Ted (album) explained

Ted
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ted Gärdestad
Cover:	Ted Gärdestad - Ted (1973 album).jpg
Released:	1973
Recorded:	October 1972 – February 1973
Studio:	Metronome, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:	Pop
Length:	37:25
Label:	Polar
Producer:	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
Prev Title:	Undringar
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Upptåg
Next Year:	1974

Ted is the second studio album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1973 through Polar Music.^{[1] [2]} 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'".^{[3] [4]} 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.^[5]

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.^[6] The album charted on the Swedish Albums Chart and peaked at number seven in week 26 of 2020.^[7] In 2021, it reached a new peak of number six.^[8]

The Swedish female duo group First Aid Kit has recorded both Swedish and English cover versions of "Come Give Me Love" (single 2020).

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 movie of the same name

Personnel

Musicians

• Ted Gärdestad – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
• Benny Andersson – piano, cembalo, vibraphone, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
• Björn Ulvaeus – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals
• Janne Schaffer – electric guitar
• Mike Watson – bass guitar
• Ola Brunkert – drums
• Roger Palm – drums
• Rutger Gunnarsson – banjo
• Agnetha Fältskog – backing vocals
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad – backing vocals
• Lena Andersson – backing vocals
• Luciano Mosetti – harmonica

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

Charts

Year-end charts

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Year	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	2022	35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	2023	30

External links

• Official home page, The Ted Gärdestad Society

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ted* - Ted. Discogs. en. 2020-04-19.
2. Web site: Ted Gärdestad och hans kvinnor – exfrun berättar. www.expressen.se. sv. 2020-04-19.
3. Web site: Eric Saades oro bakom scenen – hyllningen till Ted Gärdestad. www.expressen.se. sv. 2020-04-19.
4. Web site: Eric Saade hyllar Ted Gärdestad i Melodifestivalens öppningsnummer i Leksand. 2019-02-15. Melodifestivalen: Expertbloggen. sv-SE. 2020-04-19.
5. Web site: Ted* - Ted. Discogs. en. 2020-04-19.
6. Web site: Ted* - Gonna Make You My Angel. Discogs. en. 2020-04-19.
7. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 26. 26 June 2020. Sverigetopplistan.
8. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 26. sv. Sverigetopplistan. July 2, 2021.
9. Web site: Årslista Album, 2022. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 15 January 2023.
10. Web site: Årslista Album, 2023. Sverigetopplistan. 18 January 2024.