Description
Wrap Your Arms Around Me is the first English-language solo studio album[1] by Swedish singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog, and her seventh studio album overall. It was released on 31 May 1983 and was produced by Mike Chapman. “The Heat Is On“, “Wrap Your Arms Around Me” and “Can’t Shake Loose” were released as singles to promote the album. The first track from the album, “The Heat Is On“, was issued as a single in Europe, where it is commonly regarded as Fältskog’s best-known 1980s solo hit. “The Heat Is On” was successful in Europe and Scandinavia, reaching number one in Sweden and Norway and peaking at number two in the Netherlands and Belgium. The album’s title track was another successful single, topping the charts in Belgium and Denmark, reaching the top 5 in Sweden, the Netherlands and South Africa.
Video: Agnetha Fältskog – Wrap Your Arms Around Me 1983
Track listing:
| 1. | “The Heat Is On“ | Florrie Palmer, Tony Ashton | 3:53 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | “Can’t Shake Loose“ | Russ Ballard | 4:21 |
| 3. | “Shame” | David Clark Allen | 3:36 |
| 4. | “Stay” | Allen | 3:17 |
| 5. | “Once Burned, Twice Shy” | Dan Tyler, Richard Spady Brannan | 3:42 |
| 6. | “Mr. Persuasion” | Susan Duncombe Lynch, Larry Whitman | 2:41 |
| 7. | “Wrap Your Arms Around Me“ | Mike Chapman, Holly Knight | 5:12 |
| 8. | “To Love” | Jill Brandt, Randy Goodrum | 3:52 |
| 9. | “I Wish Tonight Could Last Forever” | Ballard | 4:12 |
| 10. | “Man” | Agnetha Fältskog | 3:32 |
| 11. | “Take Good Care of Your Children” | Tomas Ledin | 3:43 |
| 12. | “Stand By My Side” | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, David Cowles | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 46:16 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | “Never Again“ | Ledin | 3:54 |
| 14. | “It’s So Nice to Be Rich” (stereo version) | Gunnar Svensson, Hans Alfredson | 3:41 |
| 15. | “P&B” | Svensson, Alfredson | 4:01 |
| 16. | “The Heat Is On” (Super Dance Music Mix) | Palmer, Ashton | 7:58 |
| 17. | “Ya Nunca Más” (Spanish version of “Never Again”) | Ledin; Mary McCluskey, Buddy McCluskey | 3:55 |
