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Fredriksson performed vocals on several tracks of Bolyos' debut solo album A Family Affair, which was released in June 2007. [83] In November, Capitol Records issued a ballad compilation of Fredriksson's Swedish-language solo material, Tid för tystnad – Marie Fredrikssons ballader (Time for Silence – Marie Fredriksson's Ballads). [84]
A Family Affair is the debut studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Mikael Bolyos. The album was issued on CD on 14 June 2007 by EMI, in conjunction with Bolyos' own independent record label Mikael Bolyos Music. [1] It features the vocals of Bolyos' wife Marie Fredriksson (part of the duo Roxette), and Mats Ronander.
Marie Fredriksson – lead and background vocals, cover artwork and inlay illustration; Mikael Bolyos – background vocals, keyboards, organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, glockenspiel, maracas, tambourine and engineering; string arrangements (tracks 2, 6 and 8) Staffan Astner – acoustic, electric and bass guitars
All songs produced by Lars-Göran "Lasse" Lindbom, except tracks 1, 9, 12, 13, 18 and 19 by Marie Fredriksson and Mikael Bolyos; tracks 8, 10 and 11 Fredriksson and Anders Herrlin; track 14 by Fredriksson, Herrlin and Per "Pelle" Andersson, and track 17 by Kjell Andersson. Compiled and selected by Fredriksson, Bolyos and Kjell Andersson.
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Bolyos composed the music to all but two songs on the record: "Sista sommarens vals", Fredriksson's sole writing contribution to the album, and "Känn dig som hemma", which was written by Roxette songwriter and guitarist Per Gessle. [5] Fredriksson explained that "[Mikael and I] have been writing this album for six years.
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The track was written and produced by Fredriksson alongside her husband Mikael Bolyos, [2] and recorded at the couple's home studio in Djursholm. [3] [4] [5] The song was a minor hit in her home country upon release, peaking at number 34 and spending eight weeks on the Swedish Singles Chart. [6]