As one fourth of ABBA, Agnetha Faltskog was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame three years ago. And thankfully the 62-year-old Swedish diva is still at it, cranking out quality music. Case in point: “When You Really Loved Someone,” the first single to be issued off Faltskog’s upcoming album A (out May 14 in the US). As far as dreamy, irresistible pop goes, the track ticks all the right boxes — and is right up there with the best of ABBA’s classic ballads — thanks in no small part to producer Jorgen Elofsson (Britney Spears‘ “Sometimes,” Kelly Clarkson‘s “A Moment Like This” and “Stronger,” etc.).
In an interview with BBC News, Faltskog, who hasn’t released an album in nine years, explained how Elofsson coaxed her to hit the recording studio once again — by basically ringing her doorbell and presenting three new songs to her:
“It was flattering. It really was. I just couldn’t say ‘no’. I really loved the songs from the beginning. I told him, ‘we have to talk about a lot of things first. It was nine or 10 years since I’d sung, so I didn’t know if [my voice] worked. I said from the beginning, ‘if it sounds old I don’t want to do this, because… Why should I?’”
A also contains a duet with Take That frontman/UK X Factor judge Gary Barlow. “We haven’t even met,” Faltskog told the BBC. “I spoke to him once on the phone — but I was on holiday when he did his singing.”
“When You Really Loved Someone” truly is quite addictive (we’re on play number three), and if you find you can’t knock it out of your head, you’re in luck — it’s currently available on iTunes as part of the A pre-order.
As a long time fan I am so exited to hear your new stuff . Your voice is angelic and will continue to bring you success ……. surely . It was not necessary to include nudity . In a society where sex dominates every genre of music and television , I’m sure you can see the market is saturated with sex being forced on us. Most people will disagree with me as they are conditioned to all the flesh and maybe they will hear the words in time . Your voice is so beautiful . Your lyrics expressed the song much better than all of that distraction . Beautiful song Girly .
Uma das mais belas canções dos ultimos tempos , digna da voz maravilhosa de Agnetha Faltskog , uma voz assim não pode se calar nunca !!!!!
It’s a big event in the last 10 years. Her velvet voice sounds with no difference. It looks like the years didn’t pass for her.
God, thank you for the present you gave to these thousands of fans all over the world.
God, thank you for giving us such a special angel who came to be the reason of our lives.
We love you Agnetha.
this solo effort is crap – get back wit ABBA and make a decent record
Not gonna to happen. Bjorn & Benny are against it. At best we can get the 2 A together for a last hurrah!