ABBA

Arrival (1976)

Arrival (1976)

1. When I Kissed the Teacher
2. Dancing Queen
3. My Love, My Life
4. Dum Dum Diddle
5. Knowing Me, Knowing You
6. Money, Money, Money
7. That's Me
8. Why Did It Have to Be Me
9. Tiger
10. Arrival

Utgiven: 11 oktober 1976
Skivbolag: Polar Music
Producerad av Benny Andersson och Björn Ulvaeus
Metronome studio, Stockholm
Ljudtekniker: Michael B. Tretow

Bas: Rutger Gunnarsson
Trummor: Ola Brunkert (Roger Palm på "Dancing Queen")
Percussion: Malando Gassama
Elgitarr: Janne Schaffer ("Why Did It Have to Be Me", "That's Me")
Elgitarr: Anders Glenmark ("Money, Money, Money")
Elgitarr: Lasse Wellander ("Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Tiger")
Akustisk gitarr: Lasse Wellander ("Dum Dum Diddle")
Akustisk gitarr: Björn Ulvaeus
Lasse Wellander ( på "Eagle")
Övriga gitarrer: Björn Ulvaeus & Lasse Wellander
Piano, keyboards, synthesizer: Benny Andersson
Saxofon: Lasse Carlsson ("Why Did It Have To Be Me")
Stråkarrangemang på "Anders Dahl": Arrival
Stråkarrangemang på "Dancing Queen": Sven-Olof Walldoff

Arrival är den svenska popgruppen ABBA:s fjärde studioalbum.

When I Kissed the Teacher

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

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 hima 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 him)

Dancing Queen

(Benny Andersson/Stig Anderson/Björn Ulvaeus)

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 a place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come 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
Oh yeah, 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
Oh yeah, you can dance, you can jive
Having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene
Dig in the Dancing Queen
Dig in the Dancing Queen

My Love, My Life

(Benny Andersson/Stig Anderson/Björn Ulvaeus)

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 tried 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 tried 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
Yes I know I don't posses you
So go away, God bless you
You are still my love and my life
Still my one and only

Dum Dum Diddle

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

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

Knowing Me, Knowing You

(Benny Andersson/Stig Anderson/Björn Ulvaeus)

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
There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you
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

Memories (memories), 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
There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you
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

Knowing me, knowing you
There is nothing we can do
Knowing me, knowing you
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

Money, Money, Money

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

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-ahaa
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-ahaa
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-ahaa
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

That's Me

(Benny Andersson/Stig Anderson/Björn Ulvaeus)

Are you sure you wanna hear more
What if I ain't worth the while
Not the style you'd be lookin' 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 realize
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
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 searchin', but until then
I'm Carrie not-the-kind-of-girl-you'd-marry
That's me

Why Did It Have to Be Me

(Benny Andersson/Stig Anderson)

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 like 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
Happened 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

Tiger

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

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 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

Yellow eyes are glowing like the neon lights
Yellow eyes, the spotlights of the city nights
I am behind you, I 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 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 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 always find you, I am the tiger
Tiger, tiger, tiger!

Arrival

(Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus)

Instrumental

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