ABBA

 

Artist:   ABBA

Origin:  Stockholm, Sweden

Genre:  Pop, Pop Rock, Euro Pop, Scandinavian Pop, Swedish Pop, Contemporary Pop, Disco

Original line-up:

Agnetha Faltskog:  Lead, & Backing Vocals

Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad:   Lead & Backing Vocals

Bjorm Ulvaeus:  Guitars, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals

Benny Andersson:  Keyboards, Synthesizers Piano, Accordion, Guitars, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals

ABBA are a Swedish Pop Group from Stockholm, formed in 1972 by Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.  ABBA were Sweden's first winner of theEurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo" in 1974.  They considered one of the greatest musical groups of All Time.  They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1983, and in 2021, ABBA have achieved 48 Hit Singles.  ABBA is one of the best-selling Music Artists of All Time.

Title:  The Singles - The First Fifty Years (New Expanded Edition) (2024)

Genre:  Pop, Pop Rock, Euro Pop, Scandinavian Pop, Swedish Pop, Contemporary Pop, Disco

Label:  Polar Music International

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  1972-1979

 1.  People Need Love (2:40)

 2.  He Is Your Brother (3:10)

 3.  Ring Ring (3:00)

 4.  Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) (2:50)

 5.  Waterloo (2:40)

 6.  Honey Honey (2:55)

 7.  Hasta Manana (3:05)

 8.  So Long (3:06)

 9.  I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do (3:15)

10. SOS (3:22)

11. Mamma Mia (3:32)

12. Fernando (4:10)

13. Dancing Queen (3:51)

14. Money, Money, Money (3:05)

15. Knowing Me, Knowing You (4:02)

16. The Name Of The Game (4:50)

17. Take A Chance On Me (4:03)

18. Eagle (5:49)

19. Summer Night City (3:34)

20. Chiquitita (5:26 )

21. Does  Your Mother Know (3:13)

Disc 2:  1979-2022

 1.  Voulez-Vous (5:05)

 2.  Angeleyes (4:20)

 3.  Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (4:45)

 4.  I Have A Dream (4:44)

 5.  The Winner Takes It All (4:56)

 6.  Super Trouper (4:13)

 7.  Lay All Your Love On Me (4:34)

 8.  One Of Us (3:51)

 9.  Head Over Heels (3:47)

10. When All Is Said And Done (3:20)

11. The Day Before You Came (5:44)

12. Under Attack (3:45)

13. I Still Have Faith In You (5:09)

14. Don't Shut Me Down ()3:59)

15. Just A Notion (3:32)

16. Little Things (3:08)

17. No Doubt About It (2:56)

The Singles - The First Fifty Years is the compilation album by ABBA, released on October 25, 2025 by Polar Music International, featuring 38-Track, includes 18 Page Book, and Unseen Band Images.

Kylie Minogue

Artist:  Kylie Minogue

Birth Name:  Kylie Ann Minogue

Born:  May 28, 1968.  Melbourne, Australia

Genre:  Pop, Dance Pop, Disco, Club, Euro-Pop, Euro-Dance

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress

Instruments:  Vocals

Kylie Minogue is an Australian Singer, Songwriter, and Actress from Melbourne.  She is the highest selling Female Australian Artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide.  She has been recognised in Music as well as Fashion, and is referred to by the European press as the "Princess Of Pop", she got a Grammy Award three Brit Awards and 17 ARIA Music Awards.

 

Title:  Tension (Transparent Pink Vinyl) (2023)

Genre:  Pop, Dance Pop, Disco, Club, Euro-Pop, Euro-Dance

Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Padam Paddam (2:46)

 2.  Hold On To Now (3:57)

 3.  Things We Do For Love (3:09)

 4.  Tension (3:36)

 5.  One More Time (3:02)

 6.  You Still Get Me High (3:38)

Side B:

 1.  Hands (2:45)

 2.  Green Light (3:19)

 3.  Vegas High (3:33)

 4.  10 Out Of 10 (with Oliver Heldens) (2:51)

 5.  Story (3:16)

Personnel:

Kylie Minogue:  Lead Vocals on All Tracks, Backing Vocals on Tracks:  B2, 4

Peter Rycrott:  Keyboards, Programming

Ina Wroldsen:   Vocals on Track A1

Duck Blackwell:  Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards on Tracks:  A2-6, B3, 5, Backing Vocals on Track:  A5

Biff Stannard:  Percussion on Tracks:  A2-6, B3, 5, Additional Keyboards on Tracks:  A2-6, B3, Backing Vocals  on Tracks:  A2, 3, 5, Keyboards on Track B5

