The Jukebox Rebel

features in: Album Chart of 1981 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1980s ● 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

Björn and Benny married non-Abba girls in 1981, and “The Visitors”, released in November, 1981, understandably, reflects, to a certain degree, on the end of beautiful love affairs. It's a superior set to last year's “Super Trouper”, the pop tones being just that little bit moodier and more melancholic. Two singles were released in the UK; “One Of Us” (#3) and “Head Over Heels” (#25). All 7 of their albums went to #1 at home and “The Visitors” gave them their 5th consecutive #1 LP in the UK. From here, they'd continue on into 1982, but the next projected studio album never came to be; although they never formally announced that they'd split, this turned out to be the end of the road for this extra-ordinary group.

The Jukebox Rebel
20–Sep–2018

A1	[05:49] ABBA - The Visitors (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus) Pop
A2	[03:45] ABBA - Head Over Heels (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus) Pop
A3	[03:20] ABBA - When All Is Said And Done (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus) Pop
A4	[04:38] ABBA - Soldiers (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus) Pop
B1	[05:20] ABBA - I Let The Music Speak (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus) Songwriter
B2	[03:55] ABBA - One Of Us (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus) Pop
B3	[03:36] ABBA - Two For The Price Of One (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus) Pop
B4	[03:51] ABBA - Slipping Through My Fingers (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus) Pop Ballad
B5	[03:25] ABBA - Like An Angel Passing Through My Room (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus) Pop Ballad

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