Marie revisits her ’70s favorites with “My Best Friend”
Written by tevensso on April 12, 2006 to Marie Fredriksson.
STOCKHOLM - 
Marie Fredriksson will release her new album “Min bäste vän” (“My Best Friend”) on June 14. On the new album, she gives her own, personal interpretation of the music she grew up with during the end of the ’60s and the beginning of the ’70s.
You’ll find songs from artists like John Holm, Fred Åkerström, Pugh Rogefeldt and the Hoola Bandoola Band on this album, along with many others.
As early as May 15 she will release the first single, the John Holm song “Sommaräng” (“Summer Meadow”).
Marie has again worked with her husband Micke Bolyos as both producer and arranger. The album’s been recorded at her at-home studio Vinden during the winter months. Marie and Micke worked with a small group of musicians: guitarists Ola Gustavsson, Staffan Astner and Jokke Pettersson; brothers Per & Sven Lindvall drums and bass guitar and Mats Ronander plays the harmonica on Pugh’s song “Guldgruva” (“Gold Mine”).
The songs:
DIN BÄSTE VÄN [Your Best Friend] Words & music: John Holm.
SOMMARÄNG [Summer Meadow] Words & music: John Holm.
OM JAG VORE ARBETSLÖS [If I Were Unemployed] (“If I Were A Carpenter”)
Original Words & music: Tim Hardin.
Swedish lyrics: Cornelis Vreeswijk.
GULDGRUVA [Gold Mine] Words & music: Pugh Rogefeldt.
VEM KAN MAN LITA PÅ? [Who Can You Trust?] Words & music: Mikael Wiehe.
JAG GER DEJ MIN MORGON
AFTONFALKEN [The Evening Falcon] Words: Ulf Lundell. Music: Pugh Rogefeldt.
INGEN KOMMER UNDAN POLITIKEN [No One Escapes Politics] (“Complainte Pour Ste. Catherine”) Original Words & music: Philippe Tatartcheff & Anna McGarrigle.
Swedish lyrics: Ola Magnell.
MAN MÅSTE VETA VAD MAN ÖNSKAR SIG [You Have to Know What You Wish For] Words & music: Mikael Wiehe.
DEN ÖDE STRANDEN [The Deserted Beach] Words & music: John Holm.
HÄR KOMMER NATTEN [Here Comes the Night] Words & music: Pugh Rogefeldt.
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95 comments
blunek said on April 12, 2006 14:02:
Great news! :0))) But I hope there will be not so many Micke‘s ideas in arrangments and so on. I prefer Marie‘s old style. She has the music in her heart, she knows what to do and how to do it. Recently I feel it‘s more their marriage-work than Marie herself. I‘m so happy that they are such a great marriage and they love each other, but Micke has too big influence on Marie in the studio. Anyway, it‘s not so important, even with Micke - the album will be sooo great, I‘m sure!
Rox on! :0)
Roxryder-V2002 said on April 12, 2006 14:08:
Yes!!
I was looking just for this news today - A Marie New Album - And here it is!!! Here it is!!!
Amazing!!
So Happy!!
rox-kuryliw said on April 12, 2006 14:13:
wow so its a cover album of old songs from when she grew up ? very personal , im liking the idea alot, I love the sound from her studio sounds real and raw.
I bet this idea started when she but ’the good life’ on the change, loved her singing that :-D
roxgirl_germany said on April 12, 2006 14:15:
Wow, great news!
Must be quite common right now to go back to the music of the youth. ;) (Okay, who inspired whom? *g*)
I am curious to hear her version of “Den öde stranden” (which seems to be the only song in the list that I know, as a non-Swede).
What a nice Easter Egg!
yellowtigger said on April 12, 2006 14:17:
WOW!! Fantastic new!!!!!!!!
Good work TDR!!!!! :D
ElisabethH said on April 12, 2006 14:18:
What a way for a fan to start the summer! Fantastic! Marie’s the best!
eBay said on April 12, 2006 14:23:
Yes, very exciting news indeed!
I wonder if there is going to be more promotion for this album in Sweden this time around??
I am so happy to see that Marie has got the strength to make more records and continue working hard.
I agree with a previous statement though, I prefer 100% Marie music instead of her husbands... not offence to him, I just so much prefered every song she wrote herself on her previous album and the thing is, I only checked the booklet much later and discovered that the songs I didn’t like as much were not written by her.
roxlad said on April 12, 2006 14:27:
What great news! I wasn’t expecting a cover album at all. I’m very curious to hear her version of DÖS! Also I have a song called ’Här kommer natten’ sung by Joey Tempest of Europe and Patrik Isaksson.... I wonder if it is the same one. Maybe that was a cover too.
Edit: There’s no info on www.maryjane.se (yet)
CRIZ said on April 12, 2006 14:27:
WOW..so Marie made her own “SOAP”-Album :D..okay with coversongs...sounds interesting!!!
ally77 said on April 12, 2006 14:28:
I guess I’ll join in....
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
only if your gonna sign this CD can you please give a little notice to your fans that might want to fly over....
Max-Tob said on April 12, 2006 14:29:
me don’t like the idea at all. this is not asoap album, it’s a cover album.
unreal said on April 12, 2006 14:32:
i agree with blunek!!!. it a great new!!!!- however i would like to hear some new stuff written by her.
unreal from argentina.
Room_service said on April 12, 2006 14:33:
Sorry, but I am disappointed. This album doesn’t sound exciting to me. At this point I am tired of old stuff, or music that sound like old stuff (SOAP).
Agnetha Fältskog (former member of ABBA) released an album like this in 2004, “My Colouring Book”. I played it when I got it, but no anymore. The point is I am not used to old standards, I want new songs. I was born in the 80’s, so 60’s stuff is totally indifferent to me.
Just my point of view.
HBrox said on April 12, 2006 14:56:
It’s a great new to know that she is working again and looking forward in her life. My experience with this kind of albums is not good. “My colouring book” from Agnetha is not good at all, too much “old fashionable” and boring for me. The same with “Indigo: Women of songs” from Olivia Newton John. I am more into the ’80 stuff, the ’70 and ’60 are too old for me (i’m 27 years old now)... LOL.
But who knows.. it could be nice to hear Marie this songs.. we’ll see. Anyway, it’s great to have news from her!
Keep on Roxin’!
HB from argentina.
mbatalla said on April 12, 2006 15:07:
If would be much better that she saves efforts and make vesions of the Per songs this summer. 8 or 10 versions from Per’s demo songs.
BTW, this is MF...
mf2004 said on April 12, 2006 15:09:
Great!!!!!!!!! I´m very happy!!!
Marie´s The best!!!
sommartider said on April 12, 2006 15:29:
Cool news!! I’m glad for Marie. But it’s sad that Marie and Per doesn’t put the same energy they put on their solo work for a brand new Rox album =(
Zargo said on April 12, 2006 16:08:
*shrugs* A cover album... not very interesting.
Doing an ’Agnetha.’
rox-kuryliw said on April 12, 2006 16:10:
I she put her energy to a roxette album, but how fun must it have been to record an album of songs that you grew up with, must have been a pleasure to do.
Tider12_ said on April 12, 2006 16:13:
it’s so great!!!!!!!!!!!! Marie’s new album!!! I think is great Marie record a new album. I can’t wait to listen the new single.
But, she can make a new album, Per can make a new album, But they can only record one song for roxette!!
Well, maybe if this summer they enjoy recording, they try to record some new songs.
Please, make a break with solo albums, ROXETTE IS ALIVE YET!!!
KixBE said on April 12, 2006 13:48:
yeahhhh!!!
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