14 October 2015

Eva Dahlgren "Fria världen 1.989" (1989)

Fria världen 1.989
release date: 1989
format: digital
[album rate: 2,5 / 5] [2,65]
producer: Anders Glenmark
label: The Record Station - nationality: Sweden

Track highlights: 3. "Ängeln i rummet" (3,5 / 5) - 4. "Hjärta av guld" (3,5 / 5) - 9. "Glad och lycklig"

7th studio album by Eva Dahlgren is not an easy accessible album, imho. I find it without any great compositions and a bit over- or: miss-produced. The songs are overshadowed by too strong emphasis on funky guitar riffs and hard-hitting-80s-drums. The ballads come out the strongest.
Dahlgren won her second and third Grammis prizes when as was awarded 'Årets kvinnliga rockartist' ['Best Female Rock Artist of the Year'] for the album, and the track "Ängeln i rummet" gave her the prize for 'Årets låt' ['Best Song of the Year']. That song was later released in en English version as "Angel in My Room".