Take a Chance on Me
ABBA | Artist Essentials
First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original English-language studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Start with the repeating vocal rhythm; hear how it keeps the whole arrangement moving beneath the melody.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
The Album first appeared in Scandinavia in December 1977; its wider 1978 album rollout and January 1978 single are later releases of this recording.
Recording: Original English-language studio recording
Credit: ABBA
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: The Album
ABBA - The Album: pushing boundaries
Original December 1977 Scandinavian album release, The Name of the Game as first single, Take a Chance on Me, Eagle and the released Thank You for the Music recording, distinct from the unused earlier take. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Take a Chance on Me - official song history
The original album release in 1977 preceded the January 1978 single. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Take a Chance on Me - single
January 1978 (month verified)
Take a Chance on Me - official song history
The original album release in 1977 preceded the January 1978 single. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About ABBA
ABBA brought together Swedish performers Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Andersson and Ulvaeus developed the group's songwriting and production partnership, while Fältskog and Lyngstad's voices became central to its recordings. The 1974 Eurovision victory with Waterloo introduced the quartet to a wider international audience. Its 1970s catalog ranges from closely arranged pop songs to dance music and ballads. The members' separate solo and duo recordings belong to different artist histories.
Artist background sources
ABBA - official history
Group members, songwriting partnership, Eurovision breakthrough and original group career; separate member careers. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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