| Johnny Blue | ||||
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| Released | June 1981 | |||
| Genre | dansband music | |||
| Label | Tor | |||
| Producer | Thorleif Torstensson | |||
| Thorleifs chronology | ||||
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Johnny Blue is a 1981 Thorleifs studio album. [1] [2] It peaked at 50th position on the Swedish albums chart.
| Johnny Blue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1981 | |||
| Genre | dansband music | |||
| Label | Tor | |||
| Producer | Thorleif Torstensson | |||
| Thorleifs chronology | ||||
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Johnny Blue is a 1981 Thorleifs studio album. [1] [2] It peaked at 50th position on the Swedish albums chart.
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [3] | 42 |
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