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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.
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]
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 ]
"2:nd Chance" was written solely by Marie Fredriksson, [2] who composed its lyrics in approximately ten minutes. [3] The track was produced by her husband Mikael Bolyos, [4] [5] and has a length of three minutes and twenty-four seconds. [6]
The album was co-produced by Fredriksson alongside her husband Mikael Bolyos, [2] as well as frequent Roxette co-producer Christoffer Lundquist. [4] 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 ...
Following the diagnosis and treatment, Fredriksson and her husband Mikael Bolyos began work on the album as a form of therapy in their home studio in Djursholm, Stockholm, with Bolyos acting as producer. Musically, the record is inspired and influenced by roots, rhythm and blues and gospel music the vocalist listened to as a child.
Tid för tystnad – Marie Fredrikssons ballader (Time for Silence – Marie Fredriksson's Ballads) is a compilation album by Swedish singer-songwriter Marie Fredriksson, released on 28 November 2007 by Capitol Records in conjunction with Fredriksson's own independent record label Mary Jane/Amelia Music.
Alongside her husband, Mikael Bolyos, Fredriksson recorded numerous demos for the album at her home studio in Djursholm.Like the demos created by Gessle, Fredriksson's recordings contained an elaborate level of production, incorporating live instrumentation such as piano, keyboards, drums, electronic organs and various brass instruments—namely tenor saxophones, trumpets, flugelhorns and ...