ABBACADABRA

Composer: Bjorn Ulvaeus; Benny Andersson
Lyricist: Don Black

Opened: December 8, 1983, Lyric Hammersmith, London
Performances: Closed January 21, 1984

Note: No attempt has been made to compile discological information on the original ABBA songs that were the basis for the new songs in this show.

I Am The Seeker (L: Don Black; Mike Batt):

1. 45/Epic (S) A3983 (B.A. Robertson) [reissued on Hey, Mr. Producer!: The Musical World Of Cameron Mackintosh, CD/First Night ENCORECD4]
2. BAO 3, CD/En Mono Music Produktion 9671023 (Benny Anderssons Orkester) (recorded with new lyrics as "Upp Til Dig")


Like An Image Passing By (L: Bjorn Ulvaeus; Stig Andersson) (based on "My Love, My Life"):

1. 45/Epic (S) A3982 (Elaine Paige) [reissued on Hey, Mr. Producer!: The Musical World Of Cameron Mackintosh, CD/First Night ENCORECD4]


Time (L: Don Black; Mike Batt) (based on "Arrival"):

1. 45/Epic (S) A3983 (Frida & B.A. Robertson)


When Dreamers Close Their Eyes (L: Don Black; Mike Batt) (based on "Like An Angel Passing Through My Room"):

1. 45/Epic (S) A3982 (Finola Hughes)


Unrecorded Material:

Back Home Now (based on "Fernando")
Battle Of The Brooms (based on "Money, Money, Money")
Belonging (based on "I Let The Music Speak")
Carabosse Supershow (based on "Dancing Queen")
Entr'acte
Finale
Going Going Gone (based on "On And On And On")
I Can Pull Some Strings (based on "The Piper")
Making Magic (based on "Super Trouper")
Thank You For The Magic (based on "Thank You For The Music")
Think Of Something Fast (based on "I'm A Marionette")
It's Another World (based on "Take A Chance On Me")