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VIDEO - Ring Ring

2009-10-23T18:17:00.003+02:00

Il video di Ring Ring, anno 1973.

Ring Ring

2009-06-11T11:14:00.005+02:00

Data di rilascio: 26 marzo 1973
Durata: 36' 09''
Etichetta: Polar
Produttori: Benny Andersson e Bjorn Ulvaeus

TRACK LISTING

Lato A

1. Ring Ring - 3' 06'' (Audio)
2. Another Town, Another Train - 3' 13'' (Audio)
3. Disillusion - 3' 07'' (Audio)
4. People Need Love - 2' 46'' (Audio - Video)
5. I Saw in the Mirror - 2' 34'' (Audio)
6. Nina Pretty Ballerina - 2' 53'' (Audio)

Lato B

1. Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) - 2' 55' (Audio)
2. Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother - 2' 52'' (Audio)
3. He Is Your Brother - 3' 19'' (Audio)
4. She's My Kind of Girl - 2' 45'' (Audio)
5. I Am Just a Girl - 3' 03'' (Audio)
6. Rock'n Roll Band - 3' 11'' (Audio)

Ring Ring è il primo album degli Abba, rilasciato il 26 marzo 1973 in Scandinavia, Germania dell'Ovest, Australia, Sudafrica e Messico. Il disco fu poi ripubblicato in tutta l'Asia nel 1975, mentre nel Regno Unito non fu rilasciato prima del 1992, e dopo 3 anni anche negli Stati Uniti.

SINGOLI ESTRATTI DA RING RING

"Another Town Another Train"/"Rock and Roll Band" (Maggio 1972)
"People Need Love"/"Merry-Go-Round" (Giugno 1972)
"He Is Your Brother"/"Santa Rosa" (Novembre 1972)
"Ring Ring"/"Rock and Roll Band" (Febbraio 1973)
"Nina Pretty Ballerina"/"He Is Your Brother" (Marzo 1973)
"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)"/"I Am Just a Girl" (Giugno 1973)
"I Am Just a Girl"/"Ring Ring" (Agosto 1973) (Solo in Giappone)
"Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother"/"I Am Just a Girl" (1973) (Solo in Polonia)

COPERTINE

CAST

Abba
Benny Andersson: pianoforte, tastiere, mellotron, voce
Agnetha Faltskog: voce
Anni-Frid Lyngstad: voce
Bjorn Ulvaeus: chitarra acustica, chitarra, voce

Altri componenti
Ola Brunkert: batteria
Rutger Gunnarsson: basso elettrico
Roger Palm: batteria
Janne Schaffer: chitarra elettrica, chitarra acustica
Mike Watson: basso elettrico

Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother - Mp3 streaming

2009-05-06T13:12:00.002+02:00

"Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother" è l'ottava traccia dell'album "Ring Ring".

Durata: 2' 52''
Album: Ring Ring

Clicca su Play per ascoltare "Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother.

TESTO

Well there was me and Bobby and Bobby's brother
Please take me back to that place
Where I've got all my memories, those were my happiest days

I remember all the games we used to play
I really do
And I went to see them almost every day
I wanted to
Though we quarelled at times
And have a few fights
We were the best of friends
We found a place in the sun
To have enough fun

Well there was me and Bobby and Bobby's brother
Wildest kids you could see
We would play together
Climbing the apple tree
Yes there was me and Bobby and Bobby's brother
Please take me back to that place
Where I've got all my memories, those were my happiest days

They would take me out for football games and such
They liked to play
And I guess I didn't like it very much
But anyway
I was happy and proud to be with the boys
Being a little girl
I found a place in the sun
To have enough fun

Well there was me and Bobby and Bobby's brother
Wildest kids you could see
We would play together
Climbing the apple tree
Yes there was me and Bobby and Bobby's brother
Please take me back to that place
Where I've got all my memories, those were my happiest days

Well there was me and Bobby and Bobby's brother
Please take me back to that place
Where I've got all my memories, those were my happiest days
(Got all my memories, those were my happiest days)
Where I've got all my memories, those were my happiest days
(Got all my memories, those were my happiest days)
Where I've got all my memories, those were my happiest days
(Got all my memories, those were my happiest days)

I Saw It in the Mirror - Mp3 streaming

2009-05-06T13:00:00.003+02:00

"I Saw It in the Mirror" è la traccia numero 5 dell'album "Ring Ring".

