List of songs recorded by Tages

Tages were a Swedish pop band from Gothenburg who recorded hundreds of songs throughout their career. The group's "main catalogue"—songs released on albums, EPs or singles between 1964 and 1970—consists of 94 songs; 53 originals and 41 covers. In addition to their main catalogue, Tages also recorded a further 20 songs that were released in one form or another including both live performances and studio recordings. The band re-united multiple times between 1971 and 2006, with performances from a variety of shows being taped and individual songs released. Starting with August 1965's "The One for You", all recordings until their dissolution during the summer of 1970 were produced by EMI staff producer Anders Henriksson, who also co-wrote a large output of the band's music alongside playing keyboard instruments and composing string- and woodwind arrangements for the band. The band's studio output was almost exclusively recorded at the Europafilm studio in Mariehäll, Stockholm, but some of the early tracks were recorded at EMI's studio on Gärdet, Stockholm.

All of the group's members contributed to songwriting in some capacity. Starting in 1967, the primary songwriters were the partnership between Henriksson and group bassist Göran Lagerberg, who wrote material for the albums Contrast, Studio (both 1967) and The Lilac Years (1969). Lagerberg, either with other members or alone, also penned several early singles for Tages, including "I Should Be Glad", "Don't Turn Your Back" (both 1965). Henriksson also wrote a few tracks for the band together with outside songwriters, such as Thorstein Bergman or Bengt Palmers. Lead vocalist Tommy Blom penned the band's debut single "Sleep Little Girl" (1964) and composed several other singles and album tracks, particularly with the help of rhythm guitarist Danne Larsson. Lead guitarist Anders Töpel co-wrote songs with Blom or Lagerberg, including "Don't Turn Your Back". Drummers Freddie Skantze, Tommy Tausis and Lasse Svensson were solely credited on group compositions. The originals on Tages 2 are credited to all five members of the group, as are two tracks from Studio: "Seeing With Love" and "She's Having a Baby Now". With the exception of Studio and The Lilac Years, all of the band's albums featured cover versions, reflecting their eclectic repertoire from rhythm and blues ("Dimples", "I Got My Mojo Working") to contemporary pop songs ("Friday on My Mind", "Understanding").

The band were formed as a satirical skiffle band in 1963, but shortly abandoned that gimmick in favor of performing beat music after the Beatles started rising in popularity. The group's early singles were characterized by a soft rock sound influenced by Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Searchers ("Sleep Little Girl", "I Should Be Glad", "Don't Turn Your Back"). Starting with "The One For You", the band's music started branching out in various genres, including folk rock (Tages 2), soul pop (Extra Extra, Contrast), psychedelic rock (Contrast, Studio)

Main songs

Between 1964 and 1970, Tages songs were released on various music formats, primarily on 7-inch singles or on LP record albums. Of the 52 tracks the band released as either A-sides or B-sides, 21 were standalone non-album singles, whereas the remaining songs were either lifted from the group's studio albums or later included on them. 14 tracks that the band released in 1969 and 1970 – a studio album with 12 songs and a single with a further two songs – were issued under the band name Blond, as it was more internationally viable. Thus, the band has a "core" catalogue of six studio albums even though the final one bears another band name:

