Elvis, Barbra & Jag
Encyclopedia
Elvis, Barbra & Jag is a cover album
of the Swedish
pop
singer Carola Häggkvist
consisting of remaking of songs by Elvis Presley
and Barbra Streisand
. Carola interpreted the songs live on 3 July 2010 in Dalarna. The Swedish television station TV4 broadcast the event and it had a great success. A DVD of the live show reached the top of the DVDs Chart in Sweden, which encouraged her to record some of the songs she sang during the show in studio.
The album, crediting the performer as just Carola rather than the full name Carola Häggkvist was released on 23 March 2011 on X5 Music Group and reached the top of the Swedish Albums Chart on the chart dated 22 April 2011.
Cover Album
-Tracklisting:#Misono to Utaou! Animedley I # #...
of the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Carola Häggkvist
Carola Häggkvist
Carola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music...
consisting of remaking of songs by Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
and Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
. Carola interpreted the songs live on 3 July 2010 in Dalarna. The Swedish television station TV4 broadcast the event and it had a great success. A DVD of the live show reached the top of the DVDs Chart in Sweden, which encouraged her to record some of the songs she sang during the show in studio.
The album, crediting the performer as just Carola rather than the full name Carola Häggkvist was released on 23 March 2011 on X5 Music Group and reached the top of the Swedish Albums Chart on the chart dated 22 April 2011.
Tracklist
- Suspicious MindsSuspicious Minds"Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...
(3:11) - In the GhettoIn the Ghetto"In the Ghetto" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1969. It was written by Mac Davis and made famous by Elvis Presley who had a major comeback hit with the song in 1969. It was released in 1969 as a 45 rpm single with "Any Day Now" as the flip side...
(3:34) - Enough is Enough (Enough is Enough - No More Tears)No More Tears (Enough is Enough)"No More Tears " is a duet from 1979 by Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand. While Summer was famous for her disco material and Streisand for her more easy listening and soundtrack work , this song fused both sounds with a slow beginning which then develops into a disco song...
(3:19) - Woman in LoveWoman in Love"Woman in Love" is a popular song performed by Barbra Streisand and taken from her 1980 album, Guilty. The song was written by Barry and Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees....
(4:50) - Always on My MindAlways on My Mind"Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972.Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers...
(4:12) - You've Lost That Loving FeelingYou've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" is a 1964 song by The Righteous Brothers which became a number-one hit single in the United States and the United Kingdom the following year. In 1999, the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. ranked the song as having had more radio and television...
(4:12) - EvergreenEvergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"Evergreen " is the theme song from the 1976 film A Star Is Born. It was composed and performed by Barbra Streisand with lyrics by Paul Williams. The song was released on the soundtrack album to A Star Is Born....
(3:23) - Watch Closely Now (2:40)
- Heartbreak HotelHeartbreak Hotel"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song recorded by American rock and roll musician Elvis Presley. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label RCA Victor. His first number-one pop record, "Heartbreak Hotel" topped Billboards Top 100 chart, became his first...
(3:21) - Lead Me, Guide MeLead Me, Guide MeLead Me, Guide Me is a gospel song recorded by Elvis Presley for the 1972 album He Touched Me....
(2:55) - Guilty (4:08)
- The Way We WereThe Way We Were (song)"The Way We Were" is the title song to the 1973 movie The Way We Were, starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. The song was written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, scored by Marvin Hamlisch and performed by Streisand...
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Charts
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