Agnetha Fältskog - Eyes Of A Woman

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:19
Size: 102,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:39)  1. One Way Love
(3:57)  2. Eyes Of A Woman
(3:44)  3. Just One Heart
(3:43)  4. I Won't Let You Go
(4:23)  5. The Angels Cry
(2:52)  6. Click Track
(4:00)  7. We Should Be Together
(5:33)  8. I Won't Be Leaving You
(4:38)  9. Save Me (Why Don't Ya)
(3:39) 10. I Keep Turning Off Lights
(4:07) 11. We Move As One

Lushly produced by 10cc's Eric Stewart, with all the lavish attention to detail that one would expect, Agnetha Faltskog's second English-language solo album is a lean and occasionally brooding hybrid of overstated '80s adult rock and boisterous Euro-pop, a blend that is epitomized by the opening cut, Jeff Lynne's "One Way Love," and never goes away thereafter. It makes for discomforting listening. Her final recordings with ABBA, after all, placed Faltskog in a fascinating position, a dark, doomed chanteuse capable of wringing crippling emotion from the most innocuous lyric. Only occasionally, however, does Eyes of a Woman even glance back in that direction (most notably on the title track), with Faltskog preferring elsewhere to disguise even the most distinctive elements of her voice beneath the overwhelming power balladry that was so characteristic of the age. Producer Stewart's own "I Won't Be Leaving You" emerges a lovely, sad song, comparable to any of the ballads he contributed to latter-day 10cc albums, while "I Won't Let You Go" (a Stewart/Faltskog collaboration) and Justin Hayward's "The Angels Cry" are both powerful enough to break through the album's overall sheen. Unfortunately, they are the exceptions. Elsewhere, Faltskog seems content simply to voice the words laid before her, an apparent disinterest that was broadcast even further first by her refusal to promote the album, then by her almost total disappearance from the public gaze. The eyes of this woman had obviously seen too much. ~ Dave Thompson https://www.allmusic.com/album/eyes-of-a-woman-mw0000473291

Eyes Of A Woman

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Agnetha Fältskog - A

Styles: Dance-Pop, Euro-Pop
Label: Universal Music
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:38
Size: 88,5 MB
Scans: Front

(3:30)  1. The One Who Loves You Now
(3:31)  2. When You Really Loved Someone
(3:31)  3. Perfume In The Breeze
(4:08)  4. I Was A Flower
(4:04)  5. I Should've Followed You Home
(3:30)  6. Past Forever
(4:10)  7. Dance Your Pain Away
(4:21)  8. Bubble
(3:43)  9. Back On Your Radio
(4:06) 10. I Keep Them On The Floor Beside My Bed

Agnetha Fältskog faded into a quiet retirement in the late '80s, resurfacing with an autobiography in 1996 and then a collection of covers, primarily standards, called My Colouring Book, a 2004 release loosely tied into the popularity of ABBA's jukebox musical Mama Mia. Despite these projects, she never pursued a full-fledged comeback, not until 2013 when she released A, a collection of new songs written and produced by Jörgen Elofsson, that received a major multinational push. Elofsson wrote hits for Britney Spears, including the fizzy early sensation "(You Drive Me) Crazy," but the touchstone for A is his masterwork of pageantry, "A Moment Like This," the song Kelly Clarkson sang at the conclusion of the first season of American Idol. There are hints of disco here and there, most prominently on "Dance Your Pain Away," and a bit of pure pop ("Back on Your Radio" is a terrific statement of adult contemporary purpose), but for the most part A  is straight-down-the-middle Europop ballads, the kind ABBA pioneered and the kind Fältskog still feels very comfortable singing. Throughout it all, she sounds strikingly robust  she may not hit the high notes anymore but she never sounds thin  and part of the credit should go to Elofsson, who crafts his songs and productions to showcase Fältskog at her best. Much of this feels familiar but not precisely like music she's made before. Rather, this is stately, sweet Europop, the kind that could have been released any time over the last 30 years, but it's given a warm, reassuring quality by Agnetha Fältskog, who retains an appealing, easy touch that separates her from her successors and still resonates all these years later.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine(http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-mw0002512449)

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