Välkommen till folkhemmet

1983 studio album by Magnus Uggla
Välkommen till folkhemmet
Studio album by
Magnus Uggla
ReleasedOctober 1983
GenrePop, rock
Length39:54
LabelSonet Grammofon
ProducerMagnus Uggla
Magnus Uggla chronology
Godkänd pirat
(1981)
Välkommen till folkhemmet
(1983)
Retrospektivt collage
(1985)

Välkommen till folkhemmet is the sixth studio (seventh overall) album by the Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was released in 1983 and is his first album to focus on what later became his signature sound, pop rock with satirical lyrics. The album was awarded a Rockbjörnen award in the category "Swedish record of the year".[1] The song "IQ" is a cover of Bruce Woolley's "Blue Blue (Victoria)", with new unrelated lyrics in Swedish.

Track listing

All songs written by Magnus Uggla, except where noted.

Arrangements by: Anders Henriksson, Per Lindvall and Peter Ljung.[2]

Side one
  1. "Overture / Dumskallarnas julafton" - 2:31
  2. "Tjena alena" - 4:47
  3. "IQ" - 3:32 (Blue Blue (Victoria), Bruce Woolley)
  4. "Krokodil rock" - 5:16
  5. "Hand i hand" - 4:40
Side two
  1. "Ge ge ge" - 4:49
  2. "Hem ljuva hem" - 4:09
  3. "Toffelhjältar" - 5:00
  4. "Astrologen" - 5:11

Charts

Chart (1983-1984) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 1

References

  1. ^ "Alla Rockbjörnsvinnare sedan 1979" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Magnus Uggla - Välkommen Till Folkhemmet". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  3. ^ Swedish charts
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