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1. Eyes of a Woman

2. The Way You Are - Agnetha 1986

3. Agnetha & Christian - 1987

4. I Stand Alone

5. Agnetha 1990

6. Agnetha 1995 - public appearances

7. Som jag är - the book 1996

8. That's Me - 1998

9. Agnetha 1999

10. Agnetha 2000 -2003

In January 1985 Agnetha started recording sessions for her new LP together with a new producer - Eric Stewart. Eric brought his own studio musicians to Sweden.

The "Eyes of a woman" photo sessions

New photo sessions were taken at several spots. One of them was the Drottningholm castle outside Stockholm.

Alternative 1

Alternative 2

The I Won't Let You Go session

One of the shots from this session was used as a cover picture for the single "I Won't Let You Go"

Agnetha private

I Won't Let You Go - the single

The first single from the forthcoming album was a real nice surprise for all Agnetha fans. It contained two songs written by Agnetha and Eric Stewart. "I Won't Let You Go" was a good song with a very strong melody and great vocal. The song on the B-side "You're There" was not available on the LP/CD until 2005 when it appeared on the "Eyes of a Woman" remaster CD. The single which was released in March 85 became hit in Sweden and Europe but not in Great Britain. In Poland "I Won't Let You Go" entered the chart on 16 March 1985 where it stayed for 9 weeks reaching #10. Maxi version of the single contained a 6.04-mix of the song.

The video

Eyes of a Woman - the album

The album "Eyes of a Woman" was released in April and it entered the British chart on 4 May 1985 where it stayed for 3 weeks reaching no 38. The sound on the album was more rocky and harder. The opening track "One Way Love" which would be the second single release from "Eyes of a Woman" was written by legendary Jeff Lynn from ELO. Agnetha contributed with "I Won't Let You Go" co-written with the producer of the album Eric Stewart who even had written two other songs - the beautiful ballad "I Won't Be Leaving You" and "Save Me (Why Don't Ya)". One of the most beautiful songs Agnetha ever recorded was without doubt "The Angels Cry" which was released as a single in The Netherlands. The photo sessions for the album were taken in the Drottningholm Castle outside Stockholm and featured Agnetha in dark blue clothes and a hat.

Cassettes

A for Agnetha - TV special

As a part of the promotion of the album Agnetha made a TV special which got quite banal title "A for Agnetha". The special featured videos to several songs from the album mixed with scenes where Agnetha was telling small stories about herself and her career.

At home

More photo sessions - short cut hair

Agnetha posed for extended photo session in Stockholm in February 1985. She cut her hair short and she kept this image during several months when she promoted her new album in Europe.

International promotion

Norway

West Germany

On 18-20 March 1985 Agnetha was in Köln In West Germany where she stayed at the "Dom-hotel". She appeared in the WDR TV show "Känguru" where she performed "I Won't Let You Go" and "One Way Love". The album "Eyes of a Woman" was released in West Germany the same week. She promoted her new album by meeting fans and press.

Dom-hotel in Köln /Cologne

Känguru - WDR

Belgium

After West Germany Agnetha went to Belgium where she appeared in the TV special "Mike". She gave an interview and performed her two latest single hits "I Won't Let You Go" & "One Way Love".

"Mike" - TV show

One Way Love - the single

The second single choice from the album was the track "One Way Love" written by the ELO leader Jeff Lynne. The B-side of the single featured one more non-LP-track "Turn The World Around" composed by Randy Edelman.  The B-side track was released on CD first in August 2005 when it came out on the "Eyes of a Woman" remaster. A remixed 12" version of "One Way Love" was released in USA and became quite big hit on the America's dance floors.

Montreux

Agnetha appeared at the Montreux Pop Festival in May 1985 where she performed "One Way Love".

Gäster hos Hagge - Swedish TV

Agnetha participated in the TV special "Gäster hos Hagge" (Hagge's guests). She was interviewed by Hagge Geigert, a famous TV journalist from Gothenburg, she sang a medley of her hits live in the studio as well as she was totally surprised by having her own father as a special guest in the show. They performed together an old hit "En sommar med dig".

