ABBA Knowing me Knowing you Extended Version

1977 was to be the year that Abba finally achieved a #1 hit in America with "Dancing Queen". Europe and Australia had embraced Abba with great vehemence for the 2 previous years with a multitude of hit singles and albums. This year would see them tour Australia for the one and only time performing stadiums etc. A movie of their travels downunder would be released later in the year, along with their first LP of new material in 18 months - Abba The Album. 1977 would, ironically be a quieter year on our charts, compared to 1976. "Knowing me" entered the Top 100 in early March of 1977, and backed with "Happy Hawaii" a reworking lyrically of another "Arrival" track "Why did it have to be me", climbed into the Top 10. A #1 hit in Britain, Germany, Ireland and South Africa, and a success in most other centres, it is one of their best loved and more serious tracks - spookily pre-empting the break up of the two marriages at the core of Abba. "Knowing me" was not the only ABBA song released at that time. Scanning the Top 100 charts, i found that the same week that this track began its ascent, so did an older one from "Abba" - "I've been waiting for you"! I had no idea it was even released as a 7" single. It could only reach #94, and was gone within 3 weeks. It would be November, and the release of "The Name of the Game" that would see the super Swedes return to our Top 40. Some creative soul has created an extended version of "Knowing me Knowing you" and i have used that as the audio bed for this posting. Enjoy!