FERNANDO
ABBA
SONGWRITERS: BENNY GORAN BROR ANDERSSON, MIKKEL AAS, BJOERN K. ULVAEUS,
TONY WALTHER & STIG ANDERSON
PRODUCER: BENNY ANDERSON & BJORN ULVAEUS
COUNTRY: SWEDEN
ALBUM: ARRIVAL
LABEL: POLAR
GENRE: EURO DISCO
YEAR: 1975
Arrival is the fourth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was
originally released in Sweden on 11 October 1976 by Polar Records. Recording
sessions began in August 1975 and continued until September 1976 at Metronome
and Glen studios in Stockholm, Sweden. It became ABBA's most successful album
to date, producing three of their biggest hits: "Dancing Queen", "Money,
Money, Money" and "Knowing Me, Knowing You". Upon its original
1976 release, "Fernando", released as a single earlier the same year,
did not appear on Arrival, but it was included on the South African,
Australian, and New Zealand versions. Arrival was the best-selling album
of 1977 in the United Kingdom and was certified gold by the Recording Industry
Association of America.
The album was first released on Compact disc in 1984 and then re-issued
in digitally remastered form a total of four times; first in 1997, then in
2001, 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set, and again
in 2006 (as a special Deluxe Edition).
Can
you hear the drums Fernando?
I
remember long ago another starry night like this
In
the firelight Fernando
You
were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I
could hear the distant drums
And
sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar
They
were closer now Fernando
Every
hour every minute seemed to last eternally
I
was so afraid Fernando
We
were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And
I'm not ashamed to say
The
roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry
There
was something in the air that night
The
stars were bright, Fernando
They
were shining there for you and me
For
liberty, Fernando
Though
we never thought that we could lose
There's
no regret
If
I had to do the same again
I
would, my friend, Fernando
Now
we're old and grey Fernando
And
since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can
you hear the drums Fernando?
Do
you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I
can see it in your eyes
How
proud you were to fight for freedom in this land
There
was something in the air that night
The
stars were bright, Fernando
They
were shining there for you and me
For
liberty, Fernando
Though
we never thought that we could lose
There's
no regret
If
I had to do the same again
I
would, my friend, Fernando
There
was something in the air that night
The
stars were bright, Fernando
They
were shining there for you and me
For
liberty, Fernando
Though
we never thought that we could lose
There's
no regret
If
I had to do the same again
I
would, my friend, Fernando
Yes,
if I had to do the same again
I
would, my friend, Fernando...
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