The Visitors
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| The Visitors | ||
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| Studio album by ABBA | ||
| Released | November 30, 1981 | |
| Recorded | March 1981- November 1981 |
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| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 37:39 | |
| Label | Polar (original release) Universal International (2001 reissue) |
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| Producer(s) | Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| ABBA chronology | ||
| Super Trouper (1980) |
The Visitors (1981) |
The Singles: The First Ten Years (1982) |
The Visitors is the eighth and final album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The recording sessions for the album began in March 1981 and continued until November 1981. This album was one of the earliest releases to be made available on the new CD format. The Visitors has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by Andersson and Ulvaeus, expect where noted.
- "The Visitors (Crackin' Up)" – 5:47
- "Head Over Heels" – 3:48
- "When All Is Said And Done" – 3:19
- "Soldiers" – 4:40
- "I Let The Music Speak" – 5:23
- "One Of Us" – 3:57
- "Two For The Price Of One" – 3:38
- "Slipping Through My Fingers" – 3:53
- "Like An Angel Passing Through My Room" – 3:40
The Visitors was remastered and reissued in 1997 and 2001 with four bonus tracks:
- "Should I Laugh Or Cry" – 4:29
- "The Day Before You Came" – 5:53
- "Cassandra" – 4:56 (on 2001 remaster only)
- "Under Attack" – 3:48
- "You Owe Me One" – 3:26 (on 1997 remaster only)
The Visitors was remastered and reissued again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set with several bonus tracks:
- "Should I Laugh Or Cry" – 4:32
- B-side of "One Of Us". This version with a opening count-in was taken from Epic single (EPC A 1740, UK, December 4, 1981).
- "No Hay A Quien Culpar" (Andersson, Ulvaeus, Buddy McCluskey, Mary McCluskey) – 3:14
- Spanish version of "When All Is Said And Done".
- "Se Me Està Escapando" (Andersson, Ulvaeus, B. McCluskey, M. McCluskey) – 3:54
- Spanish version of "Slipping Through My Fingers".
- "The Day Before You Came" – 5:51
- "Cassandra" – 4:54
- B-side of "The Day Before You Came".
- "Under Attack" – 3:49
- "You Owe Me One" – 3:26
- B-side of "Under Attack".
Tracks 11–12 are from the Spanish and Latin American version of the album The Visitors. Tracks 13–16 are recorded and originally published in 1982.
[edit] Personnel
ABBA
- Benny Andersson – synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
- Agnetha Fältskog – vocals
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad – vocals
- Björn Ulvaeus – acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals
Additional personnel'
- Ola Brunkert – drums
- Rutger Gunnarsson – bass, percussion
- Janne Kling – wind
- Per Lindvall – drums
- Åke Sundqvist – percussion
- Three Boys – bass, mandolin, keyboards
- Lasse Wellander – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
[edit] Production
- Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
- Arrangers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
- Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
- Design: Rune Soderqvist
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | Australia Album Chart | 22 |
| 1981 | Austria Album Chart | 3 |
| 1981 | Belgium Album Chart | 1 |
| 1981 | Dutch Album Chart | 1 (6) |
| 1981 | Finland Album Chart | 3 |
| 1981 | France Album Chart | 12 |
| 1981 | Italy Album Chart | 35 |
| 1981 | Japan Album Chart | 12 |
| 1981 | Mexico Album Chart | 38 |
| 1981 | New Zealand Album Chart | 19 |
| 1981 | Norway Album Chart | 1 (8) |
| 1981 | South Africa Album Chart | 3 |
| 1981 | Spain Album Chart | 6 |
| 1981 | Sweden Album Chart | 1 (9) |
| 1981 | Switzerland Album Chart | 1 |
| 1981 | UK Album Chart | 1 (3) |
| 1982 | The Billboard 200 | 29 |
| 1981 | West Germany Album Chart | 1 (5) |
| 1981 | Zimbabwe Album Chart | 1 (1) |
Singles - Australia Singles Chart
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | "One Of Us" | Australia Singles Chart | 48 |
| 1981 | "When All Is Said And Done" | Australia Singles Chart | 81 |
Singles - Mexico Singles Chart
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | "When All Is Said And Done" | Mexico Singles Chart | 29 |
| 1981 | "Head Over Heels" | Mexico Singles Chart | 45 |
Singles - New Zealand Singles Chart
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | "One Of Us" | New Zealand Singles Chart | 43 |
Singles - Sweden Singles Chart
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | "One Of Us" | Sweden Singles Chart | 2 |
Singles - UK Singles Chart
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | "One Of Us" | UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| 1982 | "Head Over Heels" | UK Singles Chart | 25 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | "When All Is Said and Done" | Adult Contemporary | 10 |
| 1982 | "When All Is Said And Done" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 27 |
| 1982 | "The Visitors/When All Is Said And Done" | Club Play Singles | 8 |
| 1982 | "The Visitors" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
| 1983 | "One Of Us" | Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 107 |
| 1983 | "One Of Us" | Adult Contemporary | 33 |
