Analogue (album)
Analogue is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released in 2005. It is a-ha's first album on Polydor Records (Universal), having previously been signed to Warner Music. Four singles were also released from this record. The album's second single, "Analogue (All I Want)" became the group's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart since "Stay on These Roads" (1988). The album reached #24 in the UK and got silver certification there.
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Released | 4 November 2005 | |||
Recorded | February 2005 – July 2005 | |||
Length | 54:43 | |||
Label | Polydor (#98746998) | |||
Producer | Martin Terefe, A-ha, Max Martin, Michael Ilbert, George Tanderø, Kjetil Bjerkestrand | |||
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Singles from Analogue | ||||
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Background and recording
"Celice" was originally composed to integrate the soundtrack "The Da Vinci Code", so that can be interpreted as the torture instrument cilice and a woman who tortures a man.
The song "Analogue (All I Want)" was originally a song called "Minor Key Sonata (Analogue)", which (like the rest of the album) was produced by Martin Terefe and mixed by Flood. Max Martin was then brought in to turn "Minor Key Sonata (Analogue)" into a more radio-friendly song, with a less surreal lyric and catchier chorus. The song was then re-written as "Analogue (All I Want)" and re-recorded, and is the only track on the album not produced by Terefe. Upon its release as a single, it became the band's first top 10 hit in the UK since 1988.
The non-album B-side to "Analogue (All I Want)", "Case Closed on Silver Shore", was also produced during the Analogue sessions by Terefe, and mixed by Flood. It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.
The lead vocal on "The Summers of Our Youth" is by Furuholmen (the second time on an A-ha release), with Harket joining him on the chorus.
On the live version of "Holyground", Waaktaar-Savoy plays an omnichord.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Celice" | Magne Furuholmen | Furuholmen, Martin Terefe | Terefe, A-ha | 3:41 |
2. | "Don't Do Me Any Favours" | Furuholmen | Furuholmen | Terefe, A-ha | 3:51 |
3. | "Cosy Prisons" | Furuholmen | Furuholmen | Terefe, A-ha, George Tanderø[a] | 4:08 |
4. | "Analogue (All I Want)" | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Max Martin | Waaktaar-Savoy, Martin, Furuholmen | Martin, Michael Ilbert, A-ha | 3:48 |
5. | "Birthright" | Furuholmen | Furuholmen, Terefe | Terefe, A-ha | 3:45 |
6. | "Holy Ground" | Morten Harket, Nick Whitecross, Ole Sverre Olsen | Harket | Terefe, A-ha, Kjetil Bjerkestrand[a] | 4:00 |
7. | "Over the Treetops" | Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | Terefe, A-ha | 4:24 |
8. | "Halfway Through the Tour" | Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | Terefe, A-ha | 7:26 |
9. | "A Fine Blue Line" | Furuholmen | Furuholmen | Terefe, A-ha | 4:09 |
10. | "Keeper of the Flame" | Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | Terefe, A-ha | 3:58 |
11. | "Make It Soon" | Olsen, Harket | Olsen, Harket | Terefe, A-ha | 3:21 |
12. | "White Dwarf" | Waaktaar-Savoy | Waaktaar-Savoy | Terefe, A-ha | 4:24 |
13. | "The Summers of Our Youth" | Furuholmen | Furuholmen | Terefe, A-ha, Tanderø[a] | 3:56 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Celice" (Thomas Schumacher remix edit) | Furuholmen | Furuholmen, Terefe | Terefe, A-ha, Thomas Schumacher[b], Stephan Bodzin[b] | 3:22 |
15. | "Celice" (Boris Dlugosch remix edit) | Furuholmen | Furuholmen, Terefe | Terefe, A-ha, Boris Dlugosch[b], Michi Lange[b] | 3:51 |
Personnel
A-ha:
- Morten Harket – vocals
- Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Magne Furuholmen – guitars, keyboards, piano, vocals
Additional musicians:
- Per Lindvall – drums
- Alex Toff – drums
- Frode Unneland – drums
- Sven Lindvall – bass
- Martin Terefe – bass, guitars, piano
- Jørun Bøgeberg – bass
- Claes Björklund – guitars, piano
- Geir Sundstøl – guitars
- Andreas Olsson – guitars
- Christer Karlsson – piano
- Graham Nash – backing vocals on "Cosy Prisons" and "Over the Treetops"
Charts
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Silver | 60,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/analogue/id316693306
- Austrian Album Chart Cited 26 March 2008
- German Album Chart Archived June 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Norwegian Albums Chart Archived 2009-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, Cited 26 March 2008
- Swiss album Chart page on Start Something in various European charts, Cited 26 March 2008
- UK Album Chart
- "British album certifications – a-ha – Analogue". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Analogue in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.