Michael B. Tretow

Bo Michael Tretow (born August 20, 1944 in Norrköping, Sweden) is a Swedish record producer and audio engineer, musician and composer, best known for his work with Swedish pop group ABBA (1970-1982), and with the musical Chess. Tretow experimented with different recording techniques, and played an essential part in creating the famous "ABBA sound".^[1] He has also composed several themes and jingles for Swedish national radio and television.

Discography

As an artist

• Mikael & Michael (1966, with Mikael Ramel)
• Let's boogie (1976)
• Michael B. Tretow (1982)
• Tomteland (1985)
• Den makalösa manicken (1986, under the pseudonym Professorn)
• Trafik-Trolle (early 1980s)
• Caramba (1981, with Ted Gärdestad)
• Hystereo Hi-lites (1989)
• Greatest Hits (1999)

As producer

• Lena Andersson: Det Bästa Som Finns (1977)
• ABBA: Gracias Por La Música (1980)
• ABBA: ABBA Live (1986)
• Big Money: Lost In Hollywood (1992)
• Big Money: Moonraker (1994)

As engineer

• Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson: Lycka (1970)
• Lena Andersson: Lena 15 (1971)
• Lena Andersson: Lena (1971)
• Ted Gärdestad: Undringar (1972)
• Lena Andersson: 12 Nya Visor (1972)
• Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida (ABBA): Ring Ring (1972-1973)
• Ted Gärdestad: Ted (1973)
• Svenne & Lotta: Oldies But Goodies (1973)
• ABBA (Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida): Waterloo (1974)
• Ted Gärdestad: Upptåg (1974)
• Svenne & Lotta: 2/Bang-A-Boomerang (1975, engineer and co-producer)
• ABBA: ABBA (1975)
• ABBA: Greatest Hits (1975-1976)
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad: Frida ensam (1975)
• ABBA: Arrival (1976)
• Ted Gärdestad: Franska Kort (1976, engineer and co-producer)
• Svenne & Lotta: Letters (1976, engineer and co-producer)
• ABBA: The Album (1977)
• ABBA: Voulez-Vous (1979)
• ABBA: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1979)
• ABBA: Super Trouper (1980)
• Ted Gärdestad: I'd Rather Write a Symphony (1980, engineer and co-producer)
• Agnetha & Linda: Nu Tändas Tusen Juleljus (1980/1981, engineer and co-producer)
• ABBA: The Visitors (1981)
• Ted Gärdestad: Stormvarning (1981, engineer and co-producer)
• ABBA: The Singles: The First Ten Years (1982)
• Agnetha Fältskog: Wrap Your Arms Around Me (1983)
• Various Artists: Original Cast Recording, Musical Chess (1984)
• Agnetha Fältskog: Eyes of a Woman (1985)
• Gemini: Gemini (1985)
• Agnetha & Christian: Kom följ med i vår karusell (1987, engineer and co-producer)
• Gemini: Geminism (1987)
• ABBA: ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits (1992)
• ABBA: More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (1993)
• ABBA: Thank You For The Music (1994)
• Agnetha Fältskog: My Colouring Book (2004)

References

• Michael B Tretow, article, Nationalencyklopedin, http://www.ne.se/michael-b-tretow

External links

• 45 Singles at 45cat