Ted (album)

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Ted
Ted Gärdestad - Ted (1973 album).jpg
Studio album by
Ted Gärdestad
Released1973
RecordedOctober 1972 – February 1973
GenrePop Music
Length37:25
LabelPolar (original release)
Universal Music Group
ProducerBenny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Ted Gärdestad chronology
Undringar
(1972) 		Ted
(1973) 		Upptåg
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[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]

Track listing[]

All lyrics written by Kenneth Gärdestad, music by Ted Gärdestad

Side A:

  1. "Jag ska fånga en ängel" - 3:50
  2. "Sol, vind och vatten" - 3:10
  3. "Skolsång" - 3:02
  4. "Kaliforniens guld" - 2:37
  5. "Come Give Me Love" - 3:32
  6. "Ramanagaram" - 2:50

Side B:

  1. "Oh, vilken härlig da'" - 3:21
  2. "Kom i min fantasi" - 2:34
  3. "Universum" - 3:52
  4. "Gitarren och jag" - 3:52
  5. "Stenansiktet" - 4:45
    • From the Jan Halldoff's movie by the same name

Personnel[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Ted - Ted Gärdestad | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  2. ^ "Ted* - Ted". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  3. ^ "Ted Gärdestad och hans kvinnor – exfrun berättar". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  4. ^ "Eric Saades oro bakom scenen – hyllningen till Ted Gärdestad". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  5. ^ "Eric Saade hyllar Ted Gärdestad i Melodifestivalens öppningsnummer i Leksand". Melodifestivalen: Expertbloggen (in Swedish). 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  6. ^ "Ted* - Ted". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  7. ^ "Ted* - Gonna Make You My Angel". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 26". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 26" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  • Liner notes Ted, Ted Gärdestad, Polar Music POLS 241, 1973.

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