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Lycka
Lycka
Studio album by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson
Released	November 1970
Genres	Rock; folk rock;
Length	30:58
Label	Polar
Producers	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Bengt Bernhag
Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson chronology
Singles from Lycka
	"Lycka / Hej gamle man!"; Released: October 1970; "Tänk Om Jorden Vore Ung"; Released: November 1971;

Lycka 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.^[1] The songs show the influence of Brian Wilson, "Ticket to Ride"-era Beatles and traditional Swedish folk music.^[1]

Lycka was produced by Björn and Benny with Bengt Bernhag and engineered by Michael B. Tretow. Benny and Björn played on the tracks with two Swiss musicians, drummer John Counz and bassist Gus Horn. Sven-Olof Walldoff was responsible for the orchestral arrangements, and on the 2006 re-release, bonus tracks were added,^[2] notably early recordings with the two-girl half of the future group ABBA on backing vocals, Anni-Frid Lyngstad who was engaged to Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog who was married to Björn Ulvaeus. Three years later, Ring Ring became the first proper album release of what would become the most famous Swedish pop band ever (though the original album did not use ABBA as the main name of the group).

Track listing

Standard edition

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lycka"	Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus	3:05
2.	"Nånting är på väg"	Andersson, Ulvaeus	2:17
3.	"Kära gamla sol"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	2:24
4.	"Det där med kärlek"	Andersson, Peter Himmelstrand, Ulvaeus	2:59
5.	"Välkommen in i gänget"	Andersson, Himmelstrand, Ulvaeus	3:08
6.	"Lilla du, lilla vän"	Andersson, Anders Fugelstad, Ulvaeus	2:48

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hej gamle man!"	Andersson, Ulvaeus	3:20
2.	"Liselott"	Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Ulvaeus	2:55
3.	"Kalles visa"	Andersson, Himmelstrand, Ulvaeus	2:34
4.	"Ge oss en chans"	Andersson, Ulvaeus	3:38
5.	"Livet går sin gång"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	3:50

Reissue

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tänk om jorden vore ung"	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus	3:53
2.	"Lycka"	Andersson, Stig Anderson, Ulvaeus	3:05
3.	"Nånting är på väg"	Andersson, Ulvaeus	2:17
4.	"Kära gamla sol"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	2:24
5.	"Det där med kärlek"	Andersson, Peter Himmelstrand, Ulvaeus	2:59
6.	"Välkommen in i gänget"	Andersson, Himmelstrand, Ulvaeus	3:08
7.	"Lilla du, lilla vän"	Andersson, Anders Fugelstad, Ulvaeus	2:48

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hej gamle man!"	Andersson, Ulvaeus	3:20
2.	"Liselott"	Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Ulvaeus	2:55
3.	"Kalles visa"	Andersson, Himmelstrand, Ulvaeus	2:34
4.	"Ge oss en chans"	Andersson, Ulvaeus	3:38
5.	"Livet går sin gång"	Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus	3:50

2006 re-issue track listing

The 2006 re-release contained the following additional tracks:

"She's My Kind of Girl" [Written for the Swedish movie Inga II: The Seduction of Inga, 1971]
"Inga Theme" [From the motion picture Inga II: The Seduction of Inga, 1971]
"Det kan ingen doktor hjälpa" ("It Can't Be Helped by a Doctor") [with Agnetha Fältskog & Anni-Frid Lyngstad backing vocals]
"På bröllop" [with Agnetha Fältskog & Anni-Frid Lyngstad backing vocals]
"Tänk om jorden vore ung" ("If We Only Had The Time") [with Agnetha Fältskog & Anni-Frid Lyngstad backing vocals]
"Träskofolket" ("The Clog People")
"En karusell" ("Merry-Go-Round") [with Agnetha Fältskog & Anni-Frid Lyngstad backing vocals]
"Att finnas till" ("To Exist")
"Hey, Musikant" (German version of "Hej gamle man!") [with Agnetha Fältskog & Anni-Frid Lyngstad backing vocals]
"Was die Liebe sagt" (German version of "Livet går sin gång")
"Love Has Its Ways"
"Rock 'n Roll Band" (Björn & Benny's version)
"Merry Go Round" (Björn & Benny's version) [with Agnetha Fältskog & Anni-Frid Lyngstad backing vocals]
"To Live With You" (English version of "Lycka" recorded in 1975 and first released in 2006)

Personnel

Benny Andersson - piano, keyboards, vocals
Björn Ulvaeus - guitars, vocals

Additional musicians

Gus Horn - bass guitar
John Cuonz - drums
Agnetha Fältskog - backing vocals
Anni-Frid Lyngstad - backing vocals

Production

Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Bengt Bernhag - producers
Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Sven-Olof Walldoff - arrangements
Michael B. Tretow - engineer

References

1 2 Elliott, Mark (2025-11-01). "'Lycka': Benny, Björn, And The Album That Birthed ABBA". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
↑ "In focus: Lycka – the only Björn & Benny album". ABBA. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2025-12-23.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Elliott, Mark (2025-11-01). "'Lycka': Benny, Björn, And The Album That Birthed ABBA". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2025-12-23.

[2] "In focus: Lycka – the only Björn & Benny album". ABBA. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2025-12-23.

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