B. A. Robertson is a Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

, actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

, composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

  and songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

.

Career

He released his debut album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 Wringing Applause, recorded with Terry Manning

Terry Manning

Terry Manning is a music producer, songwriter, photographer and recording engineer known for work in rock, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres....

, on the Ardent Records

Ardent Records

Ardent Records, often shortened to "Ardent," is a Memphis record label founded by John Fry in 1959. Ardent of the 1960s and 1970s featured pop music acts and was distributed by Stax Records from 1972 until 1975. It is best remembered today for Big Star, whose first two albums, released in 1972...

 label (also home of Big Star

Big Star

Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel. The group broke up in 1974, but reorganized with a new line-up nearly 20 years later...

) in 1973, but it was to be a further six years until he found success in the UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 charts

Record chart

A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....

.

Robertson had hits

Hit single

A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...

 between 1979 and 1981 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

, the first of which – "Bang Bang" – reached number 2 in August 1979

1979 in music

See also:Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.-January–February:*January 1...

. Follow-up singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 "Knocked It Off", "Kool In The Kaftan" and "To Be Or Not To Be" reached chart positions 8, 17 and 9 respectively. All the singles came from his third album Initial Success, which reached number 32 in the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

. In 1981 he had his last Top 40 hit performing a duet

Duet (music)

A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...

 with Maggie Bell

Maggie Bell

Maggie Bell is a Scottish rock and blues-rock singer, regarded by some as Britain's answer to Janis Joplin.-Career:...

, of a cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of "Hold Me" which reached number 11.

He wrote or co-wrote "Carrie

Carrie

Carrie may refer to:* Carrie , a given name and those with it* Carrie , a novel by Stephen King** Carrie , a 1976 film adaptation*** Carrie , a 2002 remake** Carrie , a musical adaptation...

", "Hot Shot" and "Wired for Sound" for Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard

Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....

 and wrote "Language of Love" which Richard released as a B-side

A-side and B-side

A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...

. Robertson also penned and sang the theme music

Theme music

Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...

 to the television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 series Maggie

Maggie (TV series)

Maggie is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1981 and 1982. It was based on a quartet of books written by Joan Lingard during the 1970's - 'The Clearance', 'The Resettling', 'The Pilgrimage' and 'The Reunion'....

and Multi-Coloured Swap Shop

Multi-Coloured Swap Shop

Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, more commonly known simply as Swap Shop, is a UK children's television programme. It was broadcast on Saturday mornings on BBC1 for 146 episodes in six series between 1976 and 1982...

("Hello, Hello"), and wrote and sang backing vocals

Backing vocalist

A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

 for the Swap Shop spin-off group Brown Sauce

Brown Sauce (band)

Brown Sauce was a pop band, made up of presenters from the television programme, Multi-Coloured Swap Shop. These were Keith Chegwin, Maggie Philbin and Noel Edmonds. They formed for a one-off single in late 1981 called "I Wanna Be a Winner"...

's UK Top 20 hit, "I Wanna Be a Winner".

One song written and sung by Robertson, "To Be Or Not To Be

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be can refer to:* To be, or not to be, the soliloquy from Hamlet* To Be or Not to Be , directed by Ernst Lubitsch* To Be or Not to Be , a remake produced by Mel Brooks...

", a tribute to William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...

, was recorded by Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz

George Michael "Micky" Dolenz, Jr. is an American actor, musician, television director, radio personality and theater director, best known as a member of the 1960s made-for-television band The Monkees.-Biography:...

 in 1981 and became a hit single in Japan (JAM Records J-8112B) in December, 1981.

In October 1980, Robertson appeared as a guest on the BBC Television

BBC Television

BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...

 chat show

Talk show

A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....

 Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Friday Night, Saturday Morning was a television chat show with a revolving guest host. It ran on BBC2 from 28 September 1979 to 2 April 1982, broadcast live from the Greenwood Theatre, a part of Guy's Hospital...

. In the sixth and final series of the same show, Robertson appeared on one programme (January 1982) as the show's host. In February 1981 Robertson appeared playing live in concert

Concert

A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...

 on the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 joint television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 and radio

Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...

 programme Rock Goes To College

Rock goes to College

Rock Goes To College was a BBC series that ran between 1978 and 1981 on British television. A variety of up-coming rock oriented bands were showcased live from small venues and broadcast simultaneously on television and radio during a 40-50 minute live performance.It was a follow-on to the...

