Franska Kort

Franska Kort is the fourth studio album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1976 through Polar Music. It contains the hits "Angela", "Chapeau-Claque", "När Showen Är Slut" and "Klöversnoa". The album was produced by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Michael B. Tretow and Gärdestad, while featuring vocals by Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

Franska Kort
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1975-1976
GenrePop Music
Length38:23
LabelPolar (original release)
Universal Music Group
ProducerBenny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Ted Gärdestad
Michael B. Tretow
Ted Gärdestad chronology
Upptåg
(1974)
Franska Kort
(1976)
Blue Virgin Isles
(1978)

A re-recorded English-language version of "Chapeau-Claque" entitled "Take Me Back To Hollywood" was included on Gärdestad's 1978 album Blue Virgin Isles.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kenneth Gärdestad, music by Ted Gärdestad

Side A:

  1. "Angela" - 3:00
  2. "Franska Kort" - 3:52
  3. "Helt Nära Dej" - 3:13
  4. "Humbuggie-Woogie" - 3:00
  5. "Betlehem" - 4:15

Side B:

  1. "Chapeau-Claque" - 3:55
  2. "Magical Girl" - 4:15
  3. "Kejsarens Kläder" - 4:00
  4. "Ring Ding Dingeling Dae (Sagan Om Riddaren I Kung Leijonhiertas Hov)" - 3:10
  5. "När Showen Är Slut" - 3:43
  6. "Klöversnoa" - 2:00

Personnel

Production

  • Benny Andersson - producer
  • Björn Ulvaeus - producer
  • Ted Gärdestad - producer
  • Michael B. Tretow - producer and sound engineer
  • Rutger Gunnarsson - string arrangements
  • Wlodek Gulgowski - string arrangements
  • Recorded at Metronome Studios and Glen Studios, Stockholm
  • Originally released as Polar POLS 269, 1976.

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 3
gollark: Lifespan AND possible range of interesting experiences/quality of life.
gollark: Anarchoprimitivism: for when you love dying young of otherwise easily preventable diseases after a "nasty, brutish and short" subsistence-level life with no modern amenities!
gollark: Or, well, not doing repost detection apparently.
gollark: The bot is dead.
gollark: Also worse health conditions because no medicine.

References

  1. "Ted Gärdestad Franska Kort". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "Swedishcharts.com – Ted Gärdestad – Franska Kort". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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