Brother (Morten Harket album)
2014 studio album by Morten Harket
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Brother is the sixth studio album and fourth English-language album by Norwegian singer & A-Ha lead vocalist Morten Harket. It was released on 11 April 2014 through Universal Music.[12] "There Is a Place" was released as the album's first single on 29 November 2013. On 18 January 2014, "Brother" was released as the second single. It was premiered the same day at the Norwegian award show, Spellemannprisen.[13] The song was inspired by the Radical, the memoir of British Islamist-turned-Liberal activist Maajid Nawaz.[14][15] It was featured as the Album of the Week on the Ken Bruce Show on BBC Radio 2 from 21 to 25 April 2014. The music video for the song "Brother" was directed by long-time friend and Hollywood director Harald Zwart.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 April 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
| Studio | Studio Brun and Atlantis Studios, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 37.02 | |||
| Label | Universal (Scandinavia) Wrasse (UK/Ireland) Starwatch (rest of Europe) | |||
| Producer | Peter Kvint, Morten Harket[1] | |||
| Morten Harket chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Brother | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Adresseavisen |   [3] |
| Aftenposten | [4] |
| Bergensavisen | [5] |
| Bergens Tidende | [6] |
| Dagbladet | [7] |
| Dagsavisen | [8] |
| Drammens Tidende | [9] |
| Verdens Gang | [10] |
| Østlendingen | [11] |
Track listing
- All music written by Morten Harket and Peter Kvint. All lyrics written by Morten Harket and Ole Sverre Olsen, with additional words by Peter Kvint, except "First Man to the Grave", music and lyrics written by Ole Sverre Olsen.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brother" | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Do You Remember Me?" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Safe with Me" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Whispering Heart" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Heaven Cast" | 4:07 |
| 6. | "There Is a Place" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Oh What a Night" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "End of the Line" | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Can't Answer This" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "First Man to the Grave" | 3:39 |
Personnel
- Morten Harket – producer, instruments, vocals
- Peter Kvint – producer, recording, mixer, instruments, backing vocals
- Janne Hansson – strings, drums and organ recording
- Simon Nordberg – additional mixing (track 1)
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Aya Merill – mastering
- Joakim Milder – strings arranger and conductor
- Per Lindvall – drums
- Jesper Nordenström – piano, organ
- Björn Risberg – cello
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 11 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] | 1 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] | 91 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 62 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 56 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] | 8 |