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A (Agnetha Fältskog album)

January 01, 1970

A is the fifth English-language studio album by Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog, a member of the group ABBA. It is her twelfth studio album overall.

A
Studio album by
Agnetha Fältskog
Released10 May 2013 (2013-05-10)
RecordedJanuary–October 2012
Studio
Genre
Length38:37
LabelUniversal
Producer
Agnetha Fältskog chronology
My Very Best
(2008) 		A
(2013) 		A+
(2023)
Singles from A
  1. "The One Who Loves You Now"
    Released: 11 March 2013
  2. "When You Really Loved Someone"
    Released: 11 March 2013
  3. "Dance Your Pain Away"
    Released: 15 July 2013
  4. "I Should've Followed You Home"
    Released: 18 November 2013
Singles from A+
  1. "Where Do We Go from Here?"
    Released: 31 August 2023
  2. "I Should've Followed You Home (A+)"
    Released: 29 September 2023
  3. "Dance Your Pain Away (A+)/Perfume in the Breeze (A+)"
    Released: 6 October 2023
  4. "Back On Your Radio (A+)"
    Released: 2 November 2023
  5. " I Keep Them on the Floor Beside My Bed (The Christmas Edition)"
    Released: 10 November 2023

A is Fältskog's first album since 2004's My Colouring Book, an album of cover versions of her favourite songs from the 1960s, and the first original material she had recorded since I Stand Alone in 1987. It also includes her first self-penned track in nearly 30 years, "I Keep Them on the Floor Beside My Bed".

A+, a reissue of the album, was released on 13 October 2023. The reissue has 11 reimagined versions of the album tracks and a new single, "Where Do We Go from Here?". The latter is Fältskog's first new material in 10 years.[12]

On 27 September 2023, Faltskog's various social media accounts announced that the A+ version of 'I Should've Followed You Home' would be released on the 29th September 2023. On 6 October 2023, two further re-recorded tracks ("Dance Your Pain Away" and "Perfume in the Breeze") were released as part of the Music From A+ EP.[13]

Background edit

As Fältskog was not an active recording artist at the time, the album happened in a roundabout way. "The project came about through a good friend of mine", she explained. "She called me up and told me that Jörgen Elofsson and Peter Nordahl wanted to play me some music. They came to my house and played me three songs and I thought, 'Oh my God, I have to do this'. It felt like a challenge."[14]

Ten tracks were recorded for the album at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm,[15] all of which were written or co-written by Elofsson.

Speaking with author Paul Stenning, Elofsson explained, "Agnetha is not just any artist, she is an icon with a rich heritage. We really felt the pressure of making something great, we didn't want to destroy anything for ABBA or Agnetha given the reputation they've built over the years. I'm really happy to say I think we pulled it off!"[16]

The lead single from the album was "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. A video clip for the song was filmed in late 2012, with Max Fowler and Camilla Rowling co-starring with Fältskog. In Germany and Austria the lead single was "The One Who Loves You Now", also released on 11 March 2013.

The track "I Should've Followed You Home" is a duet recorded with Gary Barlow of the British group Take That. Both artists recorded their vocal parts separately, as Fältskog was on holiday at the time of Barlow's recording session. Nevertheless, Fältskog stated, "I think our voices work so well together."[14] The song had its radio premiere on 21 April on a Dutch radio station.[17]

"I Was a Flower" is a string-attached piano ballad, produced and performed in a theatrical way. On 22 April, the song was made available for download only through Amazon.

"I Keep Them on the Floor Beside My Bed" is the first track Fältskog 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". Fältskog commented, "Jorgen kept saying 'You have to write a song for this record'. I hadn't written any music for a long, long time. But I sat at the piano and suddenly it was there. A friend of mine said a lovely thing: 'It's in your spine. Even if you feel tired, when it's time, it will be there'."[14]

Other tracks on the album include the contemplative "Bubble", the disco "Dance Your Pain Away", the pop "Back on Your Radio", and the piano-led "Past Forever".[14]

Promotion edit

Fältskog appeared on stage at G-A-Y in London on 4 May 2013 to promote the album. Although she did not perform, 10 fans had the chance to meet her backstage after the appearance. On 1 August 2013 she appeared on stage at Stockholm Gay Pride, where she was presented with her Gold record award for sales of the album in Sweden.

