"Golliwog" (also known as "Gulleplutt", English: "Sweetheart") is the debut English-language single by Swedish singer

Agnetha Fältskog Agneta Åse Fältskog (born 5 April 1950), known as Agnetha Fältskog (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album. She later achieved internatio ...

Background

Golliwog was the first attempt by Fältskog to enter the charts outside Sweden; the eight

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s she released in her early solo career, also did not enter the charts. With "Golliwog", the intention was that, not only Germany, but all of Europe would get to know her as a solo artist in her own right. The "Golliwog" single was not successful in either Sweden or Europe, despite that she was already known as a member of

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's ...

. The B-side of Golliwog was also recorded in

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as ''Here For Your Love'' ("Tio Mil Kvar Till Korpilombolo"), at the marketing suggestion of Fältskog's

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, Cupol. During Fältskog's time with ABBA, she had been against releasing English versions of her songs, while lyricist Bosse Carlgren was not too keen on his English lyrics; he had reportedly thought of the word as a "ragdoll" when he looked up the dictionary. As Gulleplutt, the song was released as the B-side to Fältskog's Swedish-language single, "

Dom har glömt "Dom Har Glömt" ("They've Forgotten") was the first single from Agnetha Fältskog's fifth Swedish solo album Elva kvinnor i ett hus. It was written by Agnetha with lyrics by Bosse Carlgren. The song on the B-side, "Gulleplutt", was the Swedish ...

" ("They've Forgotten"), a year later.

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1974 singles Agnetha Fältskog songs Songs written by Agnetha Fältskog Songs written by Bosse Carlgren 1974 songs CBS Records singles {{1970s-single-stub