Post by Alan on Jan 25, 2023 17:38:13 GMT
Gered Mankowitz is a famous British photographer, well known for photographing music acts in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Famously he took the 1978 photos of Kate Bush clearly showing her nipples through her leotard.
In 1983 he was called upon by Polar to photograph Agnetha for the Wrap Your Arms Around Me cover photos (as well as singles).
I follow him on Facebook. Today he wrote this about Agnetha:
After spending a decade in partnership with Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Frida Lyngstad as the group ABBA - Agnetha Faltskog left to persue a solo career as a singer and actor in 1982. Her second solo album Wrap Your Arms Around Me was released in 1983 and reached the UK Top 20 and was followed by two more hit albums before Faltskog retired from public life in 1988. She made a comeback in 2004 - just before the success of the ABBA-inspired stage show Mamma Mia! - with the 1960s-inspired hit album My Colouring Book, which reached Number 12 in the UK.
Agnetha was being produced by Mike Chapman who I had worked with a great deal in the 70s; and he asked me to come to Sweden, where they were recording, to shoot this cover. Agnetha was charming, very sexy and photogenic – we had a lovely session together. When I got home to London there was a huge bouquet of flowers waiting – a thank you from her, and a sweet and thoughtful gesture!
In 1983 he was called upon by Polar to photograph Agnetha for the Wrap Your Arms Around Me cover photos (as well as singles).
I follow him on Facebook. Today he wrote this about Agnetha:
After spending a decade in partnership with Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Frida Lyngstad as the group ABBA - Agnetha Faltskog left to persue a solo career as a singer and actor in 1982. Her second solo album Wrap Your Arms Around Me was released in 1983 and reached the UK Top 20 and was followed by two more hit albums before Faltskog retired from public life in 1988. She made a comeback in 2004 - just before the success of the ABBA-inspired stage show Mamma Mia! - with the 1960s-inspired hit album My Colouring Book, which reached Number 12 in the UK.
Agnetha was being produced by Mike Chapman who I had worked with a great deal in the 70s; and he asked me to come to Sweden, where they were recording, to shoot this cover. Agnetha was charming, very sexy and photogenic – we had a lovely session together. When I got home to London there was a huge bouquet of flowers waiting – a thank you from her, and a sweet and thoughtful gesture!
