''Værsgo'' is the debut album of
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 ...
who formed
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 ...
in 1969 with
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 ...
and
Franz Beckerlee. It was released in 1973 while he was still a member of Gasolin', and the album contains songs which were not found suitable for Gasolin'. With 17 songs, it was apparent that Kim Larsen had a lot of songs to offer. It is also apparent why these songs did not fit into the Gasolin' frame. Unlike the hard and disciplined rock of Gasolin' the songs on ''Værsgo'' have a loose and cosy atmosphere with a lot of romance and sentimentality and childlike innocence. The album became a big surprise hit and it is considered to be a classic in
Danish popular music. In 2005 the 17 songs were re-recorded by various Danish artists under the title: ''Værsgo 2''. This album became a big seller too, confirming the iconic status of ''Værsgo''. ''Værsgo'' was recorded in Wifoss studio in Copenhagen and produced by Poul Bruun. All the members of Gasolin' played on the album: Franz Beckerlee played the Moog, Wili Jønsson played the piano and organ and
Søren Berlev
Søren (, ) or Sören (, ) is a Scandinavian given name that is sometimes anglicized as Soren. The name is derived from that of the 4th-century Christian saint Severin of Cologne,Portal Rheinische Geschichte"Severin (circa 330-400), Heiliger und B ...
played the percussion.
Track listing
All songs written by Kim Larsen except where noted.
;Side one
# "Nanna" (Larsen / Grete Quist Holm) 1:47
# "Hubertus" (Unknown) 3:04
# "Joanna" 2:49
# "Det er i dag et Vejr" (
Poul Schierbeck
Poul Schierbeck (8 June 1888 – 9 February 1949) was a Danish composer and organist. He was a pupil of Carl Nielsen and Thomas Laub. From 1931 he taught composition and instrumentation at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. His pupils include ...
/ Ludvig Holstein) 2:05
# "Byens Hotel" (
Trad. / Larsen, Mogens Mogensen, Thomas Grue) 2:49
# "Det rager mig en Bønne" 0:54
# "Blaffersangen" 3:07
# "Sylvesters Drøm" 5:14
;Side two
# "Hvis din Far giver dig lov" (Larsen / Mogensen) 3:18
# "Guleroden" 4:04
# "Maria" (Larsen, Ole Christensen) 1:46
# "Er du jol mon!!!" 2:04
# "Den Rige og den Fattige Pige" (Stig Møller / Trad.) 2:54
# "De Fjorten Astronauter" (Larsen, Ole Alstrup Frederiksen) 2:15
# "På en gren i Vort Kvarter" (Larsen / Mogensen) 2:36
# "Jacob den Glade" (Davies, Pete Seeger / Larsen) 3:31
# "Christianhavns Kanal" (Larsen / Flemming Quist Møller) 2:08
Personnel
*
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 ...
with
*Franz Beckerlee -
Moog
*
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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Piano
A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...
,
organ
Organ and organs may refer to:
Biology
* Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function
* Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body.
Musical instruments
...
*Søren Berlev -
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 Bernbom -
Vocal
The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound producti ...
Chart performance
In Denmark, ''Værsgo'' peaked at #6.
Certifications
References
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Kim Larsen albums
1973 debut albums
Danish Culture Canon