Due to a lack of international copyright agreements, songs from the Soviet Union were then considered to be in the public domain.

[1] Stig Anderson and Bengt Bernhag, co-founders of the band's production company Polar Music, claimed credits for the song's arrangement and Swedish lyrics.

[3][need quotation to verify][4] After reaching number five on the Swedish charts, the band translated and recorded versions of Gabrielle in German, Finnish, Italian, Dutch, and English.

[1] Their extensive touring of Swedish outdoor concert venues brought them fame and they had numerous hit singles on the Svensktoppen chart.

Some of the tracks on the 1969 album På tre man hand were released as solo singles by Björn Ulvaeus.