Som jag är

Som jag är (English: As I Am) is the third solo album by Swedish pop singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog, released in late 1970.

Som Jag Är
Studio album by
Agnetha Fältskog
ReleasedOctober 1970
RecordedJanuary – October 1970
StudioMetronome Studio (present-day Atlantis Studio (sv), Stockholm
GenrePop
Length36:37
LabelCupol
Producer
Agnetha Fältskog chronology
Agnetha Fältskog Vol. 2
(1969)		 Som Jag Är
(1970)		 När en vacker tanke blir en sång
(1971)
Singles from Som jag är
  1. "Om tårar vore guld"
    Released: March 1970
  2. "Ta det bara med ro"
    Released: 1970

Album information

The album was co-produced by Little Gerhard (Karl-Gerhard Lundqvist) and Agnetha's boyfriend at the time, Björn Ulvaeus. Recording took place in January 1970 ("Om tårar vore guld") as well as September and October of the same year. All songs were recorded in Metronome Studios, Stockholm. Like on her second album, two of the songs were composed by Agnetha herself ("Om tårar vore guld" and "Jag skall göra allt"), while she wrote the Swedish lyrics to a couple of cover versions. "Jag skall göra allt" was recorded in German as "Tausend Wunder" (Thousand Wonders).

The best known track is "Om tårar vore guld", a Svensktoppen top 3 hit, which was also released as the first single from the album. The song can be regarded as one of her most successful numbers in Sweden before the ABBA period and it was also a highlight in the set of her folk park tour in the summer of 1970. This was in spite of a claim from a Danish composer that she had used 22 bars from his composition "Tema", even though this had been written in the 1950s and had never been recorded. The case dragged on until 1977, when a settlement was reached and Fältskog paid the Dane SEK 5,000.

The album has since been re-issued both on CD, iTunes and vinyl.[1]

Track listing
Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicTitle (English translation)Length
1."Som ett eko" (Swedish version of "Vagabondo")Stig AndersonAlberto Morina, Giulio D'Ercole, Adriano Tomassini, Mario VicariLike An Echo3:16
2."När jag var fem" (Swedish version of "When I Was Five")Peter HimmelstrandAlan Bernstein, Victor MillroseWhen I Was Five3:14
3."En sång och en saga" (Swedish version of "La première étoile")Stig AndersonPaul Mauriat, André PascalA Song and A Story3:40
4."Tänk va' skönt" (Swedish version of "Good To Be Alive")Agnetha FältskogVal AvonImagine How Nice3:24
5."Ta det bara med ro" (Swedish version of "Things Go Better With Love")Stig AndersonNaomi MartinTake It Easy2:14
6."Om tårar vore guld"Agnetha FältskogAgnetha FältskogIf Tears Were Made of Gold3:30
Total length:19:21
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicTitle (English translation)Length
1."Hjärtats saga" (Arranged by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus and Sven-Olof Walldoff)Wilhelm ÅströmWilhelm ÅströmThe Story of the Heart2:21
2."Spela vår sång" (Swedish version of "Melody Man")Agnetha FältskogTony ColePlay Our Song2:23
3."Så här börjar kärlek" (med Björn Ulvaeus)Peter HimmelstrandPeter HimmelstrandThis Is How Love Begins2:35 swed.
4."Du ska minnas mig" (Swedish version of "You'll Remember Me")Agnetha FältskogArthur Hamilton, Stan WorthYou Will Remember Me3:14
5."Jag ska göra allt"Agnetha FältskogAgnetha FältskogI Will Do Anything3:50
6."Sov gott min lilla vän" (Swedish version of "Un jour, un enfant")Agnetha FältskogEmil Stern, Eddy MarnaySleep Well My Little Friend2:50
Total length:17:16

Singles
Single sleeve for "Om tårar vore guld"
Single sleeve for "Ta det bara med ro"

Altogether three singles (one of which being just a promo-single for radio) were released off Agnetha's third album. None of them charted on the official Swedish sales chart Kvällstoppen. The first single, "Om tårar vore guld", features a cover version of "Little Altar Boy" on its b-side, titled "Litet Solskensbarn" (Little Child Of The Sun). The song was recorded together with "Om tårar vore guld" in early 1970, but subsequently left off the album.

Release dateA-SideB-SideLabel numberSwedish charts peak
March 1970Om tårar vore guldLitet solskensbarnCS 264
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1970Ta det bara med roSom ett ekoCS 272
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1971En sång och en sagaJag ska göra alltCS 275 (radio promo only)
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Svensktoppen

Two tracks from "Som jag är" appeared on the important Swedish radio chart Svensktoppen, "Om tårar vore guld" being the most successful, reaching the top 3 and eventually staying on the chart for 15 weeks in the spring of 1970.[2]

Chart entryTitlePeak positionTime in (weeks)
12 April 1970Om tårar vore guld
3
15
28 March 1971En sång och en saga
4
5

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 54

References
  1. "Record Store Day 2017 Exclusive Releases. Filed under Fältskog, Agneta (sic)". Record Store Day Germany. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. Svensktoppen archiv. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2023&artikel=454888. Retrieved on 20 May 2011.
  3. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 April 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
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