Jokerman

Description

Jokerman is the sophomore and final full-length album by the Swedish hard rock band Rubbet, released on the Swedish gospel label Royal Music in 1984, in co-operation with Rubbet Music Production. The album was recorded by Lino Ajello at Humlan Studio in Stockholm and by Bernard Lohr at Vivaldi Studios in Mölndal, Sweden; with Danne Gansmoe of Vatten, Salt and Jerusalem fame producing. Mixed by Lohr at Vivaldi. Horns arranged by Johan Nordlander. All songs written by Göran Eriksson except tracks A5 featuring lyrics co-written with L. Westerlund and track A1 featuring lyrics co-written by Göran Eriksson and L. Westerlund with music written by H. Vikström, and tracks A4 and B5 written by Mikael Carlsson.

Featuring Göran Eriksson on guitar and vocals, Mikael Carlsson on guitar and vocals, Anders Löfgren on bass, and Per Johansson on drums, as well as Jonas Sjöblom on percussion. Also featuring Johan Nordlander and Henrik Wikström on keyboards, Jonny Olsson and Jonas Viklund on trumpet, Jonas Knutsson and Hans Åkesson on saxophone, and Peter Nygren on trombone. Backing vocals provided by Kikki Löfbom, Birgitta Lundstrom, and Barbro Jonsson, with track B3 featuring Tommy Sahlin, Bosse Jonsson, and Eva Weigert on backing vocals.

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Jokerman” – 3:24
A2. “Nånting e’ på gång” – 4:14
A3. “De e’ dags” – 2:50
A4. “Liv eller död” – 4:27
A5. “Looser” – 5:04

Side Two
B1. “Vi vill” – 2:27
B2. “Så nära” – 3:13
B3. “Anfallslust” – 3:47
B4. “Pappa” – 2:25
B5. “W.I.S.C.” – 3:37
B6. “Förlåt” – 3:03

Note: The LP was released featuring a gatefold sleeve with lyrics printed on the inside.

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Gatefold Cover Artwork

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Gatefold Cover, Inside

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