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Waterloo [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (March 16, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: 1974
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Polygram Records
  • ASIN: B00000768F
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #89,817 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. Waterloo
2. Sitting in the Palmtree
3. King Kong Song
4. Hasta Mañana
5. My Mama Said
6. Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
7. Honey, Honey
8. What About Livingstone
9. Watch Out
10. Gonna Sing You My Love Song
11. Suzy-Hang-Around

Editorial Reviews

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Originally issued under the rather unwieldy group title Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Frida, Waterloo contains the first glimmers of Abba's future greatness--particularly in the buoyant, joyous title track. The irresistible "Waterloo" walked away with 1973's Eurovision Song Contest. Elsewhere, the group's output was more variable--veering between would-be calypso ("My Mama Said," "Sitting in the Palmtree"), Alice Cooper pastiches ("King Kong Song," "Watch Out"), and a little pristine, melt-in-the-mouth pop (the deliciously light "Honey, Honey"). The full-on, piano-saturated "Gonna Sing You My Love Song," however, indicated where Abba's hearts were leading them: toward the almost Irving Berlin-like precision of songs such as "The Name of the Game" and "The Winner Takes It All." --Everett True


Product Description

24 bit digitally remastered reissue of the Swedish group's second album (1974), featuring the hits 'Waterloo' (#6) and 'Honey Honey' (#27). 11 tracks total. Other 9: 'Sitting In The Palm Tree', 'King Kong Song', 'Hasta Manana' 'My Mama Said', 'Dance', 'What About Livingstone', 'Watch Out', 'Gonna Sing You My Love Song' and 'Suzy-Hang-Around'. Includes three bonus tracks, 'Ring Ring' (US Remix 1974), 'Waterloo' (In Swedish) & 'Honey Honey' (In Swedish). Polar. 2001.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ABBA: WATERLOO, November 5, 2004
A Kid's Review
This second album is the very best it can be. Full of love and warmth, it will make anyone who listens to it feel like they belong. ABBA is the best music group I have ever heard. No matter how many times you listen to this, it will never grow old. Whether it's the emotional "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" and "Gonna Sing You My Lovesong" or the danceable "Waterloo" and "Honey, Honey" , this album offers a variety of wonderful songs. You won't be able to sit still when you hear the beat on "King Kong Song." The lyrics to that song may be silly, but ABBA is doing what they do best: making perfect music. You absolutely cannot go wrong with this classic piece of art. It is worth every dime!
ABBA'S HAPPIEST ALBUM
BEST SONG: DANCE (WHILE THE MUSIC STILL GOES ON)
WORST SONG: MY MAMMA SAID
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of their finest moments, January 21, 2005
I usually consider Super Trouper and Arrival as their best albums then comes the others. I used to think that the first
two records Ring Ring and Waterloo (from which I used to listen to only the title track and Honey Honey) weren't that
good.
When I finally bought Waterloo to myself and started systematically listen to its songs I was blown away by the
quality put on its tracks.I think that by the time Waterloo was recorded in 1973-74, Abba was more wide open to different influences, ready to create material without prejudices, everything that worked in the studio. Therefore Waterloo's soundscape is more surprising and unusual than their later works was.

Many of this albums songs have truly classic melodies and when you get them in your head you just sing them for weeks. Honey Honey, Dance and the title track are many times cherished as Waterloo's finest moments but really there are songs such as Hasta Manãna, Gonna Sing You My Lovesong, What about Livingstone and Suzy Hang Around that are absolutely quality material.
I adore especially Gonna Sing You My Lovesong for it's a ballad-like, Frida on lead vocals and when the chorus sets in the song's layered harmonies really blooms.
Sittin in the Palmtree has a light reggae-feeling in it, King Kon Song and Watch Out are more rocking tunes - the style
that dissappeared from Abba's repertuare as time went on.

If you're searching an album by Abba from where to start I can gladly tell you that Waterloo is as good choice as The
Album, Abba, The Visitors or Voulez-Vous. Nowadays it's my personal favourite after Arrival just because it contains
so many classic Abba melodies.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Diamonds in the rough, April 18, 1999
By Wes Saylors Jr. (Boone, North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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Let's just smile politely and say that Waterloo is a fun album. The band is terrific, but their 1st outing after winning the Eurovision contest in 74 is marred by inconsistency (the guys sing way too many of the songs) and forgettable tunes (Watch out, My Mamma Said). It sounds too imitative of other influences. It isn't until the next album that the pieces come together. Suzy Hang Around is pretty good, as is Gonna Sing You My Love Song. Pretty good. Hey, it's a fun album.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Longtime ABBA fan's review
Having been a longtime ABBA fan since back in my highschool days (I'm now 42), I was delighted to receive the Waterloo CD from my husband for Christmas, one of the only albums I... Read more
Published 10 months ago by shortone

5.0 out of 5 stars Water in your loo
My continued fascination with ABBA, fuelled primarily by my interest in hearing those ABBA songs that are NOT on their greatest hits albums, saw me pick up their second release,... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Second album features some great songs
I never bought this album in my vinyl days, content with the tracks that were included on their first Greatest hits album, though I did buy it on CD. Read more
Published on March 22, 2006 by Peter Durward Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars What About Livingstone
Compare two album series issued in the Sixties during the surf music craze. Jan & Dean's music was OK. The Beach Boys' was exceptional. Brian Wilson was a serious musician. Read more
Published on September 14, 2005 by Richard Wirtz

2.0 out of 5 stars patchy
It's ok- hasta manana is brilliant. But 'suzy hang around' has some very off ey singing. 'Waterloo' was never great in my book and 'the king kong song' is definitely the worst... Read more
Published on March 12, 2005 by D. Moses

5.0 out of 5 stars ABBA is the best ever
this is the music that started the greatest band ever - ABBA.

If you have this music, then that is all you need.

it is great!
Published on October 12, 2004 by Eric Kent

5.0 out of 5 stars Admit It
ABBA. Waterloo. Any connection? Well, it's a brilliant song for starters, and what an album. Eclectic as can be, polished as a tabletop- -and about as deep as a formica... Read more
Published on April 9, 2004 by Mark Champion

5.0 out of 5 stars ABBA At I'ts Best
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3.0 out of 5 stars I like it!
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