Som jag är


Som jag är is the third solo album by Swedish pop singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog, released in late 1970.

Album information

The album was co-produced by Little Gerhard and Agnetha's boyfriend at the time, Björn Ulvaeus. Recording took place in January 1970 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, while she wrote the Swedish lyrics to a couple of cover versions. "Jag skall göra allt" was recorded in German as "Tausend Wunder".
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.

Track listing

Singles

Altogether three singles 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". 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
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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.
Chart entryTitlePeak positionTime in '
12 April 1970Om tårar vore guld
3
15
28 March 1971En sång och en saga
4
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5
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Charts