Durata: 2' 34''
Album: Ring Ring

Clicca su Play per ascoltare "I Saw It in the Mirror".

TESTO

I saw it in the mirror, I saw it in my face
That I'm no longer needed, anyone can take my place
I saw it in the mirror when I look into my eyes
'Cause something sure is wrong when this boy cries
(This boy cries)

I saw it in the mirror, my head is hanging low
And I ain't too familiar with the feelings that I show
I know you say you love me, but I'm looking through your lies
It doesn't really bother you if this boy cries
(This boy cries)

I never thought I could cry for you
But honey I will miss you 'til the day I die
('Til the day I die)

I saw it in the mirror, I saw it in my face
That I'm no longer needed, anyone can take my place
I saw it in the mirror when I look into my eyes
'Cause something sure is wrong when this boy cries
(This boy cries, this boy cries)

Disillusion - Mp3 streaming

2009-05-06T12:37:00.003+02:00

"Disillusion" è la traccia numero 3 dell'album "Ring Ring".

Durata: 3' 08''
Album: Ring Ring

Clicca su Play per ascoltare "Disillusion".

TESTO

Changing, moving, in a circle
I can see your face in all of my dreams
Smiling, laughing, from the shadows
When I hear your voice I know what it means
I know it doesn't matter just how hard I try
You're all the reason for my life
Disillusion, disillusion's all you left for me

How can I forget you when my world is breaking down?
You're all I had, you're all I want
Disillusion, disillusions now, that's all I have

Wishing, hoping, chasing shadows
Did I see your face somewhere in the crowd?
Thinking, wondering, what you're doing
I can stop myself from crying out loud
They say my wound will heal and only leave a scar
But then, they'd never shared our love
Disillusion, disillusion's all you left for me

How can I forget you when my world is breaking down?
You're all I had, you're all I want
Disillusion, disillusions now, that's all I have
Disillusion, disillusion's all you left for me

She's My Kind of Girl - Mp3 streaming

2009-04-09T22:32:00.005+02:00

"She's My Kind of Girl" fu scritta per il film svedese Inga II, e registrata tra il novembre e il dicembre del 1969. La canzone, cui non presero parte Agnetha e Frida, fu rilasciata nel marzo 1970 come primo singolo del duo maschile Benny Anderson e Bjorn Ulvaeus, ed ebbe notevole successo in Giappone, dove arrivò a mezzo milione di copie vendute.
"She's My Kind of Girl" fu successivamente inserita all'interno di "Ring Ring".

Data di registrazione: 1969
Data di rilascio: 1970, 1972, 1973
Durata: 2' 39''
Album: Ring Ring
Etichetta: CBS Sony

Clicca su Play per ascoltare "She's My Kind of Girl".

TESTO

Look at her face, it's a wonderful face
And it means something special to me
Look at the way that she smiles when she sees me
How lucky can one fellow be?

She's just my kind of girl, she makes me feel fine,
Who could ever believe that she could be mine?
She's just my kind of girl, without her I'm blue
And if she ever leaves me what could I do, what could I do?

And when we go for a walk in the park
And she holds me and squeezes my hand
We'll go on walking for hours and talking
About all the things that we plan

She's just my kind of girl, she makes me feel fine,
Who could ever believe that she could be mine?
She's just my kind of girl, without her I'm blue
And if she ever leaves me what could I do, what could I do?

People Need Love - Primo video degli Abba (30 aprile 1972)

2009-04-02T23:22:00.005+02:00

Questa è la prima performance filmata di Bjorn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid (prima ancora che si chiamassero Abba), ospiti del programma TV svedese "Vi i femman". La puntata è del 30 aprile 1972.

Another Town, Another Train - Mp3 streaming

2009-04-02T22:47:00.004+02:00

"Another Town, Another Train" fu rilasciata dagli Abba in Giappone, per promuovere il loro album "Ring Ring" anche nel mercato nipponico.

Data di registrazione: 1973
Data di rilascio: 1973
Durata: 3' 13''
Album: Ring Ring
Etichetta: Polar

Clicca su Play per ascoltare la canzone.

