Lycka | ||||
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Released | November 1970 | |||
Genre | Rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 30:58 | |||
Label | Polar | |||
Producer | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Bengt Bernhag | |||
Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson chronology | ||||
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Lycka is a 1970 album released by folk/rock duo Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson, who later became the male half of ABBA. Most of the songs feature lead vocals by Björn. The songs show the influence of Brian Wilson, "Ticket to Ride"-era Beatles and traditional Swedish folk music.
Lycka was produced by Björn and Benny with Bengt Bernhag and engineered by Michael B. Tretow. Benny and Björn played on the tracks with two Swiss musicians, drummer John Counz and bassist Gus Horn. Sven-Olof Walldoff was responsible for the orchestral arrangements, and on the 2006 re-release a few bonus tracks were added, notably early recordings with the two-girl half of the future group ABBA on backing vocals, Anni-Frid Lyngstad who was engaged to Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog who was married to Björn Ulvaeus. Three years later, Ring Ring became the first proper album release of what would become the most famous Swedish pop band ever (though the original album did not use ABBA as the main name of the group).
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lycka" | Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus | 3:05 |
2. | "Nånting är på väg" | Andersson, Ulvaeus | 2:17 |
3. | "Kära gamla sol" | Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus | 2:24 |
4. | "Det där med kärlek" | Andersson, Peter Himmelstrand, Ulvaeus | 2:59 |
5. | "Välkommen in i gänget" | Andersson, Himmelstrand, Ulvaeus | 3:08 |
6. | "Lilla du, lilla vän" | Andersson, Anders Fugelstad, Ulvaeus | 2:48 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hej gamle man!" | Andersson, Ulvaeus | 3:20 |
2. | "Liselott" | Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Ulvaeus | 2:55 |
3. | "Kalles visa" | Andersson, Himmelstrand, Ulvaeus | 2:34 |
4. | "Ge oss en chans" | Andersson, Ulvaeus | 3:38 |
5. | "Livet går sin gång" | Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus | 3:50 |
Note - Björn and Benny's most recent hit "Tänk om jorden vore ung" was added to the start of Side A when the album was reissued in 1972.
Additional musicians
Production
The 2006 re-release contained the following additional tracks:
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