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A

Agnetha Fältskog

A

First solo outing in a decade for the former Abba singer, a collection of synth pop songs composed with producer and songwriter Jörgen Elofsson (Britney Spears, Leona Lewis)

ADM rating[?]

5.6

Label
Polydor
UK Release date
13/05/2013
US Release date
14/05/2013
  1. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    The majority of A consists of dignified, age-appropriate ballads
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  2. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Think Annie Lennox as filtered through Swedepop but stripped of all that bounce
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  3. 6.0 |   Q

    If you're fond of soft, well-made ballads, A is for you. Print edition only

  4. 6.0 |   Mojo

    If you cave that ineffable something Abba achieved, then it's only glimpsed here. Print edition only

  5. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    With less excessive production and better songs, this could have been an accomplished return – her voice is still there
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  6. 6.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    While the songs are somewhat formulaic, Eurovision-friendly synth-pop, emotionally ramped up with sly key changes, Fältskog carries them with timeless poise
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  7. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    'A' has moments of brilliance, so it’s perhaps all the more noticeable when not every song hits the sweet spot
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  8. 5.0 |   Uncut

    With the right songs she would be super rather than a trooper. Print edition only

  9. 4.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Generic and vacuous
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  10. 4.0 |   The Scotsman

    Fältskog’s familiar crystal clarity of diction is present and pure on a selection of strictly middle of the road material
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  11. 4.0 |   Evening Standard

    She’s 63 now: it’s hard to imagine that this isn’t her final bow
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