Girls Want The Boys! Swedish Beat Girls 1964-1970 Girls Want The Boys! Swedish Beat Girls 1964-1970 CD

2016 collection. The Ace catalogue has traditionally focused on American music. But our compilers have never shied from venturing worldwide in their quest for good sounds, as evident from our popular collections spotlighting the female vocalists of 1960s Japan, France and Italy (not forgetting the UK). Now it's the turn of Sweden. Our sm?rg?sbord of Swedish she-pop opens with early solo sides by the lead singers of the nation's greatest pop music export, ABBA: Agnetha F?ltskog with 'Ge Dej Till T?ls' (a highlight of her second album) and Anni-Frid Lyngstad with 'S? Synd Du M?ste G?' (a song popularised by Fran?oise Hardy as 'Comment Te Dire Adieu'). Other featured well-known names include national treasure Lill-Babs with her cover of Dusty Springfield's 'Little By Little' and chart star Mona Wessman with a version of 'Music To Watch Girls By'. But it wasn't all cover versions in mid-60s Sweden. Dig, for example, Eleanor Bodel's title track, 'Don't' by cult favourite Doris (who also appears as lead vocalist of the group Plums), au pair duo Bella & Me's groovy 'Help Me Break This Habit' and Britt Bergstr?m's Ivy League-penned 'You Really Have Started Something'. Cherry-picked tracks by the Plommons and cover stars MAK Les Soeurs illustrate the country also produced it's fair share of all-girl groups. Bumper CD booklet contains a 5,000-word track commentary and extra photos. Compiled by Mick Patrick.

1. Ge Dej Till T?LS - Agnetha F?ltskog 2. S? Synd Du M?ste G? - Anni-Frid Lyngstad 3. The Girls Want the Boys - Eleanor Bodel 4. K?rlek Finns Det ?verallt - Mak Les Soeurs 5. Good Kind of Hurt - Lena Junoff 6. Last Train to Liverpool - Plommons 7. Don't - Doris 8. Help Me Break This Habit - Bella ; Me 9. V?dret - Mona Wessman 10. Lite F?R Liten - Lill-Babs 11. You Really Have Started Something - Britt Bergstr÷m 12. Benny Law - Plums 13. D?R Du G?R L?mnar K?rleken SP?R - Anni-Frid Lyngstad 14. What's the Reason - Sunnygirls 15. To Love Somebody Is to Hurt Somebody - Eleanor Bodel 16. Spela V?R S?NG - Agnetha F?ltskog 17. Whatever Happened to the 7-Day Week - Bella ; Me 18. Solsken - Mak Les Soeurs 19. Jag ?R P? V?G - Mona Wessman 20. Det F?R Ej H?nda Igen - Suzie 21. Om Bara Du Gav en Vink - Maritza 22. Sunshine Boy - Angeliques 23. En Man I Byr?n - Lill Lindfors 24. Sommartid - Susanne Wigforss