)
* I saw it in the mirror
* Nina pretty Ballerina

Lado 2:

* Love isn't easy (but is sure is hard enough)
* Me and Bobby and Bobby's brother
* He is your brother
* Ring ring (english version)
* I am just a girl
* Rock'n'Roll Band

Fotos

"People need love" primer single - Junio 1972