Angel of the Morning, released in 1981, is the debut album

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 of Norwegian

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 singer Elisabeth Andreassen

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, and the first of several solo

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 albums. Previously, she sang with Mats Rådberg on his album I'm the Singer, You're the Song (1980). Angel of the Morning contains songs in both Swedish

Swedish language

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 and English

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, including "Angel of the Morning

Angel of the Morning

"Angel of the Morning" is a popular song that has been recorded numerous times, and has been a charting hit single for several artists including Juice Newton, Merrilee Rush, Nina Simone, P.P...

", which Andreassen released in the early 1980s, and the hit

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 "Då lyser en sol

Då lyser en sol

"Då lyser en sol" is a Swedish language ballad, written in 1981 by Lasse Holm. In 1981, Elisabeth Andreasson recorded the song. The song text is, in an astronomical aspect, about the Sun and what it the Sun means for the life on Earth. The song text also describes how the dusk falls and the night...

". The album reached approximately 20,000 sales in Sweden

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, equivalent to selling gold in Norway

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. It peaked at #46 at the Swedish album chart.

Side A

#	Title	Songwriter	Length
1.	"Lipstick on Your Collar Lipstick on Your Collar (song) "Lipstick on Your Collar" is a song written by Edna Lewis and George Goehring which was a 1959 hit single for Connie Francis.Francis recorded the song 15 April 1959 in a session at Metropolitan Studio produced and conducted by Ray Ellis... "	George Goehring, Edna Lewis	2.44
2.	"Hard Times"	Bobby Braddock Bobby Braddock Robert Valentine Braddock is an American country music songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit...	2.50
3.	"En enda morgon (Angel of the Morning) Angel of the Morning "Angel of the Morning" is a popular song that has been recorded numerous times, and has been a charting hit single for several artists including Juice Newton, Merrilee Rush, Nina Simone, P.P... "	Chip Taylor Chip Taylor James Wesley Voight , better known by his stage name as Chip Taylor, is an American songwriter, who is noted for writing the songs "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing." He is the brother of actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight... , Mats Rådberg	4.09
4.	"Han pendlar varje dag (Morning Train)"	Florrie Palmer, Olle Bergman	3.15
5.	"Dreamer"	Lasse Holm Lasse Holm Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters...	4.11
6.	"But Love Me"	Kenny Nolan Kenny Nolan Kenny Nolan is a Los Angeles, California based singer-songwriter.He is best remembered for his 1977 self-penned song "I Like Dreamin'", which achieved the #3 chart position on the Billboard Hot 100 early that year....	3.14
7.	"Då lyser en sol Då lyser en sol "Då lyser en sol" is a Swedish language ballad, written in 1981 by Lasse Holm. In 1981, Elisabeth Andreasson recorded the song. The song text is, in an astronomical aspect, about the Sun and what it the Sun means for the life on Earth. The song text also describes how the dusk falls and the night... "	Lasse Holm Lasse Holm Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters...	4.32

Side B

#	Title	Songwriter	Length
8.	"Killen ner' på Konsum svär att han är Elvis (There's a Guy Works Down the Chipchop Swears He's Elvis) There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" was Kirsty MacColl's first hit single, charting in the UK at #14 in 1981, and remaining in the charts for nine weeks. It reached #9 in the Irish charts... "	Kirsty MacColl Kirsty MacColl Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter.MacColl scored several pop hits from the early 1980s to the early 1990s... , Philip Rambow, Hasse Olsson	3.09
9.	"Together Again Together Again (Buck Owens song) "Together Again" is a 1964 song by United States country singer and guitarist Buck Owens.The song, best known as the "B" side to Owens' No. 1 hit, "My Heart Skips a Beat", interrupted that song's run at Number One on the U.S. country charts... "	Buck Owens Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...	3.48
10.	"What's Forever for"	Rafe Vanhoy	3.17
11.	"Hallå du härliga söndag"	Lasse Holm Lasse Holm Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters...	3.34
12.	"Blessed are the Believers"	Charlie Black, Rory Bourke, Sandy Pinkard	2.47
13.	"Take Me Away"	Lasse Holm Lasse Holm Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters...	4.05
14.	"När jag behövde dig mest (Just When I Needed You Most) Just When I Needed You Most "Just When I Needed You Most" is the title of a 1979 song by the American singer-songwriter Randy VanWarmer. VanWarmer and former Hot Chocolate member Tony Wilson co-wrote the track, which was produced by Del Newman and appears on the singer's 1979 album, Warmer... "	Randy Vanwarmer Randy VanWarmer Randy VanWarmer was an American songwriter and guitarist. His biggest success was the pop hit, "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979 after peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart... , Lasse Holm Lasse Holm Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters...	4.09

External links

• "Angel of the Morning" at the Swedish album chart