Tolv i topp
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Tolv i topp is a 1997 cover album
from Swedish
dansband
Lotta Engbergs
, mostly featuring covers from 1960s and 1970s hits/schlagers. The album was recorded after Lotta Engberg
in 1996 hosted the TV show "Fem i topp" in TV4, and sung the songs. The album was released in the name of the dansband Lotta Engbergs. The album peaked at # 23 at the Swedish album chart.
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
from Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
dansband
Dansband
Dansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...
Lotta Engbergs
Lotta Engbergs
Lotta Engbergs was a dansband in Skara, Sweden. The band was formed in 1994, when Lotta Engberg left Lotta & Anders Engbergs Orkester. The band was, in its early days, known as Lotta Engbergs Orkester, which later was shortened to just Lotta Engbergs...
, mostly featuring covers from 1960s and 1970s hits/schlagers. The album was recorded after Lotta Engberg
Lotta Engberg
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in 1996 hosted the TV show "Fem i topp" in TV4, and sung the songs. The album was released in the name of the dansband Lotta Engbergs. The album peaked at # 23 at the Swedish album chart.
Track listing
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| 1. | "Leva livet (It's My Party)" | Herbert Wiener, John Gluck, Wally Gold Wally Gold Wally Gold was an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and music business executive from Teaneck, New Jersey.-Personal life:... , Stikkan Anderson |
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| 2. | "Lyckliga gatan Il ragazzo della via Gluck "Il ragazzo della via Gluck" is a famous Italian song by artist Adriano Celentano. The lyrics meaning "The boy from Gluck Street" were by Luciano Beretta and Miki Del Prete and music by Celentano himself. It was released in 1966 as a double-A side single by Celentano alongside "Chi era lui". The... (Il ragazzo della via Gluck)" |
Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, film director and TV host.-Biography:Celentano was born in Milan at 14 Via Gluck, about which he later wrote the famous song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"... , Mariano Detto, Britt Lindeborg |
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| 3. | "Sånt är livet (You Can Have Her)" | Bill Cook, Stig Rossner | ? |
| 4. | "Fernando" | Benny Andersson Benny Andersson Göran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!... , Stikkan Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus Björn Ulvaeus Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!... |
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| 5. | "Vilken härlig dag (La Felicidad)" duet Lotta Engberg Lotta Engberg -External links:* *... -Sten Nilsson |
Palito Ortega Palito Ortega Ramón Bautista Ortega Argentine singer and actor, better known as Palito Ortega. Ortega reached international fame, particularly in Latin America and Spain, during the 1960s, when Rock and Roll music was popularized among teenagers in the region.- Youth :Ortega was born to a very poor family in... , Per-Anders Boquist |
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| 6. | "Sången han sjöng var min egen Killing Me Softly with His Song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a 1971 song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Roberta Flack whose version topped the U.S... (Killing Me Softly With His Song)" |
Charles Fox Charles Fox Charles Fox may refer to:*Charles Fox Mathematician*Charles Douglas Fox , British civil engineer*Charles James Fox , British politician*Charles Fox , film and television composer... , Bo-Erik Rehnberg |
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| 7. | "Gammaldags musik (Good Old Fashioned Music)" | Gary Sulsh, Stewart Leathwood, Bruno Glenmark | ? |
| 8. | "När du tar mig i din famn" | Agnetha Fältskog Agnetha Fältskog Agnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which to date has sold over 375 million records worldwide, making it the fourth... , Fältskog |
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| 9. | "Jag önskar att det alltid vore sommar It Might As Well Rain Until September "It Might As Well Rain Until September" is a 1962 song originally written for Bobby Vee by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. King recorded the demo version of the song, however Vee's management baulked at releasing the song as a single, instead using it only as an album track... (It Might as Well Rain Until September)" |
Gerry Goffin Gerry Goffin Gerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from... , Carole King Carole King Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S... , Bengt Palmers, Bodil Olsson |
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| 10 | "En sång en gång för länge sen (Green, Green Grass of Home)" | Curly Putman Curly Putman Claude "Curly" Putman, Jr. is an American songwriter, based in Nashville. His biggest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" , which was covered by Elvis Presley, Johnny Darrell, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roberto Leal, Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Joe Tex, Nana... , Stikkan Anderson |
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| 11. | "Det finns ingenting att hämta Blame It on the Bossa Nova "Blame it on the Bossa Nova" is the title of a song written by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann which was a 1963 hit single for Eydie Gormé, reaching #7 on the Hot 100 in Billboard in March 1963.-Background:... (Blame it on the Bossa Nova)" |
Barry Mann Barry Mann Barry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:... , Cynthia Weil Cynthia Weil Cynthia Weil is a prominent American songwriter. She is famous for having written many songs together with her husband Barry Mann.... , Stikkan Anderson |
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| 12. | "Där björkarna susa" | Oskar Merikanto Oskar Merikanto Oskar Merikanto was a Finnish musician and composer.He was born to Swedish-speaking parents in Helsinki. His father, originally Frank Mattsson, changed the family name to sound more Finnish.... , Jussi Snellman |
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