TESTO

Day is dawning and I must go
You're asleep but still I'm sure you'll know
Why it had to end this way
You and I have a groovy time
But I told you somewhere down the line
You would have to find me gone
I just have to move along

Just another town, another train
Waiting in the morning rain
Lord give my restless soul a little patience
Just another town, another train
Nothing lost and nothing gained
Guess I will spend my life in railway stations
Guess I will spend my life in railway stations

When you wake up I know you'll cry
And the words I wrote to say goodbye
They won't comfort you at all
But in time you will undesrtand
That the dreams we dreamed were made of sand
For a no-good bum like me
To live is to be free

Just another town, another train
Waiting in the morning rain
Look in my restless soul, a little patience
Just another town, another train
Nothing lost and nothing gained
Guess I will spend my life in railway stations
Guess I will spend my life in railway stations

COVER

I Nashville Train fecero una cover della canzone negli anni '70, inclusa nel loro album "Abba Our Way".

COPERTINA

Rock'n Roll Band - Mp3 streaming

2009-03-31T16:23:00.004+02:00

"Rock'n Roll Band" fu distribuita come single dagli Abba esclusivamente negli Stati Uniti, dove doveva giocare il ruolo di follow-up per People Need Love.

Data di registrazione: 1973
Data di rilascio: 26 marzo 1973
Durata: 3' 11''
Album: Ring Ring
Etichetta: Playboy Records

Clicca su Play per ascoltare la canzone.

TESTO

Sitting in the darkest corner
In the tender light I saw her face
She was looking so sad and lonely
Someone help me, someone save me,
I could see the look she gave me, oh
Oh yeah, and there was one thing only
That I knew I could do

Let's go girl
It's a beautiful place this world
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band
Let's go now
Let me show you that I know how
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band

You'd been sitting there for hours
Try to hide behind the flowers now
Baby, we could have fun together
Come on, cheer up, let's get started
No use being broken-hearted now
Oh yeah, you're gonna feel much better
Yes I know that you will

Let's go girl
It's a beautiful place this world
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band
Let's go now
Let me show you that I know how
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band
Come on baby let's dance
To the rock'n roll band

COPERTINA

Nina, Pretty Ballerina - Mp3 streaming

2009-03-31T15:26:00.006+02:00

"Nina, Pretty Ballerina" è una canzone registrata dagli Abba nel 1973, e rilasciata nello stesso anno in Austria, Francia e Filippine per promuovere l'album di debutto "Ring Ring". Come miglior posizione raggiunse l'ottavo posto nelle chart austriache.

Data di registrazione: 1973
Data di rilascio: 1973
Durata: 2' 53''
Album: Ring Ring
Etichetta: Polar

Clicca su Play per ascoltare la canzone.

TESTO

Everyday in the morning on her way to the office
You can see as she catches a train
Just a face among a million faces
Just another woman with no name
Not the girl you'd remember but she's still something special
If you knew her I am sure you'd agree
'Cause I know she's got a little secret
Friday evening she turns out to be...

Nina, pretty ballerina
Now she is the queen of the dancing floor
This is the moment she's waited for
Just like Cinderella
Nina, pretty ballerina
Who would ever think she could be this way
This is the part that she likes to play
But she knows the fun would go away
If she would play it every day

So she's back every morning to her work at the office
And another week to live in a dream
And another row of early mornings
In an almost never ending stream
Doesn't talk very often, kind of shy and uncertain
Eveybody seems to think she's a bore
But they wouldn't know her little secret
What her Friday night would have in store...

Nina, pretty ballerina
Now she is the queen of the dancing floor
This is the moment she's waited for
Just like Cinderella
Nina, pretty ballerina
Who would ever think she could be this way
This is the part that she likes to play
She would like to play it every day

Nina, pretty ballerina
Now she is the queen of the dancing floor
This is the moment she's waited for
Just like Cinderella
Nina, pretty ballerina
Who would ever think she could be this way
This is the part that she likes to play

COVER

La canzone è stata rifatta da Rowena Cortes ed inserita nel suo album Sweet Fairy (1977)
Le Pretty Maid Company rilasciarono una cover della canzone come singolo nel 1977.

