500 dagar om året

500 dagar om året (500 days a year) is the 20th studio album by Swedish singer/songwriter Tomas Ledin, released in June 2009.[1]

500 dagar om året
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 2009 (2009-06-10)
RecordedWinter 2008/2009
GenrePop
Length45:05
LabelUniversal Music, (060252702033)
ProducerLasse Andersson
Tomas Ledin chronology
Plektrum
(2006)
500 dagar om året
(2009)
Tolkingarna
(2011)
Singles from 500 dagar om året
  1. "Håll ut"
    Released: February 2, 2009
  2. "500 dagar om året"
    Released: May 15, 2009

Album information

The album produced by Lasse Andersson, was recorded during the winter of 2008/2009 in Sweden. As usual, all songs were composed by Ledin himself, with some help by Lasse Andersson on the track "Håll ut". The song was eventually released as the first single from the album, peaking at number 42 on the Swedish Singles Chart in February 2009. The title track itself was also released on single before the actual album and became the album's biggest hit. In addition to peaking at number 16 on the official sales chart, it also became Tomas' first top5 hit on the Swedish radio chart Svensktoppen, since 1993.[2]

The album itself was a huge success. Upon its release in June 2009, it entered the Swedish albums chart at number two and stayed in the top10 for eleven weeks. "500 dagar om året" was certified Platinum a month after its release, in early July.[3]

In 2010, another track from the album managed to enter the Svensktoppen charts. In April, the album's closing number, "Kanske kvällens sista dans", peaked at number 10.[4]

Track listing

500 dagar om året
No.TitleWriter(s)Title (English translation)Length
1."500 dagar om året"Tomas Ledin500 days a year4:23
2."Att inte göra någonting alls"Tomas LedinDoing nothing at all2:55
3."Medelklassens okrönta kungar"Tomas LedinUncrowned kings of the middle class4:03
4."Alldeles för lätt"Tomas LedinJust too easy4:28
5."Din vän i alla fall"Tomas LedinYour friend in any case4:46
6."Dyningar"Tomas LedinSwells0:43
7."Atlantkustens kyliga smekning"Tomas LedinAtlantic coast's cool caress6:39
8."Vår egen sång"Tomas LedinOur own song4:22
9."Ut på vägarna igen"Tomas LedinOut on the road again3:56
10."Håll ut"Tomas Ledin, Lasse AnderssonPersevere4:06
11."Kanske kvällens sista dans"Tomas LedinMaybe the last dance of the evening4:38
Total length:45:05

Personnel

The following musicians contributed to the recording of "500 dagar om året":[5]

References

  1. Universal Music Sweden, album page. http://www.universalmusic.se/musik/tomas-ledin/500-dagar-om-aret/?upc=00602527020334&pid=30270442636 Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Svensktoppen, July 2009. http://195.178.191.81/history/2009-07-19.html Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Hitlistan, official Swedish charts. http://www.hitlistan.se
  4. Svenkstoppen, April 2010. http://195.178.191.81/history/2010-04-18.html Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 500 dagar om året, booklet
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