Arrival (ABBA album)

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Arrival
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Studio album by
ABBA
Released11 October 1976
Recorded4 August 1975 – 18 September 1976
Studio Metronome, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre
Length33:09
54:56 (The complete studio recordings)
59:00 (Deluxe edition)
Label
Producer
ABBA chronology
Greatest Hits
(1975)		Arrival
(1976)		 ABBA: The Album
(1977)
Alternative cover
ABBA - Arrival (France).jpg
French edition using the inner sleeve image
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When I Kissed the Teacher" 3:00
2."Dancing Queen"
3:50
3."My Love, My Life"
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
3:52
4."Dum Dum Diddle" 2:50
5."Knowing Me, Knowing You"
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
4:02
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Money, Money, Money" 3:05
2."That's Me"
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
3:15
3."Why Did It Have to Be Me?" 3:20
4."Tiger" 2:55
5."Arrival" (instrumental) 3:00
Total length:33:09

"Fernando" was released in the original track listing for the Australian and New Zealand version of the original record, between "Why Did It Have to Be Me?" and "Tiger." This added more than 4 minutes of playtime to Side two. [25]

Deluxe edition

Released for the album's 30th anniversary. The information has been adapted from the official ABBA website. [24]

Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fernando"
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
4:12
2."Happy Hawaii" (B-side of "Knowing Me, Knowing You")
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
4:25
3."Fernando" (Spanish version)
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
  • Buddy McCluskey
  • Mary McCluskey
4:17
4."La Reina Del Baile" (Spanish version of "Dancing Queen")
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
  • B. McCluskey
  • M. McCluskey
4:04
5."Conociéndome, Conociéndote" (Spanish version of "Knowing Me, Knowing You")
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
  • B. McCluskey
  • M. McCluskey
4:04
6."Fernando" (Frida's Swedish solo version; from Frida ensam )
  • Andersson
  • Anderson
  • Ulvaeus
4:14

Personnel

Additional musicians (original album)

Production

Chart positions

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia—960,000 [60]
Canada (Music Canada) [61] 2× Platinum200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [62] Gold330,000 [63]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [64]
reissue 		Gold10,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [65] Platinum86,420 [65]
France—200,000 [66]
Germany (BVMI) [67] 2× Platinum1,000,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [68] Gold10,000*
Ireland—150,000 [69]
Israel [70] Platinum40,000 [71]
Japan (Oricon Charts)—645,000 [36]
Netherlands (NVPI) [72] Gold500,000 [73]
New Zealand—60,000 [74]
Norway (IFPI Norway) [75] Gold167,000 [76]
Poland—800,000 [77]
Sweden—740,000 [78]
Taiwan—3,500 [79]
United Kingdom (BPI) [80] Platinum1,700,000 [81]
United States (RIAA) [82] Gold500,000^
Yugoslavia [83] Platinum70,000 [83]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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