Anna Book
Anna Book Biography
Anna Book (born in 1970) recorded her first single in 1985, as a result of winning a local talent show the year before. The following summer she was one of the singing children in a tv-show called "Solstollarna", that was very popular in Sweden in the mid 80s. She performed songs that had been written by the show's writers Ola Ström and Per Dunsö, and these can be found on Anna's early albums, e.g. "John" and "Killsnack". Other songs on Anna's debut album were written by Christer Sandelin and Tommy Ekman from the band Style (formerly known as Freestyle).
In 1986 Anna participated in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish pre-selection for Eurovision Song Contest, and ended up 4th. The song "ABC" was a big hit, and is by now a real classic in Sweden. She returned to the competition the next year, this time with a ballad titled "Det finns en morgondag". Unfortunately the success wasn't repeated, and Anna left her record label CBS.
On a small label named Lynx, Anna Book recorded a couple of songs in a more mature style, in 1988. Some of these were written by Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson – members of the famous Swedish band Roxette. In 1989 Anna Book and Claes Jagborn were collaborating under the name "First unit", and they released a 7" single and a 12" maxi-single. The sound was now more dance-oriented than it had been on Anna's previous records, and she explored new possibilities in her voice. None of her Lynx-singles hit the charts and Anna took a break from her music career.
In 1994 the Swedish TV channel TV3 organized an alternative song competition, in which Anna Book participated together with Chris Lindh, who was rapping. The song "Casanova" was released only as a promo single. In the following year Anna started to collaborate with the famous Swedish producer and hip hop artist Dr. Alban. This resulted in a soul album titled "Anna", that was released in both Sweden and Japan. However, the album wasn't any big success and Anna Book took another break from the music, and started to dub cartoons (e.g. 700 episodes of "Pokémon").
In 2006 Anna made a comeback as a participant in the dance competition "Let's Dance" on Swedish tv channel TV4. In connection to this she released a dance related album of cover versions of famous songs, each suitible for a certain dance style. The first track on the album was "Andalucia" – a newly written song, also released as a single. In the following year Anna took part in Melodifestivalen for the third time, singing "Samba Sambero", and ended up at 9th place among 32 participants.
In 2010 Anna did the Swedish dubbing for Jessie in Disney Pixar's movie "Toy Story 3".
Anna Book in the Swedish TV show Solstollarna 1985.
Anna Book Discography
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S HJÄRTAT BANKAR
1985 CBS CBSA 6168 (Sweden)
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2. Galen i dig
LP KILLSNACK
1985 CBS CBS 26691 (Sweden)
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1. Sommarlek
2. Ge mig en chans
3. Jag tror min mamma förstår
4. Livet går vidare
5. Runt, runt S
6. Det bor en ängel i min själ
7. Boomerang
8. Killsnack
9. Hey Now, Whatcha Gonna Do
10. John
11. Hjärtat bankar S
12. Galen i dig
S RUNT RUNT
1985 CBS CBSA 7246 (Sweden)
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1. Runt, runt
2. Ge mig en chans
S ABC
1986 CBS CBSA 6926 (Sweden)
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LP KILLSNACK (Re-Release)
1986 CBS CBS 26913 (Sweden)
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1. Sommarlek
2. Ge mig en chans
3. Jag tror min mamma förstår
4. Livet går vidare
5. Runt, runt
6. Det bor en ängel i min själ
7. ABC S
8. Boomerang
9. Killsnack
10. Hey Now, Whatcha Gonna Do
11. John
12. Galen i dig
S DINA ÖGON TALAR (Fanclub Only Release)
1986 Anna Book Fanclub ANNA 8601
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1. Dina ögon talar
2. Dina ögon talar (Instrumental version)
LP LÄNGTAR
1986 CBS CBS 450118 4
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1. Längtar
2. Ett julkort ifrån dej (I'll Send A Christmas Card) S
3. Små marginaler
4. Jag vill vakna upp hos dej
5. Natt i stan (Stir It Up)
6. Vem kan stoppa två hjärtan S
7. Livin In A Boy's World
8. I regn
9. Du öppnar en värld för mej
10. 9.07
11. Kärlek är du
S ETT JULKORT IFRÅN DEJ
1986 CBS CBS 650260 7 (Sweden)
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1. Ett julkort ifrån dej (I'll Send A Christmas Card)
2. Livin' In A Boy's World
S VEM KAN STOPPA TVÅ HJÄRTAN
1987 CBS 650832 7 (Sweden)
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1. Vem kan stoppa två hjärtan
2. Natt i stan (Stir It Up)
S DET FINNS EN MORGONDAG
1987 CBS 650339 (Sweden)
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1. Det finns en morgondag
2. Himlens alla stjärnor
S NAMN & NUMMER
1988 Lynx LRS 1005 (Sweden)
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1. Namn & Nummer
2. Tårar på ditt brev
Track 1 written by Per Gessle for The Pinks in 1986.
