''Lycka'' is a 1970 album released by folk/rock duo

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Benny Andersson Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, singer, composer and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and '' Mamma M ...

, who later became the male half of

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. Most of the songs feature lead vocals by Björn. The songs show the influence of

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, " Ticket to Ride"-era Beatles and traditional Swedish folk music. ''Lycka'' was produced by Björn and Benny with Bengt Bernhag and engineered by

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. Benny and Björn played on the tracks with two Swiss musicians, drummer John Counz and bassist Gus Horn. Sven-Olof Walldoff was responsible for the orchestral arrangements, and on the 2006 re-release a few bonus tracks were added, notably early recordings with the two-girl half of the future group

on backing vocals,

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who was engaged to

and

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who was married to

. Three years later, '' Ring Ring'' became the first proper album release of what would become the most famous Swedish pop band ever (though the original album did not use ABBA as the main name of the group).

Track listing

Note - Björn and Benny's most recent hit "Tänk om jorden vore ung" was added to the start of Side A when the album was reissued in 1972.

Personnel

* Benny Andersson -

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Björn Ulvaeus -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

Additional musicians * Gus Horn -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* John Cuonz -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Agnetha Fältskog -

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

* Anni-Frid Lyngstad -

Production * Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Bengt Bernhag - producers * Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Sven-Olof Walldoff - arrangements *

- engineer

2006 re-issue track listing

The 2006 re-release contained the following additional tracks: #

She's My Kind of Girl "She's My Kind of Girl" is a song written and performed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, who were later famous as members of ABBA. Written for the Swedish movie ''Inga II: The Seduction Of Inga'', the song was recorded in November/December ...

" ritten for the Swedish movie ''Inga II: The Seduction of Inga'', 1971# "Inga Theme" rom the motion picture ''Inga II: The Seduction of Inga'', 1971# "Det kan ingen doktor hjälpa" ("It Can't Be Helped by a Doctor") [with

backing vocals] # "På bröllop" [with

backing vocals] # "Tänk om jorden vore ung" ("If Only We Had The Time") [with

backing vocals] # "Träskofolket" ("The Clog People") # "En karusell" ("Merry-Go-Round") [with

backing vocals] # "Att finnas till" ("To Exist") # "Hey, Musikant" (German version of "Hej gamle man!") [with

backing vocals] # "Was die Liebe sagt" (German version of "Livet går sin gång") # "Love Has Its Ways" # "Rock'n Roll Band, Rock 'n Roll Band" (Björn & Benny's version) # "Merry Go Round" (Björn & Benny's version) [with

backing vocals] # "To Live With You" (English version of "Lycka" recorded in 1975 and first released in 2006)

Track listing

Personnel

2006 re-issue track listing

See also