In the same week of the announcement of her album release, Fältskog was a guest on the Norwegian-Swedish television talk show Skavlan. The show was filmed on 14 March 2013 and aired the next day.[18][19]

The Seven Network in Australia aired a special edition of the programme Sunday Night at 6:30pm on 5 May 2013 focusing on Fältskog and including new interview material shot in Sweden in late April. A television commercial for the album was shown as well. Due to popular demand, the programme showed other unaired portions of the interview on 12 May 2013.

Fältskog filmed a documentary for the BBC in mid-April, titled Agnetha: Abba and After, which aired in the UK on 11 June.[20] Afterwards the album returned to the UK Top 40, w/e June 16, 2013, to its peak position of 6, and to a new high of number 9 on the UK Album Download Chart. This special was also aired on the Nine Network in Australia in prime time on 2 July 2013, sending the album back up to number 5 in Australia.

Whilst in London in late April and early May, Fältskog was interviewed by Patricia Schäfer for the German television station ZDF. On 2 May, the interview was broadcast on several TV programs, most prominently the society report Leute Heute.[21]

The May edition of UK gay publication Attitude magazine featured an extensive new interview with Fältskog. The German gay publication Exit also featured an interview in April. In the UK and Ireland The Big Issue featured Fältskog on the cover of their June edition along with an interview about her life.

Reception edit

BBC News called A a "tasteful and sumptuous" mid-tempo album; the disco song "Dance Your Pain Away" was noted as the only exception to the general tempo, its bassline reminiscent of ABBA's "Voulez-Vous".[22] In a review of the album, The Times gave the album four out of five stars, calling A "a triumphant return to form by a woman presumed lost to music forever".[23] Helen Brown awarded the album three out of five stars in a review in The Daily Telegraph, dubbing the album "as beautifully boring as ever".[24]

Other publications, such as the German newspaper Die Zeit, highlighted Fältskog's voice, saying it sounds young and fresh and "like a young Agnetha would sound today".[25]

The album received Gold certifications two months after its release in Australia (35,000 copies), the United Kingdom (100,000 copies), Germany (100,000 copies) and Sweden (20,000 copies).

A+ edit

In 2023, Fältskog announced that a reimagined version of A would be released, titled A+. She shared, "A couple of years ago I heard one of the songs from my last album on the radio. I have lots of fond memories from making that album, so I couldn’t help but smile [...] Suddenly it hit me, what would the album sound like if we had made it today…? I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I reached out to the boys who produced A back in 2013 – "What would you guys think about reimagining A and making a totally new version of it?" They loved the idea!"[26] The album was released on 13 October 2023.[27]

Track listing edit

Original version edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The One Who Loves You Now"
3:30
2."When You Really Loved Someone"Elofsson3:31
3."Perfume in the Breeze"
3:31
4."I Was a Flower"Elofsson4:08
5."I Should've Followed You Home" (with Gary Barlow)
  • Elofsson
  • Barlow
4:04
6."Past Forever"
3:30
7."Dance Your Pain Away"Elofsson4:10
8."Bubble"Elofsson4:21
9."Back on Your Radio"Elofsson3:43
10."I Keep Them on the Floor Beside My Bed"
  • Agnetha Fältskog
  • Elofsson
4:06
Amazon Germany exclusive digital bonus track[28]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."I Was a Flower" (orchestral version)Elofsson4:11

Notes

  • Commentary for each track by Fältskog and producer Jörgen Elofsson was made available with the release of A on Spotify.

A+ version edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Do We Go from Here?"
  • Elofsson
  • Bayrak
3:13
2."Back on Your Radio" (A+ Version)Elofsson3:25
3."I Should've Followed You Home" (with Gary Barlow) (A+ Version)
  • Elofsson
  • Barlow
4:05
4."Dance Your Pain Away" (A+ Version)Elofsson3:57
5."I Was a Flower" (A+ Version)Elofsson3:30
6."Perfume in the Breeze" (A+ Version)
  • Elofsson
  • Thomander
3:17
7."Past Forever" (A+ Version)
  • Elofsson
  • Sager
3:46
8."The One Who Loves You Now" (A+ Version)
  • Elofsson
  • Westerlund
3:13
9."Bubble" (A+ Version)Elofsson3:53
10."When You Really Loved Someone" (A+ Version)Elofsson2:58
11."I Keep Them on the Floor Beside My Bed" (A+ Version)
  • Fältskog
  • Elofsson
4:06

[29] [30]

