''Frida 1967–1972'' is a compilation album by Swedish singer

Anni-Frid Lyngstad Princess Anni-Frid Synni Reuss, Countess of Plauen (born Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad on 15 November 1945), also known by her nickname "Frida", is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer, songwriter and environmentalist, who is best known as one of the foun ...

, released in 1997 by EMI Sweden. The album features Lyngstad's anthology of her solo recordings prior to

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, which includes the A and B sides of ten 7" singles, and rare television and radio performances from this period, as well as her debut album, ''

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''.

History

On 3 September 1967, Frida won the national Swedish song contest named "New Faces", arranged by record company

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and held at

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, Stockholm. The first prize was a recording contract with EMI Sweden. A secret for the winner, not known to Frida, was to perform the song live in a major TV show the same evening. This happened on the same day Sweden went from driving on the left hand to the right hand. That Sunday evening, September 1967, Frida sang her winning song "En Ledig Dag", (A Free Day or A Day Off) in the TV show. This very first exposure to a wider TV-audience caused a big sensation and so many record companies and composers got in touch with Frida, EMI started to fear they might lose their new singer. To be sure, on the next morning, EMI drove all the way from Stockholm to the town Eskilstuna and ended up in Frida's home with the recording contract for her to sign. EMI producer Olle Bergman said that "''We got so interested and fond of her, and I thought she had everything a person needs to become something''". During these early years, Lyngstad did many other radio and TV recordings in Sweden. Various performances can be found in ''

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'' but they are not included in this set. She spent five years at EMI Sweden before switching to the

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label and joining her bandmates in

in 1972. Her first TV-performance, mentioned above, is included in her documentary DVD. On 11 September 1967, Frida went into Europa Film Studio in Stockholm and recorded "En Ledig Dag". Professional and self-assured on this first day in the studio, she managed to record the vocals for the song in just one take. The same day, she also recorded the B-side, "Peter Kom Tillbaka", (Peter Come Back). Among all the songs here is her 1969 attempt in the Swedish for the Eurovision Song Contest with "Härlig Är Vår Jord" (Our Earth Is Wonderful) when she finished fourth. Her first studio album, ''"Frida"'', was also included in this compilation, which was produced by her then fiancé

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 ...

, as well as her first #1 hit in Sweden with "Min Egen Stad", (My Own Town) in the

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chart. (This song includes 3 of the 4 Abba members:

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 ...

, Benny on piano, and Frida). This release also includes clips from the press and critics from the time the songs and album were first released. Frida received unanimously generous praise from the critics, who especially noted the precision and versatility of Frida as a vocalist, hitting every note to perfection. The box set contains pictures of all the singles releases, and alternative photo shots which were never seen before. The bonus tracks on this compilation were recorded for TV. The ''Frida 1967-1972'' compilation saw the CD debut of the rare duet single "En Kväll Om Sommar'n"/"Vi Vet Allt Men Nästan Inget", (One Summer Evening/We Know Everything But Almost Nothing) with

Lars Berghagen Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen (born 13 May 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actor. Berghagen is a well known singer-songwriter in Sweden. He released his first record in 1965, aged just 19. Four years later, in 1969, he released the sing ...

, recorded in the spring of 1971 to promote a Swedish summer tour in the

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s, originally released on the

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label. The live version of "Barnen Sover", (The Children Are Sleeping) was recorded on 29 September 1970 for radio show, ''Våra Favoriter'' (Our Favourites). This was the very first public appearance of

Agnetha Fältskog Agneta Åse Fältskog (born 5 April 1950), known as Agnetha Fältskog (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album. She later achieved internatio ...

and

as a quartet, shortly before their 'Festfolket' tour.

Track listing

CD 1

#"En Ledig Dag" ("Weekend in Portofino") (Matteo Chiosso, Bruno Defilippi, Bengt Sten) - 2:55 #"Peter Kom Tillbaka" ("Junge, Komm Bald Wieder") (Lotar Olias, Olle Bergman) - 3:07 #"Din" ("Quiereme Mucho") (Gonzalo Roig, Jerico) - 2:39 #"Du Är Så Underbart Rar" ("

Can't Take My Eyes Off You "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a 1967 song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. It was recorded as a single by Frankie Valli. The song was among his biggest hits, earning a gold record and reaching No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for a we ...

") (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, B.S. Bimen) - 3:17 #"Simsalabim" (Gunnar Sandevärn) - 2:30 #"Vi Möts Igen" ("Where Are They Now?") (Bradford Craig, Ty Whitney, Bengt Haslum) - 3:18 #"Mycket Kär" ("

Non illuderti mai "Non illuderti mai" ("Never Deceive Yourself") is a song by Italian singer Orietta Berti, released as a single in April 1968 for the summer festival Un disco per l'estate. The song came in second place at the festival behind " Luglio" by Riccard ...

") (

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Mario Panzeri Mario Panzeri (11 October 1911 – 19 May 1991) was an Italian lyricist and composer. He is well known for his composed songs that include "Maramao perché sei morto?" "Pippo non lo sa", "Lettera a Pinocchio", and "Grazie dei fior", which won t ...

, Lorenzo Pilat, Stikkan Anderson) - 2:25 #"När Du Blir Min" ("

The Lonesome Road "The Lonesome Road" is a 1927 song with music by Nathaniel Shilkret and lyrics by Gene Austin, alternately titled "Lonesome Road", "Look Down that Lonesome Road" and "Lonesome Road Blues." It was written in the style of an African-American folk ...

