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Polygram / Decca
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Delphine cover, 1993 |
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Catalogue Number:
Various |
Original
Release: 1993 |
Label:
Delphine / Various |
Country:
World Wide |
Status:
Available |
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'Richard Clayderman Plays ABBA' is a studio
album mixing both the incredible musical
artistry of Benny Andersson and Björn
Ulvaeus together with the un-mistakable
piano style of Richard Clayderman.
The original songs have once again come back
in fashion with the launch of MAMMA
MIA! - THE MOVIE in 2008, while the musical is now one
of the most successful of all time and
continues to draw huge crowds around the
world.
This album features
Richard's versions of many of ABBA's most
successful titles - many of which appear in
MAMMA MIA! - THE MOVIE;
including 'Dancing Queen', 'Knowing
Me
Knowing You',
'Super Trouper' and of course, 'Mamma Mia'.
What do ABBA have in common with George
Gershwin, Richard Rogers, Cole Porter,
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Paul McCartney and
Elton John? The obvious answer of course is
their gift of natural and melodic
composition. I say "gift" because not all
composers have this natural talent ; Mozart
for example stood out from his
contemporaries and indeed was praised by
Haydn for possessing such a quality.
Since
their Eurovision debut in 1974 - one year
actually having earned more revenue for
their country than Volvo - ABBA have
remained as popular today as any time in
their career as is evident by their current
UK album chart reissues.
My selection of
ABBA songs has been determined by how well
they transcribe for the piano. I have also
taken some creative license by arranging S.O.S in the style reminiscent of a Court
Batsie arrangement.
I trust you will enjoy
hearing this album as much as I did
recording it.
Richard Clayderman - Delphine,
Paris - Summer of 1993
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Gimme Gimme Gimme (A man after midnight) (Andersson / Ulvaeus) |
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The winner takes it all (Andersson / Ulvaeus) |
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Chiquitita (Andersson / Ulvaeus) |
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Fernando (Andersson / Anderson / Ulvaeus) |
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Mamma Mia (Andersson / Anderson / Ulvaeus) |
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Dancing Queen (Andersson / Anderson / Ulvaeus) |
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I have a dream (Andersson / Ulvaeus) |
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Waterloo (Andersson / Anderson / Ulvaeus) |
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The name of the game (Andersson / Anderson / Ulvaeus) |
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Lay all your love on me (Andersson / Ulvaeus) |
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Knowing me, knowing you (Andersson / Anderson / Ulvaeus) |
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One of us (Anderson / Ulvaeus) |
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S.O.S (Andersson / Anderson / Ulvaeus) |
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Money Money Money (Andersson / Ulvaeus) |
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Super Trouper (Anderson / Ulvaeus) |
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Arranged by:
Hervé Roy ( Tracks 1,4,6,8 and 14)
Gérald Salesses ( Tracks 2,3,5,7,10,13 and 15)
Aldo Frank (Track 9)
Bruno Ribera (Track 11)
Produced by Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint
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