Nina, Pretty Ballerina Explained
Nina, Pretty Ballerina should not be confused with Pretty Ballerina.
| Nina, Pretty Ballerina |
| Cover: | Ninaprettyballerina.jpg |
| Caption: | Austrian picture sleeve |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | ABBA |
| Album: | Ring Ring |
| Released: | October 1973 (France)
1974 (Austria)
1977 (Kenya, Philippines) |
| Genre: | Europop |
| Length: | 2:53 |
| Label: | Polar Music |
| Producer: | Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus |
| Prev Title: | Rock'n Roll Band |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Waterloo |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
"Nina, Pretty Ballerina" is a song recorded in November 1972 by Swedish pop group ABBA, and released on 7" vinyl record in Austria and France in October 1973 as the seventh and final single from the band's debut album Ring Ring. It reached #8 on the singles chart in Austria.
The song was also the theme song of Sirius talk-show host Lynn Samuels. Lynn Samuels only played "Nina, Ballerina," as she called it, on Friday, to reward herself for working all week, when she was on Sirius Radio in New York.[1]
Track listings
Austria[2]
- A. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
- B. "I Am Just a Girl"
France[3]
- A1. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
- A2. "He Is Your Brother"
Philippines[4]
- A1. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
- A2. "So Long"
Kenya[5]
- A. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
- B. "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)"
Cover versions
- The song was covered by Hong Kong-born Filipino singer Rowena Cortes for her 1977 album Sweet Fairy.
- German girl group Pretty Maid Company released a cover of the song as a single in 1977.
- Jawadde, a group from Ghent, East Flanders, released Mina, schuune ballerina in December 1979.
Notes and References
- Web site: Listen To Lynn . LynnSamuels.com . 2016-10-08.
- Web site: Björn, Benny, Anna And Frida - Nina Pretty Ballerina / I Am Just A Girl - Polydor - Austria - 2040 111 . 45cat.com . 2016-10-08.
- Web site: Bjรถrn And Benny, Anna And Frida - Nina, Pretty Ballerina / He Is Your Brother - Vogue - France - 45. X. 3027 . 45cat.com . 2016-10-08.
- Web site: ABBA - Nina, Pretty Ballerina / So Long - Polydor - Philippines - PRO-3512 . 45cat.com . 2016-10-08.
- Web site: ABBA - Nina, Pretty Balerina / Dance (While The Music Still Goes On) - Polydor - Kenya - 2001 736 . 45cat.com . 2016-10-08.
