Tillbaks Till Världen

Infobox Album
Name = Tillbaks Till Världen
Type = Studio album
Artist = Mauro Scocco


Released = October 13, 1999
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = Diesel Music
Producer =
Reviews =
* Aftonbladet Rating|4|5 [http://www.aftonbladet.se/puls/cd/recension/0,1338,2000013991,00.html link]
Last album = "Hits"
(1997)
This album = "Tillbaks Till Världen"
(1999)
Next album = "Beat Hotel"
(2003)

"Tillbaks Till Världen" ("Back to the world") is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop music artist Mauro Scocco. It was released in 1999 on Scocco's own record label Diesel Music, three years after its predecessor studio album "Godmorgon Sverige". Reportedly, Scocco spent two years wring 34 songs for this album and chose the best twelve.cite news | last = Lindham | first = Elisabeth | title = Aftonbladet puls: Jag tror på evig kärlek | work = Aftonbladet | language = Swedish language | date = 1999-09-24 | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/puls/9910/01/mauro.html | accessdate = 2007-01-03]

On this album, Scocco left the earlier electronic, synthesizer-heavy sound for a more live sound; he wanted "less machines, more people". No samples were used, and synthesizers were used on just three places. Instead, he used real horn and string sections.cite news | last = Börjesson | first = Tore | title = Aftonbladet nöje: Mauro Scocco gör nytt album | work = Aftonbladet | language = Swedish language | date = 1999-07-13 | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/noje/9907/13/mauro.html | accessdate = 2007-01-03] Scocco, now 37 years old, described this album as a bit more "mature", grown-up album, with reflective lyrics; the song "En ensam man" ("A lonely man") is about regret for lost love. This track, a ballad, is described by reviewer Per Bjurman as "one of the strongest tracks he [Scocco] has written", and likenes it to Prince and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.cite news | last = Bjurman | first = Per | title = Aftonbladet puls: Mauro Scocco – Tillbaks till världen (review) | work = Aftonbladet | language = Swedish language | date = 1999-10-08 | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/puls/cd/recension/0,1338,2000013991,00.html | accessdate = 2007-01-03]

Bjurman further compares the album to fellow Swedish artist Orup, and thinks that many will compare it to Bo Kaspers Orkester ("but don't believe them", Bjurman adds), especially the latters' 1988 album "I centrum".

Three singles were released from this album: "Du Är Aldrig Ensam" ("You are never alone"), "Allt Är Till Salu" ("Everything is for sale"), and "Himlen Tillhör Dig Och Mig" ("Heaven belongs to you and me"). [http://www.mauroscocco.se/ mauroscocco.se] (requires login)] Rapper Ayo appears on "Allt Är Till Salu", a song about how the record industry has, according to Scocco, been commercialized in the latest years.cite news | last = Lindham | first = Elisabeth | title = Aftonbladet nöje: Mauro Scocco och Ayo gör video ihop | work = Aftonbladet | language = Swedish language | date = 1999-02-14 | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/noje/9912/14/scocco.html | accessdate = 2007-01-03]

Track listing

#"En Bild I Min Plånbok" – 4:21
#"Tillbaks Till Dig" – 4:52
#"Hjärtat Dröjer Sig Kvar" – 5:54
#"Inget Är Gratis" – 4:51
#"Himlen Tillhör Dig Och Mig" – 4:18
#"En Ensam Man" – 6:03
#"Tvärs Över Mitt Hjärta" – 3:22
#"Tillbaks Till Världen" – 4:05
#"Kom Igen" – 4:32
#"Allt Är Till Salu" – 4:15
#"Du Är Aldrig Ensam" – 6:02
#"Återvändsgränd" – 5:42

Credits

* Lisa Nilsson sings duet with Scocco on "Kom Igen"
* Swedish rapper Ayo contributes a rap to "Allt Är Till Salu"

References