Minor Earth Major Sky [Deluxe]

by a-ha

Overview

A-ha's sixth studio CD (seventh if their greatest-hits collection is included) came seven years after their previous album, Memorial Beach, and in that time it seems that a-ha mellowed out. They do not seem to have concern about attracting the youth/dance market, but instead seem to be focusing in on how to make perfect middle-of-the-road pop songs with '90s technology. This is not a criticism, as it produces several fantastic songs, such as "Little Black Heart" and the wonderful "I Wish That I Cared." These, and many others, are full of catchy, beautiful melodies and Morten Harket's vocals are near perfect as usual -- his voice has not lowered one octave since their debut. The one problem with this CD is the relative sameness to some of the music. The tempos do not change a great deal, and by the end the songs seem to run together. More variety would have been beneficial. However, in terms of production, this is as close to perfect as a CD can get, and the lyrics keep things interesting throughout. Overall, a good album, and one that fans will enjoy. ~ Aaron Badgley

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2019
Label:	Rhino / Warner Music / Warner Records
UPC:	0190295910761
Rank:	113490

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Minor Earth Major Sky
2. Little Black Heart
3. Velvet
4. Summer Moved On
5. The Sun Never Shone That Day
6. To Let You Win
7. The Company Man
8. Thought That It Was You
9. I Wish I Cared
10. Barely Hanging On
11. You¿¿¿ll Never Get Over Me
12. I Won¿¿¿t Forget Her
13. Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count
14. Summer Moved On [Remix]
15. Velvet [Alabaster Mix]
16. The Sun Never Shone That Day [Radio Edit]
17. Minor Earth Major Sky [Milenia Nova Remix]

Disc 2

18. Minor Earth Major Sky [Early Version]
19. Little Black Heart [Alternate Mix]
20. Velvet [Early Version]
21. Summer Moved On [Early Version]
22. The Sun Never Shone That Day [Early Version]
23. To Let You Win [Early Mix]
24. We Will Never Speak Again [Demo]
25. The Company Man [Early Version]
26. Life¿¿¿s Not Fair [Early Version of ¿¿¿I Wish I Cared¿¿¿]
27. Barely Hanging On [Early Version]
28. I Won¿¿¿t Forget Her [Early Version]
29. Manhattan Skyline [Live in Oslo 2001]
30. Thought That It Was You [Live in Oslo 2001]
31. You¿¿¿ll Never Get Over Me [Live in Oslo 2001]
32. Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count [Live in Oslo 2001]
33. Summer Moved On [Demo]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

a-ha   Primary Artist,Vocals
Per Lindvall   Drums
Sven Lindvall   Bass
Jorun Bogeberg   Bass
Frode Unneland   Drums
Per Hillestad   Drums
Stephan Gade   Bass,Sitar
Lauren Savoy   Vocals
Simone Larsen   Vocals
Heiner Malecha   Bass
Joern Heilbutt   Guitar
Vertavo String Quartet   Strings,String Quartet
Elmar Walljasper   Drums

Technical Credits

Ole Sverre Olsen   Composer,Lyricist
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,String Arrangements
Kjetil Bjerkestrand   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,String Arrangements
Lauren Waaktaar-Savoy   Composer,Lyricist
Carole King   Composer
Jon Marius Aareskjold   Engineer
Jan Erik Kongshaug   Engineer
John Barry   Composer
Ras   Producer,Remixing
Niven Garland   Mixing,Remixing
a-ha   Arranger,Producer
Millenia Nova   Producer,Remixing
Morten Harket   Composer,Lyricist
Howard Greenfield   Composer
Ulf Holand   Engineer
Bjorn Opsahl   Photography
Roland Spremberg   Producer
Magne Furuholmen   Composer,Lyricist,Art Direction,String Arrangements
Island Brothers   Producer,Remixing
Lauren Savoy   Composer
Havard Rem   Composer,Lyricist
Gaute Nistov   Engineer
Boogieman   Mixing,Producer
Andre Tanneberger   Producer,Remixing