Den döende dandyn (album)

Den döende dandyn
Den döende dandyn
Studio album by Magnus Uggla
Released	October 1986
Studio	Polar Studios AB
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	40:41
Label	CBS
Producer	Peter Ljung & Anders Henriksson
Magnus Uggla chronology

Den döende dandyn ("The dying dandy") is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was released in 1986. The album was awarded a Rockbjörnen award in the category "Swedish record of the year".^[1] "Herr servitör" is a cover of Nick Gilder's "Worlds Collide", with new unrelated lyrics in Swedish. The song "Joey Killer" mocks the glam metal subculture, which gained much popularity during the middle to late 1980s. Den döende dandyn peaked at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Magnus Uggla, except where noted.

Side one

"Staffans matematik" 4:53
"Joey Killer" 4:29
"Rumpnissar" 5:02
"Varje gång jag ser dig" 4:58

Side two

"Fula gubbar" 4:17 (Uggla, G.P. Telemann)
"Herr servitör (Worlds Collide)" 4:50 (Uggla, James McCulloch, Nick Gilder)
"Mattläggar-Oves hjulsång" 4:16
"Passionsfrukt" 3:49
"Den döende dandyn" 4:07

- Note: The chorus of the song "Fula Gubbar" is inspired by a choral work from Georg Philipp Telemann.

Personnel

Magnus Uggla: Main Vocal
Henrik Jansson: Guitars
Peter Ljung: Bass, Keyboards
Per Lindwall: Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming
Staffan Birkenfalk, Benna Sörman, Nysse Nyström: Vocal Backing and Choir
RSO: Strings, String Arrangements

Production

Arranged and Produced by Peter Ljung and Anders Henriksson
Recording and Mix by Kaj Erixon
All songs published by Uggly Music, except track 6 (EMI Music Publishing Sweden)

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[2]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)^[3]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Aftonbladet nöje: Rockbjörnen 2000" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2000. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Magnus Uggla – Den döende dandyn". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ "The Big Seller" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 40. 31 January 1987. p. 12. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via American Radio History.

[1] "Aftonbladet nöje: Rockbjörnen 2000" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2000. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Magnus_Uggla-2] "Swedishcharts.com – Magnus Uggla – Den döende dandyn". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[3] "The Big Seller" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 40. 31 January 1987. p. 12. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via American Radio History.

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v t e Magnus Uggla
Studio albums	Om Bobbo Viking (1975) Livets teater (1976) Va ska man ta livet av sig för när man ändå inte får höra snacket efteråt (1977) Vittring (1978) Den ljusnande framtid är vår (1980) Välkommen till folkhemmet (1983) Den döende dandyn (1986) Allting som ni gör kan jag göra bättre (1987) 35-åringen (1989) Alla får påsar (1993) Karaoke (1997) Där jag är e're alltid bäst (2000) Den tatuerade generationen (2004) Ett bedårande barn av sin tid (2006) Pärlor åt svinen (2007) Karl Gerhard passerar i revy (2010) Innan filmen tagit slut (2011)
Compilation albums	Retrospektivt collage (1985) Collection (1986) 100% Uggla (1994) Klassiska mästerverk (2002) Magnus Uggla 1975-2008 (2008)
Live albums	Godkänd pirat (1981) Magnus den store (2013)
EP records	Magnus Uggla band sjunger schlagers (1979)
Melodifestivalen songs	Johnny the Rucker (1979) För kung och fosterland (2007)
Other hit songs and singles	Varning på stan (1977) Jag skiter (1977) Vittring (1978) Hand i hand (1983) Joey Killer (1986) Fula gubbar (1986) Baby Boom (1989) 4 sekunder (1993) Jånni Balle (1993) 1:a gången (1993) Dansar aldrig nykter (1993) Victoria (1994) Mitt decennium (1994) Trubaduren (1994) Kung för en dag (1997) Vi ska till VM (2002) Pärlor åt svin (2007) Vild och skild (2007) 24 timmar (2008)