La Dolce Vita - Det Bästa 1982-2003 (La Dolce Vita - The Best) is the second compilation album by Swedish pop music artist Mauro Scocco

Mauro Scocco

Mauro Scocco is a Swedish pop artist of Italian descent. He was the singer for the pop group Ratata in the 1980s and has been a solo artist since. He has been described as "one of the sharpest songwriters in Sweden"....

. Unlike the previous greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 compilation, Hits

Hits (Mauro Scocco album)

Hits is the first greatest hits album by Swedish pop music artist Mauro Scocco. It was released in 1997 on Scocco's own record label Diesel Music.It also included the previously unreleased song "Långsamt Farväl"...

, this double CD spawned Scocco's entire career, including his early career as a member of the pop group Ratata. The selections were picked by Scocco himself. It also included a version of the Scocco-penned Lisa Nilsson

Lisa Nilsson

Lisa Nilsson is a Swedish singer. She was discovered by the legendary producer William Butt and she is perhaps best known in Sweden for her 1992 hit, Himlen runt hörnet, witten by Mauro Scocco and Johan Ekelund. It was released in English in 1995, titled Ticket to Heaven...

 hit "Himlen runt hörnet

Himlen runt hörnet

"Himlen runt hörnet" is a song first released as a single by Lisa Nilsson. In 1995 it was released in English titled "Ticket to Heaven".- Mauro Scocco version :...

", featuring Scocco himself, Nilsson, and Swedish blues artist Driftwood. There was also various unreleased demos included on the album. It was released in 2003 on Scocco's own record label Diesel Music.

The album is named after the 1960 Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...

 film La dolce vita

La Dolce Vita

La Dolce Vita is a 1960 comedy-drama film written and directed by the critically acclaimed director Federico Fellini. The film is a story of a passive journalist's week in Rome, and his search for both happiness and love that will never come...

, which is Italian for "The Sweet Life". It also included the previously unreleased song "La Dolce Vita", that was also released as a single.

Disc one

1. "Himlen runt hörnet
   Himlen runt hörnet
   "Himlen runt hörnet" is a song first released as a single by Lisa Nilsson. In 1995 it was released in English titled "Ticket to Heaven".- Mauro Scocco version :...
   
   " (with Driftwood) – 4.00
2. "Natt Efter Natt" – 3.42 (Ratata)
3. "Jackie" – 3.31 (Ratata)
4. "Så Länge Vi Har Varann" – 4.39 (Ratata & Frida)
5. "Hem Till Stockholm" – 3.29
6. "Sarah" – 4.31
7. "Vem Är Han" – 3.38
8. "Himlen" – 5.01 (Ratata)
9. "Clarence" – 4.32 (Ratata & Plura Jonsson)
10. "Se På Mig Nu" – 5.01 (Ratata)
11. "Det Finns" – 4.10
12. "Ingen Vinner" – 3.23
13. "Någon Som Du" – 4.01
14. "Till Dom Ensamma" – 5.00
15. "Mitt Liv" – 4.19
16. "Om Du Var Min (Edit)" – 4.55
17. "Överallt" – 4.38
18. "Hel Igen" – 5.25

Disc two

1. "La Dolce Vita" – 3.44
2. "Gröne Greven (Demo)" – 3.17
3. "Ett Fönster Mot Gården (Demo)" – 3.14
4. "Bilder Av Dom Vi Var" (with Esbjörn Svensson Trio
   Esbjörn Svensson Trio
   Esbjörn Svensson Trio was a Swedish jazz piano trio formed in 1993 consisting of Esbjörn Svensson , Dan Berglund and Magnus Öström . Its music has classical, rock, pop, and techno elements. It lists classical composer Béla Bartók and rock band Radiohead as influences...
   
   ) – 4.15
5. "En Bild I Min Plånbok" – 4.21
6. "Kärleken Var Här" – 4.10
7. "Som Främlingar" – 4.06
8. "Långsamt Farväl" – 4.56
9. "Himlen Tillhör Dig Och Mig" – 4.18
10. "En Ensam Man" – 6.03
11. "Tvärs Över Mitt Hjärta" – 3.22
12. "Du Är Aldrig Ensam (Edit)" – 4.52
13. "En Gång Var Jag Kung" – 3.17
14. "Sommar I Stockholm" – 3.41
15. "Forfarande Här" – 3.57
16. "Den 11:e" – 3.49
17. "Lev Nu" – 3.52
18. "Där Drömmar Dör (Demo)" – 4.00
19. "Rakt Ut I Natten" – 4.07