The Lonely Boys

The Lonely Boys (De ensamma pojkarna) is a fiction book by Swedish author Mats Olsson about a young rhythm 'n' pop band from southern Sweden in 1965.

Per Gessle (of Roxette fame) was asked by Mats Olsson to write a soundtrack to follow the book, so the band The Lonely Boys came into existence. The debut album by this 1965 fictitious band was released in December 1995. The band consisted of members from the two Swedish pop bands Wilmer X (Hellberg and Holst) and Gyllene Tider (Gessle, Persson and Andersson).

The band went to great lengths to create an authentic 1960s sound, from the lyrical content (Why did Adam have to fall in love with Eve) to the authentic instruments and amplifiers used in the recording process. The album is set out as two sides of an LP (although it was available on a promotional LP in Sweden), including crackles of the needle on the turntable and a pause between the two sides as the record is turned over.

Band members
The Lonely Boys consists of:
 * Lasse Göransson (a.k.a. Thomas Holst) on Bass guitar
 * Roland Bergström (a.k.a. Mats "MP" Persson) on Vox- & Hammond organs, Piano
 * Kalle Johansson (a.k.a. Micke "Syd" Andersson) on drums and tambourine
 * Thomas Nyberg (a.k.a. Per Gessle) on rhythm guitar and vocals
 * Richard Andersson (a.k.a. Nisse Hellberg) on lead guitar, harmonica, maraccas, tambourine and vocals

Track listing
All tracks contain lead vocals by Per Gessle and Nisse Hellberg, except where noted.