Jon Green:  Guitar on Tracks:  A2-6, Backing Vocals on Tracks:  A2, 3, 5, 6, Keyboards on Tracks:  A2, 5, 6

House Gospel Choir:  Choir on Track A2

Jonny Bird:  Guitar on Track A3

Ms Marinade:  Additional Rap on Track B1

Elizabeth Loughrey:  Backing Vocals on Track B1

Daniel Davidsen:  Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming on Track B1

Kasper Larsen:  Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Programming on Track B1

Mich Hansen:  Percussion on Track B1

Peter Wallevik:  Backing Vocals, Keyboards on Track B2

Ruby Spiro:  Backing Vocals on Track B2

Thomas Edinger:  Saxophone on Track B2

James Abrahart:  Backing Vocals B4

Martin Bijelic:  Bass, Bells, Clapping, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Syntjesizer, Vocal Effects on Track B4

Tension is the sixteenth studio album by Kylie Minogue, released on september 22, 2023 by BMG.  Limited Edition Transparent Pink Vinyl.

Mariska Veres

 

Artist:  Mariska Veres

Birth Name:  Maria Elisabeth Ender

Born:  October 1, 1947.  The Hague, Netherlands

Died:  December 2, 2008 (Aged 59).  The Hague, Netherlands

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Blues, Folk, Soul Jazz, Rhythm &. Blues, Swing, Europop, Country

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards

Mariska Veres was a Dutch Singer, who best known as the lead singer of the Rock Group Shocking Blue that gained worldwide fame with the hit single "Venus".  When Shocking Blue spilt up on June 1, 1974, she continued in a solo career.  Her singles "Take Me High" (1975), and "Lovin' You" (1976) were popular mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.  She started the Jazz Group The Shocking Jazz Quintet in 1993, and recorded an album (Shocking You) with Pop Songs from the 1960s and 1970s, now in Jazz Version.

Artist:  Masriska Veres and Shocking Jazz Quintet

Title:  Shocking You (2017)

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Blues, Folk, Soul Jazz, Rhythm &. Blues, Swing, Europop, Country

Label:  Red Bullet

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  He's Not There (3:55)

 2.  You Really Got Me (3:54)

 3.  Shocking You (3:09)

 4.  Radar Love (4:27)

 5.  Try A Little Tenderness (5:08)

 6.  Venus (3:23)

 7.  I Feel The Earth Move (5:09)

 8.  Never Marry A Railroad Man (3:36)

 9.  Somebody To Love (3:36)

10. A Lot Of Living To Do (3:08)

11. All By Myself (3:14)

12. Rockin ' Good Way (4:16)

Personnel:

Mariska Veres:  Vocals

Wim Nienaber:  Alto Saxophone

Peter Van Santen:  Piano

Bert Meulink:  Acoustic Bass

Mark Eshuis:  Drums

Shocking You is the debut studio album by Masriska Veres and Shocking Jazz Quintet, originally released in 1993 by Red Bullet, remastered and reissued in 2017 by Red Bullet.  Excellent Album! and Very Good Jazz Album.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.

ABBA

 

Artist:   ABBA

Origin:  Stockholm, Sweden

Genre:  Pop, Pop Rock, Euro Pop, Scandinavian Pop, Swedish Pop, Contemporary Pop, Disco

Original line-up:

Agnetha Faltskog:  Lead, & Backing Vocals

Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad:   Lead & Backing Vocals

Bjorm Ulvaeus:  Guitars, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals

Benny Andersson:  Keyboards, Synthesizers Piano, Accordion, Guitars, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals

ABBA are a Swedish Pop Group from Stockholm, formed in 1972 by Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.  ABBA were Sweden's first winner of theEurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo" in 1974.  They considered one of the greatest musical groups of All Time.  They became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, topping the charts worldwide from 1974 to 1983, and in 2021, ABBA have achieved 48 Hit Singles.  ABBA is one of the best-selling Music Artists of All Time.

Title:  Voyage (Softpack Edition) (2021)

Genre:  Pop, Pop Rock, Euro Pop, Scandinavian Pop, Swedish Pop, Contemporary Pop, Disco

Label:  Polar/Universal Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  I Still Have Faith In You (5:09)

 2.  When You Danced With Me (2:50)

 3.  Little Things (3:08)

 4.  Don't Shut Me Down (3:56)

 5.  Just A Notion (3:31)

 6.  I Can Be That Woman (4:01)

 7.  Keep An Eye On Dan (4:05)

 8.  Bumblebee (3:57)

 9.  No Doubt About It (2:56)

10. Ode To Freedom (3:32)

Personnel:

Agnetha Faltskog:  Lead Vocals on Tracks:  4, 6, 7

Anni-Frid Lyngstad:  Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1, 8, 9

