Ted (album)
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | October 1972 – February 1973 | |||
| Studio | Metronome, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 37:25 | |||
| Label | Polar | |||
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| Ted Gärdestad chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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]
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] In 2021, it reached a new peak of number six.[9]
The Swedish female duo group First Aid Kit has recorded both Swedish and English cover versions of "Come Give Me Love" (single 2020).
Track listing
[edit]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 movie of the same name
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2017–2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 5 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart | Year | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 2022 | 35 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 2023 | 30 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 26" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 23". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Årslista Album, 2022" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Årslista Album, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 January 2024.