På egen hand

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På egen hand
Compilation album by Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Released 1991
Recorded 1967-1972
Length circa 46 minutes
Label EMI
Anni-Frid Lyngstad chronology
Shine På egen hand
(1991)
Tre kvart från nu
(1993)

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References

  1. "På egen hand" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1991. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. Oldham, A, Calder, T & Irvin, C: "ABBA: The Name of the Game", page 232. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1995