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If it seems as though the familiar ABBA sound isn't present on this album, that's because there was no entity known as ABBA at the time that the earliest sides here were recorded.
11y
Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal) - 3/5
Another Town, Another Train - 3/5
Disillusion - 3/5
People Need Love - 4/5
I Saw It in the Mirror - 3/5
Nina, Pretty Ballerina - 2/5
Love Isn't Easy (but It Sure Is Hard Enough) - 3/5
Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother - 2/5
He Is Your Brother - 3/5
She's My Kind of Girl - 3/5
I am Just a Girl - 3/5
Rock'n Roll Band - 3/5
* Ring Ring - English (7.5/10)
* Another Town, Another Train (8/10)
* Disillusion (5.5/10)
* People Need Love (8/10)
* I Saw It In The Mirror (5/10)
* Nina, Pretty Ballerina (7/10)
* Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) (6.5/10)
* Me And Bobby And Bobby's Friend (7/10)
* He Is Your Brother (6.5/10)
* She's My Kind Of Girl (6/10)
* I Am Just A Girl (6/10)
* Rock'N'Roll Band (6.5/10)
* Ring Ring - Swedish (7/10)
* Merry-Go-Round (7/10)
* Santa Rosa (6.5/10)
* Ring Ring - Spanish ... read more
Ring Ring (Bara du slog en signal) -,6,5
Another Town, Another Train - 7
Disillusion - 5,5
People Need Love - 8
I Saw It in the Mirror - 5,5
Nina, Pretty Ballerina - 5,5
Love Isn't Easy (but It Sure Is Hard Enough) - 6
Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother - 5,5
He Is Your Brother - 6
She's My Kind of Girl - 6
I am Just a Girl - 6
Rock'n Roll Band - 6
They haven't yet figured out that letting Benny or Bjorn sing is only a sometimes thing. There's a lot of charm to these songs, but only a few of them are truly memorable.
Best Song: Nina, Pretty Ballerina - My mom loves this song!
Worst Song: I Saw It In The Mirror - please don't try to get me emotionally invested in the boys.
It was definitely better than I thought it would, though it's nothing overly great. There's some absolutely fantastic songs on here and some that are a total bore, like for instance 'I Saw It in the Mirror'. Definitely not bad, but they much better albums down the line.
This is a decent album, especially for ABBA's debut. Knowing what's to come in the future, this is fairly lacking in certain aspects, but definitely nostalgic for me as some of these tracks were on repeat in my house while growing up
Favourites:
- Ring Ring
- Another Town, Another Train
- People Need Love
- Nina, Pretty Ballerina
- Rock'N'Roll Band [BEST]
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Track List
| 1 | Ring Ring 3:04 | 81 |
| 2 | Another Town, Another Train 3:12 | 77 |
| 3 | Disillusion 3:08 | 77 |
| 4 | People Need Love 2:44 | 73 |
| 5 | I Saw It in the Mirror 2:34 | 62 |
| 6 | Nina, Pretty Ballerina 2:53 | 66 |
| 7 | Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) 2:53 | 71 |
| 8 | Me and Bobby and Bobby's Brother 2:50 | 68 |
| 9 | He Is Your Brother 3:19 | 64 |
| 10 | She's My Kind of Girl 2:41 | 67 |
| 11 | I Am Just a Girl 3:04 | 70 |
| 12 | Rock 'N Roll Band 3:08 | 74 |
Total Length: 35 minutes