COPERTINA

He Is Your Brother - Mp3 streaming

2009-03-28T00:34:00.001+01:00

"He Is Your Brother" è una canzone registrata dagli Abba nell'ottobre 1972 e rilasciata il mese successivo in Scandinavia e nella maggior parte dei paesi europei, eccetto il Regno Unito. Il singolo, estratto dall'album "Ring Ring", raggiunse la posizione numero 1 nella chart svedese Tio I Topp.

Data di registrazione: 17 ottobre 1972
Data di rilascio: 1 novembre 1972
Durata: 3' 18''
Album: Ring Ring

Clicca su Play per ascoltare la canzone.

TESTO

I was a fighter always looking for trouble
And my life was so empty
There was nothing left to live for
But then it happened one night
As I got into a fight
I could hear someone saying
As though he was praying: "ah-

Treat him well, he is your brother
You might need his help one day
We depend on one another
Love him that's the only way

On the road that we're going
We all need words of comfort and compassion

Treat him well, he is your brother
Love him that's the only way"

I was a woman never thinking for others
And my life was so lonely
Didn't care for anybody
But then I happened to meet
A begging man in the street
As I turned down his praying
I heard someone saying: "ah-

Treat him well, he is your brother
You might need his help one day
We depend on one another
Love him that's the only way

On the road that we're going
We all need words of comfort and compassion

Treat him well, he is your brother
Love him that's the only way"
Treat him well, he is your brother
You might need his help one day
We depend on one another
Love him that's the only way

STORIA

La canzone fu una delle prime favorite dai membri del gruppo e fu l'unica dell'era pre-"Waterloo" ad essere cantata nel tour in Europa e in Australia del 1977. Fu anche eseguita da vari artisti nel Music for Unicef Concert del 1979.
A causa della sua limitata distribuzione, e dal momento che gli Abba all'epoca non avevano ancora raggiunto un grande seguito al di fuori della Svezia, "He Is Your Brother" riuscì ad entrare soltanto nelle chart scandinave.

COVER

Gli Arrival fecero una cover di "He Is Your Brother" e la inserirono nel loro album First Flight (1999).

COPERTINA

Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) - Mp3 streaming

2009-03-26T00:53:00.001+01:00

"Love Isn't Easy - But It Sure Is Hard Enough" fu il quarto ed ultimo singolo ad essere estratto dall'album "Ring Ring".
La canzone fu scritta da Benny Andersson e Bjorn Ulvaeus, arrangiata da Michael Tretow, ed eseguita vocalmente dall'intero quartetto svedese.

Data di registrazione: 14 marzo 1972
Data di rilascio: giugno 1973
Durata: 2' 57''
Album: Ring Ring
Etichetta: Polar

Clicca su Play per ascoltare la canzone.

TESTO

Do you remember the first time
And all of your sweet sweet talk
Ain't heard it a lot since then love
Now look at that guy, he's making me cry
He leaves everybody and he only says goodbye

But if I would have to choose I wouldn't let you go
Just give it some more time and you will see our love will grow
Darling I know

We gotta have patience
Love isn't just a sensation
Some of the time it gets rough
Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Giving love is a reason for living
But a few things can be tough
Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)

From the first moment I saw you
I've treated you like a queen
I've give you lots of presents
Now listen to that, just look at that cat
You'd think he was an angel but he's talking through his hat

But if I would have to choose I wouldn't let you go
Just give it some more time and you will see our love will grow
Darling I know

We gotta have patience
Love isn't just a sensation
Some of the time it gets rough
Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Giving love is a reason for living
But a few things can be tough
Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Patience love isn't just a sensation
Some of the time it gets rough
Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Giving love is a reason for living
But a few things can be tough
Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough
(Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)

COPERTINA

Ring Ring - Mp3 streaming

2009-03-20T18:42:00.002+01:00

"Ring Ring" uscì il 14 febbraio 1973, quando gli Abba ancora si facevano chiamare Bjorn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid. Il singolo appartiene all'omonimo album, rilasciato il 26 marzo dello stesso anno Il successo del pezzo fu subito enorme e diede ai quattro giovani cantanti istantanea notorietà in parecchi paesi europei.
"Ring Ring" fu originariamente scritta in lingua svedese da Benny Andersson e Bjorn Ulvaeus, per poi essere tradotta in inglese da Neil Sedaka e Phli Cody. La versione svedese raggiunse la prima posizione nelle classifiche scandinave.

