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After Abba broke up

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 08/22/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Agnetha became famous as a member of Abba, during which time she was the lead singer on the majority of their hits. This compilation includes three Abba tracks (Winner takes it all, Slipping through my fingers and That's me) but mainly focuses on Agnetha's recordings after Abba broke up.Agnetha's first solo album was released in 1983 and is represented here by The heat is on, Can't shake loose and the title track, Wrap your arms around me.My favorite solo album of Agnetha's is Eyes of a woman from 1985. It was produced by Eric Stewart of 10cc and is represented by I won't let you go, Eyes of a woman and One-way love.Her 1987 album, I stand alone, produced by Peter Cetera, is represented by The last time (not to be confused with the completely different Rolling Stones song of that title), Let it shine and I wasn't the one (a duet with Peter Cetera).The other tracks include Queen of hearts (previous unreleased), various B-sides not released on original albums, a track from a soundtrack and a duet with a Swedish singer.Agnetha's voice is as good as ever and there are inevitably echoes of Abba in her music. It is a fine collection that Abba fans everywhere will enjoy, though it is difficult to see who would enjoy this without enjoying Abba."

The Best of Agnetha

carl2275@go.com | Canada | 05/11/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have been a fan of ABBA for many years, but I have to admit that I always liked Agnetha better than the other members. It could be because of her magical voice, her timeless beauty, or simply because she sang lead vocals to some of my favorite songs. Don't get me wrong, I love Frida, whose I Let The Music Speak is one of my favorites but I found that her post-ABBA records were simply not as good as ABBA. The exception, of course being her latest release, Djupa Andetag, which is superb and the song I Know There's Something Going On which is just addictive and gets stuck in your head for days at a time. But back to Agnetha, I found her solo work to be more ear-pleasing, shall we say, and more reminiscent of the ABBA sound. This collection is perfect for a good overview of Agnetha's solo career and in my mind, the ultimate greatest hits. The CD does not include any of her Swedish work but there are plenty of other albums which do, so it's nice to have an English greatest hits. The tracklist is as followed:1-The Heat Is On: I hate this song and I don't know why it is Agnetha's favorite from her solo years, it is the only song I can't stand on the compilation.
2-The Last Time: One of Agnetha's best songs, it has the 80s flavor and could have been a huge hit with more promotion.
3-Let It Shine: Like The Last Time, this song is from Agnetha's I Stand Alone album, produced by Peter Cetera. The song is good but not exceptionnal.
4-The Winner Takes It All: One of ABBA's last big hit songs which Agnetha performs flawlessly. Some say it is her best performance.
5-I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye): Duet with Peter Cetera, amazing song.
6-The Way You Are: Duet with Ola Hakansson, it is one of my favorite songs on the CD.
7-It's So Nice To Be Rich: Fun song, good beat, very 80s.
8-I Won't Let You Go: Great song, the lead single off her Eyes Of A Woman album.
9-Never Again: Duet with Thomas Ledin, lovely ballad, Agnetha's is so beautiful whenever she sings a duet.
10-Eyes Of A Woman: Good song, has a nice beat, kinda reminds me of ABBA's Voulez-Vous days in a way.
11-Slipping Through My Fingers: In my mind, this is the best Agnetha performance in an ABBA, the spanish version is equally wonderful. Great choice to use this little-known song from the last days of ABBA when their sound had matured and to me, was at its best.
12-One Way Love: Sounds like I Won't Let You Go but still quite enjoyable.
13-Can't Shake Loose: Sounds like a country/rock song, not my favorite but blends in well with the album so there is no need to skip it.
14-Wrap Your Arms Around Me: The best solo-Agnetha ballad, one of my favorites.
15-The Queen Of Hearts: English version of a Swedsh song written by Agnetha that had been recorded as a demo and resurfaced for this collection. Another favorite.
16-That's Me: Fun ABBA song from the Dancing Queen days when they were on top of the world. Agnetha's favorite ABBA song.
BONUS TRACKS:
17-Turn The World Around: B-Side to the One Way Love single. Great song, 80s pop.
18-You're There: B-Side to the I Won't Let You Go single, great ballad, I love it.
19-Fly Lke The Eagle: B-Side to The Way You Are single. A nice song to end a great collection.If you like Agnetha or just love 80s music, I urge you to pick up this CD, you won't regret it. Agnetha's voice is about to be heard once again as she will be recording again in ENGLISH for the first time in 16 years. The backing tracks are ready and she should be in the studio shortly. We can expect a winter release from this angelic singer who will delight us once more."

Agnetha shines on every track from this oldies and goodies

Kurt Olav Helle | Lonevåg, Osteroy Norway | 09/29/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is what we can called "mature pop". The Abba sound still shines inbetween from the songs from the 70 ths. The reason for that it`s not get a 5 star is that it`s to much syntheseizers on some of the tracks, which disturbs the complete perfect soundpicture some times and pushes Agnetha`s voice back in the " backyard". But anyway. Here is value for the money. 18 tracks from the best of here solo stuff. The real goodies are the following tracks. It`s starts with the all time "tropical summer hit": 1.The heat is on. This is a real swinger, with enough tropical rythm that wanna get you in the real: "party,party mood". It was a big hit in Scandinavia back in the 80 ths. Track 3 Let it shine is also one of the winners.

It`s simple pure pop energy, and here voice is magic. To say it short: This one realy shines. Let`s skip the "discoinspired" stuff and go Track 11: Slipping through my fingers, written by Ex members of Abba Anderson and Ulvaeus. This is pure Abba energy, and a glory sound right trough. Thats what we can called harmony with a big H. Track 13: Can`t Shake Loose is a real tempo up beat song. Winning stuff, this one too.

Much moore goodies on this album, and a very good introduction to Agnetha Faltskogs solo stuff. Pure earorgasmic music with a voice with pure gold in it."