release date: 1989
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,52]
producer: Finn Verwohlt, Himer Hassig, Lars H.U.G.
label: Medley Records - nationality: Denmark
Track highlights: 1. "Dansevise" - 2. "Så længe jeg lever" - 3. "Skibet skal sejle i nat" - 4. "Sæsonen er slut" - 5. "Kvinde min" - 6. "Rose" - 8. "Når lygterne tændes"
3rd studio album by Lars Hug - from here on known as Lars H.U.G. (his own abbreviation from Hugh Uno Grammy). The album consists of H.U.G.'s cover versions of various Danish standards / classic ballads and reflects a rather different style of interest, but is nevertheless a fine example of his strong vocal and harmonic capacities. The album feature many guest artists and a core of preferred musicians consisting of Hilmer Hassig on guitar, Kåre Bjerkø on keyboards, Flemming Muus on bass, and Stephan Grabowski on drums appear on most of the tracks. It's his best selling album to date. After his success with Kysser himlen farvel (1987), Hug was nominated and won several national prizes, which he didn't really officially appreciate much. He had taken a critical position towards the whole music industry, and he often ridiculed award shows and the general appreciation process in many ways. For a period of time he performed under various aliases (e.g. Lars Who? & The Copies) to obscure his identity, performing playing cover versions instead of his own material, and it may be from these experiences that he decided to release an album of covers, which isn't meant as a joke but more as his sincere admiration for other national songwriters.