After "Eyes of a Woman" it was time to take a break again. Agnetha told to "Expressen" in the interview in June 1985: "... I've done my part for now...". But the musical story of Agnetha was not over... not yet...

Eyes of a Woman in Holland

Polydor in Holland made partly different single selections than the record companies in other European countries and only the first single "I Won't Let You Go" was the same. The follow-up singles featured "Just One Heart" b/w "Click Track" and "The Angels Cry" b/w "We Move As One".

1986

The Way You Are - the single

This single recorded by Agnetha & Ola Håkansson (Secret Service) in 1986 promoted Sweden as a candidate for the Olympic Winter Games in Falun in 1992. Falun didn't get it but the song became a big hit in Europe. The single was released on 10 November 1986. The song on the B-side "Fly Like The Eagle" was a duet as well. Both songs were featured in the documentary "It's time for Sweden". "The Way You Are" became a Top Ten hit in Sweden. On the Polish chart "The Way You Are" turned up on 27 December 1986 and stayed there for 3 weeks reaching #34.

The photo session

The Way You Are - other countries

"The Way You Are" was released internationally in a.o. West Germany, France, UK, Australia, Holland and Belgium.

The Way You Are - maxi singles

The maxi single contained an extended version, the single version and an instrumental version of "The Way You Are". An alternate extended version of the song appeared on the 1987 Secret Service CD "Aux deux Magots".

The Way You Are - the video

Flyktinggalan

Agnetha and Ola participated in the charity show "Flyktinggalan" aired by SVT on 4 October 1986. They performed both songs from their latest single.

1987

The Way You Are on LP

In 1987 the record company Sonet Grammofon AB in Sweden released a compilation album called "Love Tracks". Both "The Way You Are" and "Fly Like The Eagle" were included on the LP which featured an alternate shot from the photo session on the cover.

På söndag - the single

At the beginning of 1987 Agnetha together with her 10-year-old son Christian started recording sessions for a new album at the Sonet Studio 2 and at Michael Tretow's studio in Stockholm. The album "Kom följ med i vår karusell" was ready in April and contained 16 happy songs for children sung both by Agnetha and Christian. The producers were Agnetha and Mickael B. Tretow. The album was promoted by the single "På söndag" (On Sunday).

Kom följ med i vår karusell - the album

The album was available in Sweden in the spring 1987. The photo sessions were taken on Lidingö outside Stockholm.

Agnetha & Christian - photo sessions

With Peter Cetera

Agnetha met Peter Cetera for the first time in 1986 in the TV show for Red Cross in Sweden. They talked about a possible cooperation and in early spring 1987 Peter and Agnetha met each other again in Stockholm. The album was recorded in the Spring of 1987 at the Chartmaker Studios in California, USA. For the first time Agnetha was recording outside Sweden without ABBA musicians. It took 5 weeks to complete the album and it was a real challenge for the singer. She had a lot of ideas but she did not contribute with any own composition to this album.

I Stand Alone - the album

On 9 November 1987, the Swedish fans could hear the result of the collaboration between Fältskog and Cetera. The album "I Stand Alone" was released in Sweden this day and it topped directly the Swedish chart. There were 10 songs on the album, one of them duet with Peter Cetera. The sound was typical late 1980s and in many ways very American. Agnetha covered the 1986 Bucks Fizz hit "Love in The World Gone Mad". The album was released in other countries at the beginning of 1988. It was not successful in UK - it entered the album chart on 12 March 1988 and it stayed there only for 1 week on #72.

Estoy sola

The Spanish language territories received their own version of the album which was entitled "Estoy sola". The album contained two songs sung in Spanish: "The Last Time" (La ultima vez) and "I Wasn't the One (Who said goodbye)" (Yo no fui quien dijo adios).

