En ledig dag
"En ledig dag" (transl. "A Day Off") is a Swedish song with lyrics by Bengt Sten,[1] originally released in 1967 by Swedish singer Östen Warnerbring. The melody is based on the 1964 Italian song "Weekend in Portofino", composed by Bruno De Filippi [it] with lyrics by Matteo Chiosso and recorded by Gian Costello [it].[1] A cover version was the debut single released by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
Östen Warnerbring version
"En ledig dag" | |
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Single by Östen Warnerbring | |
Language | Swedish |
B-side | "Sommarvind" |
Released | 1967 |
Length | 3:25 |
Composer(s) | Bruno De Filippi |
Lyricist(s) | Bengt Sten |
Warnerbring's version, first released on the EP Sommarvind in February 1967, was backed by Marcus Österdahl's Orchestra.[2] The song then released as a single[3] and was a minor hit, charting in the Svensktoppen at 9th place in June 1967, staying in the chart for 1 week.[4]
Charts
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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Sweden (Svenkstoppen) | 9 |
Anni-Frid Lyngstad version
"En ledig dag" | ||||
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Single by Anni-Frid Lyngstad | ||||
from the album Anni-Frid Lyngstad | ||||
Language | Swedish | |||
B-side | "Peter kom tillbaka" | |||
Released | September 1967 | |||
Recorded | 11 September 1967[1] | |||
Studio | Europafilm Studio, Stockholm | |||
Genre |
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Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | His Master's Voice | |||
Composer(s) | Bruno De Filippi | |||
Lyricist(s) | Bengt Sten | |||
Producer(s) | Olle Bergman | |||
Anni-Frid Lyngstad singles chronology | ||||
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Background
Dagen-H performance, recording session
After winning the Swedish talent competition Nya ansikten ("New Faces") in the national final held at Skansen on 3 September 1967, Lyngstad performed the song live on TV the same night. The day was Dagen H (right hand traffic reorganization day), when Sweden changed from left-hand to right-hand traffic. Lyngstad's first professional recording session was on 11 September 1967 at Europafilm Studio, Stockholm, when she recorded the vocals for "En ledig dag" in a single take.[5]
Legacy and impact
Lyngstad's version of "En ledig dag" did not enter the Svensktoppen chart but had circulated in the Toppentipset chart at 11th place on 15 October 1967[6] and 13th place the following week.[7] Most of Lyngstad's continuous singles had this fate.[5] She did not reach to her breakthrough until two years later, she appeared as a contestant for Melodifestivalen, singing "Härlig är vår jord", and toured with Charlie Norman's cabaret shows.[5] Nonetheless, this single marked the turning point of Anni-Frid's life that her singing career would become successful in the future.[citation needed] This single was originally released as a non-album single in September 1967, but has been included on her compilation albums, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Tre kvart från nu and Frida 1967–1972.
Charts
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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Sweden (Toppentipset) | 11 |
References
- ^ a b c "Frida 1967 - 1972". Discogs. 1997. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Sommarvind".
- ^ "En Ledig Dag".
- ^ Radio, Sveriges (2024-03-24). "Svensktoppen 1967-06-18 - Svensktoppen". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ a b c "Frida 1967 - 1972 Liner Notes, English translation". Carl Magnus Palm. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Toppentipset". Aftonbladet. 15 October 1967. p. 11.
- ^ "Toppentipset". Aftonbladet. 22 October 1967. p. 32.
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