A Camp A Camp's debut album, also called
A Camp, was originally recorded with
Niclas Frisk of
Atomic Swing, before Persson teamed up with
Mark Linkous of
Sparklehorse to re-record it. In doing so, he also contributed some new songs to the album. Persson had been a long-time fan of Sparklehorse and has referred to them as "the best I've ever heard". After a gig in
Lund, Sweden, Persson gave Linkous a cassette of all the
demo A Camp songs. When they met again during the recording of his new album, Persson invited him to produce her project. Linkous listened, liked the songs, and agreed. The album met with critical acclaim, and reasonable commercial success, topping the charts in Persson's native Sweden. In 2004, "Charlie Charlie" (the "
I Can Buy You" single
B-side) was covered (with new lyrics in
Polish) by the Polish singer
Ania and released as a single from her debut album
Samotność po zmierzchu. A French version of "Charlie Charlie" was recorded by
Vanessa and the O's for inclusion on their debut album ''La Ballade d'O'' in 2004 which retained the same title. Vanessa & The O's featured Niclas Frisk, Andreas Mattsson, James Iha and French singer songwriter
Vanessa Quinones. The debut album released the singles "I Can Buy You" and "
Song for the Leftovers". The country-inspired influence was also apparent in The Cardigans' following album,
Long Gone Before Daylight, which was released in the UK in 2003 and the US in 2004.
Colonia The recording of a second A Camp album was confirmed by Persson in an interview with Swedish newspaper
Dagens Nyheter in May 2007. "Girl-pop from the 60s, 80's punk, and David Bowie" were said to be the main influences. The album, produced by Persson with husband and film composer
Nathan Larson and Atomic Swing's Niclas Frisk, features appearances from ex-
Smashing Pumpkins guitarist
James Iha,
Joan As Policewoman and
Guided By Voices drummer Kevin March. The first single from
Colonia, "
Stronger Than Jesus", was released on the Swedish
iTunes on 17 November 2008. The full album was released in Europe in February 2009, via Universal, and in the US via
Nettwerk.
Covers EP A three-track EP named
Covers, featuring interpretations of
Pink Floyd's "
Us And Them",
David Bowie's "
Boys Keep Swinging" and
Grace Jones' "I've Done it Again", was released digitally in the United States on 9 June 2009 and in Europe on 16 June 2009. ==Post 2009==