@ALBUM: Arrival ABBA - Arrival: Polydor 821 319-2 (CD) 1. WHEN I KISSED THE TEACHER 3:00 6. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY 3:05 (Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus) (Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus) Union Songs AB Union Songs AB 2. DANCING QUEEN 3:50 7. THAT'S ME 3:15 (Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, (Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus) Bjorn Ulvaeus) Polar Music AB Polar Music AB 3. MY LOVE, MY LIFE 3:52 8. WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME 3:20 (Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, (Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson) Bjorn Ulvaeus) Polar Music AB Polar Music AB 9. TIGER 2:55 4. DUM DUM DIDDLE 2:53 (Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus) (Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus) Union Songs AB Union Songs AB 10.ARRIVAL 3:00 5. KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU 4:02 (Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus) (Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Union Songs AB Bjorn Ulvaeus) Polar Music AB Arranged and Produced by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (P) 1976 Polar Music AB, Sweden We've recorded this album at the Metronome Studio, during 1976. As usual we've been working together with Michael B. Tretow, sound engineer as well as an invaluable pusher and a never-ending source of ideas. It's been a privilege to have a lot of our friends playing with us on the album. Rutger Gunnarsson, for example, who plays bass on all the tracks and who also wrote the excellent string arrangements for "MY LOVE, MY LIFE". Drummer Ola Brunkert (some day we're gonna let you hear him sing) plays on eight songs and Roger Palm on one, "DANCING QUEEN". These guys are even happier than usual when they get together with percussionist Malando Gassama and his sack full of strange and exotic rhythm instruments. Janne Schaffer plays electric guitar on "WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME", "THAT'S ME" and if you listen carefully you can pick up a few notes on "MY LOVE, MY LIFE" too. Anders Glenmark is the electric guitarist on "MONEY, MONEY, MONEY" and Lasse Wellander plays on "KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU" and "TIGER" and changes to acoustic on "DUM DUM DIDDLE", where he's joined by Bjorn who is responsible for all the acoustic and a few of the electric guitars on the album. Synthesizers, marimbas, chimes, accordions, pianos, Benny plays any keyboard instruments he can lay his hands on, especially on "ARRIVAL" where Anders Dahl helped us with the strings. Every now and again you can hear violins on "DANCING QUEEN" and they were arranged by Sven-Olof Walldoff. Finally Lasse Carlsson is playing sax on "WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME". All vocals were of course sung by ourselves. Solo parts on "MY LOVE, MY LIFE" and "WHEN I KISSED THE TEACHER" by Agnetha, "MONEY MONEY MONEY", "KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU" by Frida and solo parts on "WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME" by Bjorn. The layout and the idea for the cover came from Rune Soderqvist and Ola Lage, who also took the beautiful photos. We thank you all for helping us complete this album. @SONG: When I Kissed The Teacher Everybody screamed when I kissed the teacher And they must have thought they dreamed when I kissed the teacher All my friends at school They had never seen the teacher blush, he looked like a fool Nearly petrified 'cos he was taken by surprise When I kissed the teacher Couldn't quite believe his eyes, when I kissed the teacher My whole class went wild As I held my breath, the world stood still, but then he just smiled I was in the seventh heaven when I kissed the teacher One of these days Gonna tell him I dream of him every night One of these days Gonna show him I care, gonna teach him a lesson alright I was in a trance when I kissed the teacher Suddenly I took the chance when I kissed the teacher Leaning over me, he was trying to explain the laws of geometry And I couldn't help it, I just had to kiss the teacher One of these days Gonna tell him I dream of him every night One of these days Gonna show him I care, gonna teach him a lesson alright What a crazy day, when I kissed the teacher All my sense had flown away when I kissed the teacher My whole class went wild As I held my breath, the world stood still, but then he just smiled I was in the seventh heaven when I kissed the teacher (I wanna hug, hug, hug him) When I kissed the teacher (I wanna hug, hug him) When I kissed the teacher (I wanna hug, hug, hug him) When I kissed the teacher (I wanna hug, hug him) When I kissed the teacher (I wanna hug, hug, hug him) (fade) @SONG: Dancing Queen You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen Friday night and the lights are low Looking out for the place to go Where they play the right music, getting in the swing You come in to look for a King Anybody could be that guy Night is young and the music's high With a bit of rock music, everything is fine You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance... You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen You're a teaser, you turn 'em on Leave them burning and then you're gone Looking out for another, anyone will do You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance... You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the Dancing Queen @SONG: My Love My Life I've seen it on your face Tells me more than any worn-out old phrase So now we'll go separate ways Never again we two Never again, nothing I can do Like an image passing by, my love, my life In the mirror of your eyes, my love, my life I can see it all so clearly (See it all so clearly) Answer me sincerely (Answer me sincerely) Was it a dream, a lie? Like reflections of your mind, my love, my life Are the words you try to find, my love, my life But I know I don't possess you So go away, God bless you You are still my love and my life Still my one and only I've watched you look away Tell me is it really so hard to say? Oh, this has been my longest day Sitting here close to you Knowing that maybe tonight we're through Like an image passing by, my love, my life In the mirror of your eyes, my love, my life I can see it all so clearly (See it all so clearly) Answer me sincerely (Answer me sincerely) Was it a dream, a lie? Like reflections of your mind, my love, my life Are the words you try to find, my love, my life But I know I don't possess you So go away, God bless you You are still my love and my life Yes I know I don't possess you So go away, God bless you You are still my love and my life Still my one and only @SONG: Dum Dum Diddle I can hear how you work, practising hard Playing night and day, woah-oh And it sounds better now Yes, you improve every time you