The Visitors is the eighth studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 30 November 1981. With The Visitors, ABBA took several steps away from the "lighter" pop music they had recorded previously and the album is often regarded as a more complex and mature effort.
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The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on 30 November 1981.
With The Visitors, ABBA took several steps away from the lighter pop music they had recorded previously and the album is often regarded as a more complex and mature effort. With Benny and Frida going their separate ways, the pain of splitting up was explored yet again in When All Is Said And Done. The major hit single on the album, One Of Us also depicted the end of a love story .
A album, released just months before ABBA disbanded in 1982. Hits include the title track and When All Is Said and Done. Abba's 1981 swan song is appropriately touched by intimations of loss; The Visitors certainly contains nothing as breezy as "Does Your Mother Know. Far from the listless meanderings of a group on its way out, however, the album is alive with emotion and creativity.
Shop Vinyl and CDs and complete your ABBA collection. Singles released from the album: – Slipping Through My Fingers (Japan only) – One Of Us (international) – When All Is Said And Done (Americas & Australia only) – Head Over Heels (international) – The Visitors (North America only).
Listen free to ABBA – The Visitors (The Visitors, Head Over Heels and more). The Visitors album was one of the first records to be recorded and mixed digitally, and was the first in history to be manufactured on the new CD format in 1982 on Atlantic.
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | The VisitorsDrums – Per Lindvall |
| A2 | Head Over HeelsDrums – Ola Brunkert |
| A3 | When All Is Said And DoneDrums – Ola Brunkert |
| A4 | SoldiersDrums – Per Lindvall |
| B1 | I Let The Music SpeakDrums – Ola BrunkertFlute, Clarinet – Jan Kling |
| B2 | One Of UsDrums – Ola BrunkertMandolin – The Three Boys |
| B3 | Two For The Price Of OneDrums – Ola Brunkert |
| B4 | Slipping Through My FingersDrums – Ola Brunkert |
| B5 | Like An Angel Passing Through My RoomDrums – Ola Brunkert |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polar Music International AB
- Copyright (c) – Polar Music International AB
- Manufactured By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
- Distributed By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
Credits
- Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson
- Design [Album Design] – Rune Söderqvist
- Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
- Guitar [Acoustic] – Björn Ulvaeus, Lasse Wellander
- Guitar [Electric] – Lasse Wellander
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Benny Andersson
- Percussion – Åke Sundqvist
- Photography By – Lars Larsson
- Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*
Notes
℗ © 1981 Polar Music International ABThe cassette has a fine grain texture and has no text moulded into shell.
Similar version:
The Visitors: The cassette has 'MADE IN CANADA" moulded into shell, upper right, on 1 side.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other (Duplicator Code): D
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS 342 | ABBA | The Visitors (LP, Album) | Polar | POLS 342 | Sweden | 1981 |
| SD 19332 | ABBA | The Visitors (LP, Album, Club, SP) | Atlantic | SD 19332 | US | 1981 |
| MMI 6024 | ABBA | The Visitors (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | MMI | MMI 6024 | Malaysia | Unknown |
| POLCD342 | ABBA | The Visitors (CD, Album, RE) | Polar | POLCD342 | Europe | 1984 |
| RL 2-2 | ABBA / The John Hall Band | ABBA / The John Hall Band - The Visitors / All Of The Above (LP, Transcription) | Afrts | RL 2-2 | US | 1981 |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | The VisitorsDrums – Per Lindvall |
5:45 |
| 2 | Head Over Heels | 3:46 |
| 3 | When All Is Said And Done | 3:17 |
| 4 | SoldiersDrums – Per Lindvall |
4:37 |
| 5 | I Let The Music SpeakFlute, Clarinet – Jan Kling |
5:18 |
| 6 | One Of UsMandolin – The Three Boys |
3:54 |
| 7 | Two For The Price Of One | 3:35 |
| 8 | Slipping Through My Fingers | 3:53 |
| 9 | Like An Angel Passing Through My Room | 3:34 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polar Music International AB
- Copyright (c) – Polar Music International AB
- Manufactured By – Polygram, Hanover, West Germany
- Published By – Union Songs AB
- Recorded At – Polar Studios
- Mixed At – Polar Studios
- Printed By – Münstermann-Druck
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar – Björn Ulvaeus
- Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson
- Design – Rune Söderqvist
- Drums – Ola Brunkert (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 9)
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Lasse Wellander
- Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Benny Andersson
- Percussion – Åke Sundqvist
- Photography – Julius Kronbergs Atelje, Skansen, Stockholm
- Photography By – Lars Larsson
- Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*
Notes
(P) 1981 Polar Music International AB, Stockholm.Booklet has 8 pages including lyrics.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 42280 00112 4
- Label Code: LC 0309
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Matrix / Runout: 800 011-2 17 #
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS 342 | ABBA | The Visitors (LP, Album) | Polar | POLS 342 | Sweden | 1981 |
| SD 19332 | ABBA | The Visitors (LP, Album, Club, SP) | Atlantic | SD 19332 | US | 1981 |
| MMI 6024 | ABBA | The Visitors (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | MMI | MMI 6024 | Malaysia | Unknown |
| POLCD342 | ABBA | The Visitors (CD, Album, RE) | Polar | POLCD342 | Europe | 1984 |
| RL 2-2 | ABBA / The John Hall Band | ABBA / The John Hall Band - The Visitors / All Of The Above (LP, Transcription) | Afrts | RL 2-2 | US | 1981 |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | The VisitorsDrums – Per Lindvall |
5:49 |
| A2 | Head Over HeelsDrums – Ola Brunkert |
3:45 |
| A3 | When All Is Said And DoneDrums – Ola Brunkert |
3:20 |
| A4 | SoldiersDrums – Per Lindvall |
4:38 |
| B1 | I Let The Music SpeakDrums – Ola BrunkertFlute, Clarinet – Jan Kling |
5:20 |
| B2 | One Of UsDrums – Ola BrunkertMandolin – The Three Boys |
3:55 |
| B3 | Two For The Price Of OneDrums – Ola Brunkert |
3:36 |
| B4 | Slipping Through My FingersDrums – Ola Brunkert |
3:51 |
| B5 | Like An Angel Passing Through My Room | 3:25 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polar Music International AB
Credits
- Bass – Rutger Gunnarsson
- Design [Album Design] – Rune Söderqvist
- Engineer – Michael B. Tretow
- Guitar [Acoustic] – Björn Ulvaeus, Lasse Wellander
- Guitar [Electric] – Lasse Wellander
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Benny Andersson
- Percussion – Åke Sundqvist
- Photography By – Lars Larsson
- Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus*
Notes
Made in ZimbabweThe first ABBA album to be released with color Sunshine labels after the blue & white label variant.
℗ & © 1981 Polar Music International AB, Stockholm
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS 342 | ABBA | The Visitors (LP, Album) | Polar | POLS 342 | Sweden | 1981 |
| SD 19332 | ABBA | The Visitors (LP, Album, Club, SP) | Atlantic | SD 19332 | US | 1981 |
| MMI 6024 | ABBA | The Visitors (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | MMI | MMI 6024 | Malaysia | Unknown |
| POLCD342 | ABBA | The Visitors (CD, Album, RE) | Polar | POLCD342 | Europe | 1984 |
| RL 2-2 | ABBA / The John Hall Band | ABBA / The John Hall Band - The Visitors / All Of The Above (LP, Transcription) | Afrts | RL 2-2 | US | 1981 |
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