The I Stand Alone photo sessions

The last time - the video

The video for "The Last Time" was recorded a couple of days before Christmas 87 in Stockholm. The director Marcello Ansiano let a whole studio number 1 at the Film House in Stockholm re-build to a room full with furniture. A young blonde guy played Agnetha's lover. 

Jacobs Stege - SVT

Agnetha was of course not interested in doing a big PR-tour around the world. She appeared in the Swedish TV show "Jacobs stege" hosted by Jacob Dahlin. She performed four songs from the album and gave a long interview. When Dahlin told to her: "You have to travel around the world now and do promotion for the album", Agnetha answered smiling: "I do not have to do anything at all". Bruce Gaitch the co-producer of the album was special guest on the TV show. Later the same day Agnetha and Bruce were seen together at the restaurant "Cecil" in Stockholm having dinner.

The album "I Stand Alone" topped the Swedish chart and Agnetha was talking about the album on Swedish TV in December. It was probably one of her last TV appearances in Sweden in the 1980s.

1988

The Last Time - the single

The first single chosen for release was "The Last Time" b/w "Are you Gonna throw It All Away" - both tracks from the album. The single was released in Europe at the beginning of January 1988 together with the album.  The single reached #49 in West Germany and it  appeared briefly on the UK chart on #77. In Belgium the single reached #22. "The Last Time" entered the Polish chart on 16 January 1988 where it stayed for 9 weeks reaching #30.

The Last Time - 12"

The maxi single contained an extended version of "The Last Time"(6.52) and the 7" version of the song as well as "Are You Gonna throw it All Away" on the B-side.

London for the last time....

Agnetha did her last up-to-date promotional trip to the capital of UK at the end of January 1988 where she stayed several days participating in TV shows, giving interviews and doing photo sessions. The most important appearance was in "Wogan show" where she sang "The Last Time" and a Swedish traditional "Vem kan segla förutom vind" live in studio. She was interviewed by Terry Wogan. One more interview was done for the Breakfast TV (aired in the beginning of February).

Probably the last international interview in the 1980s was done for the Dutch TV at the beginning of 1988.

Lill-Babs 50

Agnetha was one of the guests on the big party arranged for the Swedish pop diva Lill-Babs when she celebrated her 50th birthday in March 1988. She danced with her adviser Staffan Lindé.

I Wasn't The One - the single

The second single from "I Stand Alone" was "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)". The single was released in USA at the end of 1987 and at the beginning of 1988 it started to climb on the US charts. In April 1988 it was #93  on the Billboard's chart.  "I Wasn't The One" was released in UK on 16 May 1988 but it did not became hit there. 

The video

The American PR-team came to Stockholm in order to do a video for the song.  The two-days filming was done in the Old Town in Stockholm. Totally ten people were working with Agnetha during this time and the video cost half a million Swedish Crowns.

Let It Shine - the single

The third single from "I Stand Alone" was "Let It Shine" b/w "Maybe it Was Magic". The single was released in two different versions as the song was specially remixed. The remix of "Let It Shine" was released as a limited edition single in Sweden. Two well-known Swedish singers: Mauro Scocco and Orup contributed with additional backup vocals and the ABBA musician Per Lindvall played cymbals. "Let it Shine" entered the Polish Top 40 on 4 March 1989 reaching the highest position #31 on 8 April. The maxi single contained extended remix version of the song, the original version of "Let It Shine" and "Maybe It Was Magic".

The videos

Agnetha did at the beginning two videos promoting "Let It Shine".

1990

The wedding

On 8 December 1990 Agnetha married Tomas Sonnenfeld, a surgeon who worked by that time at the Huddinge hospital in southern Stockholm. The ceremony took place in secrecy at the Ekerö church. Agnetha and Tomas were married until 8 July 1993.

1995

Björn's birthday

In April Agnetha attended Björn Ulvaeus' party celebrating his 50th birthday in Stockholm.

