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ABBA's sixth studio album was their first in two years after taking a year off to concentrate on promotion in America, writing new material and family matters preoccupied the group: Frida and Benny married in 1978, towards end of that year Agnetha and Bjorn divorced. While these changes didn't affect them initially it would later.

As disco was reaching fever pitch, thanks largely to success of Bee Gees “Saturday Night Fever”, it was indubitable they would follow suit with the first taster of what was to come discofied “Summer Night City” single featured as a ‘bonus track’ here which reached New Zealand top 40.

Benny's new love affair with Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer would dominate most of the album tracks. Accompanied by Bjorn's more mature adult themed songwriting such as disco tracks “As Good As New” and “If It Wasn't For the Nights”, rocker “Kisses Of Fire” and mid-tempo “Lovers (Live A Little Long)”. It demonstrated the group's versatility to adept to a new musical genre.

Ballad “Chiquitita” was UNICEF fundraiser for year of the child. The single became their last New Zealand number 1.

Other stand-out tracks include Bjorn lead rocker top 30 New Zealand single “Does Your Mother Know-”, disco “Angeleyes” and “Voulez-Vous”, mid-tempo “The King Has Lost His Crown”, ballad “I Have A Dream” (performed live during 1979 world tour) and bonus track released as single entering New Zealand top 20, “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!”.

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ABBA: Bjorn Ulvaeus (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, banjo); Benny Anderson (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer); Agnetha Faltskog, Anni Frid Lyngstad (vocals).

Additional personnel: Janne Schaffer, Ish Lededma, George Terry, Lasse Wellander (guitar); Jan Risberg (oboe); Lars O. Carlsson, Kajtek Wojciechowski, Halldor Palsson, Johan Stengard (tenor saxophone); Nils Landgren (trombone) Paul Harris (piano); Arnold Paseiro, Rutger Gunnarsson, Mike Watson (bass); Ola Brunkert, Joe Galdo, Rolf Alex (drums); International School Of Stockholm Choir (background vocals).

Recorded at Polar Music Studio, Stockholm, Sweden in 1978 & 1979. Includes reissue liner notes by Carl Magnus Palm.

Digitally remastered using 24-bit technology by Jon Astley.

1979's VOULEZ-VOUZ, the Swedish foursome's sixth album, was probably their commercial pinnacle, as nearly half of the album's ten tracks became substantial hits. The discofied title track, the anthemic "I Have A Dream," Bjorn Ulvaeus' vocal showcase "Does Your Mother Know?" and the UNICEF benefit single "Chiquitita" were inescapable on AM radio in the waning days of the '70s. However, those tracks aren't the album's only merits, as the bittersweet "Angeleyes" and the downright spiteful "The King Has Lost His Crown" are among ABBA's best and most beloved songs. In 1979, ABBA were the biggest-selling band in popular music. The slick yet substantial VOULEZ-VOUS shows why this position was justified.

What the critics say...

Q (9/01, p.126) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Represents Abba's last burst of omnipotence...sealing its reputation as their disco album..."

Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. As Good As New
  2. Voulez-Vous
  3. I Have A Dream
  4. Angeleyes
  5. King Has Lost His Crown, The
  6. Does Your Mother Know
  7. If It Wasn't For The Nights
  8. Chiquitita
  9. Lovers (Live A Little Longer)
  10. Kisses Of Fire
  11. Summer Night City
  12. Lovelight
  13. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Release date NZ
October 16th, 2001
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Brand
Label
Polydor
Number of Discs
1
Original Release Year
1979
Box Dimensions (mm)
142x125x10
UPC
0731454995528
Product ID
1523074

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