''Jerusalem'' is the first album by Swedish
hard rock
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band
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
. The Swedish version was released in 1978 on Prim Records. The English version (renamed ''Volume 1'') was released in
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
on Lamb & Lion Records in the
United States
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and on
Word Records
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History
In 1 ...
in the
UK.
Track listing
All songs by Ulf Christiansson, except "Days Passing By" ("Dagarna går") by Dan Tibell and "Fångsång" by Bertil Sörensson. String arrangement on "Come To Me" ("Kom till mej") by Swante Bengtsson.
Swedish version
# "Tänk om Jesus har rätt"
# "Noa"
# "Kanske"
# "Pappa vem har gjort"
# "Mr Ego"
# "Kom till mej"
# "Om du lyssnar"
# "Dagarna går"
# "Jesus är det underbaraste"
# "Hög tid"
# "Fångsång"
''This song was left off the English release.''
# "Neutral"
English version
# "Noah" - 3:33
# "Jesus is the Most Fantastic" - 2:26
# "Maybe" - 4:24
# "Daddy Who Has Made" - 3:50
# "Mr. Ego" - 3:32
# "Come to Me" - 3:41
# "If You Only Care to Listen" - 4:13
# "Neutral" - 2:47
# "Days Passing By" - 4:52
# "What If Jesus is Right" - 3:37
# "High Tide" - 5:26
''Total time: 42:06''
Personnel
* Ulf Christiansson - guitar, lead vocals
* Dan Tibell - keyboards
* Bertil Sörensson - bass; lead vocals on "Fångsång"
* Dan Gansmoe - drums
References
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1978 debut albums