S DET FINNS MYCKET SOM MAN INTE KÄNNER TILL
1988 Lynx LRS 1007 (Sweden)
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1. Det finns mycket som man inte känner till
2. Det finns mycket som man inte känner till (Version)
Written by Marie Fredriksson
S FIRST UNIT (Anna Book & Claes Jagborn)
I GO TO PIECES
1989 Lynx LRS 1016 (Sweden)
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1. I Go To Pieces (3:46)
2 .I Go To Pieces (Instrumental) (3:40)
M FIRST UNIT (Anna Book & Claes Jagborn)
I GO TO PIECES
1989 Lynx LRM 121016 (Sweden)
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1. I Go To Pieces (Why Don't You Dance?-mix) (6:17)
2 .I Go To Pieces (Radio Version) (3:46)
3 .I Go To Pieces (Dub Version) (5:19)
4 .I Go To Pieces (A Cappella) (3:38)
S CASANOVA
1994 Venus VS 02 (Sweden cd promo)
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1. Casanova (Featuring [Rap] - Chris Lindh)
2. Yes I'm Burning (Featuring [Rap] - Glen)
3. Yes I'm Burning (Tracks Mix) (Featuring [Rap] - Glen)
Yes I'm Burning = English version of Casanova
S CHAMPAGNE
1995 (Sweden promo)
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1. Champagne
2. ?
CD ANNA
1996 Dr/Strike STRICD 001
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1. He Went Ohh
2. My Love For You (4:53) S
3. Heaven (3:33) S
4. It's A Shame
5. Everytime (3:20) S
6. Champagne (3:26) S
7. I Think I Fall In Love With You
8. Let Me Be
9. ABC
10. My Love For You (Remix) (3:28)
S MY LOVE FOR YOU
1996 Dr/Strike STRICDM 004 (Sweden)
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1. My love for you (Radio) (4:35)
2. My love for you (D-Floor Mix) (4:44)
3. My love for you (Gecko's Under The Sea Dance) (4:00)
S HEAVEN
1996.09.24 Dr/Strike STRICDM 005 (Sweden)
1996 Strike STRI004 (12") (except tr 5)
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1. Heaven (Radio version) (3:31)
2. Heaven (Extended Version) (4:39)
3. Heaven (Ari The Labrador Mix) (6:24)
4. Heaven (Gecko's Wipeout Mix) (4:13)
5. Heaven (Freaky Lab Dub Mix) (5:54)
S EVERYTIME
1996 Dr/Strike STRICDS 007 (Sweden)
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1. Everytime (Album Version)
2. He Went Ohh (Album Version)
CD ANNA
1997 Victor VICP-60032 (Japan)
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1. He Went Ohh
2. My Love For You
3. Heaven
4. It's A Shame
5. Everytime
6. Champagne
7. I Think I Fall In Love With You
8. Let Me Be
9. ABC
10. My Love For You (Remix)
11. If You Want Me (Bonus Track)
S VARIOUS ARTISTS:
SCHOOLDAYS - 3 LEKTIONER I MUSIK
2000 Mariann MLPCDS 224
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1. Carola – Mickey (2000 Remix)
2. Anna Book – ABC (2000 Remix)
3. Lili & Susie – Oh Mama (2000 Remix)
CD VARIOUS ARTISTS:
SCHOOLDAYS - 20 LEKTIONER I MUSIK
2000 Mariann
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2. Hanna - Anropar försvunnen
3. Factory - Efter plugget (Factory remix)
4. Anna Book – ABC (King remix) (3:22)
5. Janne Lucas - Växeln hallå (Rico & Bear remix)
6. Javiera - Varje timma var minut (Bäcklin remix)
