Michael B. Tretow
Encyclopedia
Bo Michael Tretow is a swedish record producer
and audio engineer, Musician
and composer
, best known for his work with Swedish
pop
group ABBA
(1970-1982), and with the musical Chess
. Tretow experimented with different recording techniques, and played an essential part in creating the famous "ABBA-sound". He has also composed several themes and jingles for Swedish national radio and television.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and audio engineer, Musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, best known for his work with Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
(1970-1982), and with the musical Chess
Chess (musical)
Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;...
. Tretow experimented with different recording techniques, and played an essential part in creating the famous "ABBA-sound". He has also composed several themes and jingles for Swedish national radio and television.
As artist
- Mikael & Michael (1966, with Mikael Ramel)
- Let's boogie (1976)
- Michael B. Tretow (1982)
- Tomteland (1985)
- Den makalösa manicken (1986, under the pseudonym Professorn)
- Trafik-Trolle (early 1980s)
- CarambaCarambaCaramba was a Swedish music group. It released one self-titled album in 1981. The album is chiefly notable because it is recorded entirely in nonsense language. Songs which imitate certain regional styles of music generally imitate the phonemic structure of languages from the appropriate regions. ...
(1981, with Ted GärdestadTed GärdestadTed Gärdestad , internationally known as Ted Gardestad, Ted Gaerdestad or just Ted was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician.-Early career:...
) - Hystereo Hi-lites (1989)
- Greatest Hits (1999)
As producer
- Lena Andersson: Det Bästa Som Finns (1977)
- ABBAABBAABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
: Gracias Por La Música (1980) - ABBA: ABBA LiveABBA LiveABBA Live is an album of live recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA, released by Polar Music in 1986 .A live album was something that many ABBA fans had demanded for several years. ABBA themselves had toyed with the idea on a couple of occasions, but always decided against it...
(1986) - Big Money: Lost In Hollywood (1992)
- Big Money: Moonraker (1994)
As engineer
- Björn UlvaeusBjörn UlvaeusBjörn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
& Benny AnderssonBenny AnderssonGöran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
: LyckaLyckaLycka is a 1970 album released by folk/rock duo Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson, who later became the male half of ABBA. Most of the songs feature lead vocals by Björn...
(1970) - Lena Andersson: Lena 15 (1971)
- Lena Andersson: Lena (1971)
- Ted GärdestadTed GärdestadTed Gärdestad , internationally known as Ted Gardestad, Ted Gaerdestad or just Ted was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician.-Early career:...
: UndringarUndringarUndringar was the debut album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1972 on the Polar Music label. It contains breakthrough single "Jag Vill Ha En Egen Måne" as well as "Hela Världen Runt", "När Du Kommer" and "Snurra Du Min Värld". The album was produced by Benny Andersson and...
(1972) - Lena Andersson: 12 Nya Visor (1972)
- Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida (ABBA): Ring RingRing Ring (album)-2001 re-release:Ring Ring was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three bonus tracks :-2005 re-release:...
(1972-1973) - Ted GärdestadTed GärdestadTed Gärdestad , internationally known as Ted Gardestad, Ted Gaerdestad or just Ted was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician.-Early career:...
: TedTed (album)Ted was the second album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1973 on the Polar Music label. It contains the hits "Jag Ska Fånga En Ängel", "Sol, Vind Och Vatten", "Come Give Me Love" as well as his 1973 Melodifestivalen entry "Oh Vilken Härlig Da'" . The album was produced by...
(1973) - Svenne & LottaSvenne & LottaSvenne & Lotta is a pop duo with Svenne Hedlund and Lotta Hedlund. They met in 1967, when Svenne Hedlund was the vocalist in the band Hep Stars. Charlotte Walker, which was Lotta Hedlund's name at that time, toured Sweden with the all-girl American trio The Sherrys...
: Oldies But Goodies (1973) - ABBA (Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida): WaterlooWaterloo (album)* 1974 Polar Music International AB, Stockholm, Sweden.* The original album release of Waterloo in 1974 with Polar.-CD re-issues, bonus tracks:...
(1974) - Ted Gärdestad: UpptågUpptågUpptåg was the third album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1974 on the Polar Music label. It contains the hits "Fantomen", "Silver", "Eiffeltornet" and "Viking". The album was produced by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Ted, engineered by Michael B...
(1974) - Svenne & Lotta: 2/Bang-A-Boomerang (1975, engineer and co-producer)
- ABBA: ABBAABBA (album)1975 Polar Music international AB, Stockholm, Sweden.Stig Anderson helped us with the lyrics on "Mamma Mia", "Tropical Loveland", "SOS", "Bang-A-Boomerang", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" and "I've Been Waiting for You".-CD re-issues, bonus tracks:...
(1975) - ABBA: Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (ABBA album)Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1975 . Greatest Hits was rush-released in Scandinavia in November 1975 to counter expected import sales of similar collections released by licencees in Europe, such as French Disques Vogue's ABBA's Greatest Hits and West...
(1975-1976) - Anni-Frid LyngstadAnni-Frid LyngstadAnni-Frid Prinzessin Reuss von Plauen , is a Norwegian-born Swedish pop singer...
: Frida ensamFrida ensamFrida ensam is a solo album by ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The album was produced by her fiancé, ABBA member Benny Andersson and was first released by Polar Music in 1975. It has since been re-released several times, most significantly in remastered form in 2005 with bonus tracks...