") (

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, Olle Bergman) - 2:09 #"Härlig Är Vår Jord" (Ivan Renliden) - 2:42 #"Räkna De Lyckliga Stunderna Blott" (Jules Sylvain, Karl-Ewert) - 2:38 #"Så Synd Du Måste Gå" (" Comment te dire adieu?"/"It Hurts To Say Goodbye") (Jack Gold, Arnold Golan, Stikkan Anderson) - 2:24 #"Försök Och Sov På Saken" ("

Surround Yourself with Sorrow "Surround Yourself with Sorrow" is a song recorded by the English pop singer Cilla Black, which was released as a single and on the album ''Surround Yourself with Cilla'' in 1969. The song spent 12 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3,< ...

") (Bill Martin, Phil Coulter, Bo-Göran Edling) - 2:40 #"Peter Pan" (Benny Andersson,

) - 2:09 #"Du Betonar Kärlek Lite Fel" (Peter Himmelstrand) - 2:29 #"Där Du Går Lämnar Kärleken Spår" ("

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" is the debut single by Edison Lighthouse. The song reached the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending 31 January 1970, where it remained for a total of five weeks. It also became the firs ...

") (Barry Mason, Tony Macaulay, Olle Bergman) - 2:43 #"Du Var Främling Här Igår" ("I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten") (Clive Westlake, Patrice Hellberg) - 3:32 #"Tre Kvart Från Nu" (Melody in F) (

Anton Rubinstein Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein ( rus, Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн, r=Anton Grigor'evič Rubinštejn; ) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Sai ...

, Peter Himmelstrand) - 3:14 #"Jag Blir Galen När Jag Tänker På Dej" ("

Goin' Out of My Head "Goin' Out of My Head" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein, initially recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials in 1964. Randazzo, a childhood friend of the group, wrote the song especially for them, having also supplied th ...

") (

Teddy Randazzo Alessandro Carmelo "Teddy" Randazzo (May 13, 1935 – November 21, 2003) was an American pop songwriter, singer, arranger and producer, who composed hit songs such as "Goin' Out of My Head", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle", "Pretty Blue Eyes", ...

, Robert Weinstein, Stikkan Anderson) - 3:27 #"Lycka" (

, Stikkan Andersson) - 2:59 #"Sen Dess Har Jag Inte Sett 'En" (Trad. arr. Claes Rosendahl,

) - 2:10

CD 2

#"En Ton Av Tystnad" (" The Sound of Silence") (

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, Owe Junsjö) - 3:58 #" Suzanne" (

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, Owe Junsjö) - 4:07 #"Allting Skall Bli Bra" / "Vad Gör Jag Med Min Kärlek?" (" Everything's Alright"/"

I Don't Know How to Love Him "I Don't Know How to Love Him" is a song from the 1970 album and 1971 rock opera ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), a torch ballad sung by the character of Mary Magdalene. In the opera ...

" from ''

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'') (

Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ' ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, ...

, Owe Junsjö) - 6:14 #"Jag Är Beredd" ("And I'll Be There") (Paul Leka, Denise Gross, Stikkan Anderson) - 2:38 #"En Liten Sång Om Kärlek" ("Five Pennies Saints") ( Sylvia Fine, Lars Berghagen) - 2:25 #"Telegram Till Fullmånen" (

Cornelis Vreeswijk Cornelis Vreeswijk (; ; 8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch-born Swedish singer-songwriter, poet and actor. He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. He was educated as a social worker and hoped to become ...

, Georg Riedel) - 1:59 #"Barnen Sover" (Peter Himmelstrand) - 3:35 #"En Kväll Om Sommar'n" (duet with Lars Berghagen) ("Changes") (

Phil Ochs Philip David Ochs (; December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer). Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, political activism, often alliterative lyrics, and ...

, Lars Berghagen) - 2:08 #"Vi Vet Allt, Men Nästan Inget" (duet with Lars Berghagen) (Lars Berghagen) - 3:32 #"Min Egen Stad" (

, Peter Himmelstrand) - 3:00 #"En Gång Är Ingen Gång" (" There Goes My Everything") (Dallas Frazier, Stikkan Anderson) - 2:46 #"Vi Är Alla Bara Barn I Början" (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus) - 3:12 #"Kom Och Sjung En Sång" ("No Sad Song") (

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one ...

, Toni Stern, Stikkan Andersson) - 3:43

Bonus tracks (TV appearances and radio broadcasts 1970)

"Att Älska I Vårens Tid" (Gunnar Nystroem, Gösta Rybrant) - 2:41
"Ole Lukköje" (Ingrid Almqvist, Ingemar Malmström) - 1:50
"Vad Gör Det Att Vi Skiljs För I Afton" (Nils Jolinder, Karl-Ewert) - 2:18
"Min Soldat" (Nils Perne) - 2:30
"Barnen Sover" (Live) (Peter Himmelstrand) - 3:40

Production

* Olle Bergman - producer (CD1: tracks 1-12) * Benny Andersson - producer (CD1: tracks 13-16, CD2: tracks 1-7, 10-13) * Lars Berghagen - producer (CD2: tracks 8 & 9) * CD2, tracks 14-17 from TV-show ''När Stenkakan Slog'', Sveriges Radio 1970 * CD2, track 18 from radio show ''Våra Favoriter'', Sveriges Radio 1970

References

Sources

*http://pagesperso-orange.fr/tjm/abba/jmfrida.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Frida 1967-1972 1997 compilation albums Anni-Frid Lyngstad albums