Memory Loves You

It all started when Sophie, born in a suburb to Stockholm, was 14. Herstepfather taught her some chords and so she found out she could write songs. “I wrote a song and it felt amazing. I didn’t really think that much about what I was doing, really.” Says Sophie with typically modest. \\n\\nShe recorded a few songs at a local studio and decided to send the demos to three record companies, with no special expectations. Soon\\nSony Sweden gave her a phone-call and offered her a record deal. By then she never had played in front of an audience. Sophie started to record\\nher debut album in 1995. The album is produced and arranged by Lars Halapi, who also plays the guitar on all of the songs. Sophie’s music has\\nbeen compared with such great artist as Neil Young, Van Morrison and Bob Dylan. The shimmering acoustic guitar in “Always You” bares the spirit of Neil Young and Van Morrison-like sax riffs underlines the song “A Thousand Times”. “I’ll See You (In Another World)” radiates the feeling of\\nSpringsteen; the song is about her stated beliefs in destiny, wisdom of life, goodness, dreams, close relationships and love. Sophie’s music also\\nhas a lot in common with singer/songwriters as Joni Mitchell and Jewel Kilcher. \\n\\nIt all adds up to something unique in the history of Swedish music and Sophie’s music is liked in many of the world’s different parts. Even many\\nAmericans have taken hear music to their hearts,something that’s not so strange considering that the singer/songwriter tradition originated in the US. Swedish critics agree on that Sophie’s album is something special. She was awarded a Grammy at the Swedish Grammy awards as best newcomer in 1995, she was also nominated for Best female pop singe