Lifelines

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Lifelines
A-ha lifelines.jpg
Studio album by A-ha
Released 2 April 2002
Recorded June 2001 – January 2002
Genre Pop rock, synthpop
Length 61:34
Label WEA 0927 44849-2
Producer Stephen Hague, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Martin Landquist, Ian Caple
A-ha chronology
Minor Earth Major Sky
(2000)Minor Earth Major Sky2000
Lifelines
(2002)
Analogue
(2005)Analogue2005
Singles from Lifelines
  1. "Forever Not Yours"
    Released: 2 April 2002
  2. "Lifelines"
    Released: 8 July 2002
  3. "Did Anyone Approach You?"
    Released: 30 September 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars link
PopMatters (Good) link
Groove.no (4/7) link
MusicOMH.com (Good) link

Lifelines is the seventh album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released in 2002. The album was a Top 10 success in nine countries, and reached number 1 in four of those, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide[citation needed].

Singles and videos

Track listing

Standard version
No. Title Lyrics Music Producer(s) Length
1. "Lifelines"   Magne Furuholmen Furuholmen Martin Landquist, Stephen Hague 4:17
2. "You Wanted More"   Furuholmen Furuholmen, Morten Harket Landquist, Hague 3:39
3. "Forever Not Yours"   Harket, Ole Sverre-Olsen Furuholmen, Harket Hague, Landquist 4:06
4. "There's a Reason for It"   Paul Waaktaar-Savoy Waaktaar-Savoy Ian Caple 4:21
5. "Time & Again"   Waaktaar-Savoy Waaktaar-Savoy Waaktaar-Savoy 5:03
6. "Did Anyone Approach You?"   Waaktaar-Savoy Waaktaar-Savoy Tore Johansson 4:10
7. "Afternoon High"   Waaktaar-Savoy Waaktaar-Savoy Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley 4:30
8. "Oranges on Appletrees"   Furuholmen Furuholmen, Harket Langer, Winstanley, Hague[a] 4:16
9. "A Little Bit"   Waaktaar-Savoy Waaktaar-Savoy Caple 4:10
10. "Less Than Pure"   Waaktaar-Savoy Waaktaar-Savoy Caple 4:13
11. "Turn the Lights Down"   Furuholmen, Harket Furuholmen, Harket Landquist, Hague 4:14
12. "Cannot Hide"   Harket, Sverre-Olsen Harket, Landquist Landquist 3:19
13. "White Canvas"   Furuholmen Furuholmen Landquist 3:27
14. "Dragonfly"   Furuholmen Furuholmen Langer, Winstanley 3:19
15. "Solace"   Furuholmen Furuholmen Caple 4:20
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • The Russian version of the album contains an introduction spoken by Morten Harket in Russian.

Personnel

  • Vocals by Morten Harket
  • Keyboards by Magne Furuholmen
  • Guitars by Pal Waaktaar Savoy
  • Mixed by Michael Brauer, Stephen Hague and Bob Kraushaar (track 8), Stephen Hague (track 11), Carl Michael Herlofsson (track 12), Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (track 14)
  • Per Lindvall: drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 & 15).
  • Sven Lindvall: bass (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 13 & 14).
  • Jørun Bøgeberg: bass (tracks 9 & 10).
  • Anneli Drecker: backing vocals (tracks 1 & 11).
  • Martin Landquist: additional instruments (1, 12 & 13)
  • Beats por Attila: additional instruments (12)

Charts

Chart Peak
Austria Austrian Albums Chart[2] 2
Canada Canadian Albums Chart[3] 28
Czechoslovakia Czech Albums Chart 23
Denmark Danish Albums Chart 9
Estonia Estonian Albums Chart 1
European Union European Albums Chart 5
France French Albums Chart 30
Germany German Albums Chart[4] 1
Greece Greek Albums Chart 9
Hungary Hungarian Albums Chart 29
Japan Japanese Albums Chart 99
Latvia Latvian Albums Chart 1
Netherlands Dutch Albums Chart 92
Norway Norwegian Albums Chart[5] 1
Poland Polish Albums Chart 8
Russia Russian Albums Chart 2
Spain Spanish Albums Chart 32
Sweden Swedish Albums Chart[6] 21
Switzerland Swiss Albums Chart[7] 6
United Kingdom UK Albums Chart[8] 67

Certifications

References

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  2. Austrian Album Chart Cited 26 March 2008
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  4. German Album Chart
  5. Norwegian Albums Chart, Cited 26 March 2008
  6. Swedish Album Chart , Cited 26 March 2008
  7. Swiss album Chart page on Start Something in various European charts, Cited 26 March 2008
  8. UK Album Chart
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