BAO!
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BAO! is the second studio album by Benny Anderssons Orkester
, released in June 2004 on Benny's own Mono Music
label. Recording for the album took place in the first half of 2004 at Polar Studios
and Sveriges Radio Studio 4, Stockholm
.
in 2001, the sound on "BAO!" is a mixture of different styles and influences. Classical influences and traditional Swedish folk music can be heard, just as well as pop and jazz influences. Credited to "Benny Anderssons Orkester
med (with) Helen Sjöholm
", the album features five tracks with vocals by Helen Sjöholm
, amongst others. All the music is composed by Benny Andersson
, while the lyrics are provided by old ABBA
colleague Björn Ulvaeus
, Peter Dalle
and Ylva Eggehorn
.
After being released in early summer of 2004, "BAO!" immediately entered the top 5 of the Swedish Albums Chart, staying there the whole summer and eventually topping it on September 17. By the end of September, the album received a Platinum award. By coincidence, "BAO!" dropped out of the charts after 55 weeks, which is exactly the same amount of weeks it's predecessor Benny Anderssons Orkester
stayed on the same chart three years before.
"BAO!" includes Benny Anderssons Orkester
's biggest hit to date, Du är min man. The song, performed by Helen Sjöholm
and featuring vocals by Björn Ulvaeus
, has broken several Svensktoppen
records. Du är min man entered the chart in early July 2004 and stayed there for a breathtaking 278 weeks, until December 2009. Moreover, it topped the charts on several occasions and in total stayed on top of Svensktoppen
for 65 weeks. No other song, either before or after, has even come close to these records.
Two English versions have been recorded of Du är min man, both being titled You Are My Man
, which also is the literal translation of the Swedish title. The only differnces between those two versions are the lyrics, which are varying at same places, but in total have the same concept. The first version of You Are My Man
was recorded for promotional use, when Benny Anderssons Orkester
went to Minnesota
to do some concerts in 2005. The second and official version was recorded in 2009 for the compilation album Story Of A Heart
, which also includes three other tracks from "BAO!": "Glasgow Boogie", "Bed Of Roses" ("En dans på rosor") and "Jehu" (all of which being instrumentals).
Besides performing three solo numbers on "BAO!", Helen Sjöholm
can also be heard on two duets. The first one is called "Midnattsdans" and is performed together with Kalle Moraeus
, member of Benny Anderssons Orkester
and folk-group Orsa Spelmän
. The song was also released on single, but due to the ongoing popularity of Du är min man, which was still topping the charts by then, it fail to chart and was not even tested for Svensktoppen
. Since 2004, the song gets performed on all tours of Benny Anderssons Orkester
in a funny and humorous way.
The album's closing number, "Kärlekens tid", is performed by Helen together with the Duvemålakören (a vocal choir), directed by Bosse Eriksson.
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester is a Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer...
, released in June 2004 on Benny's own Mono Music
Mono Music
Mono Music is a Swedish record label, established in 1987 by former ABBA member Benny Andersson.The Mono Music offices as well as the Mono Music studio, which is mainly used for mixing sessions, are located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm....
label. Recording for the album took place in the first half of 2004 at Polar Studios
Polar Studios
Polar Studios is one of the most famous recording studios in Scandinavia. Originally located in a former movie theater from 1934 at Sankt Eriksgatan 58-60 on Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, Polar Studios was founded by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA in 1977 and had its grand opening on...
and Sveriges Radio Studio 4, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
.
Album Information
Similar to it's predecessor Benny Anderssons OrkesterBenny Anderssons Orkester (album)
Benny Anderssons Orkester is the first album by Benny Anderssons Orkester, released in June 2001.-Album Information:Benny Anderssons Orkester, a folk music group founded in 2001 by former ABBA member Benny Andersson, follows the style of Benny's two solo albums from the 1980s, Klinga mina klockor...
in 2001, the sound on "BAO!" is a mixture of different styles and influences. Classical influences and traditional Swedish folk music can be heard, just as well as pop and jazz influences. Credited to "Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester is a Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer...
med (with) Helen Sjöholm
Helen Sjöholm
Marie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
", the album features five tracks with vocals by Helen Sjöholm
Helen Sjöholm
Marie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
, amongst others. All the music is composed by Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson
Göran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
, while the lyrics are provided by old ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
colleague Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
, Peter Dalle
Peter Dalle
Dan Peter Dalle is a Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director. Most famous for Lorry.Dalle grew up in Täby outside Stockholm.-External links:...
and Ylva Eggehorn
Ylva Eggehorn
Ylva Elisabet Eggehorn is a Swedish poet, writer, and hymnwriter. She is said to be among Sweden's most famous contemporary Christian writers and poets. Along with Christian poetry she wrote for what's believed to be the first Swedish worship album...
.
