Bo Michael Tretow (born 20 August 1944 in Norrköping) is a Swedish

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

and audio engineer, musician and composer, best known for his work with the Swedish pop group

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 ...

(1970–1982), and with the musical ''

Chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

''. Tretow experimented with different recording techniques, and played an essential part in creating the "ABBA sound". 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) * '' Caramba'' (1981, with

Ted Gärdestad Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad (; 18 February 195622 June 1997) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actor known internationally as Ted. Gärdestad began his acting career in 1966 and began playing music in 1971, signing with Polar Music. As ...

) * ''Michael B. Tretow'' (1982) * ''Tomteland'' (1985) * ''Den makalösa manicken'' (1986, under the pseudonym Professorn) * ''Hystereo Hi-lites'' (1989) * ''Trafik-Trolle'' (early 1990s) * ''Greatest Hits'' (1999)

As producer

* Lena Andersson: ''Det Bästa Som Finns'' (1977) *

: ''

Gracias Por La Música ''Gracias Por La Música'' is a Spanish-language album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in Spain on 5 April 1980 and Latin America on May 10. ''Gracias Por La Música'' was originally released due to the unexpected surge in popularity for the ...

'' (1980) * ABBA: '' ABBA Live'' (1986) * Big Money: ''Lost In Hollywood'' (1992) * Big Money: ''Moonraker'' (1994)

As engineer

Björn Ulvaeus Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals '' Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamma Mia!'' He co-produced the films ...

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 ...

: '' Lycka'' (1970) * Lena Andersson: ''Lena 15'' (1971) * Lena Andersson: ''Lena'' (1971) *

: '' Undringar'' (1972) * Lena Andersson: ''12 Nya Visor'' (1972) * Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida (ABBA): '' Ring Ring'' (1972–1973) *

: '' Ted'' (1973) * Svenne & Lotta: ''Oldies But Goodies'' (1973) * ABBA (Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida): '' Waterloo'' (1974) * Ted Gärdestad: ''

Upptåg ''Upptåg'' is the third studio album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1974 on the Polar Music label. It contains the hits "Fantomen", "Silver", "Eiffeltornet" and "Viking". The album was produced by Benny Andersson, Bj� ...

'' (1974) * Svenne & Lotta: ''2/Bang-A-Boomerang'' (1975, engineer and co-producer) * ABBA: ''

'' (1975) * ABBA: ''

Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

'' (1975–1976) *

Anni-Frid Lyngstad Princess Anni-Frid Synni Reuss, Countess of Plauen (born Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad on 15 November 1945), also known by her nickname "Frida", is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer, songwriter and environmentalist, who is best known as one of the foun ...

: ''

Frida ensam ''Frida ensam'' ( en, Frida Alone) is the second studio album by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad. It was first released by Polar Music in 1975 while Lyngstad was a member of the pop group ABBA and produced by her then-fiancé and fellow ABBA mem ...

'' (1975) * ABBA: '' Arrival'' (1976) * Ted Gärdestad: ''

Franska Kort ''Franska Kort'' is the fourth studio album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1976 through Polar Music. It contains the hits "Angela", "Chapeau-Claque", "När Showen Är Slut" and "Klöversnoa". The album was produced by ...

'' (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 "Nu tändas tusen juleljus" is a Christian traditional Swedish language Christmas song, written in 1898 by the Swedish song text writer Emmy Köhler (both text and melody). Translated into English, the title literally means "Now are lit a tho ...

'' (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 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 ...

: ''

Wrap Your Arms Around Me ''Wrap Your Arms Around Me'' is the first English-language solo studio album by Swedish singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog, and her seventh studio album overall. It was released by Polar Music on 31 May 1983 and was produced by Mike Chapma ...

'' (1983) * Various Artists: Original Cast Recording, Musical ''

'' (1984) * Agnetha Fältskog: '' Eyes of a Woman'' (1985) *

Gemini Gemini may refer to: Space * Gemini (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac ** Gemini in Chinese astronomy * Project Gemini, the second U.S. crewed spaceflight program * Gemini Observatory, consisting of telescopes in the Norther ...

: ''

'' (1985) * Agnetha & Christian: '' Kom följ med i vår karusell'' (1987, engineer and co-producer) * Gemini: ''

Geminism ''Geminism'' is the second album by brother sister group Gemini, released in 1987. Like their previous album, Geminism features songwriting contributions again from artists such as Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and Anders ...

'' (1987) * ABBA: '' ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits'' (1992) * ABBA: '' More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits'' (1993) * ABBA: ''

Thank You For The Music "Thank You for the Music" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally featured on the group's fifth studio album, '' The Album'' (1977), and was released as a double-A sided single with "Eagle" in May 1978 in limited territories ...

'' (1994)

References

* Michael B Tretow, article,

Nationalencyklopedin ''Nationalencyklopedin'' (; "The National Encyclopedia" in English), abbreviated NE, is a comprehensive contemporary Swedish-language encyclopedia, initiated by a favourable loan from the Government of Sweden of 17 million Swedish kronor in 1 ...

, http://www.ne.se/michael-b-tretow

External links

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