När en vacker tanke blir en sång

När en vacker tanke blir en sång ("When a Beautiful Thought Becomes a Song"), released in the end of 1971, is the fourth Swedish solo album by Swedish pop singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog.

Album information

After producing a large part of her previous album "Som jag är", Agnetha's fiancé Björn Ulvaeus this time produced the entire album. They got married on the 6 July 1971. The recording of the album took place on various occasions during 1971, beginning in May, continuing through July and October and ending on 4 November. As with her previous albums, the recording was assisted by Michael B. Tretow and features Sven-Olof Walldoff and his choir and orchestra.

Contrary to its predecessor "Som jag är", which mainly included cover versions and only two new Agnetha compositions, Agnetha's fourth studio album consists almost entirely of her own work. The last track, "Dröm är dröm, och saga saga", being the only exception, because it's a cover version of Anna Identici's hit Era bello il mio ragazzo.^[1] Considering the fact that she also wrote some of the lyrics herself or together with producer Björn Ulvaeus, "När en vacker tanke blir en sång" (the title coming from the first line of the lyrics of "Då finns du hos mig") can be seen as the most personal and self-written album of her career (its successor "Elva kvinnor i ett hus" includes ten Agnetha composition, yet no lyrics by her).

The above-mentioned "Dröm är dröm, och saga saga" marks also one of the first occasions that all four of the future ABBA members can be heard on the same recording. Additionally, both Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad also contributed to some other tracks on the album:^[2]

Benny Andersson plays piano on: "Många gånger än", "Nya ord","Jag skall inte fälla några tårar" and "Då finns du hos mig"
Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad sing background on: "Kanske var min kind lite het", "Sången föder dig tillbaka", "Tågen kan gå igen" and "Dröm är dröm, och saga saga"

Three years after its original release, the album was re-released in 1974 by Swedish label Embassy (EMB 31094) with a new cover and the simple title "Agnetha". Finally, "När en vacker tanke blir en sång" was released on CD for the first time in 2004 as part of the box-set "De första åren".

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Title (English translation)	Length
1.	"Många gånger än"	Peter Himmelstrand	Agnetha Fältskog	Many Times Yet	2:37
2.	"Jag vill att du skall bli lycklig"	Agnetha Fältskog	Agnetha Fältskog	I Want You To Be Happy	3:07
3.	"Kungens vaktparad"	Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus	Agnetha Fältskog	The King's Changing Of The Guards	2:47
4.	"Mitt sommarland"	Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus	Agnetha Fältskog	My Summer Land	2:24
5.	"Nya ord"	Bosse Carlgren	Agnetha Fältskog	New Words	2:15
6.	"Jag ska inte fälla några tårar"	Agnetha Fältskog	Agnetha Fältskog	I Won't Shed Any Tears	2:00
Total length:					15:12

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Title (English translation)	Length
1.	"Då finns du hos mig"	Bosse Carlgren	Agnetha Fältskog	You Are With Me Then	2:31
2.	"Han lämnar mig för att komma till dig"	Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus	Agnetha Fältskog	He Is Leaving Me To Come To You	3:04
3.	"Kanske var min kind lite het"	Agnetha Fältskog	Agnetha Fältskog	Maybe My Cheek Was A Little Hot	3:09
4.	"Sången föder dig tillbaka"	Björn Carlsson	Agnetha Fältskog	The Song Brings You Back	3:12
5.	"Tågen kan gå igen"	Bosse Carlgren	Agnetha Fältskog	The Trains Can Run Again	3:03
6.	"Dröm är dröm, och saga saga" (swed. version of "Era bello il mio ragazzo")	Stig Anderson	Gianluigi Guarnieri, Pier Paolo Preti	A Dream Is A Dream And A Fairy Tale Is A Fairy Tale	3:24
Total length:					18:26

Singles

Altogether three singles (one of which being just a promo-single for radio) were released off Agnetha's fourth studio album. None of them charted on the official Swedish sales chart Kvällstoppen.

Release date	A-Side	B-Side	Label number	Swedish charts peak
August 1971	Kungens vaktparad	Jag vill att du skall bli lycklig	CS 277	-
September 1971	Många gånger än	Han lämnar mig för att komma till dig	CS 278	-
December 1971	Dröm är dröm, och saga saga	Nya ord	CS 280 (radio promo only)	-

Svensktoppen

Three tracks from "När en vacker tanke blir en sång" appeared on the important Swedish radio chart Svensktoppen. The album's only cover version, "Dröm är dröm, och saga saga", which was a radio-only single in the end of 1971, was the most successful and eventually reached the top 3 in the end of December, while Agnetha's own composition "Många gånger än" reached the top 5 some months earlier. The beginning of 1972 marked the rare occasion of a none-single track showing up on Svensktoppen, namely "Sången föder dig tillbaka", which cracked the top 10 for one week in February.^[3]

Chart entry	Title	Peak position	Time in (weeks)
3 October 1971	Många gånger än	5	7
26 December 1971	Dröm är dröm, och saga saga	3	8
20 February 1972	Sången föder dig tillbaka	10	1

References

booklet, Agnetha Fältskog: Agnetha Fältskog De Första Åren
Bright Lights Dark Shadows – The Real Story Of ABBA by Carl Magnus Palm
http://www.agnetha.net/AGNETHA.html

↑ http://coverdalfreddo.blogspot.it/2014/07/agnetha-faltskog-cover-e-curiosita.html
↑ The Complete Recording Sessions, Carl Magnus Palm, 1994, 22 Century.
↑ 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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