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from the liner notes of A.[31]

  • Agnetha Fältskog – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Gary Barlow – vocals (track 5)
  • Gustaf Berg – engineering assistance
  • Michael Dahlvid – engineering assistance
  • Andy Earl – photography
  • Jörgen Elofsson – backing vocals, production, recording, recording engineering, vocal arrangements, vocal conducting
  • Janne Hansson – recording engineering
  • Micke Herrström – recording engineering
  • Jesper Jacobson – guitar, keyboards
  • Janet Leon – backing vocals
  • Per Lindvall – drums
  • Max Lorentz – organ
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Myrra Malmberg – backing vocals
  • Lasse Nilsson – recording engineering
  • Peter Nordahl – orchestra arrangements, orchestra conducting, piano, production
  • Gunnar Nordén – bass, guitar
  • Jeanette Ohlsson – backing vocals
  • Jeanette Olsson – guitar
  • Simon Petrén – keyboards, programming
  • Matt Read – art direction
  • Niklas Sundén – accordion
  • Jess Sutcliffe – mixing
  • Fredrik Thomander – backing vocals, guitar keyboards, programming
  • Mattias Torell – guitar
  • Linda Ulvaeus – backing vocals
  • Pär Westerlund – keyboards, programming

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for A
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[68] Gold 35,000^
Germany (BVMI)[69] Gold 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[70] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[71] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release history for A
Region Date Label Ref.
Australia 10 May 2013 Universal [72]
Germany [73]
France 13 May 2013 [74]
Sweden [75]
United Kingdom Polydor [76]
United States 14 May 2013 Verve [77]
Poland Universal [78]
Italy 21 May 2013 [79]