Data di registrazione: 1972
Data di rilascio: 14 febbraio 1973
Durata: 3' 00'
Album: Ring Ring
Etichetta: Polar

Clicca su Play per ascoltare la canzone.

TESTO

I was sitting by the phone
I was waiting all alone
Baby by myself I sit and wait and wonder about you
It's a dark and dreary night
Seems like nothing's going right
Won't you tell me honey how can I go on here without you

Yes I'm down and feeling blue
And I don't know what to do, oh-oh

Ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all
Ring, ring, I stare at the phone on the wall
And I sit all alone impatiently
Won't you please understand the need in me
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?

You were here and now you're gone
Hey did I do something wrong?
I just can't believe that I could be so badly mistaken
Was it me or was it you?
Tell me, are we really through?
Won't you hear cry and you will know that my heart is breaking

Please forgive and then forget
Or maybe darling better yet, oh-oh

Ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all
Ring, ring, I stare at the phone on the wall
And I sit all alone impatiently
Won't you please understand the need in me
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?
Oh-oh, ring, ring, why don't give me a call?
So, ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?

STORIA

Dopo il successo di "People Need Love", il manager del gruppo, Stig Anderson, si rese immediatamente conto di avere fra le mani potenziali macchine da soldi, esaltato dalle qualità vocali di Agnetha e Anni-Frid e dal talento musicale di Bjorn e Benny. Decise così di duplicare il successo di "People Need Love", dando la possibilità al quartetto di registrare un nuovo LP: "Ring Ring", che sarebbe poi diventato il titolo del primo album firmato dagli Abba.
Bjorn, Benny e Stig furono invitati a presentare una canzone alla selezione svedese dELL'Eurovision Song Contest del 1973. Dopo parecchi giorni di lavoro, Bjorn e Benny terminarono la versione svedese di "Ring Ring", con il titolo di "Klocklat". Stig Anderson scrisse il testo della canzone con l'intenzione di creare un pezzo il più possibile pop, cercando di rimuovere l'atmosfera tradizionalista che imperversava nell'Eurovision Contest. Inoltre, per rendere il singolo più accessibile ad un'audience globale, Stig chiese al cantautore americano Neil Sedaka di approntarne una versione in inglese. Coadiuvato da Phil Cody, Sedaka produsse quella che oggi conosciamo come "Ring Ring".

Il 10 gennaio 1973 la canzone fu registrata al Metronome Studio di Stoccolma, sotto la supervisione dell'ingegnere acustico Michael B. Tretow, che collaborò con gli Abba nella maggior parte dei successivi singoli. Tretow era al tempo fortemente influenzato dal lavoro del produttore Phil Spector, e in particolar modo dal suo Wall of Sound, ossia la tecnica di far suonare contemporaneamente a numerosi musicisti gli stessi strumenti nello stesso studio di registrazione. Dal momento che una tecnica di questo genere era per il momento troppo costosa, Tretow trovò la soluzione: decise di registrare per due volte la base musicale della canzone e di inserire appropriati suoni precedentemente registrati, in modo tale da creare l'effetto che a suonare fosse un'orchestra. Mai nulla di simile fu fatto in precedenza nella storia della musica svedese.

Ad ogni modo, quando Bjorn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid proposero "Ring Ring" alla selezione svedese, arrivarono solamente al terzo posto. Tuttavia, la canzone fece molto meglio nelle chart della Svezia, dove si piazzò prima in ogni classifica possibile.

Fu solo allora che il quartetto decise di creare un vero e proprio gruppo, con dei progetti seri e realistici. Programmarono tour in tutta la Svezia e, di fronte al fallimento di rappresentare il paese con "Ring Ring" all'Eurovision Song Contest, iniziarono a prepararsi all'edizione del 1974 con "Waterloo"...

REAZIONI

Sebbene "Ring Ring" non diede l'opportunità di partecipare all'Eurovision del 1973, si comportò decisamente bene nelle chart svedesi, dando al quartetto la loro prima hit da numero 1. La versione inglese fece altrettanto bene, piazzandosi numero 2 in Svezia, Norvegia e Austria, e raggiungendo la top 10 in Olanda e in Sud Africa. In Belgio sbaragliò la concorrenza assestandosi in cima a tutte le classifiche musicali.
"Ring Ring" inoltre fu il primo singolo ad essere proposto anche nel Regno Unito, ma qui fallì il piazzamento nelle chart. Soltanto una versione remixata della canzone raggiunse la posizione numero 32 nel giugno 1974, e la numero 7 in Australia.