play, woah-oh But it's bad You're so sad And you're only smiling When you play your violin Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle To be so near you and not just hear you Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle I think then maybe you'd see me, baby You'd be mine And we'd be together all the time Wish I was, dum-dum-diddle, your darling fiddle But I think you don't know that I exist I'm the quiet kind, woah-oh From the day when I first listened to you You've been on my mind, woah-oh You don't care It's not fair And you're only smiling When you play your violin Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle To be so near you and not just hear you Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle I think then maybe you'd see me, baby You'd be mine And we'd be together all the time Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle To be so near you and not just hear you Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle I think then maybe you'd see me, baby You'd be mine And we'd be together all the time Wish I was, dum-dum-diddle, your darling fiddle @SONG: Knowing Me Knowing You No more carefree laughter Silence ever after Walking through an empty house, tears in my eyes Here is where the story ends, this is goodbye Knowing me, knowing you (ah-haa) There is nothing we can do Knowing me, knowing you (ah-haa) We just have to face it, this time we're through (This time we're through, this time we're through This time we're through, we're really through) Breaking up is never easy, I know but I have to go (I have to go this time I have to go, this time I know) Knowing me, knowing you It's the best I can do Mem'ries (mem'ries), good days (good days), bad days (bad days) They'll be (they'll be), with me (with me) always (always) In these old familiar rooms children would play Now there's only emptiness, nothing to say Knowing me, knowing you (ah-haa) There is nothing we can do Knowing me, knowing you (ah-haa) We just have to face it, this time we're through (This time we're through, this time we're through This time we're through, we're really through) Breaking up is never easy, I know but I have to go (I have to go this time I have to go, this time I know) Knowing me, knowing you It's the best I can do (repeat) @SONG: Money Money Money I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay Ain't it sad And still there never seems to be a single penny left for me That's too bad In my dreams I have a plan If I got me a wealthy man I wouldn't have to work at all, I'd fool around and have a ball... Money, money, money Must be funny In the rich man's world Money, money, money Always sunny In the rich man's world Aha-ahaaa All the things I could do If I had a little money It's a rich man's world A man like that is hard to find but I can't get him off my mind Ain't it sad And if he happens to be free I bet he wouldn't fancy me That's too bad So I must leave, I'll have to go To Las Vegas or Monaco And win a fortune in a game, my life will never be the same... Money, money, money Must be funny In the rich man's world Money, money, money Always sunny In the rich man's world Aha-ahaaa All the things I could do If I had a little money It's a rich man's world Money, money, money Must be funny In the rich man's world Money, money, money Always sunny In the rich man's world Aha-ahaaa All the things I could do If I had a little money It's a rich man's world It's a rich man's world @SONG: That's Me Are you sure you wanna hear more What if I ain't worth the while Not the style you'd be looking for If I'm sweet tonight Things look different in the morning light I'm jealous and I'm proud If you hurt my feelings I'll cry out loud I'm Carrie not-the-kind-of-girl-you'd-marry That's me Are you sure you wanna hear more Would I be the one you seek Mild and meek like the girl next door Don't you realise I may be an angel in disguise It's lonely to be free But I'm not a man's toy, I'll never be I'm Carrie not-the-kind-of-girl-you'd-marry That's me I don't believe in fairy-tales Sweet nothings in my ear But I do believe in sympathy That's me, you see Are you sure you wanna hear more Won't you have a drink with me Just to see you're not really sore I can't help my ways I'm just not the girl to hide my face I'm Carrie not-the-kind-of-girl-you'd-marry That's me There's a special love Like an eagle flying with a dove I'll find it in the end If I keep on searching, but until then I'm Carrie not-the-kind-of-girl-you'd-marry That's me There's a special love Like an eagle flying with a dove I'll find it in the end If I keep on searching, but until then I'm Carrie not-the-kind-of-girl-you'd-marry That's me @SONG: Why Did It Have To Be Me When you were lonely, you needed a man Someone to lean on, well I understand It's only natural But why did it have to be me? Nights can be empty, nights can be cold So you were looking for someone to hold That's only natural But why did it have to be me? I was so lonesome, I was blue I couldn't help it, it had to be you and I Always thought you knew the reason why I only wanted a little love affair Now I can see you are beginning to care But baby, believe me It's better to forget me Men are toys in the game that you play When you get tired, you throw them away That's only natural But why did it have to be me? Falling in love with a woman like you Happens so quickly, there's nothing to do It's only natural But why did it have to be me? I was so lonesome, I was blue I couldn't help it, it had to be you and I Always thought you knew the reason why I only wanted a little love affair Now I can see you are beginning to care But baby, believe me It's better to forget me @SONG: Tiger The city is a jungle, you better take care Never walk alone after midnight If you don't believe it you better beware Of me I am behind you, I'll always find you, I am the tiger People who fear me never go near me, I am the tiger The city is a nightmare, a horrible dream Some of us will dream it forever Look around the corner and try not to scream It's me I am behind you, I'll always find you, I am the tiger People who fear me never go near me, I am the tiger Yellow eyes are glowing like the neon lights Yellow eyes, the spotlights of the city nights I am behind you, I'll always find you, I am the tiger People who fear me never go near me, I am the tiger The city is a prison, you never escape You're forever trapped in the alleys Look into the shadows and you'll see the shape Of me I am behind you, I'll always find you, I am the tiger People who fear me never go near me, I am the tiger Yellow eyes are glowing like the neon lights Yellow eyes, the spotlights of the city nights I am behind you, I'll always find you, I am the tiger People who fear me never go near me, I am the tiger And if I meet you, what if I eat you, I am the tiger I am behind you, I'll always find you, I am the tiger Tiger, tiger, tiger! @SONG: Arrival (Instrumental)