Bjorn Ulvaeus:  Vocals

Benny Andersson:  Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer

Other Vocalists:

Stockholm International School:  Children's Choir

Additional Musicians:

Jan Bengtson:  Baritone Saxophone, Flute

Mats Englund:  Bass on Track 6

Par Grebacken:  Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone

Per Lindvall:  Drums, Percussion

Lasse Jonsson:  Guitar

Lasse Wellander:  Guitar

Margareta Bengtson:  Harp

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  I Still Have Faith In You (5:09)

 2.  When You Danced With Me (2:50)

 3.  Little Things (3:08)

 4.  Don't Shut Me Down (3:56)

 5.  Just A Notion (3:31)

Side B:

 6.  I Can Be That Woman (4:01)

 7.  Keep An Eye On Dan (4:05)

 8.  Bumblebee (3:57)

 9.  No Doubt About It (2:56)

10. Ode To Freedom (3:32)

Voyage is the ninth studio album and ABBA 's first new studio album in 40 years, includes exclusive Poster and Postcard, released on November 5, 2021 by Polar/Universal Music.  The album reached No. 1 in UK Albums Chart/Swiss Albums Chart/Swedish Albums Chart/Scottish Albums Chart/Norwegian Albums Chart/New Zealand Albums Chart/Irish Albums Chart/Icelandic Albums Chart/German Albums Chart/French Albums Chart/Finnish Albums Chart/Dutch Albums Chart/Belgian Albums Chart/Australian Albums Chart.

Spice Girls

 

Artist:   Spice Girls

Origin:   London, England

Genre:   Pop, Dance Pop, Teen Pop, Euro Dance, Euro Pop, Club, Adult Contemporary

Original line-up:

Melanie Brown as Mel B (Scary Spice):   Vocals

Melanie Chisholm as Mel C (Sporty Spice):  Vocals

Emma Bunton (Baby Spice):  Vocals

Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice):  Vocals

Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice):  Vocals

Spice Girls are an English Pop Girl Group from London, formed in 1994, comprises Melanie Brown as Mel B (Scary Spice), Melanie Chisholm as Mel C (Sporty Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Ger Halliwell (Ginger Spice), and Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice).  They released their debut single "Wannabe" in 1996, it hit No. 1 in 37 countries and commenced their global success.  Their debut album Spice (1966) sold more than 23 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history.  Their follow-up album, Spiceworld (1997), was also a commercial success, selling over 13 million copies worldwide.  In November 2000, the group released Forever, which was their only album without Geri Halliwell.  The Spice Girls have sold 90 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling girl group of all time, one of the best-selling artists, and the biggest British Pop success since The Beatles.  The group have received a number of awards including five Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards, one MTV Video Music Award and three World Music Awards.

Title:   Forever  (2020)

Genre:   Pop, Dance Pop, Teen Pop, Euro Dance, Euro Pop, Club, Adult Contemporary

Label:  Virgin Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Holler  (4:15)

 2.  Tell Me Why  (4:13)

 3.  Let Love Lead The Way  (4:57)

 4.  Right Back At Ya  (4:09)

 5.  Get Down With Me  (3:45)

 6.  Wasting My Time  (4;13)

Side B:

 1.  Weekend Love  (4:04)

 2.  Time Goes By  (4:51)

 3.  If You Wanna Have Some Fun  (5:25)

 4.  Oxygen  (4:55)

 5.  Goodbye  (4:35)

Personnel:

Melanie Brown as Mel B (Scary Spice):   Vocals

Melanie Chisholm as Mel C (Sporty Spice):  Vocals

Emma Bunton (Baby Spice):  Vocals

Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice):  Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis:  All Musical Instruments on Tracks:  9, 10

Paul waller:  Drum Programming on Track 11

Will Malone:  Strings Arrangement on Track 11

Eliot Kennedy:   Backing Vocals on Track 4

Sue Drake:  Backing Vocals on Track 4

Forever is the 20th Anniversary Edition of third studio album by Spice Girls, originally released on November 1, 2000 by Virgin Records, remastered and reissue on November 20, 2020 by Virgin Records.  The first time on 180 Gram Vinyl with UK No. 1 singles "Holler" and "Let Love Lead The Way".

Ronan Keating

 

Artist:   Ronan Keating

Birth Name:  Ronan Patrick John Keating

Born:  March 3, 1977.  Dublin, Ireland

Genre:   Pop, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop, Rock, Europe Pop, Pop Rock, Ballad

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor

Instruments:    Vocals

Ronan Keating is an Irish Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Actor, best known as a member of Irish Group Boyzone.  His solo career started in 1999, and he gained worldwide attention when his single "When You Say Nothing At All" was featured in the film Notting Hill and peaked at No. 1 in several countries.  He has sold over 20 million records worldwide, alongside the 25 million records with Boyzone.

