My Very Best

Released

8 October 2008

Recorded

1968–2004

Genre

Pop

Length

126:00

Label

Sony Music Sweden

Producer

various

Agnetha Fältskog chronology

Agnetha Fältskog De Första Åren
(2004)

My Very Best
(2008)

A
(2013)

My Very Best is a compilation album by Agnetha Fältskog which was released on October 8, 2008. The album was released as a celebration of the 40 year anniversary of Agnetha's first hit single "Jag var så kär".

It was released in jewel case and digipack. CD 1 focused on her Swedish songs while CD 2 focused on her English songs.

The album debuted at #4 on the Swedish albums chart, and has been certified Gold in recognition of 20,000 copies sold.^[1]

Track list

CD 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album/Year	Length
1.	"S.O.S." (Swedish version)	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson	Elva kvinnor i ett hus (1975)	3:24
2.	"Var det med dej?"	Agnetha Fältskog, Bosse Carlgren	Elva kvinnor i ett hus (1975)	3:39
3.	"När du tar mig i din famn"	Agnetha Fältskog, Ingela Forsman	Tio år med Agnetha (1979)	4:07
4.	"Många gånger än"	Agnetha Fältskog, Peter Himmelstrand	När en vacker tanke blir en sång (1971)	2:35
5.	"En sång om sorg och glädje"	Mario Capuano, Giosy Capuano, Stig Anderson	Agnetha Fältskogs bästa (1973)	4:06
6.	"Dröm är dröm, och saga saga"	Gianluigi Guarnieri, Pier Paolo Preti, Stig Anderson	När en vacker tanke blir en sång (1971)	3:25
7.	"Doktorn!"	Agnetha Fältskog, Bosse Carlgren	Elva kvinnor i ett hus (1975)	2:51
8.	"Tack för en underbar, vanlig dag"	Agnetha Fältskog, Bosse Carlgren	Elva kvinnor i ett hus (1975)	2:39
9.	"Så glad som dina ögon"	Agnetha Fältskog, Kenneth Gärdestad	single only (1972)	3:00
10.	"Vart ska min kärlek föra" (Swedish version of I Don't Know How to Love Him)	Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Britt G Hallqvist	single only (1972)	3:20
11.	"Tio mil kvar till Korpilombolo"	Agnetha Fältskog, Peter Himmelstrand, Björn Ulvaeus	single only (1972)	3:00
12.	"Så här börjar kärlek" (with Björn Ulvaeus)	Peter Himmelstrand	Som jag är (1970)	2:31
13.	"Sången föder dig tillbaka"	Agnetha Fältskog, Börje Carlsson	När en vacker tanke blir en sång (1971)	3:13
14.	"Dom har glömt"	Agnetha Fältskog, Bosse Carlgren	Elva kvinnor i ett hus (1975)	3:49
15.	"Om tårar vore guld"	Agnetha Fältskog	Som jag är (1970)	3:27
16.	"Allting har förändrat sig"	Karl Gerhard Lundkvist	Agnetha Fältskog (1968)	3:10
17.	"Fram för svenska sommaren"	Jack E Lit, Lou Herscher, Ruth Grahm, Karl Gerhard Lundkvist	Agnetha Fältskog Vol. 2 (1969)	2:26
18.	"Jag var så kär"	Agnetha Fältskog	Agnetha Fältskog (1968)	3:19
Total length:				58:01

CD 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album/Year	Length
1.	"Wrap Your Arms Around Me"	Mike Chapman, Holly Knight	Wrap Your Arms Around Me (1983)	5:16
2.	"Little White Secrets"	Ellen Schwartz, Roger Bruno, Susan Pomerantz	I Stand Alone (1987)	4:04
3.	"Can't Shake Loose"	Russ Ballard	Wrap Your Arms Around Me (1983)	4:21
4.	"The Heat Is On"	Florrie Palmer, Tony Ashton	Wrap Your Arms Around Me (1983)	3:53
5.	"If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind"	John Cameron	My Colouring Book (2004)	3:13
6.	"I Stand Alone"	Peter Cetera, Bruce Gaitsch	I Stand Alone (1987)	4:48
7.	"Mr. Persuasion"	Susan Lynch, Larry Whitman	Wrap Your Arms Around Me (1983)	2:41
8.	"I Won't Let You Go"	Agnetha Fältskog, Eric Stewart	Eyes of a Woman (1985)	3:39
9.	"If You Need Somebody Tonight"	Diane Warren, Albert Hammond	I Stand Alone (1987)	3:32
10.	"Never Again" (with Tomas Ledin)	Tomas Ledin	The Human Touch (1982)	3:52
11.	"Let It Shine"	Austin Roberts, Bill LaBounty, Beckie Foster	I Stand Alone (1987)	3:58
12.	"Take Good Care of Your Children"	Tomas Ledin	Wrap Your Arms Around Me (1983)	3:43
13.	"Sometimes When I'm Dreaming"	Mike Batt	My Colouring Book (2004)	3:11
14.	"The Way You Are" (with Ola Håkansson)	Norell Oson Bard	single only (1986)	3:45
15.	"I Won't Be Leaving You"	Eric Stewart	Eyes of a Woman (1985)	5:34
16.	"When You Walk in the Room"	Jackie DeShannon	My Colouring Book (2004)	3:34
17.	"The Winner Takes It All" (with ABBA)	Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus	Super Trouper (1980)	4:55
Total length:				67:59

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2008)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[2]	4

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)^[3]	Gold	20,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "GLF 2008 Certifications" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Agnetha Fältskog – My Very Best". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.

v t e Agnetha Fältskog
Swedish albums	Agnetha Fältskog (1968) Agnetha Fältskog vol. 2 (1969) Som jag är (1970) När en vacker tanke blir en sång (1971) Elva kvinnor i ett hus (1975) Nu tändas tusen juleljus (with Linda Ulvaeus, 1981) Kom följ med i vår karusell (with Christian Ulvaeus, 1987)
English albums	Wrap Your Arms Around Me (1983) Eyes of a Woman (1985) I Stand Alone (1987) My Colouring Book (2004) A (2013)
Compilation albums	Agnetha Fältskogs bästa (1973) Tio år med Agnetha (1979) Teamtoppen 1 (1985) Sjung denna sång (1986) Agnetha Collection (1986) Agnetha & Frida: The Voice of ABBA (1994) Geh' Mit Gott (1994) My Love, My Life (1996) Agnetha Fältskogs svensktoppar (1998) That's Me (1998) De första åren (2004) My Very Best (2008)
Swedish singles	"Om tårar vore guld"/ "Golliwog" "Dom har glömt" "SOS" "När du tar mig i din famn"
English singles	"Never Again" "The Heat Is On" "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" "Can't Shake Loose" "It's So Nice To Be Rich" "I Won't Let You Go" "One Way Love" "The Way You Are" "The Last Time" "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)" "Let It Shine" "The Queen of Hearts" "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" "When You Walk in the Room" "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" "The One Who Loves You Now" "When You Really Loved Someone" "Dance Your Pain Away" "I Should've Followed You Home" "Where Do We Go from Here?"
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