''Gasolin' 2'' is the second album by Danish rock band

Gasolin' Gasolin' were a Danish rock band from Christianshavn, Copenhagen, formed by Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee, and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971. At their formati ...

, released in November 1972 and received very well by the critics and the public. Musically they would loosen up after the sombre music of their debut album. "På en sommerdag", "Fi-fi dong" and "På banen" are up-tempo and jolly rock songs that would become popular in concert. "Se din by fra tårnets top", "Snehvide" (Snow white) and "Nanna" are slower songs with lyrics inspired by left-wing humanity. The latter song was also released on

Kim Larsen Kim Mellius Flyvholm Larsen (23 October 1945 – 30 September 2018) was a Danish singer, songwriter, author, and guitarist. He began his musical career in 1968 after a brief period as an elementary school teacher and became known from 1969 as ...

's '' Værsgo'' (1973). Overall, ''Gasolin' 2'' has a laid back and cosy ambience. ''Gasolin' 2'' has one song not written by the band: "Min tøs" that is better known as " Where Did You Sleep Last Night" by

Lead Belly Huddie William Ledbetter ( ; January 1888 or 1889 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk music, folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the ...

. From this album "På en sommerdag" / "Se din by fra tårnets top" and "På banen" / "Min tøs" were released as singles. The cover album drawing was by Peder Bundgaard, he would go on to make their future album covers as well (with the exception of '' Gør det noget''). ''Gasolin' 2'' was produced by

, Sture Lindén and Poul Bruun and engineered by Freddy Hansson in Rosenberg Studio in Copenhagen. It was released on cd in 1987 with their debut album, but due to lack of space "Snehvide" was omitted. In 1991 it was remastered for CD and it was also included in '' The Black Box'' (2003).

Track listing

Side one

# "På en sommerdag" (Wili Jönsson, Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee / Jönsson, Larsen, Beckerlee, Mogens Mogensen) – 4:11 # "Se din by fra tårnets top" (Jönsson, Larsen, Beckerlee / Larsen, Mogensen) – 4:18 # "Fi-fi dong" (Larsen) – 3:28 # "Snehvide" (Jönsson, Larsen, Beckerlee / Beckerlee) – 5:19 # "Nanna" (Larsen / Flemming Quist-Møller) – 1:58

Side two

# "Druktur nr. 1234" (Jönsson, Larsen, Beckerlee) – 4:33 # "På banen (derudaf)" (Jönsson, Larsen / Larsen, Beckerlee, Mogensen) – 3:48 # "Balladen om Provo Knud" (Jönsson, Beckerlee / Jönsson, Beckerlee, Mogensen) – 3:19 # "Hvorfor er der aldrig nogen der tør tage en chance" (Larsen / Larsen, Beckerlee) – 4:34 # "Min tøs" (Ledbetter, Gasolin' / Larsen, Beckerlee) – 2:55

Credits

Gasolin'

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vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

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, electric

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slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos that ...

*Franz Beckerlee –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

, vocals,

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgians, Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E♭ ( ...

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica incl ...

Wili Jønsson Wili, WILI or Willi may refer to: People * Heinrich Willi, who described Prader–Willi syndrome * Herbert Willi (born 1956), Austrian composer * Wili Jønsson, member of the Danish rock band Gasolin' Other uses * WILI (AM), a radio station in Wi ...

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, vocals, acoustic guitar,

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

*Søren Berlev –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

, percussion

Additional musicians

* Sture Lindén – percussion * Niels Harrit –

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

, piano

Production

* Gasolin' – producer * Sture Lindén – producer * Poul Bruun – producer * Freddy Hansson –

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* Roger Beale – mixing in CBS New Sound Studios,

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