Tillbaks Till Världen
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Tillbaks Till Världen (Back to the world) is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop music artist Mauro Scocco
. It was released in 1999 on Scocco's own record label Diesel Music, three years after its predecessor studio album Godmorgon Sverige
. Reportedly, Scocco spent two years wring 34 songs for this album and chose the best twelve.
On this album, Scocco left the earlier electronic
, synthesizer
-heavy sound for a more live sound; he wanted "less machines, more people". No samples were used, and synthesizers were used on just three places. Instead, he used real horn and string sections. Scocco, now 37 years old, described this album as a bit more "mature", grown-up album, with reflective lyrics; the song "En ensam man" (A lonely man) is about regret for lost love. This track, a ballad, is described by reviewer Per Bjurman as "one of the strongest tracks he [Scocco] has written", and likenes it to Prince
and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
.
Bjurman further compares the album to fellow Swedish artist Orup
, and thinks that many will compare it to Bo Kaspers Orkester
("but don't believe them", Bjurman adds), especially the latters' 1988 album I centrum.
Three singles were released from this album: "Du Är Aldrig Ensam" (You are never alone), "Allt Är Till Salu" (Everything is for sale), and "Himlen Tillhör Dig Och Mig" (Heaven belongs to you and me). Rapper Ayo appears on "Allt Är Till Salu", a song about how the record industry has, according to Scocco, been commercialized in the latest years.
Mauro Scocco
Mauro Scocco is a Swedish pop artist of Italian descent. He was the singer for the pop group Ratata in the 1980s and has been a solo artist since. He has been described as "one of the sharpest songwriters in Sweden"....
. It was released in 1999 on Scocco's own record label Diesel Music, three years after its predecessor studio album Godmorgon Sverige
Godmorgon Sverige
Godmorgon Sverige is the sixth studio album by Swedish pop music artist Mauro Scocco. It was released in 1996 on Scocco's own record label Diesel Music....
. Reportedly, Scocco spent two years wring 34 songs for this album and chose the best twelve.
On this album, Scocco left the earlier electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
-heavy sound for a more live sound; he wanted "less machines, more people". No samples were used, and synthesizers were used on just three places. Instead, he used real horn and string sections. Scocco, now 37 years old, described this album as a bit more "mature", grown-up album, with reflective lyrics; the song "En ensam man" (A lonely man) is about regret for lost love. This track, a ballad, is described by reviewer Per Bjurman as "one of the strongest tracks he [Scocco] has written", and likenes it to Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco...
.
Bjurman further compares the album to fellow Swedish artist Orup
Orup
Orup is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has also written several songs for other performers...
, and thinks that many will compare it to Bo Kaspers Orkester
Bo Kaspers Orkester
Bo Kaspers Orkester is a Swedish jazz-pop band consisting of Bo Sundström, Fredrik Dahl, Michael Malmgren and Mats Schubert. Bo Sundström calls himself Bo Kasper while playing with the band, but uses his normal name for his solo project....
("but don't believe them", Bjurman adds), especially the latters' 1988 album I centrum.
Three singles were released from this album: "Du Är Aldrig Ensam" (You are never alone), "Allt Är Till Salu" (Everything is for sale), and "Himlen Tillhör Dig Och Mig" (Heaven belongs to you and me). Rapper Ayo appears on "Allt Är Till Salu", a song about how the record industry has, according to Scocco, been commercialized in the latest years.
Track listing
- "En Bild I Min Plånbok" – 4:21
- "Tillbaks Till Dig" – 4:52
- "Hjärtat Dröjer Sig Kvar" – 5:54
- "Inget Är Gratis" – 4:51
- "Himlen Tillhör Dig Och Mig" – 4:18
- "En Ensam Man" – 6:03
- "Tvärs Över Mitt Hjärta" – 3:22
- "Tillbaks Till Världen" – 4:05
- "Kom Igen" – 4:32
- "Allt Är Till Salu" – 4:15
- "Du Är Aldrig Ensam" – 6:02
- "Återvändsgränd" – 5:42
Credits
- Lisa NilssonLisa NilssonLisa Nilsson is a Swedish singer. She was discovered by the legendary producer William Butt and she is perhaps best known in Sweden for her 1992 hit, Himlen runt hörnet, witten by Mauro Scocco and Johan Ekelund. It was released in English in 1995, titled Ticket to Heaven...
sings duet with Scocco on "Kom Igen" - Swedish rapper Ayo contributes a rap to "Allt Är Till Salu"