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"Arrival" | |
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Instrumental by ABBA | |
from the album Arrival | |
Released | 11 October 1976 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 3:00 |
Label | Polar |
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"Arrival" on YouTube |
"Arrival" is a 1976 composition by Swedish pop group ABBA featured on their album of the same name. It is an instrumental piece, mainly the brainchild of member Benny Andersson and had the working titles of "Fiol", "Ode to Dalecarlia" and "Arrival in Dalecarlia".
"Arrival" was the second and last composition from the group not to contain lyrics, following "Intermezzo No.1" the previous year. As with "Intermezzo No.1", the choral tune, heavily influenced by traditional Swedish folk music, was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It was recorded on 30 August 1976 at Stockholm's Metronome Studio. The title of the album, Arrival, gave the instrumental its name, rather than vice versa. It was also one of the last tracks to be recorded for the album before its release on 11 October 1976.
In 1983, a different version of the song with lyrics, called "Belle", was sung by Daniel Balavoine and Anni-Frid Lyngstad ("Frida") as part of the French musical ABBAcadabra . Also in 1983, it was re-recorded with different lyrics, and released as "Time" by B. A. Robertson and Lyngstad.
"Arrival" | ||||
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Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
from the album QE2 | ||||
Released | 12 September 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 2:46 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Benny Anderson Björn Ulvaeus | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Oldfield David Hentschel | |||
Mike Oldfield singles chronology | ||||
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In 1980 Mike Oldfield recorded a cover version of the song, which is found on his QE2 album. The artwork for Oldfield's single is a recreation of ABBA's Arrival album artwork, depicting the artist flying in a Bell 47G helicopter (Oldfield is indeed titled as helicopter pilot); the "K" in "MIKE" is likewise mirrored as a nod to ABBA's ambigram logo.
"Belle" | ||||
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Single by Daniel Balavoine and Frida | ||||
from the album ABBAcadabra | ||||
Language | French | |||
English title | Beautiful | |||
B-side | "C'est Fini" | |||
Released | September 1983 | |||
Length | 3:10 | |||
Label | Riviera LM Barclay | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alain Boublil, Daniel Boublil, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus | |||
Producer(s) | Alain Boublil, Daniel Boublil | |||
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Frida singles chronology | ||||
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As part of the French musical ABBACadabra, Daniel Balavoine and ABBA member Frida recorded a French-language cover of Arrival, under the title “Belle” in September 1983. The single sold 80,000 copies in France, [2] and peaked at No. 28 in the French Top 50 charts. [3]
"Time" | ||||
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Single by Frida and B.A. Robertson | ||||
B-side | "I Am The Seeker" | |||
Released | 9 December 1983 [4] | |||
Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | Polar Epic Polydor RCA Victor WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Don Black, Mike Batt | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Batt | |||
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B.A. Robertson singles chronology | ||||
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Shortly after Belle, Frida and B.A. Robertson recorded an English-language version called “Time” for the UK musical ABBACadabra. A music video was created to promote the single. The single entered the UK charts and peaked at No. 45. [5]
Chart (1983-1984) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC) | 45 |
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