''Open Field'' is the debut album by the
Swedish solo act
Taken By Trees. It is the first studio album to be released by
Victoria Bergsman after shedding her duties as the lead singer of
The Concretes
The Concretes are a Swedish indie pop band from Stockholm, composed of eight members.
History
The Concretes began with Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, and Lisa Milberg. Since their formation in 1995, they have grown into an eight piece ban ...
. It was released on June 18, 2007 on
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England. It was formed in 1976 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove. Having successfully promoted and sold records by punk rock and early post-pu ...
.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Victoria Bergsman except where noted.
#"Tell Me" – 3:38
#"Julia" – 4:00
#"The Legend" – 3:54
#"Sunshine Lady" – 2:29
#"Lost & Found" (
Tracyanne Campbell
Tracyanne Campbell (born 18 May 1974) is a Scottish singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the Glasgow-based indie pop band Camera Obscura.
Born in Glasgow, Campbell founded Camera Obscura alongside John Henderson and Gavin Dunbar in 19 ...
) – 2:57
#"Open Field" (Bergsman and
Björn Yttling
Björn Daniel Arne Yttling (born 16 October 1974 in Umeå, Sweden) is a Swedish music producer, songwriter, and musician. His production and songwriting credits include Lykke Li, Chrissie Hynde, Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand, Sahara Hotnights, ...
) – 3:17
#"Hours Pass Like Centuries" – 1:51
#"Too Young" – 4:30
#"Only Yesterday" – 2:38
#"Cedar Trees" – 5:11
Personnel
Performance
*Victoria Bergsman – Vocals & various instruments
*Björn Yttling – Bass, piano & guitar
*John Eriksson – Drums, vibraphone, marimba, percussion & synth
*Andreas Söderstrom – Guitar, mandolin & harmonium
*
Verity Susman
Verity Susman is an English songwriter, composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist. She is best known as a founding member and the frontwoman of the English indie rock band Electrelane.
Music career
Following classical piano, clarinet and sa ...
– Piano & backing vocals
*Nils Berg – Flute & synth
*Elle-Kari Larsson – Backing vocals
*
Lykke Zachrisson
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), known as Lykke Li (), is a Swedish singer. Her music often blends elements of indie pop, dream pop and Electronic music, electronic. Her debut studio album, ''Youth Novels'', was released in 2008 ...
– Backing vocals
*Linda Portnoff – Backing vocals
*Sofia Hogman – Backing vocals
*Rebecka Hjukstrom – Backing vocals
*Louise Holmer – Backing vocals
*Eric Berglund – Zither
*Mikael Andersson – Euphonium
*Per Johansson – Various flutes
*August Berg – Cymbals
*Andreas Forsman – Violin
*
Erik Arvinder – Violin
*Erik Holm – Viola
*Anna Dager – Cello
Production
Production
Björn Yttling and Victoria Bergsman
Recording
Janne Hansson at Atlantis Studio
Lasse Mârtén at Decibel Studios
Björn Yttling at Högalid Studio
Mixing
Lasse Mârtén and Björn Yitling at Decibel Studios
String Arrangements
Björn Yttling
Mastering
Henrik Jonsson and Björn Yttling at Masters of Audio
Paintings
Victoria Bergsman
Graphic Design
Olov Sundstrom
External links
''Open Fields''at Rough Trade
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Taken by Trees albums
2007 albums