Post by uptowndragon on May 14, 2013 22:18:34 GMT 7
Agnetha Faltskog - A (Released 13/05/13)
ABBA'S AGNETHA FALTSKOG RELEASES 5TH SOLO ENGLISH ALBUM "A"
News Release: Universal Music Malaysia
Always be best known as one-fourth of ABBA, one of the most commercially successful and internationally beloved pop acts of all time. Through Bernt Enghardt's band, she secured a record deal and she soon topped the charts in Sweden with her first release. Faltskog's homeland success continued throughout the rest of the '60s. For the next eight years, ABBA would be one of the most successful pop acts in the world, earning numerous gold and platinum awards in innumerable countries. Despite a significantly lower profile, she recorded numerous albums throughout the remainder of the '80s and the ensuing decade. There is no question that her place in pop music history is quite secure.
About "A"
Ten tracks were recorded for the album, all of which were written or co-written by Jorgen Elofsson. The lead single from the album is When You Really Loved Someone, which was released worldwide on 11 March 2013 as a digital download, with a CD single following on 15 April after demand from fans. A video clip for the song was filmed in late 2012, with Max Fowler and Camilla Rowling co-starring with Agnetha. The track "I Should’ve Followed You Home" is a duet, recorded with Gary Barlow of the very successful British group Take That. "I Was A Flower" is a dramatic string-attached piano ballad, produced and performed in a theatrical way. "I Keep Them On the Floor Beside My Bed" is the first track Agnetha has written herself that has been released since I Won't Let You Go - the lead single from her 1985 album Eyes of a Woman - and its B-side, You're There". Other tracks on the album include the contemplative "Bubble", a song that encapsulates Agnetha’s attitude to fame, the rollercoaster disco ride of "Dance Your Pain Away", the sugar-rush pop of "Back On Your Radio", and the tender, piano-led "Past Forever".
Tracklisting
1. The One Who Loves You Now
2. When You Really Loved Someone
3. Perfume In the Breeze
4. I Was A Flower
5. I Should’ve Followed You Home feat. Gary Barlow
6. Past Forever
7. Dance Your Pain Away
8. Bubble
9. Back On Your Radio
10. I Keep Them On the Floor Beside My Bed
About Agnetha Faltskog
Although she had made a name for herself as a solo artist in Sweden, Agnetha Faltskog will always be best known as one-fourth of ABBA, one of the most commercially successful and internationally beloved pop acts of all time. Born on April 5, 1950, Faltskog was encouraged to pursue her love of music from an early age and was already performing with two school friends as the Cambers by the time she was a teen. Leaving school at 15 to pursue her music, Faltskog soon found herself singing with Bernt Enghardt's band and attracting a following. Through Enghardt, she secured a record deal and she soon topped the charts in Sweden with her first release. Faltskog's homeland success continued throughout the rest of the '60s, but her future with ABBA was secured when she met and became engaged to Björn Ulvaeus in 1969. The two were married in 1971, but Faltskog continued to record and perform as a solo artist, although she was singing backup, along with Anna-Frid Lyngstad, on Ulvaeus' and songwriting partner Benny Andersson's recordings. In 1974, the four, as ABBA, took the Eurovision song contest prize with "Waterloo" (having lost the prior year with "Ring Ring") and within weeks the song was topping the charts all over the continent.
For the next eight years, ABBA would be one of the most successful pop acts in the world, earning numerous gold and platinum awards in innumerable countries. The quartet's commercial fortunes were not mirrored by critical appreciation. In fact, it was the winsome, good looks of the two female singers that drew more accolades, highlighted by Faltskog being crowned with the title of "Rear of the Year" in 1975. During the group's hit-making period, Faltskog's marriage to Ulvaeus would crumble, chronicled in the heart-wrenching "The Winner Takes It All," which featured possibly her finest vocal performance. During what was intended to be a mere break for the band in 1983, she began to record her solo, English debut with producer Mike Chapman. Released later in the year, Can't Shake Loose proved to be more successful in European markets, but the title track did climb into the Top 30 in the U.S. ABBA's extended break soon became a break-up (despite no formal announcement), leaving Faltskog to continue her solo career. Despite a significantly lower profile, she recorded numerous albums throughout the remainder of the '80s and the ensuing decade. Faltskog would have little further success in the U.S., but there is no question that her place in pop music history is quite secure.
