''Vilken härlig dag'' is a studio album from Swedish

dansband (; "dance band"), or in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays ("dance band music"). ' is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by ...

Lotta Engbergs Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer. She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with "Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodifestivalen in 1984, ...

, released on 18 September 2000. The album was more singer-songwriter-inspired than earlier albums, and it was the last album from Lotta Engbergs. The album peaked at 17th place on the Swedish album chart. It was also the last Lotta Engbergs album before the band disbanded in 2002.

Track listing

Contributing musicians

Lotta Engberg Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer. She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with " Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodifestivalen in 1984 ...

, song * Peter Ljung, piano *

Lasse Wellander Lars-Ove "Lasse" Wellander (18 June 1952 – 7 April 2023) was a Swedish guitarist who played with ABBA. He first recorded with the group's backing band in 1974 and was featured on their debut album as well as on several subsequent hits. Wella ...

, guitar * Prem Sandell, percussion instruments * Pernilla Emme, song

Hits

Many of the songs from the album was tested for the hit list

Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 cha ...

Blå, blå är himmelen

''Blå, blå är himmelen'', written by Steve Eriksson, failed on 25 August 2001 to enter

Brinner för dig

''Brinner för dig'' was on

for two rounds, 2 December 2000 (7th) and 9 December 2000 (8th).

En liten stund på Jorden

The biggest hit from the album was the ballad-inspired ''En liten stund på Jorden'', which during its 12 rounds long visit on

from 10 June to 25 August 2000, at best was placed 5th, which happened on 29 July 2000. ''En liten stund på Jorden'' was written by Christer Lundh and Mikael Wendt, and a theme in the song is walking in the forest.

Vilken härlig dag

''Vilken härlig dag'' is also the first track on the album. The song ''Vilken härlig dag'' is about summer and was written by

Torgny Söderberg Sten Torgny Söderberg (26 November 1944 – 5 August 2022) was a Swedish songwriter. He was mainly known for working with Lena Philipsson and wrote schlager songs such as " 100%", "Kärleken är evig" and " Diggi-loo diggi-ley".

. On 3 February 2001 ''Vilken härlig dag'' achieved 10th place at

, and on 10 February 2001 it reached 9th place. Then it was knocked out from Svensktoppen.

Chart positions

References

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