Fernando (song) - Cover Versions

Cover Versions

• The Colombian duo, Angela & Consuelo, recorded a Spanish language version of Fernando in the 1970s.
• In 1976, Swedish singer Lena Andersson recorded a German language version of this song. Andersson was also signed to the Polar label and thus could use the original Anni-Frid Lyngstad/ABBA backing track produced by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. The German version is of particular interest to fans of the band since it contains a two bar long instrumental passage after the first chorus that was edited out from both the Swedish and the English language versions.
• In 1976, Finnish saxophonist Seppo Rannikko recorded an instrumental version of "Fernando" in his album "Sahara" (only released as an LP), which also included an instrumental version of ABBA's "Dancing Queen".
• In 1976, Paraguayan/Brazilian camp singer Perla covered "Fernando" on her album "Palabras de Amor". Perla also covered ABBA's "Chiquitita" on her 1979 album.
• In 1976, French Canadian singer René Simard recorded a French language version of this song.
• A Swedish country band called Nashville Train (which included some of ABBA's own backing band members) also covered the song in 1977 on their album ABBA Our Way, released on the Polar Music label in Sweden.
• The Swedish singer Lotta Engberg has recorded a cover version of the Swedish language version of the song. The year was 1997, as her dansband recorded the song on the Tolv i topp album.
• The Swedish dansband Vikingarna has also recorded a cover version of the Swedish language version of the song.
• American actress/singer Audrey Landers (best known for her role on the TV series Dallas) recorded a cover of the song.
• U.S. musician/songwriter Pamela McNeill included a rendition of the song on her Tribute To ABBA album. Her husband, Dugan McNeill, helped produce the album.
• British dance tribute group Abbacadabra released a cover and several remixes of the song through Almighty Records in the late 1990s.
• A dance/pop cover of the song by Belgian group Sha-Na was released as a single in 1992.
• German eurodance group E-Rotic covered the song on their album Thank You For The Music.
• An electronica version by Bug Funny Foundation is included on the compilation The Electronic Tribute To ABBA.
• The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus recorded a cover of the song for their 1997 album ExtrABBAganza!.
• Local Seattle gay men's chorus Captain Smartypants recorded a cover of the song for their album Undercover.
• New York jazz band Sex Mob covered the song for their 2000 album Solid Sender.
• Danish rock/pop duo Olsen Brothers recorded a cover for their 2003 album More Songs.
• The 2004 album ABBAMania 2 featured a cover by British TV actress Jane Danson.
• The German ABBA Mania compilation includes a cover of the song by Barbara Schöneberger and German comedian Dirk Bach.
• A cover of the song by Velvet Set can be found on the 2006 chill out music compilation ABBA Chill Out.
• Taiwanese singer Tracy Huang recorded an English cover of the song.
• A cover of the song by Finnish a cappella choral ensemble Rajaton can be found on their 2006 ABBA tribute album Rajaton Sings ABBA With Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
• The song was covered in a jazz/lounge music style by American group BNB on their 2008 album Bossa Mia: Songs of ABBA.
• Australian rock band Audioscam covered the song on their 2008 album Abbattack. Samples from the album can be heard on their official MySpace page.