''... Efter stormen'' (''After the Storm'') is the third studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter
Marie Fredriksson
Gun-Marie Fredriksson (; 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist and painter, who was best known internationally as the lead vocalist of pop rock duo Roxette, which she formed in 1986 with Per Gessle. The duo ...
, released on 12 October 1987 by
EMI
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Sweden. Her first release since
Roxette's commercial breakthrough in Sweden, the album was a massive success, peaking at number one on the
Swedish Albums Chart and selling over 50,000 copies within a month of release. It has since been certified platinum by the
Swedish Recording Industry Association
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for shipments in excess of 100,000 units.
The
title track
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preceded the album as its first and only commercial single, although "Bara för en dag" was also a top ten hit on the
Swedish Airplay Chart. The record won Best Swedish Album at the 1987
Rockbjörnen
Rockbjörnen (Swedish: ''the Rock Bear'') is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper ''Aftonbladet''. The prize was first awarded in 1979, and is mostly centered on pop and rock.
In 2 ...
awards, where Fredriksson won the award for Best Swedish Female. It also received a nomination at the 1988
Grammis Awards
The Grammis are music awards presented annually to musicians and songwriters in Sweden. The oldest Swedish music awards, they were instituted as a local equivalent of the Grammy Awards given in the United States. The awards ceremony is generall ...
, the Swedish equivalent of the
Grammy Awards. The album was remastered and reissued in 2003 with three bonus tracks.
Background and recording
Following the release of Fredriksson's previous album – ''
Den sjunde vågen'' – in February 1986, she formed pop duo
Roxette with
Per Gessle
Per Håkan Gessle (; born 12 January 1959) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the male half and primary songwriter of the Swedish pop rock duo Roxette, which he formed with Marie Fredriksson in 1986 and which was ...
, who released their first album – ''
Pearls of Passion
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'' – later that same year. Both records were commercially successful in Sweden,
with Fredriksson's album selling more than 90,000 copies, and Roxette's selling almost 200,000 copies.
''... Efter stormen'' was recorded over two separate sessions at
EMI Studios
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in May and September 1987.
Recording was interrupted by Roxette's co-headlining concert tour with
Eva Dahlgren
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Career
Dahlgren was discovered by musician/producer Bruno Glenmark in 1978 after appearing on the TV show ''Sveriges magasin'' and her debut album ''Fi ...
and
Ratata: "Rock runt riket" (''"Rock Around the Kingdom"''),
which ran from July to August.
Gessle initially argued against Fredriksson returning to her solo work, saying that any solo album and resulting tour would negatively impact the duo's chances of achieving international success. Despite these objections, she returned to EMI Studios in September to finish recording ''... Efter stormen'', with Gessle using any excess studio time to record demos for Roxette's second album, ''
Look Sharp!''. ''... Efter stormen'' was recorded with many of the same musicians who performed on ''Den sjunde vågen'', although the record features sparser instrumentation than that release; songs are mainly rock and
folk
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-based, and contain almost none of the synthesizer prevalent on her earlier work. The album's second track, "Om du såg mej nu" (''"If You Saw Me Now"''), was written by Fredriksson in dedication to her father, who died in 1981, prior to her achieving any form of commercial success as a recording artist.
Release and reception
The album was preceded by the release of its only commercial single, "
Efter stormen".
The song became her first top ten hit in her home country, peaking at number seven on the
Swedish Singles Chart
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, and at number two on the
Swedish Airplay Chart.
The album was a commercial success upon release on 12 October 1987,
debuting at number three on the
Swedish Albums Chart before peaking at number one for two consecutive weeks.
It sold over 50,000 copies within a month of release, and was promoted with a sold-out concert tour of Sweden, which ran for 33-dates between October and December.
By the end of 1987, the album was certified platinum by the
Swedish Recording Industry Association
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, denoting shipments of over 100,000 units.
The record won Best Swedish Album at the 1987
Rockbjörnen
Rockbjörnen (Swedish: ''the Rock Bear'') is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper ''Aftonbladet''. The prize was first awarded in 1979, and is mostly centered on pop and rock.
In 2 ...
awards, where Fredriksson was also awarded Best Swedish Female. At the beginning of 1988, "Bara för en dag" became a top ten hit on the Swedish Airplay Chart, and Fredriksson was nominated in the Pop/Rock—Female category at the 1988
Grammis
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Awards, the Swedish equivalent of the
Grammy Awards.
Formats and track listings
All songs written by Marie Fredriksson and Lasse Lindbom, except "Aldrig som främlingar" written by Ulf Schagerström.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''... Efter stormen''.
* Recorded at EMI Studios in
Stockholm, Sweden in May and September 1987
*
Mastered
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by Peter Dahl at
Polar Mastering, Stockholm
Musicians
*
Marie Fredriksson
Gun-Marie Fredriksson (; 30 May 1958 – 9 December 2019) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist and painter, who was best known internationally as the lead vocalist of pop rock duo Roxette, which she formed in 1986 with Per Gessle. The duo ...
– vocals, lyricist,
composition
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and piano
* Per Andersson – drums and
programming
* Staffan Astner – electric guitars
* Richard "Ricky" Johansson – bass guitar and
electric upright bass
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* Leif Larson – keyboards
Technical personnel
* Kjell Andersson –
sleeve design
* Denise Grünstein – photography
* Lars-Göran "Lasse" Lindbom – composition, production
* Alar Suurna –
engineering
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Additional musicians
* Andreas Alin – flute
* Sara Aronson –
horn
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* Jörgen Astner –
mandolin
* Tomas Gertonsson –
contrabass
* Erik Häusler – saxophone
* Ingalill Hillerud – contrabass
*
Henrik Janson
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Career
Early years
Janson was born ...
–
wind
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and
string arrangements
* Ulf Janson – wind and string arrangements
* Mårten Larsson –
oboe
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* Elmér Lavotha – cello
* Leif Lindvall – trumpet
* Mikael Lundbald – violin
* Thomas Lundbald – violin
* Per Malmstedt – synthesizer
*
Karl "Kalle" Moraeus – violin
* Tove Naess – backing vocals
*
Ki Rydberg – backing vocals
* Mikael Sjörgen – cello
* Jan-Erik Skoglund –
bassoon
* Arne Stenlund –
viola
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*Violin family ...
* Sten-Johan Sunding – viola
* Anette Vistrand – violin
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Notes
Citations
External links
{{Authority control
1987 albums
Marie Fredriksson albums