A ranking of ABBA's most significant releases in order of impact / importance. Today, #38:

Caffe` Latte` celebrates the 40th anniversary of "Waterloo" winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with a special countdown that will be updated daily...

ABBATHE 40 MOST IMPORTANT SONGS

38 MERRY-GO-ROUND Writers: Benny Andersson / Bjorn Ulvaeus

March 29, 1972 saw the first genuine ABBA recordings cut: "People Need Love" and "Merry-Go-Round". The latter was issued as the B-side for the former track. It was later added as a bonus on re-issues of ABBA's 1st album 'Ring Ring'. After the success of "She's My Kind Of Girl" in Japan, "Merry-Go-Round" was a deliberate attempt to create a new hit in that market, hence its sad lyrical content and "Oriental-flavoured" intro.

39 WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE

40 SANTA ROSA 

Check back here tomorrow for the next song from ABBA's Top 40 Most Important. See earlier posts for detail on the previous songs.