Upptåg

Infobox Album
Name = Upptåg
Type = studio
Artist = Ted Gärdestad


Released = 1974
Recorded = 1974
Genre = Pop Music
Length = 32:26
Label = Polar (original release)
Universal Music Group
Producer = Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Reviews =
Last album = "Ted"
(1973)
This album = "Upptåg"
(1974)
Next album = "Franska Kort"
(1976)

"Upptåg" was the third album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1974 on the Polar Music label. It contains the hits "Fantomen", "Silver", "Eiffeltornet" and "Viking". The album was produced by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Ted, engineered by Michael B. Tretow and features vocals by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

Track listing

"All lyrics written by Kenneth Gärdestad, music by Ted Gärdestad"

Side A:
#"Silver" - 3:33
#"Öppna Din Himmel" - 2:43
#"Viking" - 3:37
#"Buffalo Bill" - 3:53
#"Love Comes" - 3:18

Side B:
#"Eiffeltornet" - 3:04
#"Goliat Från Gat" - 3:54
#"Can't Stop The Train" - 3:18
#"Fantomen" - 3:02
#"Regnbågen" - 2:04

Personnel

* Ted Gärdestad - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
* Benny Andersson - piano, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron
* - piano, flute
* Björn Ulvaeus - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin,
* Janne Schaffer - electric guitar
* Lasse Wellander - acoustic guitar
* Mike Watson - bass guitar
* Johnny Gustafsson - bass
* Ola Brunkert - drums
* Bengt Belfrage - horn "Regnbågen"
* Kenneth Arnström - soprano saxophone "Eiffeltornet", alto saxophone "Silver"
* Christer Eklund - tenor saxophone "Buffalo Bill"
* Jan Kling - tenor saxophone "Buffalo Bill"
* Malando Gassama - congas
* Agnetha Fältskog - backing vocals
* Anni-Frid Lyngstad - backing vocals
* Lena Karlsson-Ericsson - backing vocals
* Liza Öhman - backing vocals
* Kai Kjäll - backing vocals

Production

* Benny Andersson - producer
* Björn Ulvaeus - producer
* Ted Gärdestad - producer
* Michael B. Tretow - sound engineer
* Rune Persson - sound engineer
* Åke Elmsäter - sound engineer
* Björn J:son Lindh - strings and brass arrangements
* Recorded at Metronome Studios, Stockholm
* Originally released as Polar POLS 253, 1974.