''La Dolce Vita – Det Bästa 1982–2003'' (''La Dolce Vita - The Best'') is the second compilation album by Swedish pop music artist

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'', this double CD spanned Scocco's entire career, including his early career as a member of the pop group Ratata. The selections were picked by Scocco himself. It also included a version of the Scocco-penned

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hit " Himlen runt hörnet", featuring Scocco himself, Nilsson, and Swedish blues artist

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. There were also various unreleased demos included on the album. It was released in 2003 through Scocco's own record label

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'', which is Italian for "The Sweet Life". It also included the previously unreleased song "La Dolce Vita", that was also released as a single.

Track listing

Disc one

#" Himlen runt hörnet" (with

) – 4.00 #"Natt Efter Natt" – 3.42 ( Ratata) #"Jackie" – 3.31 (Ratata) #"Så Länge Vi Har Varann" – 4.39 (Ratata & Frida) #"Hem Till Stockholm" – 3.29 #"Sarah" – 4.31 #"Vem Är Han" – 3.38 #"Himlen" – 5.01 (Ratata) #"Clarence" – 4.32 (Ratata &

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) #"Se På Mig Nu" – 5.01 (Ratata) #"Det Finns" – 4.10 #"Ingen Vinner" – 3.23 #"Någon Som Du" – 4.01 #"Till Dom Ensamma" – 5.00 #"Mitt Liv" – 4.19 #"Om Du Var Min (Edit)" – 4.55 #"Överallt" – 4.38 #"Hel Igen" – 5.25

Disc two

#"La Dolce Vita" – 3.44 #"Gröne Greven (Demo)" – 3.17 #"Ett Fönster Mot Gården (Demo)" – 3.14 #"Bilder Av Dom Vi Var" (with

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) – 4.15 #"En Bild I Min Plånbok" – 4.21 #"Kärleken Var Här" – 4.10 #"Som Främlingar" – 4.06 #"Långsamt Farväl" – 4.56 #"Himlen Tillhör Dig Och Mig" – 4.18 #"En Ensam Man" – 6.03 #"Tvärs Över Mitt Hjärta" – 3.22 #"Du Är Aldrig Ensam (Edit)" – 4.52 #"En Gång Var Jag Kung" – 3.17 #"Sommar I Stockholm" – 3.41 #"Forfarande Här" – 3.57 #"Den 11:e" – 3.49 #"Lev Nu" – 3.52 #"Där Drömmar Dör (Demo)" – 4.00 #"Rakt Ut I Natten" – 4.07

References

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