Monday, November 15, 2021

ABBA


 















Artist:   ABBA

Origin:  Stockholm, Sweden

Genre:  Pop, Pop Rock, Euro Pop, Scandinavian Pop, Swedish Pop, Contemporary Pop, Disco


Original line-up:


Agnetha Faltskog:  Lead, & Backing Vocals

Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad:   Lead & Backing Vocals

Bjorm Ulvaeus:  Guitars, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals

Benny Andersson:  Keyboards, Synthesizers Piano, Accordion, Guitars, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals


ABBA are a Swedish Pop Group from Stockholm, formed in 1972 by Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.  ABBA were Sweden's first winner of theEurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo" in 1974.  They considered one of the greatest musical groups of All Time.  They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1983, and in 2021, ABBA have achieved 48 Hit Singles.  ABBA is one of the best-selling Music Artists of All Time.

















Title:  Voyage (Softpack Edition) (2021)

Genre:  Pop, Pop Rock, Euro Pop, Scandinavian Pop, Swedish Pop, Contemporary Pop, Disco

Label:  Polar/Universal Music

Rating:   *****


Format:  CD


Tracks:


 1.  I Still Have Faith In You (5:09)

 2.  When You Danced With Me (2:50)

 3.  Little Things (3:08)

 4.  Don't Shut Me Down (3:56)

 5.  Just A Notion (3:31)

 6.  I Can Be That Woman (4:01)

 7.  Keep An Eye On Dan (4:05)

 8.  Bumblebee (3:57)

 9.  No Doubt About It (2:56)

10. Ode To Freedom (3:32)


Personnel:


Agnetha Faltskog:  Lead Vocals on Tracks:  4, 6, 7

Anni-Frid Lyngstad:  Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1, 8, 9

Bjorn Ulvaeus:  Vocals

Benny Andersson:  Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer


Other Vocalists:


Stockholm International School:  Children's Choir


Additional Musicians:


Jan Bengtson:  Baritone Saxophone, Flute

Mats Englund:  Bass on Track 6

Par Grebacken:  Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone

Per Lindvall:  Drums, Percussion

Lasse Jonsson:  Guitar

Lasse Wellander:  Guitar

Margareta Bengtson:  Harp













Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side A:


 1.  I Still Have Faith In You (5:09)

 2.  When You Danced With Me (2:50)

 3.  Little Things (3:08)

 4.  Don't Shut Me Down (3:56)

 5.  Just A Notion (3:31)


Side B:


 6.  I Can Be That Woman (4:01)

 7.  Keep An Eye On Dan (4:05)

 8.  Bumblebee (3:57)

 9.  No Doubt About It (2:56)

10. Ode To Freedom (3:32)


Voyage is the ninth studio album and ABBA 's first new studio album in 40 years, includes exclusive Poster and Postcard, released on November 5, 2021 by Polar/Universal Music.  The album reached No. 1 in UK Albums Chart/Swiss Albums Chart/Swedish Albums Chart/Scottish Albums Chart/Norwegian Albums Chart/New Zealand Albums Chart/Irish Albums Chart/Icelandic Albums Chart/German Albums Chart/French Albums Chart/Finnish Albums Chart/Dutch Albums Chart/Belgian Albums Chart/Australian Albums Chart.
















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