Title:  Twenty Twenty  (2020)

Genre:   Pop, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop, Rock, Europe Pop, Pop Rock, Ballad

Label:  Decca Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Forever Ain't Enough  (4:05)

 2.  Little Thing Called Love  (3:10)
 3.  One Of A Kind (feat. Emeli Sande)  (3:42)

 4.  Only Lovers  (3:37)

 5.  Forever And Ever, Amen (feat. Shania Twain)  (3:21)

 6.  Love Will Remain (feat. Clare Bowen)  (3:09)

 7.  The One (feat. Nina Nesbitt)  (3:27)

 8.  The Big Goodbye (feat. Robbie Williams)  (4:33)

 9.  Lovin' Each Day (2020 Version)  (3:29)

10. When You Say Nothing At All (2020 Version)  (4:12)

11. Life Is A Rollercoaster (2020 Version)  (3:25)

12. One Of A Kind (Orchestral Version) (feat. Emeli Sande) (3:40)

13. Something Wonderful  (3:55)

Personnel:

Ronan Keating:  Vocals on All Tracks

George Tizzard:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  1, 2, 4, 6, 7, Backing Vocals on Tracks: 1, 2, 4, Percussion on Tracks: 2, 3, Guitar on Track 3, Piano on Tracks: 3, 6, Electric Piano on Track 7

Rick Parkhouse:  Bass on Tracks: 1, 6, Electric Guitar on Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, Piano on Track 1, Backing Vocals on Tracks: 2, 4,  Percussion on Track 3, Acoustic Guitar on Track 6

James Birt:  Drums on Tracks: 1-3, 6, Percussion on Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, Piano on Tracks:  2, 4

Fraser Churchill:  Guitar on Track 3

John Parracelli:  Guitar on Track 5

Pete Murray:  Keyboards on Tracks: 5, 8

Danick Dupelle:  Banjo on Track 6

Stephen Lipson:  Bass on Track 8, Guitar on Tracks: 8, 10, Guitar on Track 10, Percussion on Track 10

Michael Thompson:  Guitar on Track 8

Danielle Brisebois:  Bass on Track 9, Backing Vocals on Tracks: 9, 11, Electric Guitar on Track 9, Keyboards on Track 9

Nick Lashley:  Electric Guitar on Track 9, Keyboards on Tracks: 9, 11, 

Lewis Thompson:  Keyboards on Track 11

Neave Applebaum:  Keyboards on Track 11

Austin Corona:  Bass on Track 11, Drums on Track 11

John Fee:  Drums on Track 11

Dominic Miller:  Guitar on Track 10

Dan Healy:  Electric Guitar on Track 13

Rick Nowels:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 11, Mellotron on Track 11, Organ on Track 11, Piano on Track 11

Peter-John Vettese:  Harmonica on Track 10, Additional Keyboards on Track 13

Ash Howes:  Drums on Track 9, Keyboards on Track 9

James McNally:  Accordion on Track 10

Andy Duncan:  Drums on Track 10

Ash Soon:  Drums on Tracks: 8,

Blair Sinta:  Drums on Track 9

Louis Lion:  Drums on Track 9

Bryony Moody:  Cello on Tracks: 1, 4, 7, 11

Tobie Tripp:  Violin on Tracks: 1, 4, 12, Viola on Track 12, Bass on Track 12, Drum Programming on Track 12, Guitar on Track 12, Mandolin on Track 12, Piano on Track 12

Special Guests:

Emeli Sande:  Vocals on Tracks: 3, 12

Shania Twain:  Vocals on Track 5

Clare Bowen:  Vocals on Track 6

Nina Nesbitt:  Vocals on Track 7

Robbie Williams:  Vocals on Track 8

Ed Sheeran:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 10

Backing Vocals:

Ed Drewett:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 3, 12

Patrice Copeland:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 3-5, 12

Ryan Carty:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 3-5, 12

Stefan Richards:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 3-5, 12

Victoria Akintola:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 3, 12

Elzabeth Lubega:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 4-6

Kristen Joy:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 5, 8

Red Triangle:  Backing Vocals on Track 12

Katy Tizzard:  Backing Vocals on Track 6

Miram Stockley:  Backing Vocals on Track 10

Tessa Niles:  Backing Vocals on Track 10

Twenty Twenty is the eleventh studio album by Ronan Keating, released on July 24, 2020 by Decca Records, featuring Shania Twain, Robbie Williams, Ed Sheeran and many more!.  The album reached No. 1 on Scottish Albums Chart.