Having a Party

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Having a Party is a 1982 album from Swedish pop and country group Chips. The album sold more than 100 000 copies in Sweden, both gold and platinum. Back in those days, the demands for selling gold and platinum were higher than now (2006). Gold was at least 50 000 and platinum was at least 100 000.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side A 1.2 Side B 2 Contributing musicians 3 Lyrics and music 4 Chart trajectory

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A

1. "Having a Party" - 3.02
2. "Get Him out of Your Mind" - 3.20 (Elisabeth)
3. "Our Love is Over" - 4.18 - (Kikki)
4. "Day after Day" - 2.54 (Dag efter dag)
5. "Someone Needs Somebodys Love" - 3.40 (Kikki)
6. "I Believe in You" - 4.40 (Elisabeth)

[edit] Side B

1. "Jealousy" - 3.52 (Elisabeth)
2. "Good Morning" - 3.00
3. "Bang Bang (He Shot 'em Down)" - 4.35 (Lasse Holm)
4. "Tokyo" - 3.00 (Instrumental)
5. "Nobodys Baby but Mine" - 3.10 (Kikki)
6. "Dag efter dag" - 2.54

[edit] Contributing musicians

• Song: Kikki Danielsson, Elisabeth Andreasson, Lasse Holm
• Bass: Rutger Gunnarsson, Mike Watson
• Drums: "Hulken", Per Lindvall
• Piano: Lasse Holm
• Saxophone: Hans Arktoft, Hector Bingert, Ulf Andersson
• String arrangements: Rutger Gunnarsson, Anders Engberg
• Guitar: Hasse Rosén, Lasse Wellander
• Lead guitar: Lasse Holm

[edit] Lyrics and music

All text and lyrics by Lasse Holm and Torgny Söderberg expect:

• "Dag efter dag"/"Day after Day": Lasse Holm and Monica Forsberg
• "Good Morning": Lasse Holm and Monica Forsberg
• "Tokyo": Lasse Holm

[edit] Chart trajectory

Sweden Album Top 60 — Having a Party
Week	15 June 1982	29 June 1982	3 August 1982	17 August 1982
Chart position	12	19	37	46

Norway Album Top 40 — Having a Party
Week	22 1982	23 1982	24 1982	25 1982	26 1982	27 1982	28 1982	29 1982	30 1982	31 1982	32 1982	33 1982	34 1982	35 1982	36 1982
Chart position	22	27	15	21	15	15	19	16	18	26	19	16	22	31	39