Agnetha Fältskog's comeback!

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28 October 2003

Agnetha's comeback is approaching
In March Agnetha Fältskog will make a sensational comeback. Then the ABBA-star's first album in 17 years will be released. -It wouldn't surprise me if there will be more albums now, says her coworker Staffan Lindé.

It's as close to a comeback as you can get. In great secrecy Agnetha Fältskog is recording a new album, with the producers Anders Neglin and Dan Strömkvist.

According to Benny Andersson's and Björn Ulvaeus' coworker Görel Hanser, the former ABBA colleagues aren't participating in the work with the album.

Own songs
For the first time since the beginning of her career, Agnetha Fältskog has written some of the songs herself.

-There is her own material, but I don't know if it'll end up on the album, says Staffan Lindé.

Agnetha Fältskog herself thinks it's too early to talk about the recording process, so he's the one answering the questions. Staffan Lindé is the managing director in Agnetha Fältskog's own company and has worked with her ever since 1984.

-Firstly, it was important to her to feel that her voice was still good and it was. Now she's very satisfied, says Staffan Lindé.

The work on the album began three years ago, but was interrupted when ABBA's legendary sound technician Michael B Tretow suffered a stroke. About a year later the recordings resumed, with Dan Strömkvist as a replacement for Tretow. In January a first single will be released and then in March the album. A Swedish record company has already signed her and the international interest is enormous.

-Since the news broke, TV-companies throughout the world have called, says Staffan Lindé.

Breaks her silence
It's almost been 17 years since Agnetha Fältskog recorded an album. The star has lately lived a very secluded life on Ekerö, west of Stockholm. Speculations about her private life in the media have also made her avoid the limelight. But now she's preparing herself to once again talk to the media.

-Earlier she hasn't wanted to agree to any interviews since she didn't have a project to talk about. Everybody has only been curious about how she lives, but she doesn't want to talk about her private life. But now she wants to talk about her album.

Staffan Lindé describes Agnetha Fältskog as a happy individual, who looks forward to making a comeback.

-Yes, really. She is happy and she thinks this is fun.

By TT

Article translated from Swedish by Claes Davidsson

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27 October 2003

Edited By Barry A. Jeckell. October 27, 2003, 11:25 AM ET Billboard.ComŠ

ABBA's Fältskog Plans Solo Set

ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog is putting the finishing touches on her first album in 16 years for release in March 2004. Basic recording of the album is finished, with final overdubs and tweaking nearing completion. A single is planned for release in January on an as yet undetermined label.

Her last album was 1987's Peter Cetera-produced "I Stand Alone." The Atlantic Records set produced a top-20 Adult Contemporary hit duet with Cetera, "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)."

Fältskog quietly returned to the studio in 2000 with an idea of recording songs that have inspired her. The project was put on hold when trusted friend and ABBA sound engineer Michael B. Tretow suffered a stroke, but work later resumed with Anders Neglin. Neglin's credits include playing keys on Brenda Russell's "Get Here" album and transcribing ABBA's master tapes for the "Mamma Mia!" musical score.

"Agnetha chose music that is very important to her from earlier in her life," Neglin says. "As we started to get into it we added our own color to the songs."

Neglin brought drummer and producer Dan Strömkvist to the project in January. "We decided to produce the album together -- the three of us -- and we have worked since as a trio."

Unlike ABBA co-star Frida Lyngstad, whose 1996 No. 1 comeback album was in Swedish, Fältskog's outing -- a 15-track acoustic set recorded with a full orchestra -- is in English and includes songs originated by legends Brenda Lee and Cilla Black.

According to Staffan Lindé, who handles business affairs for Agnetha Fältskog Produktion AB, a label deal has yet to be confirmed, but the artist has licensed her post-Polar Music recordings to Warner Music Sweden.

Jeffrey DeHart, Stockholm

Het is nu echt een feit en geen gerucht meer! Ik ben alleen wel benieuwd of het cd zal zijn, ik neem aan van wel hoewel de fans denk ik liever een lp zien.

Hoewel ik het album liever in het zweeds gezien had eigenlijk

Djupa andetag is een mooi album, ik blijf het alleen zo jammer vinden dat frida niet zo'n mooie stem heeft (kan goed zingen, begrijp me niet verkeerd).

http://www.agnetha.net/agnetha.wav

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Op zaterdag 1 november 2003 16:59 schreef Frida het volgende:

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Agnetha heeft idd een geweldige stem Vind haar solo albums ook allemaal geweldig! Maar Djupa Andetag vind ik zo'n ontzettend goed album (alles klopt gewoon!) dat ik niet denk dat er nog een solo album van een van de dames zo goed kan zijn. Maar ik laat me graag prettig verrassen

Frida

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Op zaterdag 1 november 2003 17:16 schreef Frida het volgende:

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Agnetha had van mij best wel wat achtergrond partijen in mogen zingen, ik ben de beroerdste niet

Frida

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Op zaterdag 1 november 2003 17:50 schreef Frida het volgende:

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Ik woon alweer een tijdje in Nederland....gaat me goed af dat taaltje al zeg ik het zelf

En natuurlijk komt er nog een album....ik zal die Agnetha wel eens laten zien wie de coolste ABBA chick is

Frida

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Op zondag 2 november 2003 20:01 schreef ABBAfan het volgende:
Is het niet heerlijk, al die opwinding om de ABBAtjes?
Frida brengt een single CD uit met een cover van 'I Have A Dream', Agnetha brengt een album CD uit in maart 2004 en een single in januari 2004 (ja, ja het is EINDELIJK na jaren zover), 'Mamma Mia' gaat zondag 9 november 2003 in Utrecht premiere met Björn als special guest. Man, ik ben in de wolken! Jullie ook

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Op maandag 3 november 2003 20:09 schreef Frida het volgende:

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Gaan jullie ook hierheen?

http://www.abbashow.nl

Wordt denk ik een geweldige feestavond

groet,
Frida

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