ANNUAL1972
January:
1972-01.
In this month Benny and Frida buy a house in Vallentuna, north of Stockholm.
1972-01-10 Recording 'Kom Och Sjung En Sång' and 'Vi
Är Alla Ara Barn I Början' for Frida's record produced by Benny.
Backing vocals on both tracks by Björn and Agnetha.
1972-01-28 Agnetha will play Maria Magdalena in the Swedish
version of 'Jesus Christ Superstar'.
1972-01-29 Björn,
Benny and Lena Andersson are in London to record tracks for Lena's album
February:
1972-02-04 Recording 'Vart Ska Min Karlek Fora' and 'Nu Ska
Du Bli Stilla' for Agnetha's part in 'Jesus Christ Superstar', produced
by Björn.
1972-02-13 Lena Andersson finishes 3rd at the Melodifestivalen
with 'Säg Det Med En Sång' written by Björn, Benny and
Stig.
Stig,
Björn and Benny present at the Melodifestivalen
1972-02-14 The photo shoot of the boys in the snow in Skansen park is done today.
Backstage
with Björn
March:
1972-03-08 Recording the Björn
& Benny duo track 'Att Finnas Till'. No girls on this
record.
1972-03-21 Recording 'I'd Give Anything To Be Back Home In...'
what became later 'Santa Rosa'. No Frida and Agnetha on this track.
1972-03-24 Recording work for an other Polar artist.
1972-03-29 Backing tracks of 'People Need Love' and 'Merry-Go-Round'
with all four future ABBA members. The yodelling at the end of 'People
Need Love' was the idea of the girls.
April:
1972-04-10 Björn, Benny and Frida are present at the
Annual spring party of 'Expressen' in a Stockholm restaurant . Among
the guests was Tim Rice, lyricist of 'Jesus Christ Superstar'.
1972-04-05 Guitar overdubs for 'People Need Love'.
1972-04-29 Concerts of the Hootenanny Singers with Benny
in Linkoping and Gamleby. The group tour the Folkparks on weekend
during the summer of 1972.
1972-04-30 Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid perform
"People Need Love" on youth programme "Vi i femman".
Agnetha goes on folkpark tour today.
A perfornance on Swedish tv with People
Need Love
May:
1972-05-01 Agnetha begins the annual folk park circuit with
the thirty minute "Agnetha Fältskog Show" in Malmö
June:
1972-06... Release
single 'People Need Love' - Merry-Go-Round'.
1972-06-12.
Agnetha guest on German tv-show "Drehscheibe" with her German
single: "Geh' Mit Gott".
1972-04-30 Recording 'Ah, Vilka Tider'
and 'Den Stora Kärleken' with backing vocals of the girls
July:
1972-07. Frida
on tour through Sweden with Rolf Berge.
1972-07-27 Backing tracks of 'Ska Man Skratta Eller Gråta'
and 'Man Vill Ju Leva Lite Dessemellan' for Frida's album with Benny,
Björn and Agnetha on backing vocals.
August:
1972-08-26 Agnetha ends her summer tour today with concerts
in Örebro and Vretstorp.
1972-08-30 Recording backing tracks of The Rock'n Roll Band,
a working title of 'Rock'n Roll Band and 'Love Has Its Ways' as
the duo Björn and Benny. No Agnetha and Frida here.
September:
1972-09-18 Backing tracks of Agnetha's solo single produced
by Björn, with Benny on keyboards and backing vocals
1972-09-26 Recording 'Contemptation' what later possibly
became 'Another Town Another Train' and guitar work on 'Rock'n Roll
Band'.
1972-09-28 Work on Agnetha's solo single.
October:
1972-10-17 Recording backing tracks of 'Nina, 'Pretty Ballerina'
and 'He Is Your Brother'.
1972-10-21 Björn and Benny
are working with Ted Gärdestad today.
1972-10-29 Sax overdubs for 'He Is Your Brother'.
November:
1972-11. Release
single 'He Is Your Brother' - 'Santa Rosa'.
1972-11-02 A new track was made for 'Nina, Pretty Ballerina'
today.
1972-11-17 Underway to Tokyo,Japan.
1972-11-18 Björn, Benny and the girls performed 'Santa
Rosa' at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo.
December:
1972-12..
The foursome do a photo shoot for the Vecko-Revyn magazine for their Christmas
issue. The shoot takes place at Björn and Agnetha's flat.
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