Het vind

Het vind (Hot Wind) is the debut studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Marie Fredriksson, originally released on LP and Cassette formats on 20 September 1984 by EMI Sweden. The album was preceded by its lead single, "Ännu doftar kärlek" ("Still the Scent of Love"), and both that single and the album became top twenty hits in her native country.^[2]

The title track was released as the second and final single,^[3] although it failed to chart.^[2] This single was backed by a Swedish cover of Cyndi Lauper's "All Through the Night", which was translated by producer Lars-Göran "Lasse" Lindbom, and re-titled "Natt efter natt" ("Night After Night"). This song was included as a bonus track when the album was released on CD for the first time on 2 June 1987.^[3]

The album was recorded with many of the same musicians who featured on Per Gessle's 1983 debut solo album, with whom Fredriksson would later form pop duoRoxette. Gessle composed two songs for the record: "Tag detta hjärta" ("Take This Heart") and "Rickie Lee", although the latter was not selected for inclusion. Gessle's own recording of the song subsequently appeared on his 1985 album Scener, and Fredriksson's version would remain unreleased until Het vind was remastered and reissued on CD in 2003.^[3]

A diferencia del power pop de la banda anterior de Fredriksson, MaMas Barn (MaMas Children), que formó a finales de los 70 con su entonces novio Martin Sternhufvud, quien también escribió una canción para el álbum: "Jag ska ge allt" ("Lo daré todo"), Het vind es un disco relativamente contemporáneo. El material difiere de su banda anterior en que tiene una inclinación más suave hacia el soft rock , y varias canciones presentan arreglos que indican las baladas power de éxito posteriores de Roxette , como " Listen to Your Heart " y " Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) ". Varias otras canciones contienen elementos de disco y synth-pop de los 80. ^{[ 4 ]}

Créditos adaptados de las notas del álbum Het vind . ^{[ 5 ]}

• Marie Fredriksson – voz principal , coros y sintetizador
• Per "Pelle" Andersson – coros y batería
• Backa Hans Eriksson – bajo
• Jan "Nane" Kvillsäter – guitarras eléctricas
• Lars-Göran "Lasse" Lindbom – coros, percusión, guitarra acústica y producción
• Hans "Hasse" Olsson - teclados
• Per "Pelle" Sirén - guitarras eléctricas
• Niklas Strömstedt – coros

Personal técnico

• Björn Almstedt – dominando
• Kjell Andersson – diseño de manga
• Calle Bengtsson – fotografía
• Björn Boström – ingeniería