Letter from Egypt is the fourth studio album by Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 singer 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...

, released on May 19, 2008. It is his first album since 1996 and second sung in English.

The album entered the Norwegian Top 40 Album Chart at number one on week 22 (chart published May 26, 2008).

Track listing

1. "Darkspace" (Words and Music by O.S. Olsen and M. Harket)
2. "Send Me an Angel" (Words: O.S. Olsen/Tanja, Music: K. Bjerkestrand/M. Harket/Tanja)
3. "We'll Never Speak Again" (Words: M. 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...
   
   , Music: M. Furuholmen/K. Bjerkestrand)
4. "There Are Many Ways To Die" (Words: O.S. Olsen/M. Harket, Music: M. Harket)
5. "With You - With Me" (Words: M. Harket/O.S. Olsen, Music: M. Harket)
6. "Letter from Egypt" (Words: O.S. Olsen, Music: M. Harket, "Marley" chant inspired by M. Furuholmen)
7. "A Name Is A Name" (Words: M. Harket/O.S. Olsen, Music: M. Harket)
8. "Movies" (Words and Music by K. Vestrheim, G. Buljo, H.J. Støp, T. Tofte and Anders Engen)
9. "Slanted Floor" (Words: M. Harket/O.S. Olsen, Music: M. Harket)
10. "Anyone" (Words and Music by M. Harket)
11. "Should The Rain Fall" (Words: O.S. Olsen, Music: M. Harket)
12. "The One You Are" (Words: O.S. Olsen, Music: M. Harket

Singles

• "Movies" - released in Norway (November 15, 2007).
• "Darkspace (You're With Me)" - released in Norway (April 4, 2008) and Germany (May 16, 2008). The German edition includes the bonus track "All Of You Concerned", an English version of the song "Jeg Kjenner Ingen Fremtid" from Morten's Norwegian album Vogts Villa
  Vogts Villa
  Vogts Villa is a 1996 album by Norwegian singer Morten Harket, sung in Norwegian.The song "Vuggevise" is a Norwegian-language re-recording of the song "Lay Me Down Tonight" which appeared on Harket's previous album, Wild Seed...
  
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• "We'll Never Speak Again" - released in Norway (June 6, 2008)

Notable performances

On 11 December 2007 Morten Harket performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Nobel Peace Prize Concert

The Nobel Peace Prize Concert has been held annually since 1994 on 11 December, one day after the date of Alfred Nobel's death, to honour the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The award ceremony on 10 December takes place in the Oslo City Hall, while the concert is in the Oslo Spektrum Arena, with the...

 in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Norway. He played two songs: the title track "Letter from Egypt", and "Movies".

On 20 May, 21 May and 22 May 2008, Morten Harket, along with the other two 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...

 members 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...

 and 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...

, played three concerts at Rockefeller Music Hall

Rockefeller Music Hall

Rockefeller Music Hall, ordinarily referred to simply as Rockefeller, is a concert venue in downtown Oslo, Norway. The building, known as "Torggata Bad" earlier used to house a public bath facility. The music hall was established in 1986...

 in Oslo to promote their solo material. They also played the same show at Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....

 in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

on Saturday 24 May.