Michael B. Tretow

Bo Michael Tretow (born August 20, 1944 in Norrköping) is a Swedish record producer and audio engineer, musician and composer, best known for his work with the 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 "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

ABBA Anni-Frid Lyngstad Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Agnetha Fältskog Studio albums Ring Ring Waterloo ABBA Arrival ABBA: The Album Voulez-Vous Super Trouper The Visitors Compilations Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Gracias Por La Música The Singles: The First Ten Years Thank You for the Music Hits! Hits! Hits! The Songbook – Australian Chart Hits Gold: Greatest Hits Oro: Grandes Éxitos More Gold: More Hits Thank You for the Music (box set) The Definitive Collection 18 Hits The Complete Studio Recordings Number Ones The Albums Other albums ABBA Live List of ABBA tribute albums Abba-esque The ABBA Generation ABBAmania Abbasalutely Rajaton Sings ABBA with Lahti Symphony Orchestra A Tribute to ABBA Mamma Mia Mamma Mia! Original Cast Recording Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Live at Wembley Arena Tours and TV specials Eurovision Song Contest 1974 European & Australian Tour (ABBA) ABBA: The Tour Dick Cavett Meets ABBA Congratulations Films and musicals ABBA: The Movie The Girl with the Golden Hair Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! (film) Video games SingStar ABBA ABBA: You Can Dance Related music Discography Awards and nominations Songs Just Like That Unreleased songs ABBA: The Museum Music of Sweden Related individuals Stig Anderson Rutger Gunnarsson Ola Brunkert Michael B. Tretow Lasse Hallström A-Teens Björn Again Linda Ulvaeus Book:ABBA