![]() ![]() Benny Andersson, Interview with ījörn wrote the lyrics at and following the 2–4 August sessions. But when you put that lyric onto that music you realise something not good has happened. To me, when you read that lyric and take the music away it’s just someone saying what they did that day - 'I read a book', 'I watched TV', 'I took the tube', whatever it doesn’t say what it really is. The recording is sad too, but the lyric itself is not sad, which is the genius of Björn (Ulvaeus). It becomes extremely sad when you hear it like this. This song would be released under the title "The Day Before You Came". Within an hour they had written the whole melody, and had given the new song the working title ‘Den lidande fågeln’ (‘The Suffering Bird’). Working with Björn, he used this as the basis for an entire song. ![]() One idea Benny had was "a single melodic fragment that lent itself to being repeated in a series of ascending and descending phrases over several key changes". ![]() With the studio booked for the rest of the day, and nothing else ready for recording, they decided to work on some song ideas there and then. Both songs were recorded to Björn and Benny's satisfaction in these sessions, though they were sceptical that either would work as a single A-side. Having taken a break, on 2–4 August 1982 ABBA returned to the recording studio with two new songs written, "Cassandra" and "Under Attack". Concluding that a new full length album was not a realistic prospect for 1982, Polar Music decided instead to release a double-album compilation of ABBA’s most successful singles in autumn 1982, in which would be included some new recordings which could also be released as singles. In the end, "I Am the City" would not see international release until 1993's More ABBA Gold CD, and ABBA's recording of "Just Like That" has never been released in its entirety, though an excerpt was released in 1994. All three songs were filed away for possible use at a later date. Of the three songs recorded, "You Owe Me One" was deemed fit to be a B-side at best as for "I Am the City" and "Just Like That", the band felt the former "wasn't one of their better songs" and decided the verse and chorus of the latter did not fit together. The sessions were tense, and the results disappointing. This was followed by recording sessions at Polar Studios in May 1982 with Agnetha and Frida to record the new songs. ījörn and Benny returned to work on a planned follow up album to The Visitors in April 1982, working together in songwriting sessions and coming up with three new songs, "You Owe Me One", "I Am the City" and " Just Like That". Meanwhile, Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad recorded her first solo album in seven years, working with Phil Collins to produce Something's Going On, and Agnetha Fältskog took a break from music to spend time with her children. Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson both became fathers again in January 1982, and wanted to spend some time with their wives and new born children at the same time, they were beginning to develop ideas for their first musical, Chess, alongside Tim Rice. Following the November 1981 release of ABBA's eighth album The Visitors, the four ABBA members took some time away from the group to focus on individual priorities. ![]()
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