Lifelines (a-ha album)

Lifelines
Studio album by a-ha
Publication (s)	April 2, 2002
Label (s)	WEA Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Pop , pop-rock
Title (number)	15th
running time	61:34
occupation	Singing : Morten Harket Guitar : Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Keyboard : Magne Furuholmen
production	Stephen Hague, Clive Langer , Alan Winstanley, Martin Landquist
chronology Minor Earth, Major Sky (2000) Lifelines Analogue (2005)

Lifelines is the seventh studio album by the Norwegian pop band a-ha . It was released in April 2002. In Germany it reached number 1 on the album charts.

history

The album, on which four producers worked with Stephen Hague , Clive Langer , Alan Winstanley and Martin Landquist , was recorded between June 2001 and January 2002 over a period of six months. It starts with the title track, a ballad that was released as the second single. The video of Forever Not Yours , the lead single, was recorded with Harald Zwart in Havana , Cuba .

reception

The Allmusic side wrote that the album had clear differences compared to the last album, but was "undeniably A-Ha". It awarded 3 out of 5 stars.

Track list

1. " Lifelines " - 4:17 (Furuholmen)
2. "You Wanted More" - 3:39 (Words: Furuholmen, Morten Harket / Music: Furuholmen)
3. " Forever Not Yours " - 4:06 (Words: Harket, Ole Sverre-Olsen / Music: Furuholmen, Harket)
4. "There's a Reason for It" - 4:21 (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
5. "Time & Again" - 5:03 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
6. " Did Anyone Approach You? " - 4:10 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
7. "Afternoon High" - 4:30 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
8. "Oranges on Appletrees" - 4:16 (Words: Furuholmen, Harket / Music: Furuholmen)
9. "A Little Bit" - 4:10 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
10. "Less Than Pure" - 4:13 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
11. "Turn the Lights Down" - 4:14 (Furuholmen / Harket)
12. "Cannot Hide" - 3:19 (Words: Harket, Sverre-Olsen / Music: Harket, Martin Landquist )
13. "White Canvas" - 3:27 (Furuholmen)
14. "Dragonfly" - 3:19 (Furuholmen)
15. "Solace" - 4:20 (Furuholmen)

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
All in all	1 × gold	150,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ a-ha - long-play chart tracking. ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: musicline.de. Retrieved July 24, 2016. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000455219
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated December 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Award in Germany

Web links

Commons : a-ha  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of a-ha