"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]

  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 in December 1979.

Charts

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 8

References


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