"Abba" is the third studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released on 21 April 1975 through Polar Music and featured the hits "SOS", "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" and "Mamma Mia".

The first recording session began on August 22, 1974, with the recording of three songs. The first of these was "So Long", which would also be chosen as the album's first single. Another one was Turn Me On which with Stig's lyrics became "S.O.S.", also released as the album's single, became the group's second worldwide hit. Finally, "Man In The Middle" was used as the B-side of "S.O.S."

On September 14, the group returned to work in the studio, completing the tracks "Hey, Hey Helen" and "I've Been Waiting For You." The tendency to leave songs unfinished lasted until October, with "Rock Me" being the only song completed at that recording session. It was around that time that "Crazy World" and "Intermezzo No. 1" were recorded.

Work on the album was suspended until February, with the exception of the completion of "Stop And Listen To Your Heart", which had now acquired the name "Bang-A-Boomerang", recorded in January 1975. Later, on February 21 "Tropical Loveland" and "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" were recorded, and finally on March 12 the last song for the album, "Mamma Mia", which became the album's most successful single, was completed.

In early May, they recorded another track that would be included as a bonus track on the album. "Medley: Pick A Bale Of Cotton/On Top Of Old Smokey/Midnight Special" was made for a German charity album and was later released as a B-side to "Summer Night City".

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