Agnetha Fältskog Vol. 2

Agnetha Fältskog Vol. 2 is the second solo album by the Swedish pop singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog. It was recorded and released in 1969 through Cupol Records.

Album information

"Zigenarvän" was the biggest hit, but its overly romantic lyrics about a young girl attending a Gypsy wedding and falling in love with the bride's brother became the source of controversy. Its release coincided with a heated debate about Gypsies in the Swedish media, and Fältskog was accused of deliberately trying to make money out of the situation by writing the song.

Other tracks entering the Svensktoppen chart were "Framför Svenska Sommaren" and "En Gång Fanns Bara Vi Två".

A large part of the songs on this album were written by Agnetha's fiancé at the time, West German record producer Dieter Zimmermann who tried to launch her career in German-speaking countries like West Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Fältskog released a total of eight singles in the German language between the years 1969 and 1972, but her success was fairly limited. Tracks originally recorded in German on this album include "Señor Gonzales", "Som en vind kom du till mej" (Wie der Wind) and "Det handlar om kärlek" (Concerto d'Amore).

The album has been re-issued both on CD and iTunes. The Dutch label Royal Records re-released the album on CD for the very first time in 2000. Next to the 12 original tracks the release also featured three bonus tracks taken from the Swedish TV series Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott.^[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Title (English translation)	Length
1.	"Fram för svenska sommaren"	Karl Gerhard Lundkvist	Jack E Lit, Lou Herscher, Ruth Grahm	Let's hear it for Swedish Summer	2:26
2.	"Lek med dina dockor"	Agnetha Fältskog	Dieter Zimmermann	Play with Your Dolls	2:15
3.	"Ge dej till tåls" (Swedish version of "Are You Ready For Love")	Bo Göran Edling	Alan Hawkshaw, Ray Cameron	Be Patient	2:25
4.	"Skål kära vän"	Fältskog	Dieter Zimmermann	Cheers, My Dear Friend	2:05
5.	"Glöm honom"	Fältskog	Dieter Zimmermann	Forget Him	2:15
6.	"En gång fanns bara vi två"	Karl Gerhard Lundkvist	Karl Gerhard Lundkvist	Once There Was Just Us Two	2:41
Total length:					13:58

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Title (English translation)	Length
1.	"Hjärtats kronprins"	Stig Anderson	Heinz Meyer, Fred Weyrich	The Crown Prince of Hearts	2:34
2.	"Det handlar om kärlek"	Bengt Haslum	Hans Blum	It's About Love	2:26
3.	"Som en vind kom du till mig"	Fältskog	Dieter Zimmermann	You Came to Me Like a Wind	3:24
4.	"Señor Gonzales"	Bengt Olov Sundström	Dieter Zimmermann	Señor Gonzales	2:28
5.	"Zigenarvän" (chorus similar to "Tanto Pe' Cantà" by Ettore Petrolini)	Bengt Haslum	Fältskog	Gypsy Friend	2:56
6.	"Tag min hand låt oss bli vänner"	Fältskog	Fältskog	Take My Hand and Let's Be Friends	2:14
Total length:					16:14

Bonus tracks (Royal Records release (2000))
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Title (English translation)	Length
13.	"Nu ska vi opp, opp, opp"	Gösta Stevens	Jules Sylvain	Now We Go Up, Up, Up	1:59
14.	"Medley" (Värkänslor (Ja, de' ä' våren), Det kommer en vår, Nu ska vi vara snälla)	Sten Hage, Jokern, Karl Gerhard	Jules Sylvain		1:44
15.	"En stilla flirt"	Gösta Stevens	Jules Sylvain	A Silent Flirt	2:26

Singles

Single sleeve for "Zigenarvän"

During the year of 1969, three singles were released off of Fältskog's second studio album. None of them charted on the official Swedish sales chart Kvällstoppen.

