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| Released | 18 February 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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Gyllene Tider was released on 18 February 1980 and is the debut studio album by Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider. The album peaked at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart and number 27 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. [1]
As of July 1981, the album had sold 150,000 copies in Sweden since its release. [2]
Side A
Side B
All lyrics written by Per Gessle. All music written by Per Gessle and Mats Persson if nothing else is mentioned.
Gyllene Tider has been re-released on CD twice. First time in 1990, then with three bonus tracks:
The other re-release was a digipack-CD with the EP Gyllene Tider as bonus record.
| Chart (1980-1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [3] | 27 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [4] | 1 |
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"Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till Buddy Holly" is a song written by Per Gessle and Mats "MP" Persson, recorded by Gyllene Tider and released as a single on 27 May 1980. It peaked at number eight on the Swedish singles chart.
