Voulez-Vous
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| Studio album by ABBA | ||
| Released | April 23, 1979 | |
| Recorded | March 1978- March 1979 |
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| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 41:33 | |
| Label | Polar (original release) Universal International (2001 reissue) |
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| Producer(s) | Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| ABBA chronology | ||
| The Album (1977) |
Voulez-Vous (1979) |
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1979) |
Voulez-Vous is the seventh album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). Voulez-Vous has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by Andersson and Ulvaeus, except where noted.
- "As Good As New" – 3:24
- "Voulez-Vous" – 5:09
- "I Have A Dream" – 4:45
- "Angeleyes" – 4:20
- "The King Has Lost His Crown" – 3:32
- "Does Your Mother Know" – 3:13
- "If It Wasn't For The Nights" – 5:09
- "Chiquitita" – 5:26
- "Lovers (Live A Little Longer)" – 3:30
- "Kisses Of Fire" – 3:16
Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 1997 with two bonus tracks:
- "Summer Night City" – 3:34
- "Lovelight" – 3:46
Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 2001 with one other bonus track:
Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set with several bonus tracks:
- "Summer Night City" – 3:36
- "Lovelight" – 3:49
- "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" – 4:51
- "Estoy Soñando" (Andersson, Ulvaeus, Buddy McCluskey, Mary McCluskey) – 4:40
- Spanish version of "I Have A Dream". Released as a single in Spain ja Latin America, 1979.
- "Chiquitita (Spanish Version)" (Andersson, Ulvaeus, B. McCluskey, M. McCluskey) – 5:35
- Released as a single in Spain ja Latin America, 1979.
- "¡Dame! ¡Dame! ¡Dame!" (Andersson, Ulvaeus, B. McCluskey, M. McCluskey) – 4:49
- Spanish version of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)".
Tracks 14–16 are from the album Gracias Por La Música (Septima SRLM 1, June 23, 1980).
[edit] Personnel
ABBA
- Benny Andersson – synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
- Agnetha Fältskog – vocals
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad – vocals
- Björn Ulvaeus – banjo, guitar, vocals
Additional personnel
- Rolf Alex – drums
- Ola Brunkert – drums
- Lars Carlsson – horn
- Anders Eljas – horn
- Joe Galdo – drums
- Malando Gassama – percussion
- Rutger Gunnarsson – bass
- Paul Harris – piano
- Janne Kling – wind
- Nils Landgren – trombone
- Ish Ledesma – guitar
- Roger Palm – drums
- Halldor Palsson – tenor saxophone
- Arnold Paseiro – bass
- Jan Risberg – oboe
- Janne Schaffer – guitar
- Johan Stengard – tenor saxophone
- Ake Sundqvist – percussion
- George Terry – guitar
- Mike Watson – bass
- Lasse Wellander – guitar
- Kajtek Wojciechowski – tenor saxophone
[edit] Production
- Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
- Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
- Arrangers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Anders Eljas, Rutger Gunnarsson
- Design: Rune Soderqvist
- Photography: Ola Lager
[edit] Charts
Album - USA and Canada
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | Billboard 200 - USA | 19 |
| 1979 | RPM albums - Canada | 6 |
| 1979 | CRIA albums - Canada | 4 |
Singles - USA and Canada
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | "Does Your Mother Know" | Billboard Hot 100 - USA | 19 |
| 1979 | "Does Your Mother Know" | Billboard Adult Contemporary - USA | 41 |
| 1979 | "Voulez-Vous" | Billboard Hot 100 | 80 |
| 1979 | "Voulez-Vous" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 40 |
| 1979 | "Angeleyes" | Billboard Hot 100 | 64 |
| 1979 | "Angeleyes" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 37 |
| 1979 | "Chiquitita" | Billboard Hot 100 | 29 |
| 1979 | "Chiquitita" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 15 |
| 1979 | "Does Your Mother Know" | RPM singles - Canada | 12 |
| 1979 | "Does Your Mother Know" | RPM Adult Contemporary - Canada | 2 |
| 1979 | "Does Your Mother Know" | CRIA singles - Canada | 8 |
| 1979 | "Voulez-Vous/Angel Eyes" | RPM singles | 42 |
| 1979 | "Voulez-Vous/Angel Eyes" | CRIA singles | 39 |
| 1979 | "Chiquitita" | RPM singles | 36 |
| 1979 | "Chiquitita" | RPM Adult Contemporary | 14 |
| 1979 | "Chiquitita" | CRIA singles | 17 |
| 1980 | "I Have a Dream" | RPM Adult Contemporary | 1 |
Album - Music Week (United Kingdom)
| Year | Position | Weeks on chart |
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| 1979 | 1 (4) | 43 |
Singles - Music Week (United Kingdom)
| Year | Single | Position | Weeks on chart |
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| 1979 | "Chiquitita" | 2 | 9 |
| 1979 | "Does Your Mother Know" | 4 | 9 |
| 1979 | "Angeleyes" b/w "Voulez-Vous" | 3 | 11 |
| 1979 | "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" | 3 | 12 |
| 1979 | "I Have a Dream" | 2 | 10 |
[edit] Links
- Site showing various 'Voulez-Vous' Releases [1]
