Den döende dandyn (album)

Den döende dandyn
Studio album by
Magnus Uggla
ReleasedOctober 1986
StudioPolar Studios AB
GenrePop, rock
Length40:41
LabelCBS
ProducerPeter Ljung & Anders Henriksson
Magnus Uggla chronology
Collection
(1986) 		Den döende dandyn
(1986) 		Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre
(1987)

Den döende dandyn ("The dying dandy") is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was released in 1986. The album was awarded a Rockbjörnen award in the category "Swedish record of the year".[1] "Herr servitör" is a cover of Nick Gilder's "Worlds Collide", with new unrelated lyrics in Swedish. The song "Joey Killer" mocks the glam metal subculture, which gained much popularity during the middle to late 1980s. Den döende dandyn peaked at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart.

Track listing

  • All songs written by Magnus Uggla, except where noted.
Side one
  1. "Staffans matematik" 4:53
  2. "Joey Killer" 4:29
  3. "Rumpnissar" 5:02
  4. "Varje gång jag ser dig" 4:58
Side two
  1. "Fula gubbar" 4:17 (Uggla, G.P. Telemann)
  2. "Herr servitör (Worlds Collide)" 4:50 (Uggla, James McCulloch, Nick Gilder)
  3. "Mattläggar-Oves hjulsång" 4:16
  4. "Passionsfrukt" 3:49
  5. "Den döende dandyn" 4:07

Personnel

  • Magnus Uggla: Main Vocal
  • Henrik Jansson: Guitars
  • Peter Ljung: Bass, Keyboards
  • Per Lindwall: Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming
  • Staffan Birkenfalk, Benna Sörman, Nysse Nyström: Vocal Backing and Choir
  • RSO: Strings, String Arrangements

Production

  • Arranged and Produced by Peter Ljung and Anders Henriksson
  • Recording and Mix by Kaj Erixon
  • All songs published by Uggly Music, except track 6 (EMI Music Publishing Sweden)

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[3] 3× Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Aftonbladet nöje: Rockbjörnen 2000" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2000. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Magnus Uggla – Den döende dandyn". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ "The Big Seller" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 40. 31 January 1987. p. 12. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via American Radio History.