Review: Dancing Queen by Cher (on CD)

Dancing Queen
by Cher [Compact Disc 781.66 Che] 

I enjoyed Cher’s appearance in the Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again film very much, particularly her getting to sing “Fernando” and “Super Trouper” in that film and on that film’s soundtrack. Apparently she did, too, as she was inspired by that experience to release an entire album of herself singing covers of ABBA hits. On the surface, that sounds like an odd combination — Cher and ABBA — but in reality, it works really well. Her voice is well-suited to the infectious beat and driving personality of ABBA’s music.

Admittedly, with ABBA — you’re either a fan, or you can’t stand them. I’ve rarely found anyone who doesn’t end up at one end of that spectrum or the other. Personally, I love ABBA’s music, and have loved the soundtracks to both of the Mamma Mia films, with other people singing the classic ABBA hits. Cher does an incredible job on this album. My only complaint is that there are only 10 tracks on the album “Dancing Queen”. Obviously there’s the title track, then “Gimme Gimme Gimme”, “The Name of the Game”, “SOS”, “Waterloo”, “Mamma Mia!”, “Chiquitita”, “Fernando”, “The Winner Takes It All”, and “One of Us”.

If you’re a fan of Cher, or a fan of ABBA, or a fan of the two Mamma Mia movies, you won’t want to miss this one. If you’re not a fan of ABBA, give this one a hard pass.

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (soundtrack).]

[ Dancing Quen page on Wikipedia ] | [ official Cher web site ]

Recommended by Scott C.
Bennett Martin Public Library

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