Upptåg was the third album from Swedish

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....

 singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad

Ted Gärdestad

Ted Gärdestad , internationally known as Ted Gardestad, Ted Gaerdestad or just Ted was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician.-Early career:...

, released in 1974 on the Polar Music

Polar Music

Polar Music is a Swedish record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag. The first act that it signed was the Hootenanny Singers featuring Björn Ulvaeus. Polar eventually gained prosperity producing Ulvæus' next group, international superstars ABBA...

 label. It contains the hits "Fantomen", "Silver", "Eiffeltornet" and "Viking". The album was produced by Benny Andersson

Benny Andersson

Göran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...

, Björn Ulvaeus

Björn Ulvaeus

Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...

 and Ted, engineered by Michael B. Tretow

Michael B. Tretow

Bo Michael Tretow is a swedish record producer and audio engineer, Musician and composer, best known for his work with Swedish pop group ABBA , and with the musical Chess. Tretow experimented with different recording techniques, and played an essential part in creating the famous "ABBA-sound"...

 and features vocals by Agnetha Fältskog

Agnetha Fältskog

Agnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which to date has sold over 375 million records worldwide, making it the fourth...

 and Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Anni-Frid Prinzessin Reuss von Plauen , is a Norwegian-born Swedish pop singer...

.

A non-album single followed in early 1975, the Melodifestivalen

Melodifestivalen

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 entry "Rockin 'n' Reelin'" (#7), backed with an English language version of the track "Jag Ska Fånga En Ängel" from 1973 album Ted

Ted (album)

Ted was the second album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1973 on the Polar Music label. It contains the hits "Jag Ska Fånga En Ängel", "Sol, Vind Och Vatten", "Come Give Me Love" as well as his 1973 Melodifestivalen entry "Oh Vilken Härlig Da'" . The album was produced by...

, entitled "Gonna Make You My Angel". Both the English language version of "Rockin 'n' Reelin'" and "Gonna Make You My Angel" remain unreleased on CD.

Track listing

Music by Ted Gärdestad, lyrics by Kenneth Gärdestad

Side A:

1. "Silver" - 3:33
2. "Öppna Din Himmel" - 2:43
3. "Viking" - 3:37
4. "Buffalo Bill" - 3:53
5. "Love Comes" - 3:18

Side B:

1. "Eiffeltornet" - 3:04
2. "Goliat Från Gat" - 3:54
3. "Can't Stop The Train" - 3:18
4. "Fantomen" - 3:02
5. "Regnbågen" - 2:04

Personnel

• Ted Gärdestad
  Ted Gärdestad
  Ted Gärdestad , internationally known as Ted Gardestad, Ted Gaerdestad or just Ted was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician.-Early career:...
  
   - lead vocals
  Singing
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  , acoustic guitar
  Steel-string acoustic guitar
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• Benny Andersson
  Benny Andersson
  Göran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
  
   - honky-tonk piano, Moog synthesizer
  Moog synthesizer
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  , Mellotron
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• Björn J:son Lindh
  Björn J:son Lindh
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   - piano, flute
  Flute
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• Janne Schaffer
  Janne Schaffer
  Jan Erik Tage Janne Schaffer is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Tony Williams...
  
   - electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Lasse Wellander - acoustic guitar
• Mike Watson - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Johnny Gustafsson - bass
• Ola Brunkert
  Ola Brunkert
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   - drums
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• Bengt Belfrage - horn
  Horn section
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   "Regnbågen"
• Kenneth Arnström - soprano saxophone
  Soprano saxophone
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   "Eiffeltornet", alto saxophone
  Alto saxophone
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   "Silver"
• Christer Eklund - tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
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   "Buffalo Bill"
• Jan Kling - tenor saxophone "Buffalo Bill"
• Malando Gassama - conga
  Conga
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  s
• Agnetha Fältskog
  Agnetha Fältskog
  Agnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which to date has sold over 375 million records worldwide, making it the fourth...
  
   - backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
  A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
  
  
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad
  Anni-Frid Lyngstad
  Anni-Frid Prinzessin Reuss von Plauen , is a Norwegian-born Swedish pop singer...
  
   - backing vocals
• Lena Karlsson-Ericsson - backing vocals
• Liza Öhman - backing vocals
• Kai Kjäll - backing vocals

Production

• Benny Andersson - producer
  Record producer
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• Björn Ulvaeus - producer
• Ted Gärdestad - producer
• Michael B. Tretow
  Michael B. Tretow
  Bo Michael Tretow is a swedish record producer and audio engineer, Musician and composer, best known for his work with Swedish pop group ABBA , and with the musical Chess. Tretow experimented with different recording techniques, and played an essential part in creating the famous "ABBA-sound"...
  
   - sound engineer
• Rune Persson - sound engineer
• Åke Elmsäter - sound engineer
• Björn J:son Lindh - strings and brass arrangements
• Recorded at Metronome Studios, Stockholm
• Originally released as Polar POLS 253, 1974.

Sources and external links

• Official home page, The Ted Gärdestad Society
• Liner notes Upptåg, Ted Gärdestad, Polar Music POLS 253, 1974.
• [ Allmusic.com entry, Upptåg, Ted Gärdestad, 1974]