My Colouring Book
My Colouring Book | ||||
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Studio album by Agnetha Fältskog | ||||
Released | 19 April 2004 | |||
Recorded | February 2003 – January 2004 | |||
Length | 42:07 | |||
Label | WEA | |||
Producer | Agnetha Fältskog, Anders Neglin, Dan Strömkvist | |||
Agnetha Fältskog chronology | ||||
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My Colouring Book is the eleventh studio album released by Swedish singer-songwriter Agnetha Fältskog. It was her first album release for 17 years and was well received by ABBA fans, as well as the general music press, with renditions of songs which she had listened to during her teen years in the 1960s.
The singles from the album were "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" (#11 in the UK) and "When You Walk in the Room" (UK #34), though many critics nominated "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" as the stand out track, reminiscent of the quality of ABBA recordings, and was issued in Sweden as a promo-only single. The album itself reached #12 in the UK, her highest charting album there until May 2013, when she reached #6 with her album "A".[1]
It was announced that around 500,000 copies of the album were sold worldwide. During 2004, the album went silver in the UK for sales of over 60,000,[2] while in Fältskog's home country of Sweden, during its first week of release, a high 64,000 copies were sold. My Colouring Book also reached #6 in Germany in May 2004.
"A Fool Am I" is a cover version of Fabrizio Ferretti's hit Dimmelo parlami.[3]
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
The Guardian | link |
The Observer | (positive) link |
Track listing
- "My Colouring Book" (Fred Ebb and John Kander)
- "When You Walk in the Room" (Jackie de Shannon)
- "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" (John Cameron)
- "Sealed with a Kiss" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell)
- "Love Me with All Your Heart" (Carlo Rodriguez Rigual, Mario Rodriguez Rigual, Carlos Martinoli, M. Vaughn)
- "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard)
- "Past, Present and Future" (Arthur Butler, Jerry Leiber, George Francis Morton)
- "A Fool Am I" (F. Carraresi, A. Testa, Peter Callander)
- "I Can't Reach Your Heart" (Ted Murry, Benny Davies)
- "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" (Michael Batt)
- "The End of the World" (Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee)
- "Remember Me" (Chris Andrews)
- "What Now My Love" (Gilbert Becaud, Pierre Delanoe, Carl Sigman)
Charts and certifications
Chart positions
Chart | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA Charts) | 50[4] |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 25[5] |
Belgium (Ultratop 50) | 38[6] |
Denmark (IFPI Denmark) | 5[7] |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) | 2[8] |
Germany (Media Control Charts) | 6 |
Ireland (Irish Albums Chart) | 57 |
Norway (VG-lista) | 25[9] |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 1[10] |
Switzerland (Swiss Music Charts) | 17[11] |
The Netherlands (MegaCharts) | 11[12] |
United Kingdom (UK Albums Chart) | 12 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[13] | Gold | 15,899 |
Sweden (GLF)[14] | 3×Platinum | 180,000+ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Silver | 60,000+ |
References
- ↑ Chartstats - UK Chart discography
- ↑ BPI - searchable database - Agnetha Faltskog
- ↑ http://coverdalfreddo.blogspot.it/2014/07/agnetha-faltskog-cover-e-curiosita.html
- ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". australian-charts.com. 6 June 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". www.austriancharts.at (in German). 9 May 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". www.ultratop.be. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". danishcharts.com. 30 April 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". finishcharts.com. April 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". norwegiancharts.com. April 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". www.swedishcharts.com. 30 April 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". swisscharts.com (in German). 9 May 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". dutchcharts.nl. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Finnish album certifications – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Guld och Platinacertifikat − År 2004" (PDF). Swedish Recording Industry Association (in Swedish). 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
External links
- Official Website of Agnetha Fältskog