Mamma Mia 2 Songs

Also , and it may have been a one off, on UK radio 2 this morning they had a interview with Cher, including a little about MM2, with Chris Evans, a prominent breakfast DJ. After the interview they played Fernando to rave reviews..

all shaping nicely..

That’s AWFUL.

So it looks as if all  we will be getting is the Soundtrack, and precious little else, apart from Gold and possibly More Gold. In a funny sort of way I do understand, they have to do very little promotion , Soundtrack will sell its self once film is released, and Gold is a steady seller Year in year out, they might just push More, or have more stock available. 
We will probably have to wait another year once the new singles are released for any new kind of album, so for us the interest continues for at least another year or two. 

As for Fernando, I feel for a cover, it's pretty good, hardly if anything can beat the originals, like so many classic songs, but Fernando is a track I feel is actually stuck on the 70s, so whether she can make a hit out of it remains to be seen, again depends how much impact the film makes, huge no doubt, but a hit hmmmm, personally I love Chers voice but prefer so far, When I Kissed The Teacher.

Andy Garcia can; but a bit better than Pierce Brosnan and seemingly focus-sounding. If one does not understand, I think his voice is "straightforward", solemn and free from the embarrassment.


It is perhaps more heard in the headphones (I generally prefer listening to it) rather than that of speakers. His voice is more prominent in the verses, as pointed out in the obvious. I hope that there's a different mix for film where Garcia's voice is more heard than the studio version.

A video was posted on Twitter this morning by someone who has attended one of the previews. It showed a clip of the end credits with all the songs featured in the film. It was quickly removed though but I think the following list is confirmed now:

Waterloo
Hasta Manana
SOS
I've Been Waiting For You
Mamma Mia
Fernando
Dancing Queen
When I Kissed The Teacher
Knowing Me, Knowing You
My Love, My Life
Why Did It Have To Be Me
The Name Of The Game
Hole In Your Soul
Thank You For The Music
Angel Eyes
Kisses of Fire
I Have A Dream
Andante, Andante
Super Trouper
One Of Us

I looks like I Wonder has been cut and will probably end up as a deleted scene on the DVD. Some of these songs will be snippets but I'm surprised there are so many from the first film. Pity Summer Night City, If It Wasn't For The Nights or The Way Old Friends Do are not in it.

As you say, maybe these songs were recorded but later omitted from the film. However, it's been difficult to ascertain where certain sources have come from.

Judy Craymer posted a few photos on Instagram with lyrics for The Way Old Friends Do and Summer Night City but there was never any confirmation that this meant these songs were going to feature in the film. I haven't seen any articles with Dominic Cooper or Lily James naming Head Over Heels and Like An Angel Passing Through My Room and there are no links from the person who has added them to Wikipedia. Also I don't think As Good As New was mentioned by Janne Schaffer in that podcast as only If It Wasn't For The Nights and On And On And On were discussed when it was posted on ABBAtalk.

I guess we will find out in a couple of weeks.

Yeah that's the video I took the list of songs from. I purposely ordered them chronologically as there didn't seem to be any proper sequence in the credits lol.

  
  I've been told that they definitely Filmed Lily James, (Young Donna), singing 'I Wonder (Departure)',
but they decided to cut it from 'Mamma Mia! 2'.

  That doesn't mean that it won't be on the Film Soundtrack. They Filmed 'The Name Of The Game' for
the 1st 'Mamma Mia!' Film. Then they cut it - but they still included it on the Film Soundtrack.

  However, Universal have still not revealed all of the ABBA Songs on the 'Mamma Mia! 2' Soundtrack.

  They have only confirmed 4 of them - 'Mamma Mia', 'When I Kissed The Teacher', 'Fernando' and
'Waterloo'. Which still leaves 14 Tracks that we don't know.

  It is one thing for us to know which ABBA Songs are in the Film, but they will not all be included on
the Soundtrack CD.

 The Soundtrack to 'Mamma Mia! 1' also had 18 Tracks, but 3 of the Songs from the Film were not
on it: 'Waterloo', 'Chiquitita', and 'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do'. Oddly, 'The Name Of The Game' was
on the Soundtrack, even though it was not in the Film...
   
