Analogue is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian band A-ha

A-ha

A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...

, released in 2005.

Track listing

1. "Celice" (Magne Furuholmen/Martin Terefe) – 3:41
2. "Don't Do Me Any Favours" (Magne Furuholmen) – 3:51
3. "Cosy Prisons
   Cosy Prisons
   The third single "Cosy Prisons" from the A-ha album Analogue was released in the UK on 6 April 2006.The UK single features a new mix of the song which was worked on by Magne Furuholmen and Dave Bascombe...
   
   " (Magne Furuholmen) – 4:08
4. "Analogue (All I Want)
   Analogue (All I Want)
   "Analogue " is a song by the Norwegian band A-ha. It is the title track of their eighth studio album, which was released in 2005. The song itself was released as a single .-Track listing:UK CD1:# "Analogue " # "Case Closed on Silver Shore"UK CD2:# "Analogue...
   
   " (Magne Furuholmen/Paul Waaktaar-Savoy/Max Martin) – 3:48
5. "Birthright
   Birthright (a-ha song)
   "Birthright" was released as a promo single in Norway at the end of October.It features only the track "Birthright" and comes in a card wallet style sleeve. The cover of the sleeve features a shot of the band against a grey background, taken from the same photo-shoot as the photo used on the...
   
   " (Magne Furuholmen/Martin Terefe) – 3:45
6. "Holy Ground" (Morten Harket/Nick Whitecross/Ole Sverre Olsen) – 4:00
7. "Over The Treetops" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) – 4:24
8. "Halfway Through The Tour" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) – 7:26
9. "A Fine Blue Line" (Magne Furuholmen) – 4:09
10. "Keeper Of The Flame" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) – 3:58
11. "Make It Soon" (Morten Harket/Ole Sverre Olsen) – 3:21
12. "White Dwarf" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) – 4:24
13. "The Summers Of Our Youth" (Magne Furuholmen) – 3:56

Personnel

A-ha:

Morten Harket

Morten Harket

Morten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released four solo...

 – vocals

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. He is best known for his work as guitarist in the Norwegian pop band A-ha...

 – guitars, keyboards, vocals

Magne Furuholmen

Magne Furuholmen

Magne 'Mags' Furuholmen is a Norwegian musician. He is best known as the guitarist and keyboardist of the pop band A-ha.-A-ha:Furuholmen has been the keyboardist with A-ha since their formation in 1982, though he also plays guitar...

 – 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 Bjørklund – guitars, piano

Geir Sundstøl – guitars

Andreas Olsson

Andreas Olsson

Andreas Passmark is a bassist. He is best known for playing bass in such bands as Narnia, Divinefire, Harmony and Rob Rock.-References:...

 – guitars

Christer Karlsson – piano

Graham Nash

Graham Nash

Graham William Nash, OBE is an English singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer...

 – backing vocals

Miscellaneous

• 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 B-side "Case Closed on Silver Shore" was also produced during the Analogue sessions, produced by Terefe, and mixed by Flood. It was written by Pal 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.
• In their live version of "Holyground", Waaktaar-Savoy plays an omnichord
  Omnichord
  The Omnichord is an electronic musical instrument, introduced in 1981 and manufactured by the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation. It typically features a touch plate, and buttons for major, minor, and diminished chords...
  
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• The songs "Cosy Prisons" and "Over the Treetops" includes backing vocals by Graham Nash
  Graham Nash
  Graham William Nash, OBE is an English singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer...
  
   of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)
  Crosby, Stills & Nash is a folk rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, also known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when joined by occasional fourth member Neil Young...
  
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External links

• Official A-ha site
• "Analogue" discography on official A-ha site