Be a Girl [Import]

Wannadies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 4, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony/Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B00000J9RX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515,299 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You And Me Song

2. Might Be Stars

3. Love In June

4. How Does It Feel?

5. Sweet Nymphet

6. New World Record

7. Dying For More

8. Soon You're Dead

9. Do It All The Time

10. Dreamy Wednesday

11. Kid

12. Let Go Oh Oh

Editorial Reviews

The Wannadies are one of Sweden's sweetest secrets, a band that was lucky enough to look beyond the pop sensations of ABBA, Ace of Base, and Roxette to establish a career inside modern rock. Hailing from Skelleftea, the Wannadies formed in the late '80s and brought Sweden's alternative rock scene to the forefront nearly a decade later. BMG. 2004.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Gorgeous Rocker, May 25, 2001

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dev1 (Baltimore) - See all my reviews

Those who missed the first British Invasion (1964) might very well be enthusiastic with the Second Invasion from the mid-nineteen nineties. Well, not really an invasion, but sort of a Brit-Pop revival. The Wannadies are a Swedish group, and Be A Girl features the finest traits of the Beatles and a dozen other sound-alike bands. For catchy sing-along melodies with cheery lyrics, "You and Me Song," "Love In June," "Do It All the Time" and "Kid" are impressive. The Wannadies' vocal harmonies are simply delightful (You and Me Song, Might Be Stars, Love In June). At the core of the Wannadies' music may be Sunny Pop, but the band can also knockdown some intense rockers with screaming guitar chords (How Does It Feel?), pounding bass lines (New Word Record), and a crashing drum kit (Sweet Nymphet).

I have one minor qualm with the band: I would have preferred that the voice of Christina Bergmark (the lone female) had been more prominent in the mix. Better yet, how about a solo ballad?

Still, Be A Girl is a gorgeous rocker.

Note: The Japanese import includes an additional track (Let Go Oh Oh).