''Efter endnu en dag'' ("After Another Day" in English) is the sixth studio album by

Gasolin' Gasolin' were a Danish rock band from Christianshavn, Copenhagen, formed by Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee, and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971. At their formatio ...

and was released in November 1976. It was the last Gasolin' album to be produced by

Roy Thomas Baker Roy Thomas Baker (born 10 November 1946) is an English record producer, songwriter and arranger, who has produced rock and pop and songs since the 1970s. Career Baker began his career at Decca Records at the age of 14 and later worked as an a ...

. In ''Efter endnu en dag'' the bombastic rock of '' Stakkels Jim'' and '' Gas 5'' was replaced by a more eclectic sound, making this album their equivalent of '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. "Pilli villi" and "Pas på svinget i solrød" are up-tempo rock songs, while "De fem årstider" and "This Is My Life" are ballads. In between are sing-along pop

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such as "Sirenesangen" and

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songs such as "Bella Donna". "Stenalderjazz" is an instrumental played by a symphony ensemble and not by

. It was arranged by Palle Mikkelborg. The title song and "De gule enker" would surface again on '' Killin' Time'' as "Closer" and "Magic Garden". "This Is My Life" can be heard in an up-tempo rock version on

Kim Larsen Kim Mellius Flyvholm Larsen (23 October 1945 – 30 September 2018) was a Danish rock and pop musician. He was a major selling Scandinavian act with over 5 million albums sold. Career Kim Larsen was born in Copenhagen. Inspired by The Bea ...

's ''Kim Larsen og Yankee drengene'' (1978) and ''

Live i Skandinavien ''Live i Skandinavien'' is a live album by Danish rock band Gasolin' that was released in November 1978. Gasolin' broke up in 1978, and played their last concert in Malmö (Sweden) on 21 August. ''Live i Skandinavien'' (AKA ''Gøglernes aften'' ...

'' (1978). ''Efter endnu en dag'' was not well received by the critics who accused Gasolin' of delusions of grandeur, but the album attained

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. It was engineered by Freddy Hansson and recorded in Sweet Silence Studio in

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and Trente Mølle in

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. From this album "Sirenesangen" / "De gule enker" and "Pas på svinget i solrød" / "Bella Donna" were released as singles. ''Efter endnu en dag'' was released on CD in 1987 with '' Gas 5'' but due to lack of space, "Mama Cucu", "Twilight Birds", and "Stenalderjazz" were omitted. In 1991 it was remastered for CD and it is also included on '' The Black Box'' (2003). ''Efter endnu en dag'' was released in Spain as ''Al cerrarse un nuevo dia'' with song titles in Spanish translation, but sung in Danish.

Track list

All songs written by Gasolin', lyrics by Gasolin' and Mogens Mogensen except where noted. #"Pilli Villi" (Gasolin', Wendorf-Mogensen) – 3:23 #"Mamma CuCu" (Gasolin', Beck-Moloney) – 2:55 #"Bella Donna" – 2:45 #"Kloden drejer stille rundt" – 4:04 #"De gule enker" – 1:42 #"Sirenesangen" – 4:35 #"Twilight Birds" (Gasolin', Moloney) – 2:54 #"Tantes foto" – 2:26 #"De fem årstider" – 3:10 #"Pas på svinget i Solrød" (Gasolin', Steensted-Mogensen) – 2:37 #"Stenalderjazz" (Gasolin') – 2:57 #"This Is My Life" (Gasolin', Beck, Moloney) – 3:38 Note: M. Mogensen, D. Beck and M. Moloney co-wrote the lyrics with Gasolin'.

Personnel

Gasolin'

*Søren Berlev –

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*Franz Beckerlee –

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Wili Jønsson Wili, WILI or Willi may refer to: People * Heinrich Willi, who described Prader–Willi syndrome * Herbert Willi (born 1956), Austrian composer * Wili Jønsson, member of the Danish rock band Gasolin' Other uses * WILI (AM), a radio station in W ...

–

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–

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Additional Personnel

Anne Linnet Anne Linnet (born 30 July 1953 in Århus, Denmark) is a Danish singer, musician composer، and writer. She has released a number of solo albums and has also been a member of several bands, such as Shit & Chanel, Anne Linnet Band, and Marquis d ...

and Lis Sørensen –

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on "Mamma Cucu" and "Twllight Birds" *Birgitte Lindhardt – vocal solo on "This Is My Life" *Fessors Big City Band: (Finn Otto Hansen, Steen Vig, Elith "Nulle" Nykjær, Ole "Fessor" Linggreen, Torben "Plys" Petersen, Ole Skipper Mosgaard, Thorkild Møller & "Bageren") on "Bella Donna" *Producer – Roy Thomas Baker *Engineer – Freddy Hansson *Assistant engineer –

Flemming Rasmussen Flemming Rasmussen (born 1 January 1958) is a Danish sound engineer, record producer, and owner and founder of Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rasmussen is currently main engineer/producer at Sweet Silence North in Helsingør. Bio ...

References

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