Kikkis bästa
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Kikkis bästa was released on February 27, 2008, and is a double
compilation album
by Kikki Danielsson
. It peaked at #15 at the Swedish album chart.
2008 was 35 years since Kikki Danielsson became lead vocalist in Wizex
, and 30 years since her break-through at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978
.
The album consists of well-known hits
, but also more rare recordings, such as Right Night for Loving (Bra vibrationer
with lyrics in English
, which earlier had only been released outside Sweden
and not been available on CD. The compilation also contains "That'll Be the Day
", a recording Kikki Danielsson made with Wizex, which had only been on the flipside of a Christmas
promo sent out by Mariann Grammofon AB
in 1979.
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by Kikki Danielsson
Kikki Danielsson
Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until...
. It peaked at #15 at the Swedish album chart.
2008 was 35 years since Kikki Danielsson became lead vocalist in Wizex
Wizex
Wizex is a Swedish "dansband", formed in Osby, Sweden in 1973, with Kikki Danielsson as singer. The band has since had several front singers.Wizex finished 2nd in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978....
, and 30 years since her break-through at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978
Melodifestivalen 1978
Melodifestivalen 1978 was the selection for the 18th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 17th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 58 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio...
.
The album consists of well-known hits
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
, but also more rare recordings, such as Right Night for Loving (Bra vibrationer
Bra vibrationer (song)
"Bra vibrationer" , written by Ingela Forsman and composed by Lasse Holm, was the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed by Kikki Danielsson.-History:...
with lyrics in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, which earlier had only been released outside Sweden
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....
and not been available on CD. The compilation also contains "That'll Be the Day
That'll Be the Day
"That'll Be the Day" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison and recorded by various artists including The Crickets and Linda Ronstadt. It was also the first song to be recorded by The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that subsequently became The Beatles...
", a recording Kikki Danielsson made with Wizex, which had only been on the flipside of a Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
promo sent out by Mariann Grammofon AB
Mariann Grammofon AB
Mariann Grammofon AB, formed in 1972, is a record label run by Bert Karlsson in Skara, Sweden. Since 2006 the label is owned by Warner Music Group.-Signed artists and groups:*Afro-Dite*Alf Robertson*Anders Johansson*Andrés Esteche*Barbados*Casanovas...
in 1979.
CD 1
- Bra vibrationerBra vibrationer (song)"Bra vibrationer" , written by Ingela Forsman and composed by Lasse Holm, was the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed by Kikki Danielsson.-History:...
- En timme för sent
- 9 to 59 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)"9 to 5" is a song written and originally performed by Dolly Parton for the 1980 film comedy Nine to Five, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Parton in her film debut....
- Miss DecibelMiss Decibel (song)Miss Decibel, written by Lasse Holm and Gert Lengstrand, is a song in Swedish, which finished 2nd at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978. It was performed by the Swedish "dansband" Wizex, back then including Kikki Danielsson as lead vocal singer, together with Lasse Holm.Björn Skifs won that year's...
(WizexWizexWizex is a Swedish "dansband", formed in Osby, Sweden in 1973, with Kikki Danielsson as singer. The band has since had several front singers.Wizex finished 2nd in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978....
) - Lätta dina vingar
- Minnet (Memory)
- I dag & i morgonI dag & i morgon (song)"I dag & i morgon" is a pop song written by Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom. Swedish pop and country singer Kikki Danielsson sang it when it finished 10th at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006....
- Diggy Diggy Lo
- Papaya CoconutPapaya Coconut (song)"Papaya Coconut" is a song, written by Ingela Forsman and Lasse Holm. It was recorded with lyrics in Swedish by Kikki Danielsson on her 1986 album Papaya Coconut, and is one of her most famous recordings. The lyrics are about travelling from the Earth's colder places to its hotter places...
- God morgonGod morgon (Chips song)"God morgon" is a pop song in Swedish, performed by the pop and country group Chips, just then named "Sweets 'n Chips", at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1981, where it finished 2nd. Its lyrics are about morning. "God morgon" was written by Lasse Holm and Torgny Söderberg. With this song, Elisabeth...
(ChipsChips (band)Chips was a Swedish country and pop group, formed in 1979 by Kikki Danielsson and Lasse Holm, and split in 1983.Chips finished 4th in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980 with the song "Mycke' mycke' mer", with Lars Westman, Lisa Magnusson, Mats Rådberg and Monica Silverstrand as background singers...
