''Open Field'' is the debut album by the

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

solo act Taken By Trees. It is the first studio album to be released by

Victoria Bergsman Victoria Bergsman (born 4 May 1977) is a Swedish songwriter, musician, and vocalist best known as singer of the indie pop band The Concretes from 1995 to 2006. Since announcing her departure from the band on 24 July 2006 she has been recording fo ...

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 band. ...

. 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-pun ...

Track listing

All tracks written by

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, A ...

) – 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 sax ...

– Piano & backing vocals *Nils Berg – Flute & synth *Elle-Kari Larsson – Backing vocals * Lykke Zachrisson – 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 Erik Arvinder (born 1984) is a Swedish violinist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, orchestrator and conductor known for his work with artists such as Avicii, Childish Gambino, John Legend, Galantis and deadmau5. Early life and influences A ...

– Violin *Erik Holm – Viola *Anna Dager – Cello

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 {{Authority control Taken by Trees albums 2007 albums