(1975) - ABBA: ArrivalArrival (ABBA album)-Side one:#"When I Kissed the Teacher" – 2:58#"Dancing Queen" – 3:47#"Dum Dum Diddle" – 2:50#"My Love, My Life" – 3:50...
(1976) - Ted Gärdestad: Franska KortFranska KortFranska Kort was the fourth album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1976 on the Polar Music label. It contains the hits "Angela" "Chapeau-Claque", "När Showen Är Slut" and "Klöversnoa". The album was produced by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Michael B...
(1976, engineer and co-producer) - Svenne & Lotta: Letters (1976, engineer and co-producer)
- ABBA: The Album (1977)
- ABBA: Voulez-VousVoulez-Vous-CD re-issues, bonus tracks:Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 1997 with two bonus tracks:"Summer Night City" – 3:34 "Lovelight" – 3:18Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three other bonus tracks:...
(1979) - ABBA: Greatest Hits Vol. 2Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (ABBA album)Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in October 1979 to coincide with their tour of North America and Europe...
(1979) - ABBA: Super TrouperSuper Trouper (album)Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, first released in 1980 .-Overview:Led by the international hit "The Winner Takes It All", Super Trouper was the group's sixth chart-topping album in the UK. It was also the best-selling album in Britain for 1980...
(1980) - Ted Gärdestad: I'd Rather Write a SymphonyI'd Rather Write a SymphonyI'd Rather Write A Symphony was the sixth album and the second international release from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1980 on the Polydor label in West Germany and The Netherlands, promoted by the single "Don't Treat Me This Way" backed with "Mindblower"...
(1980, engineer and co-producer) - Agnetha & Linda: Nu Tändas Tusen JuleljusNu tändas tusen juleljus (album)-Personell:The following musicians contributed to the recording of Nu tändas tusen juleljus:*Agnetha Fältskog: vocals, producer*Linda Ulvaeus: vocals*Michael B...
(1980/1981, engineer and co-producer) - ABBA: The VisitorsThe Visitors (ABBA album)The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on November 30, 1981.With The Visitors, ABBA took several steps away from the "lighter" pop music they had recorded previously and the album is often regarded as a more complex and mature effort...
(1981) - Ted Gärdestad: StormvarningStormvarningStormvarning was the sixth album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released on the Polar Music label in Sweden in early 1981. Stormvarning was an expanded and partly re-recorded version of the international album I'd Rather Write a Symphony, released in West Germany and the Netherlands...
(1981, engineer and co-producer) - ABBA: The Singles: The First Ten YearsThe Singles: The First Ten YearsThe Singles: The First Ten Years is a double compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1982.1982 was ABBA’s final year together as a group. They had originally intended to record a new studio album, like they had done almost every year since they first came together...
(1982) - Agnetha FältskogAgnetha FältskogAgnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which to date has sold over 375 million records worldwide, making it the fourth...
: Wrap Your Arms Around Me (1983) - Various Artists: Original Cast Recording, Musical ChessChess (musical)Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;...
(1984) - Agnetha Fältskog: Eyes of a WomanEyes of a WomanEyes of a Woman is the second of Agnetha Fältskog's 1980s post-ABBA solo albums. Eric Stewart produced. It was Fältskog's second album to reach the UK Top 40, reaching No.38. In Sweden, the album peaked at No. 2. It also reached the Top 20 in Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium.The album was...
(1985) - Gemini: GeminiGemini (Gemini album)Gemini is an album by Gemini released in 1985. The album features songwriting contributions from artists such as Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and Anders Glenmark and Ingela Forsman...
(1985) - Agnetha & Christian: Kom följ med i vår karusellKom följ med i vår karusellKom följ med i vår karusell is a children's album released in early 1987, recorded by Swedish singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog and her son Christian Ulvaeus, nine years old at the time. The album was co-produced by Fältskog and ABBA sound engineer Michael B. Tretow...
(1987, engineer and co-producer) - Gemini: GeminismGeminismGeminism is the second album by brother sister group Gemini, released in 1987. Like their previous album, Geminism features songwriting contributions again from artists such as Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and Anders Glenmark and Ingela Forsman. The album's material overall...
(1987) - ABBA: ABBA Gold: Greatest HitsABBA Gold: Greatest HitsGold: Greatest Hits is a compilation album of recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on September 21, 1992 through PolyGram, the first compilation to be released after the company had acquired Polar Music and thus the rights to the ABBA back catalogue. In 1998, PolyGram was in turn...
(1992) - ABBA: More ABBA Gold: More ABBA HitsMore ABBA Gold: More ABBA HitsMore ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits is compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA. Released in 1993, it was the follow-up to the highly successful ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits, released the previous year, and went on to sell 3 million copies....
(1993) - ABBA: Thank You For The MusicThank You for the Music (album)-Disc 2:-Disc 3:-Disc 4:-Personnel:ABBA*Benny Andersson - synthesizer, keyboards, vocals*Agnetha Fältskog - vocals*Anni-Frid Lyngstad - vocals*Björn Ulvaeus - acoustic guitar, guitar, vocalsAdditional personnel*Ulf Andersson - saxophone...
(1994) - Agnetha FältskogAgnetha FältskogAgnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which to date has sold over 375 million records worldwide, making it the fourth...
: My Colouring BookMy Colouring BookMy Colouring Book is the name of a 2004 album by Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog. It was her first album release for 17 years and was well received by ABBA fans, as well as the general music press, with renditions of songs which she had listened to during her teenage years in the 1960s.Hit singles...
(2004)