My Colouring Book

My Colouring Book is the eleventh studio album released by Swedish singer-songwriter Agnetha Fältskog. It is her fourth album recorded in English and was her first album release for 17 years, and was well received by ABBA fans, as well as the general music press, with renditions of songs which she had listened to during her teen years in the 1960s.

My Colouring Book
Album cover
Studio album by Agnetha Fältskog
Released	19 April 2004
Recorded	February 2003 – January 2004
Studio	Atlantis Studio, Unit 7 and Hammarby Studio, Stockholm
Genre	Pop, adult contemporary, easy listening
Length	42:07
Label	WEA
Producer	Agnetha Fältskog Anders Neglin Dan Strömkvist
Agnetha Fältskog chronology
That's Me (1998) My Colouring Book (2004) Agnetha Fältskog De Första Åren (2004)

The singles from the album were "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" (#11 in the UK) and "When You Walk in the Room" (UK #34), though "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" was issued in Sweden as a promo-only single. The album reached #12 in the UK, her highest charting album there until May 2013, when she reached #6 with her album "A".[1]

Reception

It was announced that around 500,000 copies of the album were sold worldwide.[2] During 2004, the album went silver in the UK for sales of over 60,000,[3] while in Fältskog's home country of Sweden, during its first week of release, a high 64,000 copies were sold. My Colouring Book also reached #6 in Germany in May 2004.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Guardian	link
The Observer	(positive) link

Track listing

1. "My Colouring Book" (Fred Ebb, John Kander)
2. "When You Walk in the Room" (Jackie de Shannon)
3. "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" (John Cameron)
4. "Sealed with a Kiss" (Gary Geld, Peter Udell)
5. "Love Me with All Your Heart" (Carlos Rodríguez Rigual, Mario Rodríguez Rigual, Carlos Alberto Martinoli, Michael Vaughn)
6. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard)
7. "Past, Present and Future" (Arthur Butler, Jerry Leiber, George Francis Morton)
8. "A Fool Am I" (Flavio Carraresi, Alberto Testa, Peter Callander) (originally Dimmelo parlami by Fabrizio Ferretti[4])
9. "I Can't Reach Your Heart" (Ted Murry, Benny Davis)
10. "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" (Michael Batt)
11. "The End of the World" (Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee)
12. "Remember Me" (Chris Andrews)
13. "What Now My Love" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman)

Personnel

According to the European CD issue.[5]

Musicians Agnetha Fältskog – lead and backing vocals Johanna Nyström – backing vocals Linda Ulvaeus – backing vocals Patrik Lundström – backing vocals Sofia Tretow – backing vocals Sarah Dawn Finer – backing vocals Britta Bergström – backing vocals Carl-Magnus Carlsson – backing vocals Johan Granström – bass guitar Lasse Wellander – acoustic guitar Dan Strömkvist – drummer, keyboards Anders Neglin – keyboards, harmonium, bells

Svea Strings – strings Wojtek Goral – saxophones, bass clarinet Joakim Agnas – trumpet Leif Lindvall – trumpet Jörgen Stenberg – percussions Per Larsson – trombone Urban Wiborg – trombone Anders Wiborg – trombone Jesper Harryson – oboe Johan Ahlin – french horn Magnus Franzén – french horn Lasse Wellander – guitars Magnus Bengtsson – guitars, mandolin Johan Lindström – guitars

Production Agnetha Fältskog – producer, arranger Dan Strömkvist – engineer, producer, arranger Anders Neglin – producer, arranger Janne Hansson – engineer Christofer Stannow – mastering Alar Suurna – mixing Jimmy Backius – cover photograph

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 50 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 25 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 38 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 5 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 11 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 6 Irish Albums (IRMA)[13] 57 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 25 Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 16 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 17 UK Albums (OCC)[18] 12

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 89 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 10

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[21]	Gold	15,899[21]
Sweden (GLF)[22]	Platinum	60,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Silver	60,000^^
Summaries
Worldwide	—	500,000[2]
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Official Charts Company - UK Chart discography
2. Levine, Nick (May 9, 2013). "Abba's Agnetha Fältskog returns with her first album of original material in 25 years". The National. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
3. BPI - searchable database - Agnetha Faltskog Archived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
4. http://coverdalfreddo.blogspot.it/2014/07/agnetha-faltskog-cover-e-curiosita.html
5. "Agnetha Fältskog – My Coloring Book". Discogs. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
8. "Ultratop.be – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
9. "Danishcharts.dk – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
11. "Agnetha Fältskog: My Colouring Book" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
13. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Agnetha Fältskog". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
16. "Swedishcharts.com – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
19. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2004". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
20. "Årslista Album – År 2004" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
21. "Agnetha Fältskog" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
22. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2004" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
23. "British album certifications – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 5, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type My Colouring Book in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Official Website of Agnetha Fältskog