Værsgo is the debut album of Kim Larsen

Kim Larsen

thumb|250px|Kim Larsen, Nibe Festival 2009.Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen is a Danish rock musician.Inspired by The Beatles and rock and roll, Larsen began as a songwriter and guitarist...

 who formed Gasolin'

Gasolin'

Gasolin was a Danish rock band from Christianshavn in Copenhagen formed by Kim Larsen, Franz Beckerlee and Wili Jønsson in 1969. Their first drummer was the late Bjørn Uglebjerg. He was replaced by Søren Berlev in 1971...

 in 1969 with Wili Jønsson

Wili Jønsson

Wili Jønsson is a Danish rock musician and member of 1970s band Gasolin'.Born 27 March 1942. Went to the Gerbrandsskolen together with Franz Beckerlee. In 1969 Jønsson got together with childhood friend Franz Beckerlee...

 and Franz Beckerlee. It was released in 1973 while he was still a member of Gasolin', and the album contains songs which were not found suitable for Gasolin'. With 17 songs, it was apparent that Kim Larsen had a lot of songs to offer. It is also apparent why these songs did not fit into the Gasolin' frame. Unlike the hard and disciplined rock of Gasolin' the songs on Værsgo has a loose and cosy atmosphere with a lot of romance and sentimentality and childlike innocence. The album became a big surprise hit and it is considered to be a classic in Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 popular music. In 2005 the 17 songs were re-recorded by various Danish artists under the title: Værsgo 2. This album became a big seller too, confirming the icon status of Værsgo. Værsgo was recorded in Wifoss studio in Copenhagen and produced by Poul Bruun. All the members of Gasolin' played on the album: Franz Beckerlee played the Moog, Wili Jønsson played the piano and organ and Søren Berlev played the percussion.

Side one

1. "Nanna" (Larsen / Grete Quist Holm)
2. "Hubertus" (Unknown)
3. "Joanna"
4. "Det er i dag et Vejr" (Poul Schierbeck
   Poul Schierbeck
   Poul Schierbeck was a Danish composer and organist. He was a pupil of Carl Nielsen and Thomas Laub. From 1931 he taught composition and instrumentation at the Royal Danish Academy of Music....
   
    / Ludvig Holstein)
5. "Byens Hotel" (Trad. / Larsen, Mogens Mogensen, Thomas Grue)
6. "Det rager mig en Bønne"
7. "Blaffersangen"
8. "Sylvesters Drøm"

Side two

1. "Hvis din Far giver dig lov" (Larsen / Mogensen)
2. "Guleroden"
3. "Maria" (Larsen, Ole Christensen)
4. "Er du jol mon!!!"
5. "Den Rige og den Fattige Pige" (Stig Møller / Trad.)
6. "De Fjorten Astronauter" (Larsen, Ole Alstrup Frederiksen)
7. "På en gren i Vort Kvarter" (Larsen / Mogensen)
8. "Jacob den Glade" (Davies, Pete Seeger / Larsen)
9. "Christianhavns Kanal" (Larsen / Flemming Quist Møller)

Credits

• Kim Larsen
  Kim Larsen
  thumb|250px|Kim Larsen, Nibe Festival 2009.Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen is a Danish rock musician.Inspired by The Beatles and rock and roll, Larsen began as a songwriter and guitarist...
  
  

with

• Franz Beckerlee - Moog
  Moog synthesizer
  Moog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
  
  
• Wili Jønsson
  Wili Jønsson
  Wili Jønsson is a Danish rock musician and member of 1970s band Gasolin'.Born 27 March 1942. Went to the Gerbrandsskolen together with Franz Beckerlee. In 1969 Jønsson got together with childhood friend Franz Beckerlee...
  
   - Piano
  Piano
  The 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...
  
  , organ
  Organ (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...
  
  
• Søren Berlev - Percussion
• Søren Bernbon - Vocal