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January 01, 1970
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A is the fifth English language studio album by Swedish singer Agnetha Faltskog a member of the group ABBA It is her twelfth studio album overall AStudio album by Agnetha FaltskogReleased10 May 2013 2013 05 10 RecordedJanuary October 2012StudioAtlantis Stockholm Sweden Lighthouse Lidingo SwedenGenrePopeasy listeningLength38 37LabelUniversalProducerJorgen ElofssonPeter NordahlAgnetha Faltskog chronologyMy Very Best 2008 A 2013 A 2023 Singles from A The One Who Loves You Now Released 11 March 2013 When You Really Loved Someone Released 11 March 2013 Dance Your Pain Away Released 15 July 2013 I Should ve Followed You Home Released 18 November 2013Singles from A Where Do We Go from Here Released 31 August 2023 I Should ve Followed You Home A Released 29 September 2023 Dance Your Pain Away A Perfume in the Breeze A Released 6 October 2023 Back On Your Radio A Released 2 November 2023 I Keep Them on the Floor Beside My Bed The Christmas Edition Released 10 November 2023 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic62 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAftonbladet 2 AllMusic 3 The Daily Telegraph 4 Evening Chronicle 5 Expressen 6 The Independent 7 The Press 8 Rolling Stone Germany 9 Svenska Dagbladet 10 The Times 11 A is Faltskog s first album since 2004 s My Colouring Book an album of cover versions of her favourite songs from the 1960s and the first original material she had recorded since I Stand Alone in 1987 It also includes her first self penned track in nearly 30 years I Keep Them on the Floor Beside My Bed A a reissue of the album was released on 13 October 2023 The reissue has 11 reimagined versions of the album tracks and a new single Where Do We Go from Here The latter is Faltskog s first new material in 10 years 12 On 27 September 2023 Faltskog s various social media accounts announced that the A version of I Should ve Followed You Home would be released on the 29th September 2023 On 6 October 2023 two further re recorded tracks Dance Your Pain Away and Perfume in the Breeze were released as part of the Music From A EP 13 Contents 1 Background 2 Promotion 3 Reception 4 A 5 Track listing 5 1 Original version 5 2 A version 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 Release history 10 ReferencesBackground editAs Faltskog was not an active recording artist at the time the album happened in a roundabout way The project came about through a good friend of mine she explained She called me up and told me that Jorgen Elofsson and Peter Nordahl wanted to play me some music They came to my house and played me three songs and I thought Oh my God I have to do this It felt like a challenge 14 Ten tracks were recorded for the album at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm 15 all of which were written or co written by Elofsson Speaking with author Paul Stenning Elofsson explained Agnetha is not just any artist she is an icon with a rich heritage We really felt the pressure of making something great we didn t want to destroy anything for ABBA or Agnetha given the reputation they ve built over the years I m really happy to say I think we pulled it off 16 The lead single from the album was 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 A video clip for the song was filmed in late 2012 with Max Fowler and Camilla Rowling co starring with Faltskog In Germany and Austria the lead single was The One Who Loves You Now also released on 11 March 2013 The track I Should ve Followed You Home is a duet recorded with Gary Barlow of the British group Take That Both artists recorded their vocal parts separately as Faltskog was on holiday at the time of Barlow s recording session Nevertheless Faltskog stated I think our voices work so well together 14 The song had its radio premiere on 21 April on a Dutch radio station 17 I Was a Flower is a string attached piano ballad produced and performed in a theatrical way On 22 April the song was made available for download only through Amazon I Keep Them on the Floor Beside My Bed is the first track Faltskog 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 Faltskog commented Jorgen kept saying You have to write a song for this record I hadn t written any music for a long long time But I sat at the piano and suddenly it was there A friend of mine said a lovely thing It s in your spine Even if you feel tired when it s time it will be there 14 Other tracks on the album include the contemplative Bubble the disco Dance Your Pain Away the pop Back on Your Radio and the piano led Past Forever 14 Promotion editFaltskog appeared on stage at G A Y in London on 4 May 2013 to promote the album Although she did not perform 10 fans had the chance to meet her backstage after the appearance On 1 August 2013 she appeared on stage at Stockholm Gay Pride where she was presented with her Gold record award for sales of the album in Sweden In the same week of the announcement of her album release Faltskog was a guest on the Norwegian Swedish television talk show Skavlan The show was filmed on 14 March 2013 and aired the next day 18 19 The Seven Network in Australia aired a special edition of the programme Sunday Night at 6 30pm on 5 May 2013 focusing on Faltskog and including new interview material shot in Sweden in late April A television commercial for the album was shown as well Due to popular demand the programme showed other unaired portions of the interview on 12 May 2013 Faltskog filmed a documentary for the BBC in mid April titled Agnetha Abba and After which aired in the UK on 11 June 20 Afterwards the album returned to the UK Top 40 w e June 16 2013 to its peak position of 6 and to a new high of number 9 on the UK Album Download Chart This special was also aired on the Nine Network in Australia in prime time on 2 July 2013 sending the album back up to number 5 in Australia Whilst in London in late April and early May Faltskog was interviewed by Patricia Schafer for the German television station ZDF On 2 May the interview was broadcast on several TV programs most prominently the society report Leute Heute 21 The May edition of UK gay publication Attitude magazine featured an extensive new interview with Faltskog The German gay publication Exit also featured an interview in April In the UK and Ireland The Big Issue featured Faltskog on the cover of their June edition along with an interview about her life Reception editBBC News called A a tasteful and sumptuous mid tempo album the disco song Dance Your Pain Away was noted as the only exception to the general tempo its