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ABBA - Voulez-Vous Audio CD

A fair review of the ABBA "Voulez-Vous" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all ABBA reviews here, or go back to the ABBA tabs.

ABBA Band: ABBA
Title: Voulez-Vous
Rating:
Release Date: 2001-10-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: As Good as New 2: Voulez-Vous 3: I Have a Dream 4: Angeleyes 5: King Has Lost His Crown 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)

Dance with ABBA! (3.5 stars)
Some of the songs are really the cream of ABBA, including two ballads "I Have a Dream" (track 3) and "Chiquitita" (track 8) that - depending on your opinion - either slow down the party, or come at the right time for dancers to chill. While the 1979's "Voulez-Vous" for many people does not make Top 3 of ABBA albums, it's one of the best disco-parties you can ever come across. Among the best purely pop songs ever produced by ANYONE are "Angeleyes", "Does Your Mother Know" and the bonus track "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", later so well sampled in Madonna's "Hung Up". The album also includes minor gem "If It Wasn't For the Night", where the supergroup somehow came close to successfully emulating their signature hit "Dancing Queen". Cohesive in genre albeit slightly uneven in quality, "Voulez-Vous" is however not any less intoxicating than any of ABBA longplayers.


Among Abba's best
A true pop music masterpiece. While it's difficult to pick a best Abba album, my vote goes to their 1979 release Voulez Vous. The remaster version with bonus tracks Summer Night City and Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie is essential. Other favorites include As Good As New, I Have A Dream, Angeleyes, Does Your Mother Know, and the title track. If you like Abba this is a must-have CD.


Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Other songs that I find enjoyable are the catchy "As Good As New", "Angeleyes" and "The King Has Lost His Crown". Again, aside from favorites and "Mamma Mia!" standards "I Have a Dream", "Chiquitita", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", "Voulez-Vous" and "Does Your Mother Know", this is ABBA's disco album, with heavy Bee Gees influences present in "Summer Night City". The one song that I find annoying is "Lovers Live a Little Longer".


If you have to buy buy one euro disco album....
Finally MP3s of ABBA on Amazon, I've been waiting for awhile for this. let it be this one. This is in my opinion ABBA 's 2nd best album after The Visitors, thought is it more fun than that one. This is so full of catchy melodies and hooks, all the music is shimmering and over the top melodrama, I LOVE IT !!!! Angeleyes is the best song here, it was a minor hit for them. Many people are familiar with their hits especially the greatest hits album Gold but if you want to give ABBA's discography a try you should start here and then go to Super Trooper and The Visitors you'll be glad you did.


I enjoy anything ABBA . . .
. . And this item does not let me down. What can I say? I like ABBA's music and when one is so prejudiced for something, it's hard to find fault with their products.

If you like ABBA, you'll most likely enjoy this CD.


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