Välkommen till folkhemmet is the sixth studio (seventh overall) album by the Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was released in 1983 and is his first album to focus on what later became his signature sound, pop rock with satirical lyrics. The album was awarded a Rockbjörnen award in the category "Swedish record of the year".[1] The song "IQ" is a cover of Bruce Woolley's "Blue Blue (Victoria)", with new unrelated lyrics in Swedish.
| Välkommen till folkhemmet | ||||
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| Released | October 1983 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 39:54 | |||
| Label | Sonet Grammofon | |||
| Producer | Magnus Uggla | |||
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Track listing
editAll songs written by Magnus Uggla, except where noted.
Arrangements by: Anders Henriksson, Per Lindvall and Peter Ljung.[2]
- Side one
- "Overture / Dumskallarnas julafton" - 2:31
- "Tjena alena" - 4:47
- "IQ" - 3:32 (Blue Blue (Victoria), Bruce Woolley)
- "Krokodil rock" - 5:16
- "Hand i hand" - 4:40
- Side two
- "Ge ge ge" - 4:49
- "Hem ljuva hem" - 4:09
- "Toffelhjältar" - 5:00
- "Astrologen" - 5:11
Charts
edit| Chart (1983-1984) | Peak position |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Alla Rockbjörnsvinnare sedan 1979" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2000. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Magnus Uggla - Välkommen Till Folkhemmet". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Swedish charts". Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
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