If It Wasn't for the Nights
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"If It Wasn't For The Nights" (working title: Pandemonium) is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA
for their sixth studio album, Voulez-Vous
. The song had been remixed, re-recorded, and edited by a total for four times; having been remixed twice for the group's appearance on The Mike Yarwood Show and the ABBA In Japan special, making it 3:42 and 3:50 from the original length, 5:11, respectively.
It was re-recorded at Miami, Florida by Benny and Björn as an instrumental and was later edited for the Japanese single release of Slipping Through My Fingers
. Originally, the song would be the lead single for the album, Voulez-Vous, but finally, after "Chiquitita" was finished, the plans were shelved. "If It Wasn't For The Nights" became only an album track, remastered by four times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and in 2005 as part of the Complete Studio Recordings
box set, and yet again in 2010 for the Voulez-Vous Deluxe Edition.
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...
for their sixth studio album, Voulez-Vous
Voulez-Vous
-CD re-issues, bonus tracks:Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 1997 with two bonus tracks:"Summer Night City" – 3:34 "Lovelight" – 3:18Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three other bonus tracks:...
. The song had been remixed, re-recorded, and edited by a total for four times; having been remixed twice for the group's appearance on The Mike Yarwood Show and the ABBA In Japan special, making it 3:42 and 3:50 from the original length, 5:11, respectively.
It was re-recorded at Miami, Florida by Benny and Björn as an instrumental and was later edited for the Japanese single release of Slipping Through My Fingers
Slipping Through My Fingers
"Slipping Through My Fingers" is a song written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA from their 1981 album, The Visitors, with lead vocals by Agnetha Fältskog...
. Originally, the song would be the lead single for the album, Voulez-Vous, but finally, after "Chiquitita" was finished, the plans were shelved. "If It Wasn't For The Nights" became only an album track, remastered by four times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and in 2005 as part of the Complete Studio Recordings
The Complete Studio Recordings (ABBA album)
The Complete Studio Recordings is a box set of all of the studio material released by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 7 November 2005 and consists of 9 CDs and 2 DVDs, plus a full colour booklet with timeline and photos. Another booklet containing the complete lyrics was also...
box set, and yet again in 2010 for the Voulez-Vous Deluxe Edition.
Appearances
Along with "Chiquitita", "If It Wasn't For The Nights" was one of ABBA's songs that has no custom-made music video. The performance on the Mike Yarwood Christmas Show serves as a unofficial music video. It was first performed for the special, ABBA In Japan, then on stage on the Mike Yarwood Christmas Show on December 1978.Cover versions
- Singer Hazell DeanHazell DeanHazell Dean is a British dance-pop singer, who achieved her biggest success in the 1980s as a leading Hi-NRG artist. She is best known for the top ten hits "Searchin' ", "Whatever I Do " and "Who's Leaving Who"...
included a dance-oriented cover of the song for her 1996 album The Winner Takes It All: Hazell Dean Sings ABBA. - A hi-NRGHi-NRGHi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
/eurodanceEurodanceEurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
cover by Abbacadabra can be found on the 2008 compilation We Love ABBA: The Mamma Mia Dance Compilation, released through Almighty RecordsAlmighty RecordsAlmighty Records is a British recording label and remix production team founded in 1989, releasing their first single in the same year. Producing mainly Dance-Pop and Hi-NRG music, the label is best known for releasing remakes and remixes of mainstream pop songs...
. An audio sample can be heard on the official Almighty Records website.