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Kalendarium 1972–93
''Kalendarium 1972–93'' is a compilation album from Sweden, Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1993. It includes the best-known songs from his career as well one new recording, "För Kärlekens Skull", his first in twelve years. ''Kalendarium'' also included a Swedish language re-recording of the title track from his 1978 album ''Blue Virgin Isles'', "Himlen Är Oskyldigt Blå". Track listing ''All lyrics written by Kenneth Gärdestad, music by Ted Gärdestad'' #"Jag vill ha en egen måne" (1972) - 3:17 #"Helena" (1972) - 3:19 #"Snurra du min värld" (1972) - 2:59 #Jag ska fånga en ängel" (1973) - 3:50 #"Sol, vind och vatten" (1973) - 3:10 #"Eiffeltornet" (1974) - 3:04 #"Buffalo Bill" (1974) - 3:53 #"Angela" (1976) - 3:00 #"Chapeau-Claque" (1976) - 3:55 #"Klöversnoa" (1976) - 2:00 #"Rockin' 'n' Reelin'" (Swedish version) (1975) - 3:00 #"Blue Virgin Isles (song), Himlen är oskyldigt blå" (Swedish-language version of "Blue Virgin Isles") (1978/1993) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Gärdestad
Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad (; 18 February 195622 June 1997) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actor known internationally as Ted. Gärdestad began his acting career in 1966 and began playing music in 1971, signing with Polar Music. Assigned with in-house producers Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Gärdestad released his first single, "Hela världen runt," in late 1971 and worked closely with the four members of ABBA to create his debut album '' Undringar'' (1972). As Polar Music's best-selling solo artist (aside from ABBA), he continued to work with the group members throughout the 1970s, releasing three more albums '' Ted'' (1973), '' Upptåg'' (1974) and ''Franska Kort'' (1976), which were moderately successful. In 1978, Gärdestad released his first English-language album, Blue Virgin Isles, which did not have success internationally, as his predecessor albums had in his home country. In 1979, Ted and his brother Kenneth Gärdestad played at Melodifestivalen, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Virgin Isles
''Blue Virgin Isles'' is the fifth studio album and international debut album by Swedish singer-songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in November 1978 by Epic Records in the UK and Polar Music in Scandinavia. Background Recording The ''Blue Virgin Isles'' album was mainly recorded in Hollywood, California with a large number of noted American and English musicians, among them Jim Keltner, Jay Graydon, Lee Ritenour, Fred Tackett, James Newton Howard, Dr. John, John Mayall, Chuck Domanico, Mike Melvoin, four of the future members of Toto; Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro, David Hungate and Steve Lukather, and backing vocals by David Cassidy, Venetta Fields and Sherlie Matthews. The album was produced by Norwegian-American Eirik W. Wangberg, also known as ''Eirik The Norwegian'', a nickname given to him by Paul McCartney during the sessions for McCartney's 1971 album ''Ram''. The ''Blue Virgin Isles'' recordings began in the United States in the autumn of 1977 and were completed with so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Producer
A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensuring artists deliver acceptable and quality performances, supervising the technical engineering of the recording, and coordinating the production team and process. The producer's involvement in a musical project can vary in depth and scope. Sometimes in popular genres the producer may create the recording's entire sound and structure. However, in classical music recording, for example, the producer serves as more of a liaison between the conductor and the engineering team. The role is often likened to that of a film director, though there are important differences. It is distinct from the role of an executive producer, who is mostly involved in the recording project on an administrative level, and from the audio engineer who operates the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satellit
"Satellit" (), known in English as "Satellite", is a soft rock song written by Swedish composer and singer Ted Gärdestad and lyricist Kenneth Gärdestad. Originally performed by Ted, the song was performed in its native language as the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, finishing in 17th place. Background Ted Gärdestad produced his first four albums together with Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA, which featured backing vocals by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and were released on the record label Polar. Ted, along with his elder brother and lyricist Kenneth, had previously competed in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish pre-selections, three times before winning; in 1973 with "Oh, vilken härlig dag", finishing in fourth place, in 1975 with "Rockin' 'n' Reelin'", finishing in seventh place, and in 1977 when he and brother Kenneth wrote Lena Andersson's entry "Det bästa som finns", which finished in eighth place. Song production The midtempo rock track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Virgin Isles (song)
Blue Virgin Isles is a song written by Ted Gärdestad and Kenneth Gärdestad, and originally recorded with lyrics in English on the Ted Gärdestad album "Blue Virgin Isles", released October 1978. as well as appearing as a B-side for the 1979 single "Satellit". Recording it with lyrics in Swedish by Kenneth Gärdestad as ''Himlen är oskyldigt blå'' (English: ''The sky is innocently blue''), Ted Gärdestad released it as a single in 1993 charting at Svensktoppen for seven weeks between 18 September and 30 October 1993, peaking at 4th position. The song has also been recorded by Tommy Körberg. and by Yohio on his 2013 album Break the Border. Kikki Danielsson recorded the song with lyrics in English on her 2006 album " I dag & i morgon" The song has also been performed live by Håkan Hellström during the "Från tango till Taube" shows with Sven-Bertil Taube Sven-Bertil Gunnar Evert Taube (24 November 1934 – 11 November 2022) was a Swedish singer and actor. Internationally, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockin' 'n' Reelin'
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Rocking or Rockin may refer to: Music Albums *Rockin' (The Guess Who album) *Rockin' (Frankie Laine album) 1957 Songs *"Hajej, nynjej" Czech children's carol, recorded as "Rocking" by Julie Andrews on ''Christmas with Julie Andrews'', 1982 *"The Rocking Carol", a Christmas carol by Percy Dearmer, 1928 * "Rockin'" (song), song by The Weeknd on ''Starboy'', 2016 *"Rockin'", song by Kid Rock on ''Bad Reputation'' (Kid Rock album), 2022 *"Rockin'", song by Pat Travers, 1982 Other uses *Rocking chair *Uprock, the street dance known as "Rocking" See also * Rock and roll * Rock music * * * * King of Rock and Roll (other) for the "Rock King" * Rock and roll (other) * Rock (other) Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
