Per Gessle has released a new duet, Nyper mig i armen from his upcoming album as the third single. The single contains three songs:
Side A
Nyper mig i armen
Side B
72 (MP Remix 2024)
Varje gång (T&A demo 1986)
Listen to it on any streaming platform HERE and don’t forget to order the physical copy (out on 20th August), 7″ vinyl at Bengans!
The video to Nyper mig i armen premieres at 9 am CEST on 16th August.
Per says:
“Nyper mig i armen” is one of nine duets that are included on my new album “Sällskapssjuk” which will be released in October. I’ve always been weak for duets. It’s always fascinating to observe how a song and the lyrics change both meaning and feeling when several people sing it.
Albin Lee Meldau has a particularly personal voice, so when I wrote “Nyper mig i armen” last Christmas, I immediately thought of him. There’s a sort of Swedish country troubadour character in there in Albin who could be right in the middle of my happy little song with violin intro and all! He didn’t disappoint me. He is a lovely person and now a good friend with magical vocal cords.
Albin Lee continues:
When I was asked to sing on Per’s song, I thought it was a joke at first and am very happy that it was a real question! I liked “Nyper mig i armen” immediately when I heard it. It’s a wonderfully sunny and country-smelling song. Per is a fantastic songwriter and artist, but above all he is a very nice person who I am very happy to have gotten to know.
Nyper mig i armen
Hon satt nöjd i sin stol
På en terrass där man bojkottar sol
Hon kunde lika gärna låtsats som det regnar
Och hur jag blev intressant
Har jag funderat på på min kant
Det måste finnas vassare val där hon hör hemma
Ett ögonkast och sen
Är jag van att dörren slås igen
Men nu är hon min, jag nyper mig i armen
Det pratas lite grann
Sen lämnar man varann
Nu är hon min, jag nyper mig i armen
Och ibland när hon ler
När hon inte vet att jag ser
Då svävar jag, det känns som jag kan flyga
Ett ögonkast och sen
Är jag van att dörren slås igen
Men nu är hon min, jag nyper mig i armen
Det pratas lite grann
Sen lämnar man varann
Nu är hon min, jag nyper mig i armen
Jag får nypa mig i armen
Words & music: Per Gessle (25th+27th December 2023, Halmstad)
Published by Jimmy Fun Music
Produced by Per Gessle
Recorded at Tits & Ass, Halmstad, December 2023 + January + February 2024 + Sweetspot, Harplinge, December 2023
Engineers: Mats Persson (T&A) + Staffan Karlsson (Sweetspot)
Mixed at T&A, Halmstad by Mats Persson + Per Gessle
Per Gessle: acoustic guitar + organ + hand clap + vocals
Albin Lee Meldau: vocals
Ola Gustafsson: acoustic guitar + electric guitar
Magnus Helgesson: drums + percussion
Fredrik ”Gicken” Johansson: electric bass + lap steel + dobro
Helena Josefsson: backing vocals
Staffan Karlsson: harp
Mats Persson: mandolin
Adam Sass: trumpet + flugelhorn
Malin-My Wall: violin
Clarence Öfwerman: piano
72 (MP Remix 2024)
Words & music: Per Gessle
Published by Jimmy Fun Music
Produced by Per Gessle
Recorded at Tits & Ass, Halmstad, July 2002
Engineer: Mats Persson
Remix by Mats Persson at T&A, Halmstad, March 2024
Per Gessle: keyboards + vocals
Mats Persson: electric guitar + keyboards + bass + programming
Jimmy Monell: programming
72 was released on Gyllene Tider’s Finn 5 fel! album in 2004.
Varje gång (T&A demo 1986)
Words & music: Per Gessle
Published by Jimmy Fun Music
Produced by Per Gessle
Recorded at Tits & Ass, Halmstad, 4th December 1986
Engineer: Mats Persson
Mixed by Mats Persson + Per Gessle at T&A, Halmstad
Per Gessle: keyboards + vocals
Mats Persson: electric guitar + keyboards + bass + programming
Varje gång was released by Anna (Anna-Carin Borgström) in 1987 and by Wizex also in 1987.
Photo by Fredrik Etoall
72 and Varje gång get their own digital sleeve so that these songs don’t pop up on the duet partner’s page as well.