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Jahn Teigen's beste – Litt av historien…

Jahn Teigen · 1994

66 min · 19 tracks · pop music

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

55 /100
Lowland
Higher than 4% of albums we've rated

A strong selection of Teigen’s varied pop writing, but its hit-by-hit career-span sequence has little album-shaped pacing or identity of its own.

What we noticed

  • The sequence opens with the brisk, refrain-led «Mil etter mil» and ends with «Caruso», a much slower, sustained vocal showcase.
  • Norwegian-language pop cuts sit beside English-language songs such as «Friendly» and «Sound of Love», with «Do re mi» and «Caruso» adding distinct Eurovision-style and operatic-ballad turns.
  • The 19-track program moves between upbeat pop and slower ballads without a clear transition arc, reflecting a career-spanning selection rather than a continuous album sequence.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
4/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
4/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Mil etter mil 3:06
  • 2 Je gi'kke opp 3:03
  • 3 En dags pause 2:13
  • 4 Min første kjærlighet 3:20
  • 5 Sala Palmer 2:45
  • 6 Du skulle sagt ifra 4:02
  • 7 Ja 2:41
  • 8 Adieu 2:22
  • 9 Bli bra igjen 3:22
  • 10 Friendly 3:31
  • 11 Do re mi 2:59
  • 12 Sound of Love 4:11
  • 13 Glasnost 3:01
  • 14 Det vakreste som finns 5:09
  • 15 Slå ring 4:30
  • 16 Optimist 2:56
  • 17 Gi meg fri 4:35
  • 18 Ensom natt 3:57
  • 19 Caruso 4:53

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata