ABBA Mania

"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

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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?

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" 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

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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" 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

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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" 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

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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.