Brother (Morten Harket album)

Brother
Studio album by Morten Harket
Released	11 April 2014 (2014-04-11)
Recorded	2013–2014
Studio	Studio Brun and Atlantis Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Pop rock
Length	37.02
Label	Universal (Scandinavia) Wrasse (UK/Ireland) Starwatch (rest of Europe)
Producer	Peter Kvint, Morten Harket [1]
Morten Harket chronology
Out of My Hands (2012) Brother (2014)
Singles from Brother
"There Is a Place" Released: 29 November 2013 "Brother" Released: 18 January 2014 "Do You Remember Me?" Released: 12 May 2014 [2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Adresseavisen	[3]
Aftenposten	[4]
Bergensavisen	[5]
Bergens Tidende	[6]
Dagbladet	[7]
Dagsavisen	[8]
Drammens Tidende	[9]
Verdens Gang	[10]
Østlendingen	[11]

Brother is the sixth studio album and fourth English-language album by Norwegian singer & A-Ha lead vocalist Morten Harket. It was released on 11 April 2014 through Universal Music. ^[12] "There Is a Place" was released as the album's first single on 29 November 2013. On 18 January 2014, "Brother" was released as the second single. It was premiered the same day at the Norwegian award show, Spellemannprisen. ^[13] The song was inspired by the Radical, the memoir of British Islamist-turned-Liberal activist Maajid Nawaz. ^{[14] [15]} It was featured as the Album of the Week on the Ken Bruce Show on BBC Radio 2 from 21 to 25 April 2014. The music video for the song "Brother" was directed by long-time friend and Hollywood director Harald Zwart.

Track listing

• All music written by Morten Harket and Peter Kvint. All lyrics written by Morten Harket and Ole Sverre Olsen, with additional words by Peter Kvint, except "First Man to the Grave", music and lyrics written by Ole Sverre Olsen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brother"	4:31
2.	"Do You Remember Me?"	4:04
3.	"Safe with Me"	3:27
4.	"Whispering Heart"	3:56
5.	"Heaven Cast"	4:07
6.	"There Is a Place"	3:15
7.	"Oh What a Night"	3:41
8.	"End of the Line"	3:36
9.	"Can't Answer This"	3:36
10.	"First Man to the Grave"	3:39

Personnel

• Morten Harket – producer, instruments, vocals
• Peter Kvint – producer, recording, mixer, instruments, backing vocals
• Janne Hansson – strings, drums and organ recording
• Simon Nordberg – additional mixing (track 1)
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Aya Merill – mastering
• Joakim Milder – strings arranger and conductor
• Per Lindvall – drums
• Jesper Nordenström – piano, organ
• Björn Risberg – cello

Charts

Chart performance for Brother

Chart (2014)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16]	11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [17]	1
Scottish Albums (OCC) [18]	91
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19]	62
UK Albums (OCC) [20]	56
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21]	8

References

1. Østbø, Stein (16 April 2014). "Videopremiere: Morten Harket - "Brother"" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang . Retrieved 5 April 2014.
2. Durée totale : 00:04:04 (19 January 2018). "Do You Remember Me? | Morten Harket – Télécharger et écouter l'album". Qobuz.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
3. VegardEnlid Mobil: 951 98 728 (11 April 2014). "Komfort og krem". adressa.no. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
4. Svein Andersen (10 April 2014). ""Endelig har Morten Harket fått ut sitt potensial som soloartist". - Aftenposten". Aftenposten.no. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
5. Av Ørjan Nilsson (18 January 2018). "Bergensavisen - "Fremgang, men litt for ujevnt"". Ba.no. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
6. "Kunsten å være Morten Harket - Bergens Tidende". Bt.no. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
7. Torgrim Øyre (10 April 2014). "Idétørke og gamle løsninger i ny innpakning - Dagbladet". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
8. "Uengasjerende pop - Dagsavisen". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
9. Av Anmeldt av: Jon Vidar Bergan (18 January 2018). "Drammens Tidende - Vakker popmusikk fra Sætre". Dt.no. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
10. Antall kommentarer på artikkelen (VG Nett) 10.04.2014 16:37 (20 December 2017). "Plateanmeldelse: Morten Harket - "Brother" - Musikkanmeldelse - VG". Vg.no. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
11. Av Per Kristian Hansen (18 January 2018). "Østlendingen - Harkets hittil beste". Ostlendingen.no. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
12. "'Brother' tracklist and cover art". Mortenharket.com. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
13. Talseth, Thomas (18 January 2014). "Låtanmeldelse: Morten Harket - "Brother"" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang . Retrieved 5 April 2014.
14. Lamden, Tim (9 April 2014). "New song by A-ha frontman Morten Harket inspired by Lib Dem candidate Maajid Nawaz". Ham & High. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
15. "Morten on the inspiration behind "Brother" | a-ha live". a-ha-live.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Morten Harket – Brother" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
17. "Norwegiancharts.com – Morten Harket – Brother". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
18. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Morten Harket – Brother". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
20. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
21. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

External links

• "Complete 'Brother' album lyrics". Mortenharket.com. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.