The Hep Stars (album)

The Hep Stars (also known as just Hep Stars) is the eponymous second studio album by Swedish pop group Hep Stars, released in December 1966 on Åke Gerhard's Olga Records. In contrast to their heavier and more rhythm and blues based sound of their debut album We And Our Cadillac, songs on The Hep Stars varies between pop on songs such as "Lady Lady" to psychedelia on "Consolation". The album also marks keyboardist Benny Andersson's songwriting debut, as five tracks on it are credited to him. "Isn't It Easy To Say" is also the first collaboration by him and future ABBA-bandmate Björn Ulvaeus.

This article is about their eponymous album. For the group, see Hep Stars.
The Hep Stars
Studio album by
Hep Stars
ReleasedDecember 1966
RecordedApril – November 1966
StudioEuropafilm Studio, Stockholm
Genre
Length30:35
LabelOlga Records
ProducerGert Palmcrantz
Hep Stars chronology
Hep Stars on Stage
(1965)		 The Hep Stars
(1966)		 Jul med Hep Stars
(1967)
Singles from The Hep Stars
  1. "Wedding"
    Released: May 1966
  2. "Consolation"
    Released: October 1966

It also features two hit singles, "Wedding" and "Consolation", which both reached peak position on the Kvällstoppen chart for 4 and 10 weeks respectively.[1][2] The album itself peaked at number 12 on the same chart.[3] Which at the time was a huge feat for an album, as it at the time was dominated by singles. This had only previously been achieved with the album Revolver by the Beatles.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Time"Björn Ulvaeus2:48
2."The Birds In The Sky"Berry Bjärenäs3:12
3."Consolation"Benny Andersson3:29
4."Easy To Fool"
  • Berndt Öst
  • Peter Himmelstrand
2:34
5."Sound Of Eve"Andersson3:13
Total length:15:16
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Isn't It Easy To Say"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
3:00
2."Lady Lady"Andersson1:54
3."Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream"Ed McCurdy2:22
4."Morning Comes After Night"Bjärenäs2:15
5."I've Said It All Before"
2:50
6."Wedding"
2:58
Total length:15:19
1996 Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
7."Sunny Girl"AnderssonSingle A-Side, 19662:23
8."Hawaii"
B-Side of 'Sunny Girl', 19661:30
9."When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again"
  • Wiley Walker
  • Gene Sullivan
B-Side of 'Wedding', 19662:47
10."I Natt Jag Drömde"
Single A-Side, 19662:19
11."Jag Vet"
B-side of 'I Natt Jag Drömde', 19663:23
12."Don't"
  • Jerry Leiber
  • Mike Stoller
B-side of 'Consolation', 19663:08
13."Malaika"Adam SalimSingle A-Side, 19672:49
14."It's Nice To Be Back"AnderssonB-Side of 'Malaika', 19672:34
Total length:20:53

References
  1. "Wedding By Hep Stars - Chart Position". nostalgilistan. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  2. "Consolation by Hep Stars - Chart Position". nostalgilistan. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  3. "Hep Stars - The Hep Stars - Chart Position". nostalgilistan. Retrieved 2019-08-03.


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