Agnetha Fältskog releases new single, "Where Do We Go From Here?"
Agnetha Fältskog has also announced A+ – a reimagined version of her acclaimed 2013 solo album, A.
Globally-renowned singer, songwriter, member of the iconic group ABBA, and one of the most instantly recognisable voices in music history, Agnetha Fältskog shares her first new solo music in over a decade.
Alongside the album announcement, Fältskog has shared the single, "Where Do We Go From Here?", as a brand new song, recorded in 2023.
The album was written specially for her by the acclaimed songwriter and producer Jörgen Elofsson. While approaching the ten year anniversary of the album, Fältskog and Elofsson discussed what the record would sound like if it was created in 2023 and decided to explore the idea together. Fältskog and Elofsson worked alongside fellow producer Anton 'Hybrid' Mårtensson and reimagined the album in its entirety, stripping each song back, keeping the original vocals from 2013, throwing away all the old music and creating totally brand new productions for 2023.
In a letter to fans, Agnetha writes: "A couple of years ago I heard one of the songs from my last album, A, on the radio. I have lots of fond memories from making that album, so I couldn’t help but smile, time flies... Suddenly it hit me, what would the album sound like if we had made it today...? I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I reached out to the boys who produced A back in 2013 –– ”What would you guys think about reimagining ‘A’ and making a totally new version of it?” They loved the idea! ”Let’s try!”
A while later I heard the first reworked song, and I must say I absolutely loved it! It sounded so fresh and modern, even better than I had imagined it!"
Speaking on the newly imagined album Jörgen Elofsson, whose spectacular songwriting resume includes pop giants like Cèline Dion, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Westlife, says: "When we made the album, A, ten years ago, it was a bit of a reaction against EDM and the dance music that dominated the pop world at the time. We therefore did something that was exactly the opposite, arranger Peter Nordahl created timeless string arrangements. Now, when we brought the songs into today's music world, we were all surprised by how well it works. The songs have blossomed into the pop songs they are at their core. Anton, who wasn't there last time, comes from a different generation and has played with completely different rhythms."
"Where Do We Go From Here?" is out now. A+, the reimagined version of her acclaimed 2013 solo album A, is due for release via BMG on 13 October.
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