Love Stories [Import]

ABBA

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 2006)
• Original Release Date: November 24, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Int'l
• ASIN: B0000242ZV
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #376,202 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fernando

2. Name of the Game

3. Chiquitita

4. Winner Takes It All

5. I Have a Dream

6. Day Before You Came

7. One of Us

8. Andante, Andante

9. One Man, One Woman

10. Eagle

11. Slipping Through My Fingers

12. My Love, My Life

13. Our Last Summer

14. Like an Angel Passing Through My Room

15. I Wonder (Departure)

16. I Let the Music Speak

17. Way Old Friends Do

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

17 of the hit Swede's most romantic ballads, all digitally remastered from the original master tapes using 24 bit technology. Includes 'The Name Of The Game', 'The Winner Takes It All', 'Fernando', 'Chiquitita' and 'Angel'. 1998 Polar/ Polydor release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful collection of ABBA classics and lesser-known gems, August 31, 2000

By A Customer

This album combines some of the best ABBA classics heard on "ABBA Gold" with some lesser-known ABBA gems which are not found on "ABBA Gold", "More ABBA Gold", "Complete Gold", or any of the other major collections. For that reason, I feel that it would be a great collection for those who are not familiar with ABBA's music because six of the songs are some of their biggest hits (on "ABBA GOLD"), five are from "More ABBA Gold", and I think the best six were never released as singles. Therefore, they show what a great and versatile band ABBA were. As the liner notes state, even though it is called "Love Stories", a more appropriate title could simply be "stories" because the songs deal with topics other than love as well - -such as the visionary feel of "I Have a Dream", a mother's feelings of regret as her daughter goes off to school and grows up before her eyes in "Slipping Through My Fingers", many interpretations of "Eagle", the mysticism/religiosity of "Like An Angel Passing Through My Room", and an artist's inspiration in "I Let The Music Speak." These lyrics of many of these songs were very well-written and deeper than those of some of ABBA's catchy, hook-laden earlier work and that for which they are best known (and which is also superb). Furthermore, six pages of liner notes on ABBA are included as well as the lyrics to all of the songs. I have not found lyrics in any other ABBA CDs. Therefore, I recommend this either as a great introduction to ABBA or a great collection for fans who want a change of pace from the greatest-hits albums or the original albums. A great compilation. One of my favorites and I have every album and just about every ABBA compilation album available!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting compilation, October 14, 2003

By	Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The first seven tracks on this compilation were all released as singles in the UK. Of these, the first five tracks all made the top two in the UK and One of us, their last major international hit, made number three. Among those six, I've never been keen on Chiquitita but the other five are pure magic and very different from each other.

The day before you came, very touching and one of my favorite Abba songs, was their last new single. The UK singles buyers had lost interest in Abba by the time it came out but I wonder what it might have done if it had been available a few years earlier.

The remainder of this collection features a selection of album tracks, some of which were considered for singles release. Eagle was released in some countries as a single but not in the UK. One man one woman, My love my life, Our last summer and The way old friends do are outstanding.

This is not a hits collection and was never meant to be, but it is a fascinating compilation.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ABBA Were Balladeers, Too... and First-Rate! (4.5 stars), December 5, 2002

By	Antonio Robert (Slovakia, Europe) - See all my reviews

Yes, ABBA is not only "Waterloo", "Mamma Mia", or "Take a Chance on Me". Don't get me wrong, I like these songs, but ABBA's true artistry was even better expressed in slower numbers. Really, if I had to choose one ABBA CD to take with me to a desert island, it would be this one.

There are some of my ABBA top favourites ever, including "Chiquitita", "I Have a Dream", "Andante Andante", "Our Last Summer" and "My Love, My Life". From the chartbreakers, "The Name of the Game" is flawless.

Interestingly, "Love Stories" does not include the biggest ABBA hit, the ubiquitous "Dancing Queen", for obvious reasons. The collection can easily do without it, though. Apart from the lyrics, the booklet contains excellent liner notes by John Tobler, who is not afraid to compare ABBA with the Beatles. Neither am I.

Some call ABBA a 'guilty pleasure'. Why it should be 'guilty' is beyond me. This is good music in the first place. A great compilation.