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MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice

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MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice is a live album by the Norwegian band a-ha, released on 6 October 2017 as part of the MTV Unplugged series. It was recorded live at the Harbour Hall at Ocean Sound Recordings in Giske Municipality, Norway, on 22 and 23 June 2017.[2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart with 6,982 units sold in its first week, becoming A-ha's seventh top-10 album in the United Kingdom.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Lars Horntveth, except "Take On Me" produced by A-ha and Martin Terefe.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is Our Home" (previously unreleased)Magne Furuholmen5:05
2."Lifelines"Furuholmen5:18
3."I've Been Losing You" (featuring Lissie)Paul Waaktaar-Savoy5:05
4."Analogue (All I Want)"Waaktaar-Savoy, Furuholmen, Max Martin4:44
5."The Sun Always Shines on TV" (featuring Ingrid Helene Håvik)Waaktaar-Savoy4:28
6."A Break in the Clouds" (previously unreleased)Waaktaar-Savoy4:54
7."Foot of the Mountain"Waaktaar-Savoy, Furuholmen, Martin Terefe5:27
8."Stay on These Roads"Waaktaar-Savoy, Furuholmen, Morten Harket6:18
9."This Alone Is Love"Waaktaar-Savoy, Furuholmen6:07
10."Over the Treetops"Waaktaar-Savoy6:43
11."Forever Not Yours"Furuholmen, Harket, Ole Sverre-Olsen4:07
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sox of the Fox"Waaktaar-Savoy7:18
2."Scoundrel Days" (featuring Ian McCulloch)Waaktaar-Savoy, Furuholmen4:56
3."The Killing Moon" (featuring Ian McCulloch)Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas5:55
4."Summer Moved On" (featuring Alison Moyet)Waaktaar-Savoy5:30
5."Memorial Beach"Waaktaar-Savoy4:32
6."Living a Boy's Adventure Tale"Waaktaar-Savoy, Harket5:36
7."Manhattan Skyline"Waaktaar-Savoy, Furuholmen5:48
8."The Living Daylights"Waaktaar-Savoy, John Barry5:49
9."Hunting High and Low"Waaktaar-Savoy5:57
10."Take On Me"Waaktaar-Savoy, Furuholmen, Harket4:14

Notes

  • "Sox of the Fox" was originally recorded as "The Vacant" on the 1980 album Fakkeltog[4] by the band Bridges (previous band of Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen and for whom the former was its lead singer at the time).
  • "Killing Moon" is originally from Echo & the Bunnymen's album Ocean Rain (1984).

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice.[5]

a-ha

Additional musicians

Technical

  • Lars Horntveth – production on all tracks except "Take On Me"
  • A-ha – production on "Take On Me"
  • Martin Terefe – production on "Take On Me"
  • John O'Mahony – recording, mixing
  • Henning Svoren – recording
  • Marcus Forsgren – recording (demo sessions)
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Artwork

  • Max Dax – liner notes
  • Justin Loomis – photography
  • Matthias Löwenstein – artwork, cover
  • Season Zero – artwork, cover

Charts

References

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  2. ^ "a-ha announce two intimate acoustic shows in June". a-ha.com. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. ^ Jones, Alan (13 October 2017). "Official Charts Analysis: Liam Gallagher debuts at No.1 with more than 100,000 album sales". Music Week. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ^ Lyrics FAKKELTOG by Bridges
  5. ^ MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (liner notes). A-ha. Polydor Records. 2017. 00602557929508.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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