''Gemini'' is an album by

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released in 1985. Produced by

Benny Andersson Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, singer, composer and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and '' Mamma M ...

Björn Ulvaeus Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals ''Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and '' Mamma Mia!'' He co-produced the films ...

and

Anders Glenmark Gert Anders Glenmark (born 20 November 1953) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is the brother of singer Karin Glenmark and nephew of band leader Bruno Glenmark. Career Among the artists for whom Glenmark has w ...

, the album features songwriting contributions from Andersson, Ulvaeus, Glenmark and

Ingela Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman (born 26 August 1950 in , Sweden) is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. As a student Forsman attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish M ...

. The album peaked at No. 9 on

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in November 1985. Two songs were of particular interest: "Slowly", a song written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, was previously recorded by ABBA's Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad and the unreleased ABBA song " Just Like That" was re-written and included on this LP. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus contend that the inclusion of this new version of "Just Like That" means that the ABBA version cannot be released, saying that there can't be two official versions of a song with the same title that are so similar and yet so different.

Track listing

All songs written by

and

except where indicated. #"Slowly" – 4:26 #"Too Much Love Is Wasted" – 3:28 #"Slow Emotion" – 4:12 #" Just Like That" – 3:45 #"Falling" (Anders Glenmark/Ingela Forsman) – 4:18 #"Have Mercy" – 4:20 #"Live on the Love" (Anders Glenmark/

) – 4:17 #"In the Middle of Nowhere" (Anders Glenmark/Ingela Forsman) – 4:35 #"Another You, Another Me" – 4:10 Associated recordings: #

"Copy Love" - 4:02 #"When I Close My Eyes" - 3:44 #"Slow Emotion (Extended Version)" - 5:14 #"Den som sa det var det" (Swedish Version "Too Much Love Is Wasted") - 3:46 #"Copy Love (2005 Remix)" - 4:02 Recorded during sessions for the ''Gemini'' album, parts of the tune of 'When I Close My Eyes' ultimately found their way into the Andersson/Rice/Ulvaeus musical ''

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'' (in the London production's finale, in the Broadway production's song "Lullaby (Apukád erős kezén)", and throughout the Swedish production). Gemini's version was eventually released on their 2005 compilation album ''

Det bästa med Karin och Anders Glenmark Gemini are a Swedish brother and sister duo, consisting of Karin Glenmark and Anders Glenmark. The duo released two original albums: ''Gemini'' (1985) and ''Geminism'' (1987). Both albums reached the Swedish Top 20, while their success was limite ...

'', for which it received a new backing track.

Cover versions

* "Another You, Another Me" was covered by

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in 2002 on their album of the same name, and given reworked lyrics by

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gemini (Gemini Album) 1985 debut albums Gemini (Swedish band) albums Polydor Records albums Albums produced by Benny Andersson Albums produced by Björn Ulvaeus Albums produced by Anders Glenmark