Super Trouper

Polydor remastered CD 1997

2nd paragraph: "After their immensely successful world tour of 1979/80…" then Tobler goes on to address the activities of the four ABBA members in January 1980, when the "1980" leg of the tour in Japan wasn't conducted until March. Also, it wasn't a "world tour", rather two separate tours of the same performance, billed at the time as "North America & Europe" and "Japan".

2nd paragraph: makes no mention of the involvement of Mary McClusky (wife of Buddy), who was co-writer of the Spanish lyrics for the Gracias Por La Música album.

continuing: "The Spanish LP was also released in Britain just weeks before ABBA's first new single for nine months." Indeed, Gracias was released in many countries just "weeks" before this single, having been released in Sweden in June 1980.

3rd paragraph: "... it is clear that Björn's impending divorce from Agnetha must have been on his mind…" The divorce was well and truly final by then.

3rd paragraph: the inclusion of 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)' as a bonus track on this CD is just wrong. It would have been more appropriate on the Voulez-Vous CD.

4th paragraph, 2nd column: "With their confidence totally restored following the long absence from the top spot…" As usual, the Anglocentric view. For example, the previous 14 singles had made it to number one in Belgium.

4th paragraph, 2nd column: "The song was apparently inspired by the brand name of the giant spotlights which illuminate the stage during concerts…" Oh, there is so much that's not quite right here. The song was actually inspired by the album cover shoot and title (and the spotlight by default), which preceded the recording of the song. "Super trouper' is a generic term for these spotlights, rather than a "brand name".

continuing: "The video which was made to promote the single ['Super Trouper'] was filmed in a circus big top, hence the sleeve picture with the group… surrounded by circus performers." Wrong. The promotional film and album sleeve photographs were taken at the same time and location, in a Stockholm film studio.

4th paragraph, 2nd column: "'Our Last Summer' is a personal favourite…" Does the record-buying public at large need to know this?

5th paragraph: "'Lay All Your Love On Me' and 'On And On And On'… had been remixed to appeal to the US dance (or club) market, and released separately, have been very successful in America." Wrong. The two songs were not officially remixed, and were released as two sides of the same single ('On And On And On' being the A side), but had only gotten to number 90 on the US singles chart - apparently the songs were more successful on the dance chart. However, there were unauthorised remixes of 'Lay All You Love On Me' starting to surface in dance clubs in the US around this time.

6th paragraph: "Previously only available on the 'Thank You For The Music' 4 x CD boxed set released in 1994, this track was never released in any other form - until now." Wrong. It was also included on a bonus single with the compilation Forever Gold in 1996.

7th paragraph: "Featuring their last two Number One singles…" Only in the UK. Some later singles did reach the top of the chart in some European countries.

Unlike the other albums in The Remaster series, these notes actually discuss more than the chart action of various songs released as singles.