''When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog'' is the debut studio album by Swedish

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musician

Jens Lekman Jens Martin Lekman (; born 6 February 1981) is a Swedish musician. His music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and melancholic. His work is heavily influenced by Jonathan Ri ...

. His first full-length, the album was released on 7 April 2004 on Service, and later in the year was also released on

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with a slightly altered track listing.

Track listing

;Sample credits *"A Higher Power" contains samples of "So Catch Him" by Blueboy and "Words Don't Fail Me Now" by The Night Keys.

Personnel

Credits for ''When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog'' adapted from liner notes. * Jens Lekman – writing, performance, recording,

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arrangements ;Additional personnel * Björn Almgren – saxophone * Emma Bates – backing vocals * Marcus Cato – trumpet * Lars-Erik Grimelund – drums * Ellen Hjalmarsson – violin * Peter Noos Johansson –

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* Ulrika Mild – backing vocals * Lilian Olsson – backing vocals * Mikaela Robsahm – cello * Stefan Sporsén – trumpet, althorn, horn arrangements * Jacob Stålhammar – mastering * Johan Strömberg – recording (horns and drums) * Ben Swanson – drums

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2004 debut albums Jens Lekman albums Secretly Canadian albums Service (record label) albums