Tages (1965) Tages 2 (1966) Extra Extra (1966) Contrast (1967) Studio (1967) The Lilac Years (1969) In addition, starting with 1967's The Best of Tages, several compilation album also collect Tages' non-album singles. These include Tages, 1964-1968! (1983) and Go! The Complete Singles (2015). (BCDEFGHIJLMNOPRSTWY +KeyIndicates Swedish single release (A- and B sides) Indicates songs not written or co-written by the members of Tages + Name of song, writer(s), original release, and year of release Song Writer(s) Original release Year "(I Will Bring You) Flowers In The Morning"John Cameron The Lilac Years 1969 "Bloodhound" Larry Bright Tages 1965 "Caroline" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergAdrian MoarLasse Svensson The Lilac Years 1969 "Cathy's Clown"Don Everly Tages 1965 "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" Robert Mosely Tages 2 1966 "Created By You"Claes Dieden Studio 1967 "Dancing in the Street" Marvin GayeWilliam Stevenson Tages 2 1966 "Deep Inside My Heart" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergKathe GreenThe Lilac Years 1969 "Dimples" John Lee Hooker Tages 1965 "Dirty Mind" Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonFreddie SkantzeAnders Töpel Tages 2 1966 "Doctor Feel-Good" Curtis Smith Tages 1965 "Don't Turn Your Back" Göran LagerbergAnders Töpel 1965 "Donna"Ritchie Valens Tages (EP) 1965 "Every Raindrop Means A Lot" Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonLasse SvenssonAnders Töpel Contrast 1967 "Everybody Loves a Lover"Richard AdlerRobert Allen Tages 1965 "Extra" Anders HenrikssonDanne Larsson Extra Extra 1966 "Fantasy Island" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergDanne Larsson 1968 "Forget Him" Tommy Blom Tages (EP) 1965 "Friday on My Mind" George YoungHarry Vanda Extra Extra 1966 "Fuzzy Patterns" Tommy Blom Contrast 1967 "Get Out Of My Life, Woman"Allen Toussaint Tages 2 1966 "Get Up An' Get Goin'" Anders HenrikssonThorstein Bergman Extra Extra 1966 "Go" Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonFreddie SkantzeAnders Töpel Tages 2 1966 "Gone Too Far" Göran Lagerberg Extra Extra 1966 "Guess Who" Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonFreddie SkantzeAnders Töpel Tages 2 1966 "Halcyon Days" Andy BownPeter Frampton 1968 "Have You Seen Your Brother Lately" Anders HenrikssonGöran Lagerberg Studio 1967 "Hear My Lamentation" Anders HenrikssonGöran Lagerberg Contrast 1967 "Hitch Hike" Marvin GayeClarence PaulWilliam Stevenson 1966 "Hound Dog" Jerry LeiberMike Stoller 1965 "House Of Soul Hill"Ray EddlemonScott Turner Contrast 1967 "How Can I Pray When I Don't Believe (The Elephant)" Göran LagerbergAdrian Moar 1970 "Howlin' For My Baby"Willie Dixon Extra Extra 1966 "I Cry" Göran LagerbergDanne Larsson 1965 "I Got My Mojo Working" Preston Foster Tages 1965 "I Got You (I Feel Good)" James Brown Tages 2 1966 "I Left My Shoes At Home" Tommy BlomDanne Larsson Studio 1967 "I Pick Up The Bus" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergAdrian Moar The Lilac Years 1969 "I Read You Like An Open Book" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergAdrian Moar 1968 "I Should Be Glad" Göran LagerbergDanne Larsson 1965 "I Still Remember" Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonFreddie SkantzeAnders Töpel Tages 2 1966 "I Wake Up And Call" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergAdrian Moar The Lilac Years 1969 "I'll Be Doggone" Warren MooreSmokey RobinsonMarv Tarplin 1966 "I'll Go Crazy" James Brown Tages 1965 "I'm Going Out" Bob CreweGary Knight Contrast 1967 "I'm Mad" Cecil BowenWalter Rhodes 1966 "In My Dreams" Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonAnders Töpel Tages 2 1966 "It's In A Dream" Anders HenrikssonGöran Lagerberg Studio 1967 "It's My Life" Anders HenrikssonGöran Lagerberg Studio 1967 "Jealous Girl" Gordon MillsBrian Weske Tages 2 1966 "Leaving Here" Lamont DozierBrian HollandEddie Holland Tages 2 1966 "Like a Woman" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergDanne Larsson Studio 1967 "Look What You Get" Anders HenrikssonThorstein Bergman 1967 "Lost Child" Björn LinderAdrian Moar 1970 "Miss Mac Baren" Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonTommy TausisAnders Töpel 1966 "Mohair Sam" Dallas Frazier Extra Extra 1966 "Mustang Sally" Bonny Rice Extra Extra 1966 "Naggin'" Jimmy AndersonJerry West Tages 1965 "One Day" Göran LagerbergDanne Larsson Contrast 1967 "One Red, One Yellow, One Blue" Tommy BlomAnders Töpel Extra Extra 1966 "People Without Faces" Tommy Blom Studio 1967 "Prisoner 763" Tommy BlomDanne Larsson Contrast 1967 "Ride Your Pony" Naomi Neville Extra Extra 1966 "Sailing Across The Ocean" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergAdrian Moar The Lilac Years 1969 "Secret Room" Tommy Blom Extra Extra 1966 "Seeing With Love" Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonLasse SvenssonAnders Töpel Studio 1967 "Seventh Son" Willie Dixon Tages 1965 "She Is A Man" Anders HenrikssonBengt Palmers Studio 1967 "She's Having a Baby Now" Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonLasse SvenssonAnders Töpel Studio 1967 "Short Song (Steps)" Tommy Blom Contrast 1967 "Sister's Got A Boyfriend" Isaac HayesAllen JonesDavid Porter Contrast 1967 "Six White Horses" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergAdrian Moar The Lilac Years 1969 "Sleep Little Girl" Tommy Blom 1964 "So Many Girls" Göran Lagerberg 1966 "Stand by Me" Ben E. KingJerry LeiberMike Stoller Tages 1965 "Sun In Her Hand" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergKathe GreenThe Lilac Years 1969 "Tell Me You're Mine" Göran LagerbergAnders Töpel 1964 "The Girl I Once Had" Kathe GreenDanne LarssonAdrian Moar The Lilac Years 1969 "The Lilac Years (De Sålde Sina Hemman)" lyrics by. Kathe Greenarr. Anders Henriksson The Lilac Years 1969 "The Old Man Wafwer" Tommy BlomAnders HenrikssonGöran Lagerberg Studio 1967 "The One for You" Danne Larsson Tages 1965 "There's a Blind Man Playin' Fiddle in the Street" Göran Lagerberg 1968 "There's a Man Standing in the Corner" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergKathe GreenThe Lilac Years 1969 "Those Rumours" Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonFreddie SkantzeAnders Töpel Tages 2 1966 "Time Is Mine" Anders HenrikssonGöran LagerbergAdrian Moar The Lilac Years 1969 "To Be Free" Göran LagerbergBjörn Töpel 1968 "Treat Her Like a Lady" Bob CreweGary Knight 1967 "True Fine Woman" Göran Lagerberg Extra Extra 1966 "Understanding" Ronnie LaneSteve Marriott Extra Extra 1966 "Wanting" Pete Antell Contrast 1967 "What's The Time" Tommy BlomDanne Larsson Studio 1967 "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" Brian PotterIan Samwell 1965 "Why Do You Hide It" Tommy BlomDanne Larsson Contrast 1967 "You're Too Incomprehensible" Anders HenrikssonThorstein Bergman Contrast 1967

