Does Your Mother Know

(3.17)

Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

Lead vocal: Björn

Recording commenced 27 March 1979

Musicians:

Benny Andersson: Keyboards & synthesizers
Ola Brunkert: Drums
Lars O. Carlsson: Tenor saxophone
Mike Watson: Bass
Lasse Wellander: Guitars
Katjek Wojciechowski: Baritone saxophone

Release:

First released on the LP Voulez-Vous 23 April 1979

Also released as a single A side April 1979

Also released as B side to Voulez-Vous promotional 12 inch blue vinyl single June 1979

See also:

Previously an early version

Includes guitar riff previously used in I Want You

Later edited for EP in Brazil

Later excerpt used in Slipping Through My Fingers and Does Your Mother Know medleys

Later prologue added for compilation LP in Japan

Later edited for compilation LP in Australia

Later recorded for the movie Mamma Mia!

Later performed live by Björn and Benny

Later performed by Björn Ulvaeus

A planned Spanish version remained unrecorded

Voulez-Vous LP 1979
Does Your Mother Know single 1979
Voulez-Vous/Does Your Mother Know promotional 12-inch single 1979
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 LP 1979
The Singles – The First Ten Years 2LP 1982
ABBA Gold – Greatest Hits CD 1992
Thank You For The Music 4CD box set 1994
The Definitive Collection 2CD 2001
The Essential Collection 2CD 2012
The Singles – The First Fifty Years 2CD/4LP 2024