Put On Your White Sombrero
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"Put On Your White Sombrero" is a song by pop group ABBA
recorded during sessions for the band's album Super Trouper
released in 1980. Under the working titles (Spansk II, Pig Party On Mallorca & Padre). Although recorded in the Polar Studios
in September 1980, the song did not make it to the final track list.
Despite having completed the track to their satisfaction, the group's two songwriters Benny Andersson
and Björn Ulvaeus
, believing that it would not make a strong single, decided to shelve it in favour of the album's title track.
The track's arrangement, however, was reused in "Cassandra", which was recorded for the group's next intended album in the Summer of 1982, a project that was later aborted and instead the group released a complilation The Singles: The First Ten Years
in November 1982. Cassandra was relegated to a mere "b-side" on one of the new 1982 singles that were included on the compilation album. Cassandra has later surfaced, by popular demand, on ABBA compilation albums and on some versions of The Visitors album as a "bonus track".
"Put On Your White Sombrero" remained unreleased until 1994 when it debuted on the box set Thank You for the Music
. It has subsequently been included as a bonus track on most CD reissues of Super Trouper since 1997.
It also appeared as one of the tracks on a limited edition bonus single with the ABBA Gold
hits package in 1996.
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...
recorded during sessions for the band's album Super Trouper
Super Trouper (album)
Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, first released in 1980 .-Overview:Led by the international hit "The Winner Takes It All", Super Trouper was the group's sixth chart-topping album in the UK. It was also the best-selling album in Britain for 1980...
released in 1980. Under the working titles (Spansk II, Pig Party On Mallorca & Padre). Although recorded in the Polar Studios
Polar Studios
Polar Studios is one of the most famous recording studios in Scandinavia. Originally located in a former movie theater from 1934 at Sankt Eriksgatan 58-60 on Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, Polar Studios was founded by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA in 1977 and had its grand opening on...
in September 1980, the song did not make it to the final track list.
Despite having completed the track to their satisfaction, the group's two songwriters Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson
Göran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
and Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
, believing that it would not make a strong single, decided to shelve it in favour of the album's title track.
The track's arrangement, however, was reused in "Cassandra", which was recorded for the group's next intended album in the Summer of 1982, a project that was later aborted and instead the group released a complilation The Singles: The First Ten Years
The Singles: The First Ten Years
The Singles: The First Ten Years is a double compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1982.1982 was ABBA’s final year together as a group. They had originally intended to record a new studio album, like they had done almost every year since they first came together...
in November 1982. Cassandra was relegated to a mere "b-side" on one of the new 1982 singles that were included on the compilation album. Cassandra has later surfaced, by popular demand, on ABBA compilation albums and on some versions of The Visitors album as a "bonus track".
"Put On Your White Sombrero" remained unreleased until 1994 when it debuted on the box set Thank You for the Music
Thank You for the Music (album)
-Disc 2:-Disc 3:-Disc 4:-Personnel:ABBA*Benny Andersson - synthesizer, keyboards, vocals*Agnetha Fältskog - vocals*Anni-Frid Lyngstad - vocals*Björn Ulvaeus - acoustic guitar, guitar, vocalsAdditional personnel*Ulf Andersson - saxophone...
. It has subsequently been included as a bonus track on most CD reissues of Super Trouper since 1997.
It also appeared as one of the tracks on a limited edition bonus single with the ABBA Gold
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
Gold: Greatest Hits is a compilation album of recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on September 21, 1992 through PolyGram, the first compilation to be released after the company had acquired Polar Music and thus the rights to the ABBA back catalogue. In 1998, PolyGram was in turn...
hits package in 1996.
Cover versions
- Belgian singer Dana Winner recorded an English language cover of the song for her 1999 album Geef Me Je Droom. She also recorded the song in Dutch as 'Zwoele zomer'.
- DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
singer Benny Neyman also recorded a Dutch language cover, called "Kind van de wind".