ABBA album breaking news: Benny Andersson announces NEW release Piano
ABBA fans and Dancing Queens across the world will rejoice after Benny Andersson announced a brand new album Piano.
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Get ready to say Thank you For The Music one more time.
ABBA legend and composer Andersson has revealed his pride and excitement about the new project.
He said: “In the process of recording this album, I have come to realise that the pieces I have chosen to play are an integral part of me. In endeavouring to reach for some core within them, I have found that the more I strip away the clothing, the closer I feel to the music, regardless of whether it was created last year or 40 years ago. In a strange way, I feel like I am playing my memoirs.”
ABBA new album announced
The album will be a stunning 21-track acoustic piano recreation of some of Andersson's greatest compositions from ABBA to the musical Chess as well as Swedish recordings.
He added: “It was very different to how I’ve made records in the past, and that was part of the joyfulness of it all,” he adds, “Even without the bass, drums, guitars, strings and vocals on these songs, I think there is still substance in all of them. That was very pleasing to realise.”
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The first track to be released from the album, a new version of ABBA classic Thank You For The Music is available immediately to download and via streaming services.
The new album Piano will be released on September 29 and also includes beautiful lesser-known ABBA songs I Let The Music Speak, The Day Before You Came and I Wonder (Departure).
Tracks from Chess include You And I, Anthem and Someone Else's Story.
Piano is released on Deutsche Grammophon on September 29. The album is available to pre-order here