. He appeared at the then Preston Polytechnic

University of Central Lancashire

The University of Central Lancashire is a university based in Preston, Lancashire, England.The university has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge which was founded in 1828. In 1992 it was granted University status by the Privy Council...

, Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

. He also appeared as one of the Entertainers in the movie The Monster Club

The Monster Club

The Monster Club is a 1980 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Vincent Price and John Carradine. An anthology film, it is based on the works of the British horror author R. Chetwynd-Hayes...

starring Vincent Price, David Carradine, and Donald Pleasence.

In 1987, Robertson produced the two tracks on the Eddie and the Tide album "Looking For Adventure".

Robertson has regularly written song

Song

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...

s with Mike Rutherford

Mike Rutherford

Michael John Cleote Crawford Rutherford is an English musician. He is a founding member of Genesis, initially as a bassist and backup vocalist. In later incarnations of Genesis, he assumed the role of lead guitarist. He is one of only two constant members in Genesis . He also fronts Mike + The...

 for Rutherford's band Mike + The Mechanics, including their hits "Silent Running

Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)

"Silent Running " is a pop rock song performed by Mike + The Mechanics. Written by Mike Rutherford and B. A. Robertson, it was the first track from their 1985 self-titled debut album...

" and "The Living Years

The Living Years (song)

"The Living Years" was written by Mike Rutherford and B. A. Robertson, and recorded by Rutherford's English rock band Mike + The Mechanics. It was released in January 1989 as the second single from their album, Living Years. The song was a top ten chart hit around the world. It peaked at number one...

". The latter was written after Robertson's father died twelve weeks before the birth of his own son, and was nominated for a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for Song of the Year

Grammy Award for Song of the Year

The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 and unlike the Record of the Year award, which goes to the performer and production team of a single song, Song of the Year...

 in 1990.

Robertson also wrote "We Have a Dream" for the 1982 World Cup

1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

 Scotland squad

Scotland national football team

The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...

 and played the lead in the movie Living Apart Together, directed

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 by Charlie Gormley

Charles Gormley

Charles Gormley was a Scottish film director.His films included Living Apart Together and Heavenly Pursuits ....

. In 1983 Robertson, along with co-songwriters Terry Britten

Terry Britten

Terry Britten is a prolific English singer-songwriter, who has written songs for Tina Turner and Sir Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo, Michael Jackson and many others.-Career:...

 and Sue Shifrin, won a Razzie Award for the Worst 'Original' Song for "Pumpin' and Blowin'" as featured in the 1982 film

Film

A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

, The Pirate Movie

The Pirate Movie

The Pirate Movie is a 1982 musical and comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Christopher Atkins and Kristy McNichol. The film is loosely based on Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. The original music score is composed by Mike Brady and Peter Sullivan...

.

Robertson presented a two-part documentary, Jock 'n' Roll Parts I & II charting the history of pop music

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 in Scotland and also presented a short-lived television program

Television program

A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...

me, B. A. in Music, which featured contributions from musician guests. The show made Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

's 2000 list 100 Greatest TV Moments from Hell after Robertson had a confrontation with Bow Wow Wow

Bow Wow Wow

Bow Wow Wow were an English 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines.The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".-History:...

 singer Annabella Lwin

Annabella Lwin

Annabella Lwin is an Anglo-Burmese singer, songwriter and record producer best known as the lead singer of Bow Wow Wow.-Biography:Lwin was born to a Burmese father and an English mother in Rangoon, Burma .Medina, Maximillian Mark; ChopBlock.com Her birth name in Burmese translates to "High,...

 during which she called the programme a 'pretty shit show' and stormed off.

In 1991 Robertson was billed as the co-producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 and executive musical producer for Simply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination

Simply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination

Simply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination is an 1991 direct-to-video release featuring top contemporary singers performing "classic Disney songs". Released 27 September 1991, the 35-minute-long series of music videos was released on VHS, LaserDisc, and 8mm video...

(ISBN 1-55890-217-1), a 1991 direct-to-video release featuring top contemporary singers performing "classic Disney songs".

