Sissel (album)
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Sissel is a 1986 album from Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø
. It was her debut album which contained different genres and styles. According to her, "....The songs tell different facets of love." It was sold more than 400,000 copies soon after the release, making it the best selling album in Norway at that time, in a country of less than 5 million population.
Sissel Kyrkjebø
Sissel Kyrkjebø , also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano.Sissel is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Sissel's musical style runs the gamut from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and operatic arias...
. It was her debut album which contained different genres and styles. According to her, "....The songs tell different facets of love." It was sold more than 400,000 copies soon after the release, making it the best selling album in Norway at that time, in a country of less than 5 million population.
Charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Norwegian Albums Chart | 1 |
Track listing
- "Kjærlighet"
- "Tenn et lys for dem"
- "Jeg trenger deg"
- "SummertimeSummertime (song)"Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP....
" - "I ditt smil"
- "Eg ser"
- "Vestland, Vestland"
- "Vil du vekke tonen min?"
- "Inn til deg"
- "Frøet"
- "Det skal lyse en solDå 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...
" - "Dagen gryr"