Abba Generation

A*Teens – The ABBA Generation / Stockholm Records Audio CD 1999 / 547 666-2 UPC 731454766623 /// The ABBA Generation is the debut studio album by Swedish pop group A-Teens. It was released on 25 August 1999 by Stockholm Records. The album is composed of cover versions of well-known ABBA songs. The album spawned four singles, "Mamma Mia", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", "Super Trouper", and "Dancing Queen". /// Label: Stockholm Records – 547 666-2 Format: CD, Album Country: Europe Released: Aug 25, 1999 Genre: Electronic Style: Euro House /// Tracklist: All tracks written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except as noted. No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Mamma Mia" Andersson, Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson 3:47 2. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" 3:57 3. "Super Trouper" 3:52 4. "One of Us" 3:55 5. "Voulez-Vous" 3:42 6. "S.O.S." 3:12 7. "Dancing Queen" Andersson, Ulvaeus, Anderson 3:50 8. "Take a Chance on Me" 3:53 9. "Lay All Your Love on Me" 4:03 10. "The Name of the Game" Andersson, Ulvaeus, Anderson 4:22 11. "Our Last Summer" 4:28 1 Mamma Mia Mixed By – Joakim Styrén Producer – Ole Evenrude Producer [Vocals] – Sandelin, Adebratt, Ekman Programmed By – Hugo Lira, Joakim Styrén, Thomas Gustavsson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus, S. Anderson Mixed By – Joakim Styrén Producer – Ole Evenrude Producer [Vocals] – Sandelin, Adebratt, Ekman Programmed By – Hugo Lira, Joakim Styrén, Thomas Gustavsson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus, S. Anderson 3:45 2 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus 3:56 3 Super Trouper Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus 3:52 4 One Of Us Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus 3:56 5 Voulez-Vous Engineer – Fredrik Larnemo, Stefan Boman Producer, Mixed By – Johan S Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus Engineer – Fredrik Larnemo, Stefan Boman Producer, Mixed By – Johan S Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus 3:41 6 S.O.S. Mixed By – Joakim Styrén Producer – Ole Evenrude Programmed By – Hugo Lira, Joakim Styrén, Thomas Gustavsson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus, S. Anderson Mixed By – Joakim Styrén Producer – Ole Evenrude Programmed By – Hugo Lira, Joakim Styrén, Thomas Gustavsson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus, S. Anderson 3:12 7 Dancing Queen Mixed By – Joakim Styrén Producer – Ole Evenrude Programmed By – Hugo Lira, Joakim Styrén, Thomas Gustavsson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus, S. Anderson Mixed By – Joakim Styrén Producer – Ole Evenrude Programmed By – Hugo Lira, Joakim Styrén, Thomas Gustavsson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus, S. Anderson 3:52 8 Take A Chance On Me Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus 3:52 9 Lay All Your Love On Me Producer – Hartmann and Langhoff Producer [Vocals] – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus Producer – Hartmann and Langhoff Producer [Vocals] – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus 4:04 10 The Name Of The Game Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus, S. Anderson Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus, S. Anderson 4:20 11 Our Last Summer Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus Producer – Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson Written-By – B. Andersson/B. Ulvaeus 4:28 A&R – Anders Johansson (14) Art Direction, Design – M Industries Concept By – Niklas Berg Coordinator [Product] – Christer Mellström Mastered By – Björn Engelmann Musician – Anders Barrén, Anneli Axon, Annika Sjölin, Image (8), Katarina Sjölin, Ronald Malmberg, Tee (10) Performer [Uncredited] – Amit (3), Dhani, Marie, Sara (13) Photography By – Mats Oscarsson Despite its commercial success around the world, the album received overwhelmingly negative reviews from music critics. Giving the album three out of five stars, Alex Henderson of AllMusic said that the groups "versions of ABBA gems like "Take a Chance on Me", "Mamma Mia", "Dancing Queen", and "Voulez-Vous" aren't brilliant, but they're enjoyable—and they show just how well the songs have held up over time." He concluded his review by saying, “All things considered, The ABBA Generation is a pleasing, if unremarkable, testament to the durability of ABBA's songs." In an average review for The A.V. Club, Steven Thompson wrote, "Pop music doesn't get more marginal than a collection of overdriven dance-pop covers, but The ABBA Generation succeeds on its own modest terms." David Hiltbrand of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+, saying that the group "look and sound better than their supergroup heroes; even the music is spruced up, thanks to a cast of savvy Swedish producers." Writing for Rolling Stone, Arion Berger gave the album one and a half out of five stars, saying that "all the keyboard doodling and note-for-note diligence in Scandinavia wouldn't help these poseurs bring the pure-pop greatness of the real ABBA to life." Musicians Anneli Axon Anders Barrén Tee Image Ronald Malmberg Annika Sjölin Katarina Sjölin Production Per Adebratt – vocal production Stefan Boman – engineer Tommy Ekman – vocal production Björn Engelmann – mastering Ole Evenrude — producer Tommy Gustavsson — programming Hartmann & Langhoff – producer Johan S. – producer Thomas Johansson — producer, vocal production Fredrik Larnemo – engineer Hugo Lira — programming Ronald Malmberg — producer, vocal production Christer Sandelin – vocal production Joakim Styrén – mixing, programming Other personnel Niklas Berg – concept Todd Gallopo – design Anders Johansson – A&R Christer Mellström – product coordinator Mats Oscarsson – photos