200 MOST RECOMMENDED ALBUMS: #72. Continues next week.

THE CAFFE` LATTE`

200

MOST RECOMMENDED ALBUMS

Some are the best selling, while others may be obscure, but the albums listed here are all worthy of a listen. No compilation/ best of sets. Only exceptional live albums included. This is a personal listing of the albums I enjoy the most to this day.

#72

A: AGNETHA FALTSKOG

 [2013] 

Agnetha Faltskog added drama to many of ABBA's greatest songs, particularly "The Winner Takes It All", "S.O.S." and "The Day Before You Came". Her solo output has been infrequent. 'A' is the follow-up to 2004's 'My Colouring Book'. Fortunately, the wait was worth it. Unlike its predecessor, this album is a collection of all-new material. The songs were all either penned or co-written by Swedish hitmaker Jörgen Elofsson. One- "I Keep Them On The Floor Beside My Bed"- was composed with the singer. Despite wide gaps between releases, Faltskog's phrasing and vocal style can still embellish lyrics as well as she did in ABBA's heyday. There is also a duet recorded with Take That's Gary Barlow. While most of the tracks are ballads, there is a standout upbeat song: "Dance Your Pain Away". The album made the Top 10 in Britain, Europe and Australia.

Highlight tracks: Dance Your Pain Away; When You Really Loved Someone & The One Who Loves You Now.