Voyage (ABBA album)

Voyage
Album cover art, showing a solar eclipse
Studio album by
Released5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)
Recorded1978, 2017[1]–2021[2]
StudioRiksmixningsverket, Stockholm[3]
Genre
Length37:03
Label
ProducerBenny Andersson
ABBA chronology
Live at Wembley Arena
(2014)
Voyage
(2021)
Singles from Voyage
  1. "I Still Have Faith in You" / "Don't Shut Me Down"
    Released: 2 September 2021
  2. "Just a Notion"
    Released: 22 October 2021[6]
  3. "Little Things"
    Released: 3 December 2021[7]
  4. "No Doubt About It"
    Released: 11 February 2022[8]

Voyage is the ninth studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released 5 November 2021. With ten songs written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, it is the group's first album of new material in forty years.[9][10] The album was supported by the dual single release of "I Still Have Faith in You" and "Don't Shut Me Down", released alongside the album announcement on 2 September 2021. "Just a Notion" was issued as the third single on 22 October 2021, followed by the fourth single "Little Things" on 3 December. A digital concert residency in support of the album, ABBA Voyage, opened in London on 27 May 2022.[11]

Voyage debuted atop the charts of Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. It also became the group's highest-charting studio album ever in Canada and the United States, debuting at number two on the charts in both countries. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2023 Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for "I Still Have Faith in You" and "Don't Shut Me Down", the former for Record of the Year at the 2022 Grammy Awards (the first Grammy nomination for the group), and the latter for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 2023 Grammy Awards.[12] The album has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.[13]

  1. ^ Don't Shut Me Down (Liner notes in printed single cover). ABBA. Universal International Music B.V. 00602438745692.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Brandle, Lars (22 October 2021). "ABBA Unleashes 'Ridiculously Happy' Song 'Just A Notion': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ "ABBA Debut New Songs, Announce 'Voyage' Album". 2 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Ruggieri, Melissa (5 November 2021). "ABBA's new (and final) album is finally here: Is 'Voyage' any good?". USA Today. Retrieved 5 November 2021 – via Yahoo! News.
  5. ^ Owoseje, Toyin (5 November 2021). "ABBA are back with their first album in 40 years, but is it a Super Trouper or an SOS?". CNN. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference JAN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Skinner, Tom (16 November 2021). "ABBA announce new Christmas single 'Little Things'". NME. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Abba - No Doubt About It (Radio Date: 11-02-2022)". EarOne. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  9. ^ Bloom, Madison (2 September 2021). "ABBA Announce First Album in 40 Years, Share New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  10. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2 September 2021). "Abba reunite for Voyage, first new album in 40 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ^ White, Jack (2 September 2021). "ABBA announce their first studio album of new material in 39 years Voyage and hologram concert series". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  12. ^ Willman, Chris; Aswad, Jem (16 November 2022). "Grammy Snubs and Surprises: ABBA and Mary J. Blige Get Love; Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen and 'Encanto,' Not So Much". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  13. ^ "ABBA celebrate 2.5 million copies of Voyage worldwide". Umusic. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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