Release date	A-side	B-side	Label number	Swedish charts peak
April 1969	En gång fanns bara vi två	Fram för svenska sommaren	CS 250	-
1969	Hjärtats kronprins	Tag min hand låt oss bli vänner	CS 256	-
November 1969	Zigenarvän	Som en vind kom du till mig	CS 260	-

Svensktoppen

Two tracks from Agnetha Fältskog Vol. 2 appeared on the important Swedish radio chart Svensktoppen.^[3]

Chart entry	Title	Peak position	Time in (weeks)
11 May 1969	Fram för svenska sommaren	4	4
23 November 1969	Zigenarvän	5	6

References

booklet, Agnetha Fältskog: Agnetha Fältskog De Första Åren
http://www.agnetha.net/AGNETHA.html

↑ Faltskog, Agnetha & Ahman, Brita (1997) 'As I Am: ABBA Before & Beyond', Virgin Publishing, p.36
↑ ABBA on TV by Sara Russell. http://www.abbaontv.com/1969%20and%20before/description-agnetha-bjorn-rakna-de-lyckliga-stunderna-blott.html. Retrieved on 20 May 2011.
↑ Svensktoppen archiv. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2023&artikel=454888. Retrieved on 20 May 2011.

Agnetha Fältskog

Swedish albums	Agnetha Fältskog Agnetha Fältskog vol. 2 Som jag är När en vacker tanke blir en sång Elva kvinnor i ett hus Nu tändas tusen juleljus (with Linda Ulvaeus) Kom följ med i vår karusell (with Christian Ulvaeus)

English albums	Wrap Your Arms Around Me Eyes of a Woman I Stand Alone My Colouring Book A

Compilation albums	Agnetha Fältskogs bästa Tio år med Agnetha Teamtoppen 1 Sjung denna sång Agnetha Collection Agnetha in Germany Geh' Mit Gott My Love, My Life Agnetha Fältskogs svensktoppar That's Me My Very Best

Swedish singles	"Följ med mig"/"Jag var så kär" "Slutet gott, allting gott"/"Utan dej mitt liv går vidare" "En sommar med dej"/"Försonade" "Den jag väntat på"/"Allting har förändrat sig" "Sjung denna sång"/"Någontin händer med mig" "Snövit och de sju dvärgarna"/"Min farbror Jonathan" "Fram för svenska sommaren"/"En gång fanns bara vi två" "Tag min hand låt oss bli vänner"/"Hjärtats kronprins" "Zigenarvän"/"Som en vind kom tu till mig" "Skål kära vän"/"Det handlar om kärlek" "Om tårar vore guld"/"Litet solskensbarn" "Som ett eko"/"Tad det bara med ro" "En sång och en saga"/"Jag skall göra allt" "Kungens vaktparad"/"Jag vill att du skall bli lycklig" "Många gånger än"/"Han lämnar mig för att komma till dig" "Nya ord"/"Dröm är dröm och saga saga" "Vart ska min kärlek föra"/"Nu ska du bli silla" "Tio mil kvar till Korpilombolo"/"Så glad som dina ögon" "Vi har hunnit fram till refrängen"/"En sång om sorg och glädje" "Golliwog" "Dom har glömt"/"Gulleplutt" "SOS" / "Visa i åttonde månaden" "När du tar mig i din famn"/"Jag var så kär" "Karusellvisan"/"Litan och trött" "På söndag"/"Mitt namn är blom"

English singles	"Here for Your Love" "Never Again" "The Heat Is On" "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" "Can't Shake Loose" "It's So Nice To Be Rich" "I Won't Let You Go" "One Way Love" "Just One Heart" "The Angels Cry" "The Way You Are" "The Last Time" "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)" "Let It Shine" "The Queen of Hearts" "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" "When You Walk in the Room" "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" "The One Who Loves You Now" "When You Really Loved Someone" "Dance Your Pain Away" "I Should've Followed You Home"

Filmography	ABBA: The Movie Nöjesmaskinen Casanova of Sweden

Books	As I Am: ABBA Before & Beyond

Record labels	Cupol CBS Records Polar Music Warner Music Group

Related articles	Discography ABBA (article discography template) Björn Ulvaeus Linda Ulvaeus Christian Ulvaeus Anni-Frid Lyngstad Benny Andersson Stig Anderson

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