Ted (album)
Ted is the second studio album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1973 through Polar Music.[2][3] It contains the hits "Jag Ska Fånga En Ängel", "Sol, Vind Och Vatten", "Come Give Me Love" as well as his 1973 Melodifestivalen entry "Oh Vilken Härlig Da'".[4][5] The album was produced by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Ted, engineered by Michael B. Tretow and features backing vocals by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The CD version of the album was released in 1991.[6]
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Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | October 1972 – February 1973 | |||
Genre | Pop Music | |||
Length | 37:25 | |||
Label | Polar (original release) Universal Music Group | |||
Producer | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus | |||
Ted Gärdestad chronology | ||||
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An English-language version of the track "Jag Ska Fånga En Ängel" entitled "Gonna Make You My Angel" was released as a single in 1974.[7] The album charted on the Swedish Albums Chart and peaked at number seven in week 26 of 2020.[8]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Kenneth Gärdestad, music by Ted Gärdestad
Side A:
- "Jag ska fånga en ängel" - 3:50
- "Sol, vind och vatten" - 3:10
- "Skolsång" - 3:02
- "Kaliforniens guld" - 2:37
- "Come Give Me Love" - 3:32
- "Ramanagaram" - 2:50
Side B:
- "Oh, vilken härlig da'" - 3:21
- "Kom i min fantasi" - 2:34
- "Universum" - 3:52
- "Gitarren och jag" - 3:52
- "Stenansiktet" - 4:45
- From the Jan Halldoff's movie by the same name
Personnel
- Ted Gärdestad - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
- Benny Andersson - piano, cembalo, vibraphone, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
- Björn Ulvaeus - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals
- Janne Schaffer - electric guitar
- Mike Watson - bass guitar
- Ola Brunkert - drums
- Roger Palm - drums
- Rutger Gunnarsson - banjo
- Agnetha Fältskog - backing vocals
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad - backing vocals
- Lena Andersson - backing vocals
- Luciano Mosetti - harmonica
Production
- Benny Andersson - producer
- Björn Ulvaeus - producer
- Ted Gärdestad - producer
- Michael B. Tretow - sound engineer
- Rune Persson - sound engineer
- Åke Elmsäter - sound engineer
- Sven-Olof Walldoff - string arrangements "Universum" and "Kaliforniens Guld"
- Lasse Samuelsson - brass arrangement
- Recorded at Metronome Studios, Stockholm
- Originally released as Polar POLS 241, 1973.
References
- "Ted - Ted Gärdestad | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- "Ted* - Ted". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- "Ted Gärdestad och hans kvinnor – exfrun berättar". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- "Eric Saades oro bakom scenen – hyllningen till Ted Gärdestad". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- "Eric Saade hyllar Ted Gärdestad i Melodifestivalens öppningsnummer i Leksand". Melodifestivalen: Expertbloggen (in Swedish). 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- "Ted* - Ted". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- "Ted* - Gonna Make You My Angel". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- "Veckolista Album, vecka 26". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- Liner notes Ted, Ted Gärdestad, Polar Music POLS 241, 1973.