ABBA'S AGNETHA FALTSKOG RELEASES 5TH SOLO ENGLISH ALBUM "A"
News Release: Universal Music Malaysia
Always be best known as one-fourth of ABBA, one of the most commercially successful and internationally beloved pop acts of all time. Through Bernt Enghardt's band, she secured a record deal and she soon topped the charts in Sweden with her first release. Faltskog's homeland success continued throughout the rest of the '60s. For the next eight years, ABBA would be one of the most successful pop acts in the world, earning numerous gold and platinum awards in innumerable countries. Despite a significantly lower profile, she recorded numerous albums throughout the remainder of the '80s and the ensuing decade. There is no question that her place in pop music history is quite secure.
About "A"
Ten tracks were recorded for the album, all of which were written or co-written by Jorgen Elofsson. The lead single from the album is When You Really Loved Someone, which was released worldwide on 11 March 2013 as a digital download, with a CD single following on 15 April after demand from fans. A video clip for the song was filmed in late 2012, with Max Fowler and Camilla Rowling co-starring with Agnetha. The track "I Should’ve Followed You Home" is a duet, recorded with Gary Barlow of the very successful British group Take That. "I Was A Flower" is a dramatic string-attached piano ballad, produced and performed in a theatrical way. "I Keep Them On the Floor Beside My Bed" is the first track Agnetha has written herself that has been released since I Won't Let You Go - the lead single from her 1985 album Eyes of a Woman - and its B-side, You're There". Other tracks on the album include the contemplative "Bubble", a song that encapsulates Agnetha’s attitude to fame, the rollercoaster disco ride of "Dance Your Pain Away", the sugar-rush pop of "Back On Your Radio", and the tender, piano-led "Past Forever".
Tracklisting
1. The One Who Loves You Now
2. When You Really Loved Someone
3. Perfume In the Breeze
4. I Was A Flower
5. I Should’ve Followed You Home feat. Gary Barlow
6. Past Forever
7. Dance Your Pain Away
8. Bubble
9. Back On Your Radio
10. I Keep Them On the Floor Beside My Bed
About Agnetha Faltskog
Although she had made a name for herself as a solo artist in Sweden, Agnetha Faltskog will always be best known as one-fourth of ABBA, one of the most commercially successful and internationally beloved pop acts of all time. Born on April 5, 1950, Faltskog was encouraged to pursue her love of music from an early age and was already performing with two school friends as the Cambers by the time she was a teen. Leaving school at 15 to pursue her music, Faltskog soon found herself singing with Bernt Enghardt's band and attracting a following. Through Enghardt, she secured a record deal and she soon topped the charts in Sweden with her first release. Faltskog's homeland success continued throughout the rest of the '60s, but her future with ABBA was secured when she met and became engaged to Björn Ulvaeus in 1969. The two were married in 1971, but Faltskog continued to record and perform as a solo artist, although she was singing backup, along with Anna-Frid Lyngstad, on Ulvaeus' and songwriting partner Benny Andersson's recordings. In 1974, the four, as ABBA, took the Eurovision song contest prize with "Waterloo" (having lost the prior year with "Ring Ring") and within weeks the song was topping the charts all over the continent.
For the next eight years, ABBA would be one of the most successful pop acts in the world, earning numerous gold and platinum awards in innumerable countries. The quartet's commercial fortunes were not mirrored by critical appreciation. In fact, it was the winsome, good looks of the two female singers that drew more accolades, highlighted by Faltskog being crowned with the title of "Rear of the Year" in 1975. During the group's hit-making period, Faltskog's marriage to Ulvaeus would crumble, chronicled in the heart-wrenching "The Winner Takes It All," which featured possibly her finest vocal performance. During what was intended to be a mere break for the band in 1983, she began to record her solo, English debut with producer Mike Chapman. Released later in the year, Can't Shake Loose proved to be more successful in European markets, but the title track did climb into the Top 30 in the U.S. ABBA's extended break soon became a break-up (despite no formal announcement), leaving Faltskog to continue her solo career. Despite a significantly lower profile, she recorded numerous albums throughout the remainder of the '80s and the ensuing decade. Faltskog would have little further success in the U.S., but there is no question that her place in pop music history is quite secure.
