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ABBA [a] were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, [3] and are one of the best-selling music acts in the history of popular music.
Billboard called "The Name of the Game" one of ABBA's "most stately, dramatic works to date." [5] Cash Box said that "layers of acoustic guitars play a classic chord progression in the irresistable chorus." [6] Record World said that "the emotion expressed is again secondary to the compelling nature of the music, as usual simple but dramatic."
"The One Who Loves You Now" is a song by Swedish recording artist and former ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog. It was released in Germany and Austria on March 11, 2013 () as the first single off her 5th English solo album "A". Internationally, the first single from "A" was When You Really Loved Someone. The song was released as a single on CD in ...
ABBA performing in Edmonton, Canada in 1979. The following is a list of songs released by the Swedish supergroup ABBA, which was formed in Stockholm by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
ABBA: Let the Music Speak describes "Elaine" as a "bold and brazen up-tempo number", adding that it has a "wealth of treated synth effects". The pace remains the same throughout the song, and the intro has a "melodic riff that is squeezed and contorted over a series of suspended chords". This is followed by a "whistlable refrain". [2]
It was the first ABBA album to be mainly recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, and the only ABBA album to include a studio recording made outside Sweden: the instrumental backing track for the title track was partly recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami. Voulez-Vous was first released on CD in 1984.
"Lay All Your Love on Me" is an electro-disco song penned by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, with Agnetha Fältskog singing lead.Recording began at Polar Music Studios in Stockholm on 9 September 1980, with the final mix of the song being completed on 10 October 1980.
Singer Hazell Dean included a dance cover of the song for her 1996 album The Winner Takes It All: Hazell Dean Sings ABBA. A hi-NRG/Eurodance cover by Abbacadabra can be found on the 2008 compilation We Love ABBA: The Mamma Mia Dance Compilation, released through Almighty Records. An audio sample can be heard on the official Almighty Records ...