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'''''Super Trouper''''' was a top-selling ] (see ]) ] by ] stars ]. Led by the international hit "Winner Takes It All", ''Super Trouper'' was their sixth British chart-topping album.


'''''Super Trouper''''' was a top-selling ] (see ]) album by ] stars ]. Led by the international hit "Winner Takes It All", ''Super Trouper'' was their sixth British chart-topping album.


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
#"Super Trouper" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) - 4:11 all songs by Andersson and Ulvaeus

#"The Winner Takes It All" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) - 4:55
#"Super Trouper - 4:11
#"On and on and On" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) - 3:40
#"The Winner Takes It All - 4:55
#"Andante, Andante" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) - 4:39
#"Me and I" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) - 4:54 #"On and on and On - 3:40
#"Andante, Andante - 4:39
#"Happy New Year" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) - 4:23
#"Me and I - 4:54
#"Our Last Summer" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) - 4:19
#"Happy New Year - 4:23
#"The Piper" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) - 3:26
#"Our Last Summer - 4:19
#"Lay All Your Love on Me" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) - 4:33
#"The Piper - 3:26
#"The Way Old Friends Do" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) - 2:57
#"Lay All Your Love on Me - 4:33
#"The Way Old Friends Do - 2:57


==Personnel== ==Personnel==
'''ABBA'''
*Janne Schaffer - Guitar
*] - ], ], ]
*Frida - Vocals
*] - vocals
*Benny Andersson - Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
*] - vocals
*Ola Brunkert - Drums
*] - ], vocals
*Lars Carlsson - Horn
*Agnetha Faltskog - Vocals
*Anders Glenmark - Guitar
*Rutger Gunnarsson - Bass, Guitar, Arranger
*Janne Kling - Flute, Saxophone, Wind
*Per Lindvall - Drums
*Ake Sundqvist - Percussion
*Michael B. Tretow - Engineer
*Björn Ulvaeus - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Producer
*Mike Watson - Bass
*Lasse Wellander - Guitar
*Kajtek Wojciechowski - Saxophone
*Rune Soderqvist - Design


'''Additional personnel'''
==Chart positions==
*Ola Brunkert - ]
] (North America) - album
*Lars Carlsson - horn
1981 Pop Albums No. 17
*Anders Glenmark - ]
Billboard (North America) - singles
*Rutger Gunnarsson - ], guitar
1981 The Winner Takes It All Adult Contemporary No. 1
*Janne Kling - ], ]
1981 Lay All Your Love On Me Club Play Singles No. 1
*Per Lindvall - drums
1981 On And On And On Pop Singles No. 90
*Janne Schaffer - guitar
1981 Super Trouper Pop Singles No. 45
*Ake Sundqvist - ]
1981 The Winner Takes It All Pop Singles No. 8
*Mike Watson - bass
*Lasse Wellander - guitar
*Kajtek Wojciechowski - saxophone

==Production==
*Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
*Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
*Arranger: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Rutger Gunnarsson
*Design: Rune Soderqvist

==Charts==
'''Album''' - Billboard (North America)
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
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|align="left"|1981
|align="left"|Pop Albums
|align="left"|17
|-
|}

'''Singles''' - Billboard (North America)
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
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|align="left"|1981
|align="left"|"Lay All Your Love On Me/Super Trouper/On And On"
|align="left"|Club Play Singles
|align="left"|1
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|align="left"|1981
|align="left"|"On And On And On"
|align="left"|Pop Singles
|align="left"|90
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|align="left"|1981
|align="left"|"Super Trouper"
|align="left"|Pop Singles
|align="left"|45
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|align="left"|1981
|align="left"|"The Winner Takes It All"
|align="left"|Adult Contemporary
|align="left"|1
|-
|align="left"|1981
|align="left"|"The Winner Takes It All"
|align="left"|Pop Singles
|align="left"|8
|-
|}


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Revision as of 16:45, 1 November 2004

Super Trouper
Album cover
Album by ABBA
Released November 3, 1980
Recorded Polar Studios
February-October 1980
Genre Pop
Length 41 min 57 sec
Record label PolyGram
Producers Benny Andersson,
Björn Ulvaeus
Professional reviews
Q 3/5 September 2001, p.126
Rolling Stone 2/5 link
AMG 4/5 link
ABBA Chronology
Voulez-Vous
(1979) 		Super Trouper
(1980) 		The Visitors
(1981)

Super Trouper was a top-selling 1980 (see 1980 in music) album by Europop stars ABBA. Led by the international hit "Winner Takes It All", Super Trouper was their sixth British chart-topping album.

Track listing

all songs by Andersson and Ulvaeus

  1. "Super Trouper - 4:11
  2. "The Winner Takes It All - 4:55
  3. "On and on and On - 3:40
  4. "Andante, Andante - 4:39
  5. "Me and I - 4:54
  6. "Happy New Year - 4:23
  7. "Our Last Summer - 4:19
  8. "The Piper - 3:26
  9. "Lay All Your Love on Me - 4:33
  10. "The Way Old Friends Do - 2:57

Personnel

ABBA

Additional personnel

  • Ola Brunkert - drums
  • Lars Carlsson - horn
  • Anders Glenmark - guitar
  • Rutger Gunnarsson - bass, guitar
  • Janne Kling - flute, saxophone
  • Per Lindvall - drums
  • Janne Schaffer - guitar
  • Ake Sundqvist - percussion
  • Mike Watson - bass
  • Lasse Wellander - guitar
  • Kajtek Wojciechowski - saxophone

Production

  • Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
  • Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
  • Arranger: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Rutger Gunnarsson
  • Design: Rune Soderqvist

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1981 Pop Albums 17

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Lay All Your Love On Me/Super Trouper/On And On" Club Play Singles 1
1981 "On And On And On" Pop Singles 90
1981 "Super Trouper" Pop Singles 45
1981 "The Winner Takes It All" Adult Contemporary 1
1981 "The Winner Takes It All" Pop Singles 8
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