bassline reminiscent of ABBA s Voulez Vous 22 In a review of the album The Times gave the album four out of five stars calling A a triumphant return to form by a woman presumed lost to music forever 23 Helen Brown awarded the album three out of five stars in a review in The Daily Telegraph dubbing the album as beautifully boring as ever 24 Other publications such as the German newspaper Die Zeit highlighted Faltskog s voice saying it sounds young and fresh and like a young Agnetha would sound today 25 The album received Gold certifications two months after its release in Australia 35 000 copies the United Kingdom 100 000 copies Germany 100 000 copies and Sweden 20 000 copies A editIn 2023 Faltskog announced that a reimagined version of A would be released titled A She shared A couple of years ago I heard one of the songs from my last album on the radio I have lots of fond memories from making that album so I couldn t help but smile Suddenly it hit me what would the album sound like if we had made it today I couldn t stop thinking about it I reached out to the boys who produced A back in 2013 What would you guys think about reimagining A and making a totally new version of it They loved the idea 26 The album was released on 13 October 2023 27 Track listing editOriginal version edit No TitleWriter s Length1 The One Who Loves You Now Jorgen ElofssonPar Westerlund3 302 When You Really Loved Someone Elofsson3 313 Perfume in the Breeze ElofssonFredrik Thomander3 314 I Was a Flower Elofsson4 085 I Should ve Followed You Home with Gary Barlow ElofssonBarlow4 046 Past Forever ElofssonCarole Bayer Sager3 307 Dance Your Pain Away Elofsson4 108 Bubble Elofsson4 219 Back on Your Radio Elofsson3 4310 I Keep Them on the Floor Beside My Bed Agnetha FaltskogElofsson4 06 Amazon Germany exclusive digital bonus track 28 No TitleWriter s Length11 I Was a Flower orchestral version Elofsson4 11 Notes Commentary for each track by Faltskog and producer Jorgen Elofsson was made available with the release of A on Spotify A version edit No TitleWriter s Length1 Where Do We Go from Here ElofssonBayrak3 132 Back on Your Radio A Version Elofsson3 253 I Should ve Followed You Home with Gary Barlow A Version ElofssonBarlow4 054 Dance Your Pain Away A Version Elofsson3 575 I Was a Flower A Version Elofsson3 306 Perfume in the Breeze A Version ElofssonThomander3 177 Past Forever A Version ElofssonSager3 468 The One Who Loves You Now A Version ElofssonWesterlund3 139 Bubble A Version Elofsson3 5310 When You Really Loved Someone A Version Elofsson2 5811 I Keep Them on the Floor Beside My Bed A Version FaltskogElofsson4 06 29 30 Personnel editCredits adapted from the liner notes of A 31 Agnetha Faltskog lead vocals backing vocals Gary Barlow vocals track 5 Gustaf Berg engineering assistance Michael Dahlvid engineering assistance Andy Earl photography Jorgen Elofsson backing vocals production recording recording engineering vocal arrangements vocal conducting Janne Hansson recording engineering Micke Herrstrom recording engineering Jesper Jacobson guitar keyboards Janet Leon backing vocals Per Lindvall drums Max Lorentz organ Bob Ludwig mastering Myrra Malmberg backing vocals Lasse Nilsson recording engineering Peter Nordahl orchestra arrangements orchestra conducting piano production Gunnar Norden bass guitar Jeanette Ohlsson backing vocals Jeanette Olsson guitar Simon Petren keyboards programming Matt Read art direction Niklas Sunden accordion Jess Sutcliffe mixing Fredrik Thomander backing vocals guitar keyboards programming Mattias Torell guitar Linda Ulvaeus backing vocals Par Westerlund keyboards programmingCharts editWeekly charts edit 2013 weekly chart performance for A Chart 2013 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 32 3 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 33 8 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 34 6 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 35 35 Danish Albums Hitlisten 36 2 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 37 5 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 38 15 French Albums SNEP 39 85 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 40 3 Irish Albums IRMA 41 18 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 42 27 Norwegian Albums VG lista 43 3 Polish Albums ZPAV 44 38 Scottish Albums OCC 45 5 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 46 2 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 47 2 UK Albums OCC 48 6 US Billboard 200 49 186 2018 weekly chart performance for A Chart 2018 Peakposition Czech Albums CNS IFPI 50 21 Chart performance for A Chart 2023 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 51 94 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 52 6 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 53 10 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 54 31 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 55 9 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 56 5 Scottish Albums OCC 57 9 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 58 8 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 59 3 UK Albums OCC 60 48 UK Independent Albums OCC 61 7 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for A Chart 2013 Position Australian Albums ARIA 62 67 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 63 156 Danish Albums Hitlisten 64 92 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 65 90 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 66 12 UK Albums OCC 67 98Certifications editCertifications for A Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 68 Gold 35 000 Germany BVMI 69 Gold 100 000 Sweden GLF 70 Gold 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 71 Gold 100 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease history for A Region Date Label Ref Australia 10 May 2013 Universal 72 Germany 73 France 13 May 2013 74 Sweden 75 United Kingdom Polydor 76 United States 14 May 2013 Verve 77 Poland Universal 78 Italy 21 May 2013 79 References edit A by Agnetha Faltskog Reviews and Tracks Metacritic Retrieved 20 December 2021 Aftonbladet review AllMusic review Agnetha Faltskog A album review The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 5 April 2023 Evening Chronicle review Expressen The Independent review The Press review link Svenska Dagbladet The Times review BMG Rights Management UK 2023 Agnetha Faltskog A Deluxe Amazon Retrieved 29 August 2023 https open spotify com album 3FwXWGeKUK0CyGm5a5KvHb si WRqMfZCnRCmEj1jfCy4 aw a b c d Biography Agnetha Faltskog Retrieved 9 April 2013 AgnethaOfficial 22 April 2013 Behind 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