My Colouring Book

My Colouring Book
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, ambient
Length 42:07
Label WEA
Producer
  • Agnetha Fältskog
  • Anders Neglin
  • Dan Strömkvist
Agnetha Fältskog chronology
That's Me
(1998)That's Me1998		 My Colouring Book
(2004)		 Agnetha Fältskog De Första Åren
(2004)Agnetha Fältskog De Första Åren2004

My Colouring Book is the fourth English language and her overall eleventh studio album released by Swedish singer-songwriter Agnetha Fältskog. It 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.

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 many critics nominated "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" as the stand out track, reminiscent of the quality of ABBA recordings, and was issued in Sweden as a promo-only single. The album itself 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. During 2004, the album went silver in the UK for sales of over 60,000,[2] 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
SourceRating
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[3])
  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.[4]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts) 50[5]
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 25[6]
Belgium (Ultratop 50) 38[7]
Denmark (IFPI Denmark) 5[8]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) 2[9]
Germany (Media Control Charts) 6
Ireland (Irish Albums Chart) 57
Norway (VG-lista) 25[10]
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 1[11]
Switzerland (Swiss Music Charts) 17[12]
The Netherlands (MegaCharts) 11[13]
United Kingdom (UK Albums Chart) 12

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[14] Gold 15,899
Sweden (GLF)[15] 3×Platinum 180,000+
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 60,000+

References

  1. ↑ Chartstats - UK Chart discography
  2. ↑ BPI - searchable database - Agnetha Faltskog Archived 2013-01-11 at WebCite
  3. ↑ http://coverdalfreddo.blogspot.it/2014/07/agnetha-faltskog-cover-e-curiosita.html
  4. ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Coloring Book". Discogs. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". australian-charts.com. 6 June 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". www.austriancharts.at (in German). 9 May 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". www.ultratop.be. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". danishcharts.com. 30 April 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". finishcharts.com. April 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". norwegiancharts.com. April 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". www.swedishcharts.com. 30 April 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". swisscharts.com (in German). 9 May 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". dutchcharts.nl. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "Finnish album certifications – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "Guld och Platinacertifikat − År 2004" (PDF). Swedish Recording Industry Association (in Swedish). 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  16. ↑ "British album certifications – Agnetha Fältskog – My Colouring Book". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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