Live at Wembley Arena

by ABBA

Overview

Recorded during ABBA's hugely successful world tour of 1979-1980, Live at Wembley Arena features the Swedish pop group performing in concert at London's Wembley Arena in November, 1979. Coming on the heels of the group's sixth studio album, 1979's Voulez-Vous, the tour was a sensation as the notoriously studio-bound four-piece had never before embarked on such an extensive live tour. Culled from ABBA's four-night stand at the storied London venue, Live at Wembley Arena features 25 of the group's songs including such well-known cuts as "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "Waterloo," and "Dancing Queen." Also showcased are such less-appreciated numbers as "If It Wasn't for the Nights," "Why Did It Have to Be Me," and "Summer Night City." Also included is the previously unreleased song, "I'm Still Alive." While ABBA were primarily known for crafting their infectious, pristinely produced pop in the studio, they were also a superb live outfit who could reproduce their multi-voiced harmonies on-stage with enthusiastic precision. Add to that the attention to detail with which the group's backing ensemble re-created their complex, layered arrangements and you have a supremely listenable, anthology-like concert experience. Which isn't to say that ABBA played robotic by-the-numbers versions of their songs. On the contrary, these are rollicking, exuberant performances that reveal a band not only indebted to their fans, but clearly just as passionate about performing their songs as they are about recording them. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	10/14/2014
Label:	Imports
UPC:	4988005850027
Rank:	84733

Album Credits

Performance Credits

ABBA   Primary Artist
Lasse Wellander   Guitar
Birgitta Wollgard   Vocals (Background)
Ake Sundqvist   Percussion
Ola Brunkert   Drums
Mats Ronander   Guitar
Liza Oehman   Vocals (Background)
Anders Eljas   Keyboards
Tomas Ledin   Vocals (Background)
Rutger Gunnarsson   Bass

Technical Credits

Benny Andersson   Composer,Arranger
Bjoern Ulvaeus   Composer
Michael B. Tretow   Concert Sound
Agnetha Faeltskog   Composer
Stig Anderson   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Jan Grandvall   Liner Notes
Isabelle Alsen   Photo Coloring
Filip Lindholm   Engineer
Ludvig Andersson   Producer
Bjorn Engelmann   Mastering
Mia Segolsson   Project Coordinator
Anders Hanser   Photography,Cover Photo
Torbjorn Calvero   Photography
Fredrik Hurtig   Art Direction
Bernard Loehr   Mixing