Nina, Pretty Ballerina

"Nina, Pretty Ballerina" is a song recorded in November 1972 by Swedish pop group ABBA, and released in 1973. It was issued on 7" vinyl record in Austria and France to promote the band's debut album Ring Ring, and later in the Philippines (probably to promote the LP The Best of ABBA) and Kenya. It reached #8 on the singles chart in Austria.

Not to be confused with Pretty Ballerina.
"Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
Austrian vinyl single
Single by ABBA
from the album Ring Ring
A-side
B-side
  • "I Am Just a Girl" (Austria)
  • "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" (Kenya)
ReleasedOctober 1973 (France)

1974 (Austria)

1977 (Kenya, Philippines)
GenreEuropop
Length2:53
LabelPolar Music
Songwriter(s)Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(s)Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)"
(1973)		 "Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
(1973)		 "Another Town, Another Train"
(1973)
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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]

  1. A. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
  2. B. "I Am Just a Girl"

France[3]

  1. A1. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
  2. A2. "He Is Your Brother"

Philippines[4]

  1. A1. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
  2. A2. "So Long"

Kenya[5]

  1. A. "Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
  2. 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 at the beginning of the preceding century's eighties.

References
  1. "Listen To Lynn". LynnSamuels.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  2. "Björn, Benny, Anna And Frida - Nina Pretty Ballerina / I Am Just A Girl - Polydor - Austria - 2040 111". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  3. "Bjรถrn And Benny, Anna And Frida - Nina, Pretty Ballerina / He Is Your Brother - Vogue - France - 45. X. 3027". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  4. "ABBA - Nina, Pretty Ballerina / So Long - Polydor - Philippines - PRO-3512". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  5. "ABBA - Nina, Pretty Balerina / Dance (While The Music Still Goes On) - Polydor - Kenya - 2001 736". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.


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