) - Ett hus med många rum (RoosarnaKjell Roos bandKjell Roos Band is a dansband in Vallsta, Sweden. The band was formed in 1969 by the brothers Kjell, Anders and Sven-Åke as Bröderna Roos . In the mid 1970s they changed their name to Roosarna. Since 1975, it is a full-time playing band...
) - Rock'n Yodel
- När vi rör varannSometimes When We TouchSometimes When We Touch is a 1977 ballad written by Dan Hill and Barry Mann on the album Longer Fuse, but was also released as a single in 1978. It was Hill's biggest hit, peaking at #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Musicians included Larrie Londin , Bob Mann , Don Potter , Tom Scyzniak...
(Sometimes When We Touch) - Vem går med dig hem (Amico e), duet with Kjell RoosKjell RoosKjell Roos, born 1956, is a Swedish guitarist and singer, who leads the Swedish dansband Kjell Roos Band, earlier known as Roosarna. In 1984 he married the Swedish singer Kikki Danielsson. They have two children but separated in 1999. They have done duets in songs as I juletid , Kvällens sista...
- Öppna vatten
- En allra sista chansAchy Breaky Heart"Achy Breaky Heart" is a hit country music song written by Don Von Tress. Originally titled "Don't Tell My Heart", its name was later changed to "Achy Breaky Heart" and was recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1992 album Some Gave All. As Cyrus' debut single and signature song, it made him famous and...
(Achy Breaky Heart) - I Love a Rainy Night
- You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Io che non vivo senza te)
- Mitt innersta rum
- I mitt hjärta brinner lågan (with Ole Ivars)
- En enda gångEn enda gång (song)En enda gång, lyrics by Hans Skoog and music Martin Klaman, is a power ballad which Kikki Danielsson performed when it finished 4th at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1992. Kikki Danielsson had throat problems, which caused her voice to become more hoarse than usual...
- Sången skall klinga
- Väntar ännu på den morgon (Waiting for the Morning)
CD 2
- Dag efter dagDag Efter Dag"Dag efter dag" is a song in Swedish, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. The pop and country group Chips won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982 with the song, which was sung by Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreasson. Chips finished eighth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982...
- Mycke' mycke' merMycke' mycke' merMycke' mycke' mer, written by Lasse Holm and Torgny Söderberg, is a pop song in Swedish, which was performed by Swedish pop and country group Chips at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980, where it finished 4. it is a love song about being together, and was sung in a duet by Lasse Holm and Kikki...
- Hem till Norden with (RoosarnaKjell Roos bandKjell Roos Band is a dansband in Vallsta, Sweden. The band was formed in 1969 by the brothers Kjell, Anders and Sven-Åke as Bröderna Roos . In the mid 1970s they changed their name to Roosarna. Since 1975, it is a full-time playing band...
) - Vem é dé du vill haVem é dé du vill haVem é dé du vill ha is a pop song in Swedish, written by Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom. With the song, Kikki, Bettan & Lotta competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002, where the song finished 3rd...
- Ge mig sol, ge mig hav
- Jag trodde änglarna fanns (with Ole Ivars)
- Dagar som kommer och går
- Cowboy Yodel Song
- Talking in Your SleepTalking in Your Sleep (Crystal Gayle song)"Talking in Your Sleep" is a song written by Roger Cook and Bobby Wood, that was the second single released by Country-Pop crossover singer, Crystal Gayle, to become a hit on both the country and pop charts. It was a hit in 1978...
- Här är jag igen (Here You Come Again)
- Rädda pojkar
- Och vi hörde klockor ringa (Les trois cloches)
- Varför är kärleken röd?Varför är kärleken röd? (song)Varför är kärleken röd? is a song in Swedish with text and music by Torgny Söderberg. It was sung by Swedish country and pop singer Kikki Danielsson when it finished 2nd in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1983...
- Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
- That'll Be the DayThat'll Be the Day"That'll Be the Day" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison and recorded by various artists including The Crickets and Linda Ronstadt. It was also the first song to be recorded by The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that subsequently became The Beatles...
- Se dig i din spegel
- Stand by Your ManStand By Your Man"Stand by Your Man" is a song co-written by Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill and originally recorded by Tammy Wynette, released as a single in September 1968 in the USA...
- Flyg fri
- Singles Bar
- Good Year for the Roses
- Som en sol
- Vi låser dörren in till damernas (Let's Talk it over in the Ladies Room)
- El Lute
- Right Night for LovingBra vibrationer (song)"Bra vibrationer" , written by Ingela Forsman and composed by Lasse Holm, was the Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, performed by Kikki Danielsson.-History:...
(Bra vibrationer)