Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus first met on 5 June 1966 at Ålleberg, near Falköping, Sweden. Three weeks later they composed their first song together, ‘Isn’t It Easy To Say’, which was later recorded by Benny’s group, The Hep Stars. A historic songwriting and producing partnership was born
Below is a compehensive collection of records with the duo’s songwriting, producing, and performing credits (excluding where only one is credited). Note that it excludes most ABBA singles, except for landmark releases
(A) = album
(F) = film
(S) = single
(AR) = arrangements
(PR) = production
(SW) = songwriting
‘Isn’t It Easy To Say’
(1966 A, SW)
first song written and recorded by Benny and Björn
‘Blomman’
(1966 A, SW, PE)
first recording featuring Benny and Björn
(1969 S, SW)
(1969 S, SW)
(1969 S, SW)
(1969 S, PR)
‘She’s My Kind Of Girl’; ‘Inga Theme’; ‘Where Are We All Headin’’
(1969, released 1971 F, PR, SW)
(1969 S, SW)
(1969 S, SW)
first collaboration with Anni-Frid
(1969 SW)
(1970 S, SW)
(1970 S, PR, SW)
first collaboration featuring Agnetha
(1970 A, AR, SW)
(1970 S, SW)
first collaboration featuring Agnetha and Anni-Frid
(1970 A, PR, SW)
(1970 SW)
first stage performance with Agnetha and Anni-Frid
(1970 S, SW)
(1971 A, SW)
(1971 A, AR, SW)
(1971 S, SW)
(1971 S, SW)
‘Lycka’
(1971 A, SW)
(1971 S, SW)
(1971, A, SW)
(1971 S, PR, SW)
(1972 S, PR, SW)
(1972 S, SW)
first ABBA record
(1972 S, PR, SW)
(Merry-Go-Round / Tänk Om Jorden Vore Ung)
(1972 S, SW)
(1972 S, SW)
(1972 EP, SW)
(1972 S, SW)
(1972 A, PR)
(1972 A, PR)
(1973 A, PR)
(1973 A, PR, SW)
first ABBA album
(1973 A, PR)
(1974 A, PR)
(1974 A, PR, SW)
(1974 A, PR)
(1974 A, PR)
(1975 A, PR, SW)
‘Bang-A-Boomerang’; ‘Roly Poly Girl’
(1975 A, PR, SW)
‘Fernando’
(1975 A, SW)
‘SOS’
(1975 A, SW)
(1976 A)
‘Ricky Rock’n Roller’
(1976 A, SW)
(1976 A, PR, SW)
(1976 A, PR)
‘Funky Feet’; ‘If We Only Had The Time’
(1977 A, SW)
(1977 F PR, SW)
(1977 A PR, SW)
(1979 A PR, SW)
(1980 A, PR, SW)
(1981 A, PR, SW)
(1982 S, PR, SW)
last ABBA single of the classic era
‘Slowly’
(1984 A, SW)
(1984 A, PR, SW)
stage musical first produced 1986
‘Slowly’; ‘Just Like That’; plus others
(1985 A, PR, SW)
(1987 A, PR, SW)
‘Lottis Schottis’; ‘Födelsdagsvals till Mona’; ‘Trolskan’; ‘Klinga mina klockor’
(1987 A, SW)
also features participation from Frida
(1988 A PR, SW)
stage musical first produced 1988
‘The Conducator’
(1989 A, SW)
(1990 S, PR, SW)
(1993 A, SW)
(1994 A, SW)
concert staged 1994
(1994 A, PR, SW)
(1996 A, SW)
stage musical first produced 1996
(1998 A, SW)
tribute concerts produced 1998
(1999 A, SW)
stage musical first produced 1999
‘Vår sista dans’; ‘Lätt som en sommarfjäril’
(2001 A, SW)
‘When The Walls Came Tumbling Down’
(2002 SW)
new song ‘Glöm mig om du kan’
(2002 A, SW)
stage musical first produced 2002
‘Du är min man’; ‘Midnattsdans’
(2004 A, SW)
(2005 A, SW)
stage musical first produced 2005
‘För dig’; ‘Det är vi ändå’
(2006 A, SW)
‘I Walk With You, Mama’; ‘Butterfly Wings’; plus others
(2006 A, SW)
‘Han som vunnit allt’
(2006 A, SW)
(2006 book)
‘You Have To Be There’
(2006, A, SW)
(2007 A, SW)
(2008 A, SW)
film premiered 2008
‘Arrival’ with lyrics written by Björn circa 1998
(2008 A, SW)
(2009 S, SW)
(2009 A, SW)
(2009 S, SW)
‘Rowing On The Serpentine’; ‘When All Is Said And Done’; plus others
(2009 concert, SW)
(2010 A, SW)
concert first produced 2009
(2010 video, SW)
(2011 A, SW)
‘The Day The Wall Came Tumbling Down’ plus others
(2012 A, SW)
‘Tomten har åkt hem’; ‘Vinterhamn’
(2012 A, SW)
Eurovision Song Contest anthem 2013
(2013 S, SW)
(2013 A, SW)
stage musical first produced 2013
(2014 book)
(2014 A, SW)
(2015 S, SW)
added to CHESS in Concert 2014
(2015 A, SW)
tribute celebration
(2016)
(2016 A, SW)
KMH – Kungliga Musikhögskolan
(2017 SW)
(2017 A, SW)
(2018 A, SW)
film premiered 2018
(2018 S, SW)
(2019 S, SW)
(2019 S, SW)
(2021 S, PR, SW)
first ABBA reunion single
(2021 S, PR, SW)
(2021 A, PR, SW)
(2021 S, SW)
(2022 concert, PR, SW)
‘Veva veva positiv’, ‘Pippi på Cirkus’, ‘Pippilotta Långstrump’, ‘Jag skulle aldrig tröttna på ett mocka’
(2022 A, SW)
stage musical first produced 2022
Sjungande barn
(2023 SW)
Swedish version ‘The Way Old Friends Do’, lyrics by Björn
(2024 S, SW)
(2024 A, SW)
(2026 A, SW)
stage musical first produced 2025
To be continued…
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