COVER

Magnus Uggla registrò una versione rock nel 1979
I Nashville Train fecero una cover inserita nell'album ABBA Our Way
I Radiohead fecero una cover inserita nel loro primo album Pablo Honey (1993)
I Sator fecero una cover per il loro album ABBA: The Tribute (1992)
I Black Sweden inserirono una cover della canzone nel loro album Gold
La compilation neozelandese Abbasalutely incluse una cover firmata Breast Secreting Cake (1995)
Una versione eurodance può essere trovata nell'album ABBAdance di Angeleyes (1999)
Gli Studio 99 realizzarono una doppia versione, una suonata nel tradizionale stile degli Abba, un'altra più vicina ad un mix techno-dance
Gli Audioscam fecero una cover inserita in Abbattack (2008)

COPERTINE

People Need Love - Mp3 streaming

2009-03-17T20:26:00.003+01:00

"People Need Love" è il primo singolo in assoluto rilasciato dal quartetto svedese Bjorn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid (poi conosciuti come Abba). La canzone è stata inclusa nel primo album della pop band "Ring Ring", distribuito nel 1973.
"People Need Love", come gran parte delle canzoni degli Abba, fu scritta dalla coppia maschile Benny Andersson e Bjorn Ulvaeus. Fu prodotta da Michael Tretow, che puntava a creare un nuovo Wall of Sound sulle orme di Phil Spector.

Data di registrazione: 29 marzo 1972
Data di rilascio: 1 giugno 1972
Durata: 2' 46''
Album: Ring Ring
Etichetta: Polar

Clicca su Play per ascoltare la canzone.

TESTO

People need hope, people need loving
People need trust from a fellow man
People need love to make a good living
People need faith and a helping hand

Man has always wanted a woman by his side to keep him company
Women always knew that it takes a man to get a matrimonial harmony
Evrybody knows that a man who's feeling down wants some femal sympathy
Gotta have love to carry on living
Gotta have love 'till eternity

People need hope, people need loving
People need trust from a fellow man
People need love to make a good living
People need faith and a helping hand

La la la la, la la la la-la, la la la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la la la la-la, la la la la la la-la la laa...

Flowers in a desert need a drop of rain like woman needs her man
If a man's in love and his woman wants the moon
The he'll take it down if he can
Somebody who loves you and somebody who cares
Isn't that what you call a friend?
Gotta have love to carry on living
Isn't it easy to understand?

People need hope, people need loving
People need trust from a fellow man
People need love to make a good living
People need faith and a helping hand

La la la la, la la la la-la, la la la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la la la la-la, la la la la la la-la la laa...

People need hope, people need loving
People need trust from a fellow man
People need love to make a good living
People need faith and a helping hand

La la la la, la la la la-la, la la la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la la la la-la, la la la la la la-la la laa...
La la la la, la la la la-la, la la la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la la la la-la, la la la la la la-la la laa...

REAZIONI

Lo scopo di "People Need Love" non era tanto lanciare nel mondo della musica il nuovo quartetto svedese, quanto quello di promuovere il duo composto da Benny e Bjorn, che già avevano prodotto altri singoli di successo. Agnetha e Anni-Frid giocavano semplicemente il ruolo di guest star all'interno della canzone. Ad ogni modo, la reazione da parte dell'audience fu sorprendente ed inaspettata.
"People Need Love" entrò nella Top 20 della Swedish Combined Singles/Albums Chart, e raggiunse la posizione numero 3 in Tio I Topp, una popolare classifica ospitata nelle radio svedesi. Incredibilmente, il singolo riuscì ad entrare anche nelle chart statunitensi, seppure non nelle prime posizioni, ma ottenendo un risultato assolutamente di prestigio per dei cantanti svedesi.
Così, sebbene non è da considerare una canzone degli Abba, "People Need Love" è tuttavia il pezzo che li ha visti cantare tutti insieme per la prima volta. Da lì, non si lasciarono più.

COVER

I Nashville Train, una country band svedese, realizzò una cover di "People Need Love" nel 1977, inclusa nell'album ABBA Our Way.

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