Robertson's stage name

Stage name

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 was often mentioned in the BBC Two

BBC Two

BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...

 satiricial sketch comedy

Sketch comedy

A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...

 programme The Fast Show

The Fast Show

The Fast Show, known as Brilliant in the US, was a BBC comedy sketch show programme that ran for three series from 1994 to 1997 with a special Last Fast Show Ever in 2000. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Thomson, Arabella Weir and...

, during the recurring sketch "Chanel 9", a parody of Mediterranean TV channels. The joke was based on occasionally intelligible (to English speaking audiences) names appearing in foreign broadcast speech.

Robertson more recently appeared on the Scottish segment of BBC's Children In Need

Children in Need

Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...

telethon on 14 November 2008, performing a re-worked version of "We Have a Dream" alongside Edwyn Collins, The Gospel Truth Choir, the Tartan Army, and a host of Scottish celebrities. On 16 January 2010 he performed with a live band in Glasgow for the first time since 1981 as part of the Celtic Connections

Celtic Connections

The Celtic Connections festival started in 1994 in Glasgow, Scotland, and has since been held every January. Featuring over 300 concerts, ceilidhs, talks, free events, late night sessions and workshops, the festival focuses on the roots of traditional Scottish music and also features international...

 Festival. "A Scottish Songbook" featured a number of diverse artists performing songs written by Scots, and Robertson performed "Twisted" (written by Annie Ross

Annie Ross

Annie Ross is an English jazz singer, and actress, best known as a member of the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.-Early years:...

 and Wardell Gray) and his own "The Living Years" - backed by house band Session A9 and The Gospel Truth Choir

The Gospel Truth Choir

The Gospel Truth Choir is a Scottish choir that perform a wide variety of music in a gospel style. Originally formed by a group of friends in 2007 for the wedding of BAFTA winning composer Paul Leonard-Morgan, they also regularly perform backing vocals in studio and on stage - as well as being a...

. The event was filmed for subsequent broadcast by BBC Scotland.

Albums

Wringing Applause,
1973, Ardent ADS2804. Released as by "Brian Alexander Robertson"

1. "Moira's Hand" - 3:30
2. "In the Limelight" - 3:59
3. "These Fantasies" - 3:51
4. "After the Theatre" - 4:57
5. "Carnival" - 5:05
6. "Cowboys" - 4:22
7. "To My Star" - 5:29
8. "Coatails" - 4:14
9. "Baby Nuts" - 4:12
10. "Myths and Illusions" - 4:23

Shadow of a Thin Man,
1976, Arista

Arista Records

Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...

 / Sparty 1000. Released as by "Alexander Robertson"

1. "Entrance" - 1:50
2. "No Strength in Numbers" - 2:40
3. "Tricky and Tough" - 3:19
4. "Sugar" - 2:55
5. "Tap! Tap! Tap!" - 3:12
6. "Trans Siberian Express" - 3:46
7. "Mighty England" - 4:43
8. "Hail Mary" - 3:34
9. "All the Thin Men" - 3:56
10. "Roxanna" - 3:04
11. "School Report" - 3:57

Initial Success,
1980, Asylum

Asylum Records

Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...

 K52216

1. "Gonzo for my Girlfriend" - 2:34
2. "Man or a Mouse" - 2:25
3. "Goosebumps" - 2:26
4. "Fallin in Luv" - 2:51
5. "Kool in the Kaftan" - 3:52
6. "Bang Bang" - 3:16
7. "Eat Your Heart Out Sandy Nelson" - 1:57
8. "The B Side" - 2:37
9. "To Be or Not To Be" - 3:15
10. "She's a Beezer" - 2:42
11. "England's Green & Pheasant Land" - 3:07
12. "Walking Rover" - 3:23
13. "Knocked it Off" - 3:35
14. "Here I Sit..." - 1:26

Bully for You,
1981, Asylum, K52275

1. "Saint Saens" - 2:46
2. "Bully for You" - 2:45
3. "Maggie" - 2:33
4. "Growing Old's Unhealthy" - 3:15
5. "Please Miss" - 3:35
6. "In the Bar at the Munich Hilton" - 3:39
7. "Dart Vader" - 3:33
8. "Hey Presto" - 3:12
9. "Flight 19" - 3:33
10. "Only One" - 3:41
11. "Turn the Volume Down" - 2:49
12. "Home Sweet Home" - 2:52