After being released in early summer of 2004, "BAO!" immediately entered the top 5 of the Swedish Albums Chart, staying there the whole summer and eventually topping it on September 17. By the end of September, the album received a Platinum award. By coincidence, "BAO!" dropped out of the charts after 55 weeks, which is exactly the same amount of weeks it's predecessor Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester (album)
Benny Anderssons Orkester is the first album by Benny Anderssons Orkester, released in June 2001.-Album Information:Benny Anderssons Orkester, a folk music group founded in 2001 by former ABBA member Benny Andersson, follows the style of Benny's two solo albums from the 1980s, Klinga mina klockor...
stayed on the same chart three years before.
"BAO!" includes Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester is a Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer...
's biggest hit to date, Du är min man. The song, performed by Helen Sjöholm
Helen Sjöholm
Marie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
and featuring vocals by Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
, has broken several Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...
records. Du är min man entered the chart in early July 2004 and stayed there for a breathtaking 278 weeks, until December 2009. Moreover, it topped the charts on several occasions and in total stayed on top of Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...
for 65 weeks. No other song, either before or after, has even come close to these records.
Two English versions have been recorded of Du är min man, both being titled You Are My Man
You Are My Man
"You Are My Man" is a song performed by Benny Anderssons Orkester and Helen Sjöholm on the 2009 album Story of a Heart. The song is an English version of the Swedish song "Du är min man", also performed by Benny Anderssons Orkester and Helen Sjöholm but on the 2004 album BAO!...
, which also is the literal translation of the Swedish title. The only differnces between those two versions are the lyrics, which are varying at same places, but in total have the same concept. The first version of You Are My Man
You Are My Man
"You Are My Man" is a song performed by Benny Anderssons Orkester and Helen Sjöholm on the 2009 album Story of a Heart. The song is an English version of the Swedish song "Du är min man", also performed by Benny Anderssons Orkester and Helen Sjöholm but on the 2004 album BAO!...
was recorded for promotional use, when Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester is a Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer...
went to Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
to do some concerts in 2005. The second and official version was recorded in 2009 for the compilation album Story Of A Heart
Story of a Heart
Story Of A Heart is a compilation album by Swedish group Benny Anderssons Orkester , released in July 2009.-Album Information:...
, which also includes three other tracks from "BAO!": "Glasgow Boogie", "Bed Of Roses" ("En dans på rosor") and "Jehu" (all of which being instrumentals).
Besides performing three solo numbers on "BAO!", Helen Sjöholm
Helen Sjöholm
Marie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
can also be heard on two duets. The first one is called "Midnattsdans" and is performed together with Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
, member of Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester is a Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer...
and folk-group Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän is a folk music sextet from Orsa in Sweden, which was founded in 1987. Benny Andersson, the former ABBA member, is a founding member of the group.In 2006, the member Kalle Moraeus was awarded Povel Ramels Karamelodiktstipendium....
. The song was also released on single, but due to the ongoing popularity of Du är min man, which was still topping the charts by then, it fail to chart and was not even tested for Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen is a record chart at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. Svensktoppen airs once a week...
. Since 2004, the song gets performed on all tours of Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Benny Anderssons Orkester is a Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer...
in a funny and humorous way.
The album's closing number, "Kärlekens tid", is performed by Helen together with the Duvemålakören (a vocal choir), directed by Bosse Eriksson.
Track listing
Personnel
The following musicians contributed to BAO!:- Benny AnderssonBenny AnderssonGöran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
: accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, synclavier - Göran Arnberg: organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, spinetSpinetA spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.-Spinets as harpsichords:While the term spinet is used to designate a harpsichord, typically what is meant is the bentside spinet, described in this section... - Janne Bengtsson: fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, piccola, crumhorns, barytonsax - Pär Grebacken: saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
, flute - Leif Göras: violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... - (Nils-Erik) Nicke Göthe: violin, mandolin
- (Jan-Erik) Jogga Ernlund: contrabassContrabassContrabass refers to a musical instrument of very low pitch; generally those pitched one octave below instruments of the bass register...
- Calle Jacobsson: tubaTubaThe tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
, valve trombone - Leif Lindvall: trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Kalle MoraeusKalle MoraeusKalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
: violin, zitherZitherThe zither is a musical string instrument, most commonly found in Slovenia, Austria, Hungary citera, northwestern Croatia, the southern regions of Germany, alpine Europe and East Asian cultures, including China...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, solomandolin, vocals on "Midnattsdans" - Olle Moraeus: violin, viola, mandolin
- (Pererik) Perra Moraeus: violin, circus-saxophone, mandolin
- Lars Rudolfsson: accordion
- Helen SjöholmHelen SjöholmMarie Helen Sjöholm is a Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå...
: vocals - Jörgen Stenberg: drums, percussion
- Duvemålakören under direction of Bosse Eriksson: vocals on "Kärlekens tid"