Story of a Heart: Benny Andersson Band
BENNY Andersson has spent the past two decades playing with his 16-strong band and now Björn Ulvaeus has written lyrics for their album.
Although tracks influenced by traditional folk sit uneasily alongside pop, a handful of songs will delight Abba fans with their piano hooks and tunes that stick like glue, especially as Helen Sjöholm's vocals sound uncannily like Agnetha Faltskog's.
There are lapses into naffness, though, like Fait Accompli.
VERDICT 3/5
(Polydor)