Let’s Boogie | Michael B. Tretow

Benny Andersson: piano (A1, A3, B1, B6), Hammond organ (B4)
Burken Björklund: accordion (A1, A3, B2)
Anders Dahl: strings (A5), fiddles (A6)
Christer Ekland: saxophone (A2, B5)
Agnetha Fältskog: background vocals (A1, A3, A5, A6, A7, B1, B2, B5), audience (A4), piano (A5)
Malando Gassama: percussion (A3)
Anders Glenmark: electric guitar (A1,A6, B1,B2, B4, B6), acoustic guitar (A3), background vocals (A1, A3, A5, A6, A7, B1, B5, B6), audience (A4)
Bruno Glenmark: cello (A7), trombone (A7, B4), trumpet (B4), background vocals (B6)
Jenny Glenmark: background vocals (B6)
Jessica Glenmark: background vocals (B6)
Karin Glenmark: vocal harmonies (B2), background vocals (A1, A3, A5, A6, A7, B1, B2, B5), audience (A4)
Rutger Gunnarsson: Fender bass (A1, A2, A3, A5, A6, A7, B1, B2, B4, B6), background vocals (A7)
Ted Gärdestad: Wurlitzer piano (A1, A3) piano (A7), percussion (B6) background vocals (A1, B1)
Pete Hallin: piano (A6, B4), Hammond organ (B6)
Ann-Louise Hanson: vocal harmonies (B6), background vocals (A1, A3, B1, B2)
Maritza Horn: background vocals (A2, A5, A6, A7, B5), audience (A4)
Anders Hässler: bagpipes (B5)
Janne Kling: flutes (A3, saxophones (B1, B2)
Hadar Kronberg: percussion (B6)
Anni-Frid Lyngstad: background vocals (A1, A2, A3, A5, A7, B1, B2, B5), audience (A4)
Thomas H. Minor: background vocals (A7)
Roger Palm: drums (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, B1, B2, B4, B5, B6), background vocals (A7)
Lillian B. Tretow: the little girl (B3)
Michael B. Tretow: vocals, vocal harmonies (A3), The Funky Phony (A4), The Transylvanian Gentleman (B3), background vocals (A5, B4), electric guitar (A1, A2, A3, A5, A7, B1, B2, B5), mandolin (A1, B4), tubular bells (A1), glockenspiel (A1, A3, B5), percussion (A1, B5), Mellotron (A1, B5), Stringman (A1, A2, A7, B5), Arp synthesizer (A6, B5), clavinet (A7), piano (B2, B5), auto-harp (B4), accordion (B4), Fender bass (B5), Fender piano (B5), Hammond organ (B5), steel drums (B6)
Björn Ulvaeus: electric guitar (A1, A6, B1) acoustic guitar (A3, B4, B6)

(track numbers refer to original LP issue)

Front cover painting and album design by Tor B. Svae
Photography by Bengt Videgård

Music by Michael B. Tretow
Words by Thomas H. Minor

Arranged, engineered and produced by Michael B. Tretow

Recorded October 1975 – February 1976 at Glenstudio, Stockholm
Special thanks to CBS and Lars-Johan. Very special thanks to Lilian & Polar

Notes:

Agnetha features on tracks Paper Dolls, Bottom Coming Up, Brief Intermission [first version], Moonbeams, I Can See What You Mean, That’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles, Sandwich, Hesitating Hanna, Doc McGurgle’s Babylonian Lizard Tooth Oil. Moonbeams is the only known example of Agnetha playing piano on a studio recording (marked AF)

Anni-Frid features on tracks Paper Dolls, Robot Man, Bottom Coming Up, Brief Intermission [first version], Moonbeams, That’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles, Sandwich, Hesitating Hanna, Doc McGurgle’s Babylonian Lizard Tooth Oil (marked AL)

Benny features on tracks Paper Dolls, Bottom Coming Up, Sandwich, Keep Your Hands To Yourself, He Can’t Sing (marked BA)

Björn features on tracks Paper Dolls, Bottom Coming Up, I Can See What You Mean, Sandwich, Keep Your Hands To Yourself, He Can’t Sing (marked BU)

Anders Dahl, Christer Ekland, Anders Glenmark, Bruno Glenmark, Rutger Gunnarsson, Janne Kling, Roger Palm all featured on ABBA recordings

Maritza Horn sang background vocals on ABBA’s European & Australian tour 1977

Thomas H. Minor appeared in ABBA – The Movie as the musicologist