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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.
"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: 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]
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.
The song also became ABBA's second Top 20 hit in the United States, peaking at #15. [16] [17] As of September 2021, it is ABBA's 19th-biggest song in the UK, including both pure sales and digital streams. [18] Chicago radio station WLS, which gave "SOS" much airplay, ranked the song as the 61st biggest hit of 1975. [19]
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."
"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.
"Take a Chance on Me" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in January 1978 by Polar Music as the second single from their fifth studio album, ABBA: The Album (1977). Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad share the lead vocals on the verses and choruses, with Fältskog singing two bridge sections solo.