R&BA,
Asylum, K52383

1. "Dot Dot Dot"
2. "Ready or Not"
3. "Moscow Rules"
4. "Nothing Like a Great Romance"
5. "Four Minutes to Midnight"
6. "Hold Me"
7. "Legislate for Love"
8. "Son of a Gunn"
9. "One Plus One"
10. "Asleep With a Stranger"
11. "Just Like a Rash"

Singles

"Moira's Hand",
Ardent ADA 2907. Released as by "Brian Alexander Robertson"

1. "Moira's Hand"
2. "To My Star"

"All the Thin Men",
1976, Arista 64. Released as by "Alexander Robertson"

1. "All the Thin Men"
2. "School Report"

"Goosebumps",
1979, Asylum Records, K13146

1. "Goosebumps"
2. "The B-Side"

"Bang Bang",
1979, Asylum Records, K13152

1. "Bang Bang"
2. "2(b) B Side the C Side"

"Knocked it Off",
1979, Asylum Records, K12396

1. "Knocked it Off"
2. "Sci-Fi"

"Kool in the Kaftan",
1980, Asylum Records K12427. Released as an ordinary single and as a gatefold

1. "Kool in the Kaftan"
2. "Baby I'm a Bat"

"To Be or Not to Be",
1980, Asylum Records K12449

1. "To Be or Not To Be"
2. "Language of Love (Live)"
3. "Hot Shot (Live)"

"Flight 19",
1980, Asylum Records K12482

1. "Flight 19"
2. "Alright on the Night"

"Sucker for Your Love",
1981, Asylum Records SAM 131. Promotional release: "A Free B.A. from Middlesex Poly". Also with "Bully for You" (without picture sleeve).

1. "Sucker for Your Love (Live)"
2. "Man or a Mouse (Live)"

"Hold Me",
1981, Swan Song

Swan Song Records

Swan Song Records was a record label launched by the English rock band Led Zeppelin on 10 May 1974. It was overseen by Led Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant and was a vehicle for the band to promote its own products as well as sign artists who found it difficult to win contracts with other major labels...

, BAM 1. Duet with Maggie Bell

1. "Hold Me"
2. "Spring Greens"

"Saint Saens",
1981, Asylum Records K12523

1. "Saint Saens"
2. "Gonzo For My Girlfriend (Live)"

"We Have a Dream",
1982, WEA International K19145. Scotland World Cup Squad.

1. "We Have a Dream"
2. "Wrap up the Cup"

"Ready or Not",
1982, Asylum Records K12602

1. "Ready or Not"
2. "Les Beans"

"One Plus One",
1982, Asylum Records K12595

1. "One Plus One"
2. "UNKNOWN"

"Dot Dot Dot",
1983, Asylum Records K13190

1. "Dot Dot Dot"
2. "Keep Off the Grass"

"Now and Then",
1983, After Hours Records AFT10 [From the movie

Film

A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

 Living Apart Together]

1. "Now and Then"
2. "Page 15B Scene 8A"

"Time",
1984, RCA 104217. With Frida

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Anni-Frid Prinzessin Reuss von Plauen , is a Norwegian-born Swedish pop singer...

 - ABBA

ABBA

ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...

's instrumental

Instrumental

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....

 track "Arrival

Arrival (song)

"Arrival" is a 1976 song by ABBA featured on their album of the same name. It is an instrumental piece, mainly the brainchild of member Benny Andersson and had the working titles of "Fiol", "Ode to Dalecarlia" & "Arrival in Dalecarlia".- Background :...

", with added lyrics

Lyrics

Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...

1. "Time"
2. "(I Am) The Seeker
   (I Am) The Seeker
   The Seeker is a song written by ABBA composers Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson towards the end of the group's career. The song was however not recorded by ABBA, but was 'given' by the composers to be included in the 1983 London staging of the originally French musical "Abbacadabra", based on 14...
   
   "

"Ceud Mìle Failte (A Hundred Thousand Welcomes) (The BBC-TV Commonwealth Games Theme)"
1986, BBC Records RESL 192. 12" 12 RSL 192.

1. "Ceud Mìle Failte (A Hundred Thousand Welcomes) (The BBC-TV Commonwealth Games Theme)"
2. "See You In Auckland"

"Bang Bang",
1989, Old Gold Records OG9914

1. "Bang Bang"
2. "To Be Or Not To Be"

See also

• List of songs that retell a work of literature
• List of performers on Top of the Pops
• List of performances on Top of the Pops

External links

• Official website