Miss Decibel

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Miss Decibel
Missdecibel.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1978 (March 1978)
StudioKMH Studios
Genre Dansband
Label Mariann
Producer Bert Karlsson, Lars Holm
Wizex chronology
Som en sång
(1977)
Miss Decibel
(1978)
Carousel
(1978)

Miss Decibel is a 1978 studio album from Swedish "dansband" Wizex. The album contained the song "Miss Decibel", which was listed on Svensktoppen, along with the song "Om en stund". The album reached number two on the Swedish Albums Chart.

Contents

Track listing

Side A

#TitleSongwriterLength
1."When You Walk in the Room" Jackie DeShannon 2.24
2."Ge mig dina tankar (Torn Between Two Lovers)" Peter Yarrow, Phillip Jarrell3.13
3.""Don't Stop" Christine McVie 2.41
4.""Joddlarkärlek (Cowboy Yodel Song)" Carson Robison, Åke Strömmer 2.09
5.""Arms of Mary" Iain Sutherland 3.21
6.""My Broken Souvenirs" Werner Theunissen 3.45
7.""En vän för alltid (I Love How You Love Me)" Larry Kolber, Barry Mann, Monica Forsberg 2.43

Side B

#TitleSongwriterLength
8."Save Me" Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett 3.05
9."C'est si bon" Lasse Holm, Gert Lengstrand 3.34
10."Splish Splash" Bobby Darin, Jean Murray 2.05
11."Om en stund" Lars Hagelin, Tommy Stjernfeldt, Monica Forsberg 3.22
12."Tennessee Waltz" Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart 2.33
13."Avsked i gryningen" Lars Hagelin, Tommy Stjernfeldt, A. Wedin 3.04
14."Miss Decibel" (with Lasse Holm) Lasse Holm, Gert Lengstrand 3.42

Contributing

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [1] 2

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References

  1. "Miss Decibel". Swedishcharts. 1978. Retrieved 22 December 2007.