Välkommen till folkhemmet explained
| Välkommen till folkhemmet |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Magnus Uggla |
| Cover: | Valkommen Till Folkhemmet.jpg |
| Released: | October 1983 |
| Genre: | Pop, rock |
| Length: | 39:54 |
| Label: | Sonet Grammofon |
| Producer: | Magnus Uggla |
| Prev Title: | Godkänd pirat |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Retrospektivt collage |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
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.
Track listing
All 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Alla Rockbjörnsvinnare sedan 1979. Aftonbladet. sv. 2000. 10 October 2014. 25 May 2012. https://archive.today/20120525065425/http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/noje/special/rockbjorn00/gamla.html. live.
- Web site: Magnus Uggla - Välkommen Till Folkhemmet. 2020-12-21. Discogs. en. 2020-11-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20201105180913/https://www.discogs.com/Magnus-Uggla-V%C3%A4lkommen-Till-Folkhemmet/release/767457. live.
- Web site: Swedish charts . 2014-10-09 . 2014-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141127224710/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Magnus+Uggla&titel=V%E4lkommen+till+folkhemmet&cat=a . live .