Malmö

In October the same year Agnetha attended the premiere of the Benny & Björn new musical "Kristina från Duvemåla" in Malmö.

1996

Som jag är - the book

The book about Agnetha "Som jag är" (As I Am) was published in Sweden in September 1996. The book was based on Agnetha's stories about her life and written by Britta Åhman .

The 1996 photo sessions

My Love My Life - the CD

In the early autumn of 1996 a double compilation CD "My Love My Life" was released. There were 37 greatest hits of Agnetha on this double compilation including both her Swedish hits from the period of 1968-1975, some ABBA songs and 7 songs from her post-ABBA period. In 1997 a bonus CD was released in a limited edition which was sold only by TV-Shop in Scandinavia during a short period of time. The extra CD contained 15 songs recorded between 1970 and 1975, "I Wasn't the One" from 1987 and two duets with her children from the albums released in 1981 and 1987.

Benny's birthday

On 16 December Agnetha was one of the guests on Benny Andersson's 50th birthday party in Stockholm.

1997

Som jeg er

The year 1997 saw international releases of the Agnetha book. In Denmark the book was entitled "Som jeg er" and was issued by Peter Asschenfeldt's book club.

As I am

The book "Som jag är" was translated into English and published internationally. It had different size and much more ABBA pictures. The text though was the same as in the Swedish issue.

Agnetha at Ted Gärdestad's funeral 16.07.1997

Agnetha was one of Ted Gärdestad's friends who wanted to take farwell on 16.07.1997.

1998

Lill-Babs' birthday

Agnetha was one of the guests on the big party celebrating Lill-Babs' 60th birthday on 9 March.

Nalen

In November 1998 Agnetha was one of the guests at the old dance palace and jazz club "Nalen" in Stockholm.

The Queen of Hearts - the single

The single promoting a new hits compilation "That's Me" featured previously unreleased English version of "När du tar mig i din famn" from 1979.

That's Me - the compilation

A new compilation album came in 1998. This time the selection of Agnetha's hits was made for the international market. The previously unreleased song "The Queen of Hearts" (demo version of the 1979 Agnetha hit "När du tar mig i din famn) was included. A curiosity was the mono version of "It's So Nice To Be Rich" taken from the film soundtrack. By the time of releasing the album the original tape with the recording was missing! One song ABBA song - "That's Me" was included.

1999

Görel's birthday

All former members of ABBA attended the 50th birthday of Görel Hanser in Stockholm in June 1999

The Winner Takes It All - the DVD

Frida, Björn and Benny participated in the British TV-documentary "The Winner Takes It All" celebrating 25 years anniversary of ABBA victory in Brighton with "Waterloo". Agnetha did not want to talk to the British journalists but she let them film her walking in the Drottningholm park outside Stockholm (see even: abba-related places). She was reading some parts from her book "As I Am" as well. 

2000

Agnetha 50

In April Agnetha celebrated her 50th birthday at the restaurant "Pica Pica" in Stockholm. There were 50 nearest friends invited to the party among them Björn & Benny with their wives, Gunnar Hellström (Raskenstam), Claes af Geijerstam, Marie Ledin, Gudrun Andersson, Görel and Anders Hanser. Agnetha left the party at 4 am the next day after having danced rumba with Gunnar Hellström.

Agnetha at the Solna court in October 

The year of the "stalker" affair. There was a lot of articles in the Swedish tabloids speculating about the affair but it is still unknown what is true and what is untrue.

2003

The stalker is back

The Dutch stalker terrorized Agnetha again in April 2003. In July 2003 the stalker was judged to a conditional sentence for maltreatment and breaking against the restraining order..

Agnetha was rocking at Cirkus

On 22 July 2003 Agnetha attended the Rolling Stones concert at Cirkus in Stockholm.

Agnetha's first car on auction

Agnetha's first car was sold on auction Germany together with original ownership licence from 1969. The car Triumph Sptifire MK was bought by young Agnetha on 12 June 1969.