| "Blue Virgin Isles" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ted Gärdestad | |
| from the album Blue Virgin Isles | |
| Language | English |
| Released | October 1978 |
| Genre | Swedish pop |
| Songwriter(s) | Kenneth Gärdestad |
Blue Virgin Isles is a song written by Ted Gärdestad and Kenneth Gärdestad, and originally recorded with lyrics in English on the Ted Gärdestad album "Blue Virgin Isles", released October 1978.[1] as well as appearing as a B-side for the 1979 single "Satellit".[2]
Recording it with lyrics in Swedish by Kenneth Gärdestad as Himlen är oskyldigt blå, Ted Gärdestad released it as a single in 1993[3] charting at Svensktoppen for seven weeks between 18 September and 30 October 1993, peaking at 4th position.[4]
The song has also been recorded by Tommy Körberg.[5] and by Yohio on his 2013 album Break the Border.[6] Kikki Danielsson recorded the song with lyrics in English on her 2006 album "I dag & i morgon" [7] The song has also been performed live by Håkan Hellström during the "Från tango till Taube" shows with Sven-Bertil Taube.
References[edit]
- ^ "Blue Virgin Isles" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1978. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Satelit" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1978. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Himlen är oskyldigt blå" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1978. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Svensktoppen - 1993". Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ "Gränslös" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2003. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Break the Border" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Michael Nystås (29 March 2006). "Kikki släpper ny CD" (in Swedish). Dansbandsbloggen. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
