By the time ABBA began working on their fourth album in August 1975, they had achieved a modest level of success around the world. It was with
Arrival however, that they would achieve global superstardom. Recording sessions began in August 1975 and continued until September 1976 at
Metronome and Glen studios in
Stockholm, Sweden. The first song to enter the studio was a track called "Boogaloo" on 4 August. Taking inspiration from the current disco sound (and in particular
George McCrae's "
Rock Your Baby"), the backing track was laid down. The group knew that they had something big on their hands, as member
Agnetha Fältskog remarked: "We knew immediately it was going to be massive". With re-written lyrics, the song became known as "
Dancing Queen", and would go on to be ABBA's biggest ever hit. Work on the song continued intermittently until December 1975 due to the group's increasing commitments in the latter half of the year. This was a result of the sudden surge of popularity that they found in the United Kingdom and Australia. During this time they also recorded a song (in Swedish), "
Fernando", for member
Anni-Frid Lyngstad's solo album,
Frida ensam. In March 1976, "Fernando" was re-written with English lyrics and released as an ABBA single, becoming the group's biggest hit to date – hitting No.1 in many countries, including a 14-week stay at No.1 in Australia. "
My Love My Life" was recorded next. Originally a more upbeat song titled "Monsieur Monsieur", it became a lush ballad with backing harmonies inspired by
10cc's hit "
I'm Not in Love". The final track to be recorded was an instrumental piece entitled "Ode to Dalecarlia". Mostly featuring Andersson on keyboards, the track was renamed to "
Arrival" – a word that had already been decided as the title of their new album. By September 1976, work on the album was finished. == Release ==