Djupa andetag

Djupa andetag (English: Deep Breaths) is the fifth album by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad (her fifth album as 'Frida'), released exclusively in the Scandinavian region by Anderson Records on 20 September 1996.^[2][3] Tracks from this album, "Alla Mina Bästa År", "Ögonen" and "Även En Blomma", have been remixed for Frida – The Mixes.

Djupa andetag
Studio album by Frida
Released	20 September 1996
Recorded	18 March – 9 August 1996
Studio	Polar Studios, Stockholm Sveriges Radios Studio, Stockholm Cirkus, Stockholm
Genre	Adult contemporary[1] pop
Length	47:32
Language	Swedish
Label	Anderson Polar (2005 reissue)
Producer	Anders Glenmark
Frida chronology
Shine (1984) Djupa andetag (1996) Frida 1967–1972 (1997)
Singles from Djupa andetag
"Även en blomma" Released: 21 August 1996 "Ögonen" Released: October 1996 "Alla mina bästa år" Released: c. January 1997

Overview

Comeback and recording session

As chairperson for the Swedish organisation, "Det Naturliga Steget-Artister För Miljön" ("The Natural Step-Artists For The Environment"), Frida decided to record a mature album with lyrics dealing with "inner personal environment" and the nature's surroundings. Frida's composition, "Kvinnor Som Springer" ("Women Who Run"), was inspired by the book "Women who Run with the Wolves", by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. This is one of only a few songs in her career that Frida has written herself.

At the time of recording, Frida did not want the attention an international release would bring, but she also felt for singing in her mother tongue again. She asked Agnetha Fältskog to record "Alla mina bästa år" with her, but Fältskog declined citing fear of ABBA reunion rumours. Recorded in the Swedish language, the recording sessions took place from 18 March to 9 August 1996 in numerous studios in Stockholm including Polar Studios, Sveriges Radio Studio and Cirkus.^[2][4] A one-hour documentary of the making, video clips and recording of the album (titled 'Frida – mitt i livet') was broadcast on Sveriges Television. It is also available on the DVD set, Frida – The DVD, including interviews with Frida and producer Anders Glenmark.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link

Djupa andetag was met with a favorable reception, with critics citing the theme and Lyngstad's approach to singing on the album as positives. Critic Bruce Eder of AllMusic has praised Lyngstad for her 'relatively low-wattage' voice, the content and her vocal style on the album as 'more expressive and personal than any of her singing on those earlier records', as well as noting that it was a mature step for the singer and commenting, on her singing's volume, that 'less is more'.^[5]

Track listing

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Älska mig alltid"	Anders Glenmark, Ture Rangström	4:33
2.	"Ögonen"	Glenmark	4:18
3.	"Även en blomma"	Glenmark	4:36
4.	"Sovrum"	Glenmark	3:47
5.	"Hon fick som hon ville"	Glenmark	4:36
6.	"Alla mina bästa år" (Duet with Marie Fredriksson)	Glenmark	4:41
7.	"Lugna vatten"	Glenmark, Leif Larson	3:27
8.	"Vem kommer såra vem ikväll"	Glenmark, Fred Johansson	4:32
9.	"Sista valsen med dig"	Glenmark	5:29
10.	"Kvinnor som springer"	Glenmark, Anni-Frid Lyngstad	4:46

Personnel

According to Anderson Records:^[4]

Musicians Frida – lead and backing vocals Anders Glenmark – backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, mellotron, drum programming Marie Fredriksson – vocals on Alla mina bästa år Karin Glenmark – backing vocals Katarina Nordström – backing vocals Christer Jansson – drums, percussion Stefan Olsson, Bass (tr 7) Johan Lindström – guitar Jonas Isacsson – guitar and twelve-string guitar SNYKO [Stockholms Nya Kammarorkester] – strings

Production Anders Glenmark – producer Åsa Winzell – mastering Lennart Östlund – engineer Anders Hägglöf – assistant engineer Mia Lorentzson – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]	32
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7]	17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[9]	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.