Other songs +KeyIndicates songs not written or co-written by the members of Tages + Name of song, writer(s), original release, and year of release Song Writer(s) Original release Year AmericaPaul Simon Live 1965-1998, vol. 2 1998 "Cadillac"Vince Taylor Live 1965-1998, vol. 2 1998 "Down by the Riverside" arr. Tommy BlomGöran LagerbergDanne LarssonLasse SvenssonAnders Töpel 1967 "Hey Grandma"Jerry MillerDon Stevenson In My Dreams (compilation) 1994 "Hey Jude"John LennonPaul McCartney Live At Rondo / Every Raindrop Special 1998 "Hey Mama" Göran LagerbergAnders Töpel Flexi disc advertisement 1965 "Hi, Hi, Hi"Paul McCartneyLinda McCartney Live 1965-1998, vol. 1 1998 "I See The Rain"Junior CampbellDean Ford Stora Popboxen (Svensk Pop 1964-1969 Volume 1) 2013 "It's All Over Now" Bobby WomackShirley Womack Live At Rondo / Every Raindrop Special 1998 "Land of a Thousand Dances" Chris Kenner Live 1965-1998, vol. 1 1998 "Long Tall Shorty" Don Covay Expressens Drömband 1966 "Love Loves To Love" Estell LevittDon Thomas Live 1965-1998, vol. 3 1999 "Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine" Bob Dylan Live 1965-1998, vol. 1 1999 "My Days Are Numbered" Al Cooper The Lilac Years (re-issue) 2003 "My Home Town" Tommy BlomAnders Töpel Popligan – För FN Och Flykting-67 1967 "Route 66" Bobby Troup Nalen 1999 1999 "Sticks and Stones" Titus Turner Live at Last 1993 "The Man You'll Be Looking For" Göran Lagerberg Flexi disc 1966 "The Weight" Robbie Robertson The Lilac Years (re-issue) 2003 "Tutti Frutti"Dorothy LaBostrieLittle Richard In My Dreams (compilation) 1994

See also

Tages discography

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