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Eyes of a Woman

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Eyes of a Woman

Studio album by

Agnetha Fältskog

Released

March 1985

Recorded

October–November 1984

Studio

Polar, Stockholm, Sweden

Genre

Pop

Length

44:15

Agnetha Fältskog chronology

Wrap Your Arms Around Me
(1983)

Eyes of a Woman
(1985)

Agnetha Collection
(1986)

Singles from Eyes Of A Woman

"I Won't Let You Go"
Released: March 1985
"One Way Love"
Released: June 1985
"Just One Heart"
Released: September 1985 (Netherlands)
"The Angels Cry"
Released: 1985 (Netherlands)
"Click Track"
Released: 1985 (South Africa)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Hitkrant	^[2]

Eyes of a Woman is the second English-language solo studio album by Swedish singer and former ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog, and her eighth studio album overall. It was released in March 1985.

The album sold more than 300,000 copies worldwide as of August 1985, about half that amount in Scandinavia.^[3]

Background

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The album was recorded in the Polar Music Studios in Stockholm. Sessions began in early October 1984 and lasted until the end of November. The album was produced by Eric Stewart of 10cc and features former 10cc members Rick Fenn and Vic Emerson as session musicians, as well as Stewart's longtime friend Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues.

Notable songwriters who contributed to the album included Jeff Lynne, John Wetton and Geoff Downes as well as Justin Hayward and Eric Stewart himself. Long time ABBA fan Elvis Costello submitted a track "Shatterproof" for inclusion on the album, however Fältskog decided against recording it.^[4] Two of the songs recorded, "Turn the World Around" and "You're There", were not included on the initial album, but were released as B-sides. "You're There" and "I Won't Let You Go" were composed by Fältskog herself with lyrics by Eric Stewart.

During the photo sessions for the sleeve of the album, Agnetha posed at the terrace of Drottningholm Palace, the official residence of the Swedish royal family, in Stockholm.

Release

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The tracks "One Way Love" and "I Won't Let You Go" were released as singles throughout Europe. Agnetha also performed "One Way Love" at the Montreux Music Festival in 1985. Eyes of a Woman became Fältskog's second album to reach the UK Top 40, reaching No. 38. In Sweden, the album peaked at No. 2. It also reached the Top 20 in Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium, and the Top 30 in West Germany.

The album was reissued in 2005 with the singles' B-sides and the non-album single "The Way You Are" (along with its B-side) as bonus tracks.

Track listing

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Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Way Love"	Jeff Lynne	3:36
2.	"Eyes of a Woman"	Paris Edvinson Marianne Flynner	3:56
3.	"Just One Heart"	Paul Muggleton Bob Noble	3:43
4.	"I Won't Let You Go"	Agnetha Fältskog Eric Stewart	3:39
5.	"The Angels Cry"	Justin Hayward	4:22
6.	"Click Track"	Jan Ince Phil Palmer	2:52

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Should Be Together"	Jay Gruska Tom Keane	3:57
2.	"I Won't Be Leaving You"	Stewart	5:32
3.	"Save Me (Why Don't Ya)"	Stewart	4:37
4.	"I Keep Turning Off Lights"	China Burton	3:37
5.	"We Move As One"	John Wetton Geoffrey Downes	4:04
Total length:			44:15

2005 Remastered Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You're There" (B-side of "I Won't Let You Go")	Fältskog Stewart	3:29
2.	"Turn the World Around" (B-side of "One Way Love")	Randy Edelman	4:15
3.	"I Won't Let You Go" (Extended Version)	Fältskog Stewart	6:02
4.	"The Way You Are" (duet with Ola Håkansson)	Tim Norell Ola Håkansson Alexander Bard	3:45
5.	"Fly Like the Eagle" (duet with Ola Håkansson)	Norell Håkansson Bard	3:05

Personnel

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Agnetha Fältskog – lead vocals, backing vocals
Eric Stewart – Fender Rhodes, percussion, backing vocals
Vic Emerson – keyboards, synthesizers
Rick Fenn – guitars
Justin Hayward – guitars (5)
Rutger Gunnarsson – bass
Jamie Lane – drums (1, 3-11)
Per Allsing – drums (2)
Mel Collins – sax solos (1, 7)
Marianne Flynner – backing vocals
Anders Glenmark – backing vocals
Karin Glenmark – backing vocals
John Wetton – backing vocals (11)

Production

Eric Stewart – producer, cover concept
Paris Edvinson – engineer, mixing (1, 2, 3, 6-11)
Michael B. Tretow – mixing (4, 5)
Gundars Rullis – tape operator
Göran Stelin – mastering
Stig Anderson – album coordinator
Thomas Johansson – album coordinator
David Edwards – studio coordinator
Richard Evans – design
Icon – design
Tony McGee – photography
Christoffer Edgwick – photography assistant
Tusse Nilsson – photography assistant
Lolo Murray – stylist

Charts

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Chart performance for *Eyes of a Woman*
Chart (1985)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	19
European Albums (Music & Media)^[6]	22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[8]	14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	38

References

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^ AllMusic review - Agnetha Fältskog's Eyes of a Woman AllMusic.com. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ Wouter (1985). Agnetha Fältskog/‘Eyes Of A Woman’/Polydor. Hitkrant.
^ Antall, Lasse (August 12, 1985). "Agnetha och Frida lägger av". Aftonbladet. p. 34.
^ Oldham, A, Calder, T & Irvin, C: "ABBA: The Name of the Game", page 209. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1995
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Agnetha Fältskog – Eyes of a Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 18. 6 May 1985. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Agnetha Fältskog – Eyes of a Woman" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Agnetha Fältskog – Eyes of a Woman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Agnetha Fältskog – Eyes of a Woman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

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Swedish albums	Agnetha Fältskog (1968) Agnetha Fältskog vol. 2 (1969) Som jag är (1970) När en vacker tanke blir en sång (1971) Elva kvinnor i ett hus (1975) Nu tändas tusen juleljus (with Linda Ulvaeus, 1981) Kom följ med i vår karusell (with Christian Ulvaeus, 1987)
English albums	Wrap Your Arms Around Me (1983) Eyes of a Woman (1985) I Stand Alone (1987) My Colouring Book (2004) A (2013)
Compilation albums	Agnetha Fältskogs bästa (1973) Tio år med Agnetha (1979) Teamtoppen 1 (1985) Sjung denna sång (1986) Agnetha Collection (1986) Agnetha & Frida: The Voice of ABBA (1994) Geh' Mit Gott (1994) My Love, My Life (1996) Agnetha Fältskogs svensktoppar (1998) That's Me (1998) De första åren (2004) My Very Best (2008)
Swedish singles	"Om tårar vore guld"/ "Golliwog" "Dom har glömt" "SOS" "När du tar mig i din famn"
English singles	"Never Again" "The Heat Is On" "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" "Can't Shake Loose" "It's So Nice To Be Rich" "I Won't Let You Go" "One Way Love" "The Way You Are" "The Last Time" "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)" "Let It Shine" "The Queen of Hearts" "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" "When You Walk in the Room" "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" "The One Who Loves You Now" "When You Really Loved Someone" "Dance Your Pain Away" "I Should've Followed You Home" "Where Do We Go from Here?"
Related articles	Discography ABBA

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