Small Town Talk
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| Released | 7 September 2018 | |||
| Recorded | October 2016–January 2017 | |||
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| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 51:57 | |||
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Small Town Talk is the tenth solo studio album and fourth English-language solo studio album by Swedish musician Per Gessle. It was released worldwide by Gessle's Elevator Entertainment label and BMG on 7 September 2018. A country pop record, it was primarily recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, and consists mostly of English translations of songs from Gessle's two 2017 Swedish solo albums, En vacker natt and En vacker dag. The album, like the two Swedish albums, was produced by Gessle and Christoffer Lundquist.
American songwriter Sharon Vaughn translated the songs to English. Gessle said he was unable to translate the lyrics himself, as the original Swedish lyrics were inspired by the deaths of his mother, brother and sister, who all died within three years prior to production. The record features vocal collaborations with Helena Josefsson, Nick Lowe, Savannah Church and Jessica Sweetman, and contains work from pedal steel guitarist Dan Dugmore and harmonicist Mickey Raphael.
"Name You Beautiful" was released as a single on 23 March 2018, and was the official theme song for the 2018 World Table Tennis Championships. "The Finest Prize" and "Being with You" were issued as singles in July and August, respectively. The latter was previously demoed for Roxette's 1999 album Have a Nice Day. "Hold on My Heart" was demoed for 2001's Room Service, while a version of "No One Makes It on Her Own" originally appeared on Charm School in 2011. The album received positive reviews from the Swedish music press, and peaked at number five on the Swedish Albums Chart.