  Universal are leaving it very late, to tell us. The Soundtrack is released on Friday 13th July...

  As a result, a lot of 'Mamma Mia!' Fans are holding off ordering the 2nd Soundtrack, until they know
exactly which ABBA Songs are on it. This has made the 2nd Soundtrack have less Media attention
than that of Film 1. This has been noticed, and some people are saying that this - less attention -
shows that both Film 2 and its Soundtrack are going to do very poorly.

So, this secrecy, from Universal, is doing the 2nd Film and its Soundtrack, no good at all...

  
  I think that the Marketing of the 'Mamma Mia! 2' Soundtrack is awful.

  It is now Wednesday July 4th. The Soundtrack is released on Friday 13th July
- just 9 Days away.

  Despite this, Universal have only told us 4 of the 18 Tracks on the CD. With 'Mamma Mia'
being a 5th. That has to be included on the CD as it is the Title of both Film and Soundtrack.

We know that Track 1 is 'When I Kissed The Teacher'. Track 4 is 'Waterloo'. Track 15 is 'Fernando'.

Today, Universal have revealed that Track 13 is 'Dancing Queen.

 They are leaving it incredibly late to announce the full CD Track List. A lot of people will not order 
it until they know what all 18 Tracks are.

 I see that - today - HMV have removed the Soundtrack from their Web Site. I don't know if this
means that Universal have postponed its release. The UK and USA Amazon are still selling it...

The whole thing feels like Universal are not as keen on promoting Film 2 as they were about Film 1.
Like they are not fully interested in it.

Gary -- The part of the Video with 'Angeleyes' sounds rather half-hearted to me. Like the 'singers' 
are only partly interested in performing it. They look rather semi-interested too. It is very sad.
They should have put huge effort into all of the ABBA Songs and they seem not to have bothered,
to do so, with some of them. If the 2nd Film is weak, then the Director, Writer, Producer, and Benny
and Bjorn only have themselves to blame. They had plenty of cash to make Film 2 energetic and
exciting. If they have failed, then that is what they get for trying to be clever and coming up with an
inferior 'Product'. I do hope that I'm wrong about Film 2. I was hoping that it would be better than
it - so far - looks...

20 ABBA SONGS IN FILM 2 -- 7 REPEATED FROM FILM 1 -- 35% REPEATED

So, we know of 20 ABBA Songs in 'Mamma Mia! 2', but 7 of them were also in the 1st Film - that's 35%!

There was never any need or call for Benny & Bjorn to repeat so many ABBA Songs from Film 1. They
have made it look like ABBA had so few strong Songs, that they had to use 7 Songs again, to have a
decent number for Film 2. Very, very silly and stupid...

The 'Angeleyes' Clip sounds very half-hearted. It somehow lacks energy.

I've just listened to part of 'Dancing Queen' from Film 2, and that sounds rather feeble as well. Not as strong
as it was in Film 1. (That is released as a 'Single' today. These 'Singles' are 100% pointless. None will be big
Hits. It is the Soundtrack Album that they need to promote - and fast!!!).

There is no excuse for any of the Songs performed, in Film 2, to sound weak. I do hope that we get some better
and stronger performances from the rest of the ABBA Songs in Film 2.

I still find it incredible, that Universal have still not said which 18 ABBA Songs are on the Soundtrack, even though
that Soundtrack is due for release next Friday - 13th July. Another case of the 'Marketing' for Film 2 being a mess.
They are really not trying. It is like Universal want Film 2 to do badly.

Due to the low key promotion of Film 2, there are already a lot of people who predict that it is going to 'flop'.
Others say that the Soundtrack will struggle in the Album Chart. The whole thing seems 'dampened down', as
if there is no real desire for it to be huge. I find it absolutely incredible, that this is happening.

Let's hope that real promotion of Film 2 starts soon. This pathetic releasing a 'Single' from it, every Week or so,
is just not good enough...

That would be interesting. See the ads for the Movie are getting more frequent . Looking forward to seeing the Movie. All those big names in one film. Must be one of the most star filled movies.

Meryl Streep -- 'Old' Donna, sings on Tracks 16, 17 and 18. So much for the 'fears' of her Fans, that her
character was not in Film 2, because she was 'Dead'. She sings Track 18 on her own.

