Open Field Explained

Open Field
Type:	Studio Album
Artist:	Taken by Trees
Cover:	Open Field - Taken By Trees.jpg
Released:	June 18, 2007 (UK) September 11, 2007 (USA)
Genre:	Indie pop
Length:	34:25
Label:	Rough Trade (UK) Eleven (US)
Producer:	Björn Yttling and Victoria Bergsman
Next Title:	East of Eden
Next Year:	2009

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. It was released on June 18, 2007 on Rough Trade Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Victoria Bergsman except where noted.

1. "Tell Me" – 3:38
2. "Julia" – 4:00
3. "The Legend" – 3:54
4. "Sunshine Lady" – 2:29
5. "Lost & Found" (Tracyanne Campbell) – 2:57
6. "Open Field" (Bergsman and Björn Yttling) – 3:17
7. "Hours Pass Like Centuries" – 1:51
8. "Too Young" – 4:30
9. "Only Yesterday" – 2:38
10. "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 – 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 – Violin
• Erik Holm – Viola
• Anna Dager – Cello

Production

Production

Björn Yttling and Victoria Bergsman

Recording

Janne Hansson at Atlantis Studios

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