Layers of Love United

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Layers of Love United
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Studio album by
Released28 March 2011 (2011-03-28)
RecordedGolden Pony Studios, Lisbon
Label Skud & Smarty Records
Norton chronology
Kersche
(2007)
Layers of Love United
(2011)
Norton
(2014)
Singles from Layers of Love United
  1. "Two Points"
    Released: 10 February 2011
  2. "Coastline"
    Released: 1 November 2011
  3. "Glowing Suite"
    Released: 18 April 2012
  4. "Layers"

Layers of Love United is the third album from Norton. It was the band's first record with Pedro Afonso on lead vocals. [1] [2] [3]

"Two Points" was a hit single and the song with most airplay on Antena 3 Radio Station during that year.
The Japanese version of the album was released in June and has three acoustic bonus tracks. One of them is a version of "Paris", by the British band Friendly Fires. [4]
Layers of Love United was released on vinyl in 2012, in a limited edition, numbered and in white vinyl, which also includes "Paris" as a bonus track. In the same year the band released the EP Live Acoustic, which has six songs from Layers of Love United played live acoustically, in a showcase in Lisbon, Portugal. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Miguel Nicolau, Portuguese guitar player, plays as a guest musician on "Two Points", "Coastline" and "Layers".
The cover art was made by Bráulio Amado.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Two Points"3:29
2."Daydreams"3:38
3."Coastline"4:13
4."Glowing Suite"4:29
5."Satellites"2:38
6."Japan"3:57
7."Summer for Tomorrow"2:43
8."Into the Lights"3:39
9."Layers"4:52
Total length:36:29

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