THE TRACK LIST OF THE 'MAMMA MIA HERE WE GO AGAIN' SOUNDTRACK CD

      At last - Tuesday 10th July 2018 - Universal have revealed its 18 Tracks.

These 4 ABBA Songs were mentioned in the Film's End Credits, but they have not been put on
the Film Soundtrack CD -  Hasta Manana, S.O.S., Hole In Your Soul and Thank You For The Music.

(Unless all 22 Tracks are to be put onto a 'Deluxe' Edition of the Soundtrack CD).

These 2 ABBA Songs were not in the End Credits of The Film, but they are on the Film Soundtrack CD: 

I Wonder (Departure) and The Day Before You Came.

NOTE -- They may be in the Film, even though they are not in the End Credits.

@@@ =  These ABBA Songs were also on the Soundtrack to 'Mamma Mia! 1'

01)... When I Kissed The Teacher

02)... I Wonder (Departure)

03)... One Of Us

04)... Waterloo -- (In the 1st Film - but not on the Soundtrack CD)

05)... Why Did It Have To Be Me?

06)... I Have A Dream -- @@@

07)... Kisses Of Fire

08)... Andante, Andante

09)... The Name Of The Game -- (But the Scene was cut from the Film) --  @@@

10)... Knowing Me, Knowing You

11)... Angel Eyes

12)... Mamma Mia -- @@@

13)... Dancing Queen -- @@@

14)... I've Been Waiting For You

15)... Fernando

16)... My Love, My Life

17)... Super Trouper -- @@@

18)... The Day Before You Came

  Graham - I think that Universal expect the Soundtrack to 'Mamma Mia! 2' to sell itself. They are relying on 
Soundtrack 1's 7,700,000 Global Sales, over 1,500,000 UK Sales and over 1,800,000 USA Sales, to sell the
2nd Soundtrack. It is a risk, and I don't like it, but we have to let Universal get on with it. They certainly don't
seem to welcome any suggestions from ABBA Fans. They just ignore our attempted input.

  So far the UK's 'Best Selling Album' of 2018 is 'The Greatest Showman'. Its 2018 UK Sales are just under 
958,000. Its Total Sales, (2017 + 2018), are just under 965,000. It has been at No.1, (off and on), for 21
Weeks in 2018. That's the best UK No.1 Total, for a Film Soundtrack, since 'The Sound Of Music'. in the 1960's.

I have done research and I can tell you that for all of its UK success, 'The Greatest Showman' has not sold
as well as the 'Mamma Mia! 1' Soundtrack did in 2008. Indeed, if they'd both been in the 2018 UK Top 10,
at the same time, 'The Greatest Showman' would never have reached No.1 at all.

However, we are then left with the Soundtrack to 'Mamma Mia! 2'. Unlike the Soundtrack to Film 1, it will be
allowed into the Artist, (Main), UK Album Chart. Will it sell as well as 'Mamma Mia! 1'? Will it outsell the 
Soundtrack of 'The Greatest Showman'? A lot of UK 'Chart Fans' say, 'No!'. They say that the fuss, hype and
promotion of Film 2 has been much lower than for Film 1. They predict that the Soundtrack to Film 2, is not
going to sell anywhere near as well as that of Film 1.

 A lot of these 'doom and gloom' predictions are due to the more low key marketing. Not revealing the full
Track List of the 2nd Soundtrack - until July 10th - did not help! You'd never have guessed that it was due
in the shops just 3 days later - Friday July 13th! A lot of people really will not pre-order a Film Soundtrack,
if they are only told a few of the Songs on it. The 18 ABBA Songs should have been revealed Weeks ago.

We will see how the 'Mamma Mia! 2' Soundtrack does in the UK & other Countries Charts. We'll know as soon
as Week 2, (of release), if it is to come close to the Sales of 'Mamma Mia! 1'. 

In November, we'll know if the DVD will sell anything like that of Film 1. The DVD sold almost 1,670,000, on
Day 1, in the UK, and almost 3,200,000 in Week 1, in the UK. So, we will know within a Week if the DVD of
Film 2 is going to come close to those Sales...