Den vita duvan

"Den vita duvan"
song by Mats Rådberg from the album På egen hand
Released 1975
Genre country
Label Polydor
Writer Lasse Holm
Alf Robertson
Language Swedish

"Den vita duvan" is an anti-war song written by Lasse Holm and Alf Robertson, and originally recorded by Mats Rådberg on the 1975 album På egen hand.[1] He also scored a Svensktoppen hit with the song, charting for eleven weeks between 4 May-13 July 1975, topping the chart.[2]

The song has also been recorded by Sten & Stanley on the 1987 album Musik, dans & party 2 1987 and by Leif Hagbergs on the album Låtar vi minns 6 2007.[3]

The Mats Rådberg version is one of the titles in the book Tusen svenska klassiker (2009).[4]

References

  1. "På egen hand" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1975. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1975. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. "Låtar vi minns 6" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. Gradvall et al 2009, nr. 436