Papaya Coconut is a studio album from Swedish pop singer Kikki Danielsson,[1][2][3] released in November 1986. All the songs were written and composed by Lasse Holm and Ingela "Pling" Forsman. The song "Nashville, Tennessee" is from the 1986 television programme Kikki i Nashville. The album was on the Swedish Albums Chart around new year 1986-1987, and peaked at number 29 on the chart.
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 Album cover | ||||
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| Released | November 1986 | |||
| Recorded | KMH Studio, Stockholm, September–October 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country pop, schlager | |||
| Label | Mariann Grammofon AB | |||
| Producer | Lasse Holm | |||
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Track listing edit
Side A edit
| # | Title | Songwriter | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hela livet med dej" | Lasse Holm | 5:16 |
| 2. | "En timme för sent" | Lasse Holm | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Regnet som föll i går" | Lasse Holm, Ingela Forsman | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Nashville, Tennessee" | Lasse Holm, Ingela Forsman | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Ensam i stan" | Lasse Holm, Ingela Forsman | 4:29 |
Side B edit
| # | Title | Songwriter | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Papaya Coconut" | Lasse Holm, Ingela Forsman | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Rädda pojkar" | Lasse Holm | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Låt mej få va ledsen i dag" | Lasse Holm | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Nu eller aldrig" | Lasse Holm, Monica Forsberg | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Du ger mej ingen orsak" | Lasse Holm | 5:07 |
Contributing musicians edit
- vocals: Kikki Danielsson
- drums: Klas Anderhell
- Bass: Rutger Gunnarsson, Anders Engberg
- Guitar: Lasse Wellander, Lasse Jonsson, Hasse Rosén
- Keyboards: Peter Ljung, Kjell Öhman, Lasse Holm
- Accordion: Kjell Öhman
- Wind instruments: Urban Agnas, Leif Lindvall, Erik Häusler, Joakim Milder
- Wind arrangements: Leif Lindvall
- Chorus: Vicki Benckert, Liza Öhman, Lasse Westman, Lennart Sjöholm, Lasse Holm
- Strings from Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester.
Recorded and mixed in KMH Studio in Stockholm, Sweden in September–October 1986.
- Technicians: Åke Groho
- Cover design: Fri Reklam
- Fotography: Michael Engström
- Production: KM Records
- Arrangement: Lennart Sjöholm
Svensktoppen edit
Three of the songs from this album were tested on the Swedish hitlist Svensktoppen.
- The song "Rädda pojkar" charted at Svensktoppen for four weeks between 29 June–21 September 1986 (including the summer break), peaking at 5th position.[4]
- The song "En timme försent" charted at Svensktoppen for nine weeks between 30 November 1986–1 February 1987, peaking at third position.[4]-1987,[5]
- The song "Papaya Coconut" was on Svensktoppen for 12 weeks between 11 January–29 March 1987, peaking at first position.[5]
Album cover edit
One side of the inner covers advertised for Danielsson's holiday village Orfa, which is located between Bollnäs and Ljusdal, and a discount coupon authorizing 10% discount for cottage renting during 1987.
Charts edit
| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 29 |
References edit
- ^ Papaya Coconut at Swedish Media Database.
- ^ Papaya Coconut at Swedish Media Database.
- ^ Papaya Coconut at Swedish Media Database.
- ^ a b "Svensktoppen 1986" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1986. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Svensktoppen 1987" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1987. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kikki – Papaya Coconut". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2020.