Lifelines
For other uses, see Lifeline (disambiguation).
Lifelines | ||||
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Studio album by A-ha | ||||
Released | 2 April 2002 | |||
Recorded | June 2001 – January 2002 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, synthpop | |||
Length | 61:34 | |||
Label | WEA 0927 44849-2 | |||
Producer | Stephen Hague, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Martin Landquist, Ian Caple | |||
A-ha chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lifelines | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
PopMatters | (Good) link |
Groove.no | (4/7) link |
MusicOMH.com | (Good) link |
Lifelines is the seventh album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released in 2002. The album was a Top 10 success in nine countries, and reached number 1 in four of those, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide .
Singles and videos
- The video for the single "Forever Not Yours" was shot in Havana, Cuba. The video was directed by Harald Zwart (who also directed the "Velvet" video) and the storyline is based on the story of Noah's Ark[1] and today's celebrities. Look-alikes of Desmond Tutu, Madonna, and Queen Elizabeth II are included, among others.
- The video for the single "Lifelines" features segments from the 1991 short film Året gjennom Børfjord, also known as A Year Along the Abandoned Road. In the short film a camera moves through a small village in Finnmark while the seasons change.
Track listing
Standard version | |||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "Lifelines" | Magne Furuholmen | Furuholmen | Martin Landquist, Stephen Hague | 4:17 |
2. | "You Wanted More" | Furuholmen | Furuholmen, Morten Harket | Landquist, Hague | 3:39 |
3. | "Forever Not Yours" | Harket, Ole Sverre-Olsen | Furuholmen, Harket | Hague, Landquist | 4:06 |
4. | "There's a Reason for It" | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | Ian Caple | 4:21 |
5. | "Time & Again" | Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | 5:03 |
6. | "Did Anyone Approach You?" | Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | Tore Johansson | 4:10 |
7. | "Afternoon High" | Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley | 4:30 |
8. | "Oranges on Appletrees" | Furuholmen | Furuholmen, Harket | Langer, Winstanley, Hague[a] | 4:16 |
9. | "A Little Bit" | Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | Caple | 4:10 |
10. | "Less Than Pure" | Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | Caple | 4:13 |
11. | "Turn the Lights Down" | Furuholmen, Harket | Furuholmen, Harket | Landquist, Hague | 4:14 |
12. | "Cannot Hide" | Harket, Sverre-Olsen | Harket, Landquist | Landquist | 3:19 |
13. | "White Canvas" | Furuholmen | Furuholmen | Landquist | 3:27 |
14. | "Dragonfly" | Furuholmen | Furuholmen | Langer, Winstanley | 3:19 |
15. | "Solace" | Furuholmen | Furuholmen | Caple | 4:20 |
Russian version (bonus tracks) | |||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
16. | "Minor Earth - Major Sky" (ATB mix) | 5:47 | |||
17. | "Velvet" (De-PHAZZ mix) | 3:47 |
Japanese version (bonus tracks) | |||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
16. | "Differences" (original demo) | 2:47 | |||
17. | "Hunting High and Low" (Live in Oslo) | 7:07 | |||
18. | "Manhattan Skyline" (Live in Oslo) | 6:14 |
- Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
- The Russian version of the album contains an introduction spoken by Morten Harket in Russian.
Personnel
- Vocals by Morten Harket
- Keyboards by Magne Furuholmen
- Guitars by Pal Waaktaar Savoy
- Mixed by Michael Brauer, Stephen Hague and Bob Kraushaar (track 8), Stephen Hague (track 11), Carl Michael Herlofsson (track 12), Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (track 14)
- Per Lindvall: drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 & 15).
- Sven Lindvall: bass (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 13 & 14).
- Jørun Bøgeberg: bass (tracks 9 & 10).
- Anneli Drecker: backing vocals (tracks 1 & 11).
- Martin Landquist: additional instruments (1, 12 & 13)
- Beats por Attila: additional instruments (12)
Charts
Certifications
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References
- ↑ "Aha the netherlands website". 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-13.
- ↑ Austrian Album Chart Cited 26 March 2008
- ↑ "Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ↑ German Album Chart
- ↑ Norwegian Albums Chart, Cited 26 March 2008
- ↑ Swedish Album Chart , Cited 26 March 2008
- ↑ Swiss album Chart page on Start Something in various European charts, Cited 26 March 2008
- ↑ UK Album Chart
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Lifelines')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "Norwegian certifications – lifelines" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
- ↑ "Russian certifications – lifelines" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).
External links
- Discography site entry for Lifelines at the Wayback Machine (archived May 5, 2003)
- The making of "A Year along the Abandoned Road"
- The official A-ha site
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