Musically Xavante was a step back into a typical singer/songwriter landscape, with much acoustic guitar and harmonica and occasional strings or a piano, but lyrically the album continued what was started on Måne Över Haväng the year before.
The themes may have been more stressed on this album, but on the whole they were the same ones that Lundell would use through the rest of the '90s: aging, economic and romantic failure, and sadness over modern society, competently written, but never as sharp as his '70s lyrics.
Lundell had not worn out the themes yet -- that would happen a few albums later -- but it is hard not to get the impression that he sounds a little whiny, especially in comparison to the excellently controlled balance of sentimentalism and anger on Måne Över Haväng.
Xavante's two biggest hits were "Pigor och Drängar" and "Rått och Romantiskt," but these are actually two of the worst songs from the album.
Especially the latter is an uncommonly silly love song, in which the singer's girl begs him to love her in a "raw and romantic" way.
Most of the album is much better though, and both the sentimental "Sånt jag vill Minnas" and the almost offensive "Skuld" are among the best songs Lundell wrote during the '90s.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halvvägs Till HavetUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | XavanteUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 05:49 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Pigor Och DrangarUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Bli Som DuUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Det Jag Vill MinnasUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | SkuldUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 05:45 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Rått Och RomantisktUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | En Dag När du Öppnar Din DörrUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 06:13 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | FlorensUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Hård VinterUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | GruvaUlf Lundell | Ulf Lundell | Play | 07:13 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 61 mins | 141 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrik Andersson | Mixing |
| 2 | Maria Blom | Sangbe Drum, Vocals |
| 3 | Stan Booberg | Guitar |
| 4 | Hasse Engström | Piano, Wurlitzer |
| 5 | Backa Hans Eriksson | String Arrangements |
| 6 | Ebba Forsberg | Sangbe Drum, Vocals |
| 7 | Björn Gideonsson | Drums |
| 8 | Torbjörn Hultcrantz | Bass |
| 9 | Ulf Lundell | Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Mixing, Munspel, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 10 | Isabella Nerman | Photography |
| 11 | Magnus Tengby | Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |