Ted (album)

Ted is the second studio album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1973 through Polar Music.[2][3] It contains the hits "Jag Ska Fånga En Ängel", "Sol, Vind Och Vatten", "Come Give Me Love" as well as his 1973 Melodifestivalen entry "Oh Vilken Härlig Da'".[4][5] The album was produced by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Ted, engineered by Michael B. Tretow and features backing vocals by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The CD version of the album was released in 1991.[6]

Ted
Studio album by
Ted Gärdestad
Released1973
RecordedOctober 1972 – February 1973
GenrePop Music
Length37:25
LabelPolar (original release)
Universal Music Group
ProducerBenny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Ted Gärdestad chronology
Undringar
(1972)		 Ted
(1973)		 Upptåg
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

An English-language version of the track "Jag Ska Fånga En Ängel" entitled "Gonna Make You My Angel" was released as a single in 1974.[7] The album charted on the Swedish Albums Chart and peaked at number seven in week 26 of 2020.[8]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kenneth Gärdestad, music by Ted Gärdestad

Side A:

  1. "Jag ska fånga en ängel" - 3:50
  2. "Sol, vind och vatten" - 3:10
  3. "Skolsång" - 3:02
  4. "Kaliforniens guld" - 2:37
  5. "Come Give Me Love" - 3:32
  6. "Ramanagaram" - 2:50

Side B:

  1. "Oh, vilken härlig da'" - 3:21
  2. "Kom i min fantasi" - 2:34
  3. "Universum" - 3:52
  4. "Gitarren och jag" - 3:52
  5. "Stenansiktet" - 4:45
    • From the Jan Halldoff's movie by the same name

Personnel

Production
  • Benny Andersson - producer
  • Björn Ulvaeus - producer
  • Ted Gärdestad - producer
  • Michael B. Tretow - sound engineer
  • Rune Persson - sound engineer
  • Åke Elmsäter - sound engineer
  • Sven-Olof Walldoff - string arrangements "Universum" and "Kaliforniens Guld"
  • Lasse Samuelsson - brass arrangement
  • Recorded at Metronome Studios, Stockholm
  • Originally released as Polar POLS 241, 1973.
gollark: Wow. I need to get me an aeon and see what happens.
gollark: HECKING HECK!
gollark: ??? ??? ???
gollark: Or at least tradier.
gollark: Æons are rarer than that!

References
  1. "Ted - Ted Gärdestad | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  2. "Ted* - Ted". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  3. "Ted Gärdestad och hans kvinnor – exfrun berättar". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  4. "Eric Saades oro bakom scenen – hyllningen till Ted Gärdestad". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  5. "Eric Saade hyllar Ted Gärdestad i Melodifestivalens öppningsnummer i Leksand". Melodifestivalen: Expertbloggen (in Swedish). 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  6. "Ted* - Ted". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  7. "Ted* - Gonna Make You My Angel". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  8. "Veckolista Album, vecka 26". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  • Liner notes Ted, Ted Gärdestad, Polar Music POLS 241, 1973.
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