Om tårar vore guld

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"Om tårar vore guld"
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Single by Agnetha Fältskog
from the album Som jag är
B-side "Litet solskensbarn"
ReleasedMarch 1970
Format 7" single
Recorded21 January 1970
Genre Schlager, pop
Length3:30
Label Cupol
Songwriter(s) Agnetha Fältskog
Producer(s) Karl Gerhard Lundkvist
Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology
"Skål kära vän"
(1970)
"Om tårar vore guld"
(1970)
"Som ett eko"
(1970)
"Skål kära vän"
(1970)
"Om tårar vore guld "
(1970)
"Som ett eko "
(1970)

Om tårar vore guld is a song written by Agnetha Fältskog and recorded by Fältskog. Fältskog's rendition was released as a single [1] in March 1970, [2] and also appeared on her album Som jag är the same year. The song charted at Svensktoppen for weeks between 12 April and 19 July 1970, peaking at third position. [3]

Agnetha Fältskog Swedish recording artist and entertainer

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Cover versions

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References

  1. Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  2. "Agnetha Fältskog & Sven-Olof Walldoffs Orkester – Om Tårar Vore Guld / Litet Solskensbarn". Discogs. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. Svensktoppen - 1970
  4. danskehitlister.dk
  5. Information at Svensk mediedatabas