ABBA Voyage: General Discussion 2020

Yes that would be strange as only 2 songs were written specifically for the project, although Benny did say in december 18 they were considering recording a third for when the tour actually opens.

I spoke with Geoff Lloyd and the interview with Bjorn is being broadcast on a station in America next month.

On Wednesday 22nd July, Gorel Hanser, ABBA's Friend & Spokesperson,
discussed the '5' New ABBA Songs, with 2 Swedish News Papers. She
would not confirm that there are more than the 2, that we were told
about in April 2018. (However, as the New Songs are 'tied' to their
ABBAtars 'Project', she may not be able to reveal too much, for Legal
reasons. It may be, that Bjorn is saying more than he should).

Aftonbladet published: Görel Hanser couldn´t confirm that five new songs were coming out.
She stands by what they said earlier.

"I can confirm that two songs will be released, but we don´t know more right now", she says to Aftonbladet

VK.se Published- Abba has recorded a total of five new songs, according to the British newspaper The Independent.
The information comes from the podcast profile Geoff Lloyd who claims to have done a long interview with Björn Ulvaeus
via the app Zoom.

But Görel said today: "There are two songs that are relevant at the moment and I don´t know when they will be released,
there is no date set. Probably next year but it is related to the avatar project which has been delayed due to corona
and so on. There is no date set and there is nothing more than talking about two songs."

In the meantime, here is Bjorn's Interview with UK I.T.V. News, from September 2019.
From 1.40 on-wards, he is asked if ABBA have 'recently' been into the Studio. He admits
that they have. That he can't say too much, as Benny, Agnetha & Frida, don't want him to
reveal too much. He's clearly not referring to the 2 Songs, that ABBA Recorded, in June
2017. He's talking about 2019 ABBA Recording Sessions...

 

I prefer to listen to ABBA in the studio as well.

Adam, you can't beat ABBA in the studio. They painstakingly put in a lot of attention to detail that is why their music is timeless and appealing. No cover version of any of their songs will ever come close to the original. Foreverfan, two new songs are better than none at all but you never know there may be more.

  There are now 4 types of ABBA Fans:

  1)... Those, who are so tired, of waiting, for the New Songs, that they have given up.
  They no longer think that ABBA will ever release them. (Be it 2 or 3 or 4 or 5).

  2)... Those who are fed up, of rumours, about more than 2 New Songs, and have decided
  to expect, no more, than the 2, that we were told about, in April 2018. (The ones that ABBA
  Recorded in June 2017). That is the advice, that ABBA Writer, Carl Magnus Palm, gave to me,
  in an Email, last Year. He urged me to expect no more than 2. That way, there is no risk, of my
  being disappointed, by 2...

  3)... Those Fans, who are still very optimistic. They think, that we may get as many as 5 New Songs.
  Maybe even a whole New Album. 

  4)... Those, who are tired, of the whole thing. They wish that ABBA, had never announced, any New
  Songs, in April 2018. They wish, that they could just walk away, from ABBA, for many Months, and
  if they release anything New, it will be a surprise. But, if they release nothing, then so be it - there is
  nothing we Fans can do about it. We have no say in the matter - at all...

  I've yet to decide, which of the 4 'types' of ABBA Fan, that I am...

I'm with supertrouper....

If there is going to be a new ABBA album with all new songs then a second disc with the songs from the 1982 recording sessions should be included as those songs were originally recorded for a 9th album that would have been released in 1983 had it not been shelved those songs feel out of place on the re-issues of The Visitors album or a second disc should have been included with The Visitors album.

This is my view of what a 9th album could have been like had it been released in 1983/1984

1. Under Attack
2. Cassandra
3. I Am The City
4. You Owe Me One
5. Just Like That (Saxophone Version)
6. Every Good Man
7. Slowly
8. Man
9. Don't Do It
10. The Queen of Hearts
11. When The Waves Roll Out To Sea (Instrumental)
12. The Day Before You Came.

If ABBA release new material I see no reason why they should revisit (or re-release) the 1982 recordings. The 1982 recordings were included on the deluxe edition of The Visitors, except Just Like That, which - as we all know - B&B don't want to see released at all.
I would not want to see an album release cobbled together from 1982 recordings, solo recordings and discarded Chess demos. Now that would be an incohesive album

I don't know what reply you are referring to. Of course you are allowed to disagree.

Do you know what US station? I haven't heard about it.

An interesting album.

Personally I'm still waiting for the new material!!

Every Good Man was recorded in 1983 and it was never intended for ABBA indeed. Agnetha just happened to be in a studio, when they needed to record a demo for Chess.

You Owe Me One would have never made it onto an ABBA album either IMO. It was too weak even to be a B-side and I guess they used it just because they had nothing else to put on the other side of Under Attack.

I guess ABBA would never even consider mixing the old and new material, let alone ABBA and solo stuff just for sake of releasing a full "new" album. And I would really hate it if they did...