''Moderna Tider'' is the second studio album by the Swedish pop group

Gyllene Tider Gyllene Tider (; "Golden Times") was a Swedish pop group fronted by Roxette singer, guitarist and songwriter Per Gessle. They were one of the best-selling Swedish bands ever and have had numerous hits in Scandinavia, starting with the break-th ...

, released on 10 March 1981. 130,000 copies were ordered before the album's release. The album peaked at number one on the

Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish R ...

and number two on the Norwegian albums chart.

Track listing

All lyrics and music written by Per Gessle except where noted. # "Vänta på mej!" (2.51) # "Tuff tuff tuff (som ett lokomotiv)" (3.07) # "På jakt efter liv" (3.22) # "När vi två blir en" (3.08) # "Det hjärta som brinner" (2.59) # "Du spelar svår att nå" (2.48) # "Kom intill mej" (3.07) (Music:

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 d ...

and

Mats Persson Mats Persson (Bankeryd, 1978) is a Swedish consultant resident in the United Kingdom and former advisor of UK prime minister David Cameron on EU affairs. Early life and education Mats grew up in Bankeryd, Sweden. He moved at early age to the ...

) # "(Kom så ska vi) leva livet" (3.33) (Music: Gessle and Persson) # "Min tjej och jag" (3.22) # "Povel Ramel, Paul McCartney & jag" (3.10) (Music: Gessle and Persson) # "Chrissie, hur mår du?" (3.28) (Music: Gessle and Persson) # "Kärleken är inte blind (men ganska närsynt)" (3.51) (Music: Gessle and Persson) # "När alla vännerna gått hem" (4.15)

''Swing & Sweet''

The 150 000 first examples of the LP contained a bonus EP named ''Swing & Sweet''. It contained four Swedish language covers of international well-known pop songs: * "Gyllene Tider för Rock 'n' Roll" (originally "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" by

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) * "Vill ha ett svar" (originally " I Need To Know" by

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) * "Och jorden den är rund" (originally "And Your Bird Can Sing" by

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) * "Ge mig inte det där" (originally "Girl Don't Tell Me" by

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)

Singles

* " När vi två blir en", with "Kärleken är inte blind (men ganska närsynt)" as the

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. "När vi två blir en" was also released as a promotional single with lyrics in English, named "Beating Heart" and had "Play with Fire", an English-language version of the song "Leka med elden", as the B-side. * " (Kom så ska vi) Leva livet", with "Leka med elden" as the B-side.

''Moderna Tider'' re-releases

''Moderna Tider'' has been remastered and released as a CD twice, first in 1991 and second in 2004, the latter in a

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version. Both version contained the same bonus tracks, in 1991 as bonus tracks and in 2004 as a bonus record. It contaned the songs from ''Swing & Sweet'' and the following songs: * "

Ljudet av ett annat hjärta "Ljudet av ett annat hjärta", written by Per Gessle and Mats "MP" Persson, is a song recorded by Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released as a single on 24 October 1981. It peaked at number three on the Swedish Singles Chart. The song became a ...

" (released as a single) * "Teena" (B-sida till "Ljudet av ett annat hjärta") * "För dina bruna ögons skull" (released as a fanclub single) * "Vem tycker om dej?" (B-side for "För dina bruna ögons skull") * "Leka med elden" (B-side for "(Kom så ska vi) Leva livet")

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moderna Tider (Album) 1981 albums Gyllene Tider albums