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Ted is the second studio album from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in 1973 through Polar Music.[2][3] It contains the hits "Jag Ska Fånga En Ängel", "Sol, Vind Och Vatten", "Come Give Me Love" as well as his 1973 Melodifestivalen entry "Oh Vilken Härlig Da'".[4][5] The album was produced by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Ted, engineered by Michael B. Tretow and features backing vocals by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The CD version of the album was released in 1991.[6]

Ted
Studio album by Ted Gärdestad
Released	1973
Recorded	October 1972 – February 1973
Genre	Pop
Length	37:25
Label	Polar
Producer	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
Ted Gärdestad chronology
Undringar (1972) Ted (1973) Upptåg (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

An English-language version of the track "Jag Ska Fånga En Ängel" entitled "Gonna Make You My Angel" was released as a single in 1974.[7] The album charted on the Swedish Albums Chart and peaked at number seven in week 26 of 2020.[8] In 2021, it reached a new peak of number six.[9]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kenneth Gärdestad, music by Ted Gärdestad

Side A:

1. "Jag ska fånga en ängel" – 3:50
2. "Sol, vind och vatten" – 3:10
3. "Skolsång" – 3:02
4. "Kaliforniens guld" – 2:37
5. "Come Give Me Love" – 3:32
6. "Ramanagaram" – 2:50

Side B:

1. "Oh, vilken härlig da'" – 3:21
2. "Kom i min fantasi" – 2:34
3. "Universum" – 3:52
4. "Gitarren och jag" – 3:52
5. "Stenansiktet" – 4:45
   • From the Jan Halldoff's movie by the same name

Personnel

Musicians

• Ted Gärdestad – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
• Benny Andersson – piano, cembalo, vibraphone, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
• Björn Ulvaeus – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals
• Janne Schaffer – electric guitar
• Mike Watson – bass guitar
• Ola Brunkert – drums
• Roger Palm – drums
• Rutger Gunnarsson – banjo
• Agnetha Fältskog – backing vocals
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad – backing vocals
• Lena Andersson – backing vocals
• Luciano Mosetti – harmonica

Production

• Benny Andersson – producer
• Björn Ulvaeus – producer
• Ted Gärdestad – producer
• Michael B. Tretow – sound engineer
• Rune Persson – sound engineer
• Åke Elmsäter – sound engineer
• Sven-Olof Walldoff – string arrangements "Universum" and "Kaliforniens Guld"
• Lasse Samuelsson – brass arrangement
• Recorded at Metronome Studios, Stockholm
• Originally released as Polar POLS 241, 1973

Charts

Chart performance for Ted

Chart (2017–2022)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	5

References

External links

• Official home page, The Ted Gärdestad Society

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