7. Shaboom - R.O.C.K (Evenrude remix)
8. Linda - Drömmar (bonus)
9. Friends - Vi behöver varann (Bäcklin remix)
10. Lena Philipsson - Dansa i neon (Bäcklin remix)
11. Pernilla Wahlgren - Piccadilly Cirkus (Bäcklin remix)
12. Barbados - Se mig (Carlsson & Samuelsson remix)
13. Carola - Främling (Reimer & Ingeström remix)
14. Lilli & Susie - Oh Mama (Åhlin remix)
15. Pinks - Superman (Bäcklin Remix)
16. Gilda & Emelie - Millennium Love (Bonus)
17. Charlotte Nilsson - Tusen och en natt (Rico & Bear remix)
18. Black Ingvars - Funny Funny
19. Anna Book - ABC (Instrumental remix)
20. Carola - Främling (Instrumental remix)
S ANDALUCIA
2006 (Sweden)
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1. Andalucia
2. Ain't That Just The Way
CD LET'S DANCE +13 FAVORITER
2006-04-12 Mariann BGR-MLPCD-3568 (Sweden)
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1. Andalucia S
2. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
3. I Only Wanna Be With You (With David Watson)
4. Ain't That Just The Way
5. ABC (2006/Jive Version)
6. Sway
7. Be My Baby
8. La Isla Bonita
9. Love Is In The Air
10. Let's Dance
11. When I Need You
12. Gråt inte mer Argentina (Don't Cry For Me Argentina)
13. Natural Woman
14. Something Stypid (With David Watson)
CD ABC
2006-04-15 Columbia SME-8287681-9652 (Sweden)
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1. ABC
2. Killsnack
3. Det finns en morgondag
4. Det bor en ängel i min själ
5. Sommarlek
6. Jag tror min mamma förstår
7. Boomerang
8. Livet går vidare
9. Galen i dig
10. Ge mig en chans
11. Runt, runt
12. John
CD containing most of the songs from Anna's Debut album "Killsnack" + Melodifestivalen entry "Det finns en morgondag".
CD HELENA RASK/ JOHAN ÖSTBERG/ ANNA BOOK/ EMIL SIGFRIDSSON:
DRILL & DRULL ÄVENTYR
2006 Reiki Music RMCD 004 (Sweden)
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1. Du & ja
2. Morgondans
3. Skogens visa
4. Kom igång
5. Herr Grävling
6. Önskevisan
7. Ville varg
8. Letarvisan
9. Min bästa kompis
10. Knakeli-knak
11. Goa & glada
12. Trollfesten
13. Drill & Drull
14–20: Karaoke versions
S SAMBA SAMBERO
2007 (Sweden)
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1. Samba Sambero (Original Version)
2. Samba Sambero (Singback Version)
CD SAMBA SAMBERO
2007 (Sweden)
1. Samba Sambero S
2. Bara för en dag
3. Jag har sett en främling
4. Ven A Bailar Conmigo
5. Ain't That Just The Way
6. Lycklig och redo
7. Kom
8. Sway
9. Dansar med kärleken
10. Andalucia
11. Natural Woman
Bonus Tracks:
12. ABC (Originalversion)
13. Killsnack
14. Det finns en morgondag
CD VARIOUS ARTISTS:
IDROTTENS JULSKIVA
2007 (Sweden)
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2. Fronda – Nu Kommer Det Tomtar
3. Barbro Svensson – Nu Tändas Tusen Juleljus
4. Anna Book -- Christmas with You
5. Nordman – Julen För Mig
6. Charlotte Perelli – At Christmas Most of All
7. Rednex – White Bells on
8. Thomas Thörnholm – Som Den Jul Jag Minns
9. Pernilla Wahlgren – Winter Wonderland
10. Jan Johansen – VI Tänder En Laga
11. Chris Lindh-Velvet – Merry Christmas
12. Bosson – Silent Night
