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The Ace catalogue has traditionally focused on American music. But their compilers have never shied from venturing worldwide in their quest for good sounds, as evident from their popular collections spotlighting the female vocalists of 1960s Japan, France and Italy (not forgetting the UK). Now it's the turn of Sweden. This smörgåsbord of Swedish she-pop opens with early solo sides by the lead singers of the nation's greatest pop music export, ABBA: Agnetha Fältskog with Ge Dej Till Tåls (a highlight of her second album) and Anni-Frid Lyngstad with Så Synd Du Måste Gå (a song popularised by Françoise 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 Bergström'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 its fair share of all-girl groups
Tracklist
1 Ge Dej Till Tåls - Agnetha Fältskog - Agnetha Fältskog
2 Så Synd Du Måste Gå - Anni-Frid Lyngstad - Anni-Frid Lyngstad
3 The Girls Want The Boys - Eleanor Bodel - Eleanor Bodel
4 Kärlek Finns Det Överallt - MAK Les Soeurs - MAK Les Soeurs
5 Good Kind Of Hurt - Lena Junoff - Lena Junoff
6 Last Train To Liverpool - Plommons - Plommons
7 Don't - Doris - Doris
8 Help Me Break This Habit - Bella & Me - Bella and Me
9 Vädret - Mona Wessman - Mona Wessman
10 Lite För Liten - Lill-Babs - Lill-Babs
11 You Really Have Started Something - Britt Bergström - Britt Bergström
12 Benny Law - Plums - Benny Law
13 Där Du Går Lämnar Kärleken Spår - Anni-Frid Lyngstad - Anni-Frid Lyngstad
14 What's The Reason - Sunnygirls - Sunnygirls
15 To Love Somebody Is To Hurt Somebody - Eleanor Bodel - Eleanor Bodel
16 Spela Vår Sång - Agnetha Fältskog - Agnetha Fältskog
17 Whatever Happened To The 7-Day Week - Bella & Me - Bella and Me
18 Solsken - MAK Les Soeurs - MAK Les Soeurs
19 Jag Är På Väg - Mona Wessman - Mona Wessman
20 Det Får Ej Hända Igen - Suzie - Suzie
21 Om Bara Du Gav En Vink - Maritza - Maritza
22 Sunshine Boy - Angeliques - Angeliques
23 En Man I Byrån - Lill Lindfors - Lill Lindfors
24 Sommartid - Susanne Wigforss - Susanne Wigforss