Minor Earth, Major Sky

Minor Earth, Major Sky
Studio album by a-ha
Publication (s)	April 17, 2000
Label (s)	Warner bros.
Format (s)	CD, MC
Genre (s)	Pop rock , synth pop
Title (number)	13/14/15
running time	58:42
production	a-ha , Niven Garland, Pål Waaktaar , Kjetil Bjerkestrand, Millenia Nova, Ras, Roland Spremberg , Andre Tanneberger
chronology Memorial Beach (1993) Minor Earth, Major Sky Lifelines (2002)

Minor Earth, Major Sky is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian pop rock band a-ha . It was released on April 17, 2000.

history

After a seven year break, a-ha released their comeback album in April 2000. Almost the entire record was reworked radio-friendly with producer Niven Garland, especially for the important German market. Summer Moved On , the title track and the Savoy cover Velvet were released as singles. Also was with I Wish I Cared an Internet download single first published, the first of the band and then still quite rare. The album reached number 1 and platinum status in Germany.

criticism

Aaron Badgley of Allmusic wrote that the record was almost perfect in terms of production. He criticized the fact that the tempo of the pieces was not varied very much. Overall, this is a good album. It awarded 3 out of 5 stars.

Track list

1. Minor Earth Major Sky - 5:25 (Furuholmen / Waaktaar-Savoy)
2. Little Black Heart - 4:35 (Furuholmen / Waaktaar-Savoy)
3. Velvet - 4:21 (Waaktaar-Savoy / Lauren Savoy)
4. Summer Moved On - 4:38 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
5. The Sun Never Shone That Day - 4:40 (Waaktaar-Savoy / Lauren Savoy)
6. To Let You Win - 4:24 (Harket / Havard Rem)
7. The Company Man - 3:15 (Furuholmen / Waaktaar-Savoy)
8. Thought That It Was You - 3:50 (Harket / Ole Sverre-Olsen)
9. I Wish I Cared - 4:23 (Furuholmen)
10. Barely Hanging On - 3:56 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
11. You'll Never Get Over Me - 5:40 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
12. I Won't Forget Her - 4:44 (Waaktaar-Savoy)
13. Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count - 4:51 (Waaktaar-Savoy)

Bonus title

14. Summer Moved On (remix) - 6:00 (Japan edition)
15. Minor Earth Major Sky (remix) (Russian edition)
16. Velvet (Stockholm mix) (Russian edition)

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	300,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
All in all	2 × gold 1 × platinum	375,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/minor-earth-major-sky-mw0000453786/credits
2. ↑ http://www.darsu.btinternet.co.uk/discography/a-ha/album5.htm#mems ( Memento from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/minor-earth-major-sky-mw0000453786
4. ↑ Award in Germany
5. ↑ Award in Switzerland
6. ↑ Award in Spain