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"S.O.S." became Abba's first
major worldwide hit since the breakthrough-smash "Waterloo" and
was released in June 1975 as the fifth single from the band's
self-titled 1975 album. Agnetha Fältskog, who sang lead,
recorded the song originally in Swedish on her 1975 solo album
Elva Kvinnor I Ett Hus. The song opens with a piano intro,
followed by the first verse sung by Fältskog. Biographer Carl
Magnus Palm described it as Agnetha's first heartbreak classic,
wherein the tear-filled vocal delivery, her trademark, would
blend a pop melody, with a dash of melancholy. The song features
a heavy influence from the Wall of Sound instrumentation of Phil
Spector and the melodies of the Beach Boys. "S.O.S." marked a
significant turnaround in Abba's fortunes and returned them to
the Top 10 in many countries, even to the number one position in
Germany, Australia, Belgium, and New Zealand. |
