Biography

I Sing Because of You
Studio album by Righteous Boy
Released	2002
Recorded	Tambourine Studios, with additional material recorded at L.A.B. Studios
Genre	Indie/alternative
Length	46:49
Label	Future Farmer Recordings
Producer	Batti, Henrik Andersson, Righteous Boy

Righteous Boy is the solo project of Magnus Sveningsson, bassist from Swedish rock group The Cardigans.^[1] Sveningsson began the project during the long hiatus between the Cardigans' Gran Turismo and Long Gone Before Daylight albums. To date, Righteous Boy's single album release is I Sing Because of You (2003), which contained the single "Loved Among Friends."

I Sing Because of You

I Sing Because of You was recorded at Tambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden) and mastered by Björn Engelmann at Cutting Room Studios.

Track listing

1. "Loved Among Friends" (3:45)
2. "View from a Satellite" (4:25)
3. "No More Love" (3:57)
4. "Righteous Boy / Righteous Girl" (4:04)
5. "I Made It Hard for You to Love Me" (3:34)
6. "All My Evils" (4:11)
7. "I'm Not Shielded" (1:10)
8. "Elephant Man" (4:35)
9. "I Feel Apart" (4:00)
10. "Lone Among Friends" (4:13)
11. "Straight Song" (4:06)
12. "You Better Do Good" (4:49)

Personnel

• Magnus Sveningsson: co-producer, writer, vocals, bass (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12), organ (8, 9, 10, 12), vibraphone (6, 9, 10, 11), melodica (9, 10), keyboards (2, 6) and drums (3, 4)
• Henrik Andersson: producer, mastering, co-writer (1, 3, 4), bass (1), guitar (1, 3, 4, 6), backing vocals (1, 6, 8, 10), keyboards (1, 3, 4, 5, 9), piano (3, 5), violin (3)
• Sebastian "Batti" Borg, of stockfinster: co-producer, guitar (2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12), synthesizer (8, 11, 12), organ (9), mandolin (2).
• Michael Ilbert: mixing (tracks 1,2 and 5 to 12), horn arrangements (12)
• Marco Manieri: mixing (3, 4)
• Jens Jansson, of Brainpool: drums (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12), horns (12)
• Patrik Barstosch, of Eggstone: piano (1, 2, 10), synthesizer (3), organ (11)
• Nathan Larson: programming (3, 4), backing vocals (5, 9)
• Stefan Kvarnström: programming (8, 9)
• Petter Lindgård, of Gula Studion and The Mopeds: trumpet (2), horns (12)
• Per Sunding, of Eggstone: recording of additional vocals (2, 6), bass (11)
• Filip Runeson: cello and violin (5)
• Helena Josefsson, of Sandy Mouche: backing vocals (2, 4, 11, 12)
• Lina Johansson: backing vocals (3)
• Claes Persson: co-writer (track 2)
• Juanjo Passo: voice (8)
• Åbäke: graphic design

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