We and Our Cadillac
Studio album by
Hep Stars
ReleasedSeptember 1965
RecordedFebruary – August 1965
StudioVarious studios around Stockholm, Sweden
Genre
Length32:24
LabelOlga Records
Producer
Hep Stars chronology
We and Our Cadillac
(1965)		 Hep Stars on Stage
(1965)
Singles from We and Our Cadillac
  1. "Cadillac"
    Released: March 1965
  2. "Bald Headed Woman"
    Released: June 1965
  3. "No Response"
    Released: September 1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

We and Our Cadillac is the debut album by Swedish beat group Hep Stars, released in September 1965. It was highly anticipated by fans, and succeeded their earlier hit singles, which turned Hep Stars into one of Sweden's top acts. It appeared on shows such as Drop-In and having three songs on Kvällstoppen simultaneously, a feat never achieved before.[2] In Sweden alone, the Hep Stars had accumulated an ever-growing female fanbase, just like the Beatles did with Beatlemania just two years prior.

The album contains Benny Andersson's first original composition, "No Response", which was written by him after the band was criticised by contemporary Swedish acts such as Tages for not being able to write original material. The song, clocking in at 1:37, it is the shortest track on the album. Despite this, It was issued as a single in September, and reached number 2 on Kvällstoppen shortly thereafter.[3] However, in later interviews, Andersson has considered it imperfect and a "rush-job".[4]

In contrast to their later works, guitarist Janne Frisk shares lead vocal duties with Svenne Hedlund on 4 of the album's 12 tracks. This is due to the fact that Frisk was the group's lead singer and guitarist up until Hedlund's invitation to the band in mid-1964. Tracks on the album includes a re-recorded version of their hit song "Cadillac", which would go on to be heavily associated with the group, and become one of their signature songs. It became the first album release on the label, and the majority of tracks were cut on a three-track recorder.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Cadillac"Vince TaylorSvenne Hedlund2:42
2."Be My Baby"
Janne Frisk2:56
3."That's When Your Heartaches Begin"
Hedlund3:55
4."Send Me Some Lovin'"
Frisk2:53
5."Young and Beautiful"
Hedlund2:32
6."Rockin' Love"Carl MannHedlund2:53
Total length:17:51
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."No Response"Benny AnderssonHedlund1:37
2."I'll Never Quite Get Over You"
Hedlund3:17
3."Sweet Little Sixteen"Chuck BerryFrisk2:14
4."Oh! Carol"
Hedlund2:15
5."Then She (He) Kissed Me"
  • Barry
  • Greenwich
  • Spector
Frisk3:03
6."Bald Headed Woman"Shel TalmyHedlund2:07
Total length:14:33
1996 Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Kana Kapila"
  • Guy Dovan
  • Jean Rolle
Single A-Side, 19641:40
2."I Got a Woman"
B-Side of 'Kana Kapila', 19642:04
3."A Tribute to Buddy Holly"Geoff GoddardSinge A-Side, 19652:50
4."Bird Dog"
B-Side of 'A Tribute to Buddy Holly', 19651:54
5."If You Need Me"
B-side of 'Summertime Blues', 19652:20
6."Summertime Blues"
Single A-Side, 19651:52
7."Farmer John"
Single A-Side, 19651:53
8."Donna"Ritchie ValensB-Side of 'Farmer John', 19652:51
Total length:17:24

Personnel

Hep Stars

  • Svenne Hedlund – lead and backing vocals
  • Janne Frisk – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Be My Baby", "Send Me Some Lovin'", "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Then She (He) Kissed Me"
  • Benny Andersson – piano, organ, backing vocals (except "Kana Kapila" and "I Got A Woman")
  • Lennart Hegland – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Christer Petterson – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Bird Dog"
  • Hans Östlund – organ on "Kana Kapila" and "I Got A Woman"

Other personnel

References

  1. ↑ [We and Our Cadillac at AllMusic AllMusic review]
  2. ↑ Carl Marcus Palm, Hep Stars 1964-1969, p. 113.
  3. ↑ "Hep Stars - No Response - Chart Position". nostalgilistan. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  4. ↑ Engström, Håkan (2002-12-29). "En mästare minns även sina floppar". Retrieved 2019-08-07.
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