Djupa andetag

Background

After a brief hiatus and a few years in the early 1990s, as chairperson for the Swedish organisation, "Det Naturliga Steget-Artister För Miljön" (The Natural Step-Artists For The Environment), Frida decided to record a mature album with lyrics dealing with both "inner personal environment" as well as the environment and the nature's surroundings. At the time of recording, Frida did not want the attention an international release would bring and she also felt for singing in her mother tongue again. Frida's composition, "Kvinnor Som Springer" ("Women Who Run"), was inspired by the book "Women who Run with the Wolves", by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. It is one of the few songs she's written in her entire career, including 'Don't Do It', from Shine. Frida originally asked Agnetha Fältskog to record "Alla mina bästa år" with her, but Agnetha declined citing fear of ABBA reunion rumours. The album was recorded in Swedish and originally released in Sweden, exclusively. Nowadays, however, the album is to be found everywhere. A one-hour documentary of the making and recording of this album and the videoclips, can be seen in Frida – The DVD, including interviews with Frida and producer Anders Glenmark.