Northern Light (Covenant album)

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Northern Light
Covenant-northern light.jpg
Studio album by Covenant
Released Oct 8, 2002
Genre Synthpop
Futurepop
Length58:39
Label
Producer Jacob Hellner
Covenant chronology
Synergy: Live in Europe
(2002)
Northern Light
(2002)
Skyshaper
(2006)
Singles from Northern Light
  1. "Bullet"
    Released: 9 Dec 2002 [1]
  2. "Call the Ships to Port"
    Released: 12 Aug 2002 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Northern Light is Covenant's fifth full-length album, released by Sony KA2 (Europe) and Metropolis Records (US) in October, 2002. A limited edition digipak version of the album was also released, along with 1000 numbered double vinyl releases.

Covenant (band) Swedish electronic music band

Covenant is an electronic band formed in 1986 in Helsingborg, Sweden. The band is currently composed of Eskil Simonsson and Joakim Montelius along with touring members Andreas Catjar, Daniel Jonasson from Dupont, and Daniel Myer from Haujobb.

Metropolis Records Music label in the USA

Metropolis Records was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993. The label releases material in the electro-industrial, synthpop, future pop, darkwave, and gothic music genres, although it is open to releasing any genre of dark alternative music, whether electronic-based or post-punk.

Digipak

Digipak is a registered trademark for a patented style of optical disc packaging. A digipak case consists of a rectangle cardboard package with one or more plastic trays capable of holding a CD or DVD attached to the inside. Variations include where the discs sit on a hub or spindle inside. Among commercial audio CD releases, Digipak-style cases are one of the few common alternatives to the somewhat brittle jewel case.

Contents

Sony copies of this record included copy-protection technology in an attempt to prevent consumers from digitizing their album.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Monochrome"5:00
2."Call the Ships to Port"4:56
3."Bullet"5:02
4."Invisible & Silent"4:38
5."Prometheus"5:40
6."We Stand Alone"5:29
7."Rising Sun"6:00
8."Winter Comes"4:56
9."We Want Revolution"4:44
10."Scared"6:59
11."Atlas"5:15

Bonus tracks

The vinyl release included four bonus tracks, including two exclusive tracks.

  1. Bullet (Club version) - 5:35
  2. Call the Ships to Port (Club Version) - 6:04
  3. Bullet (Funky Indian) - 5:38
  4. Don't Go - 4:04

Chart positions

Chart (2002)Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 43

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References

  1. "Covenant - Bullet". Discogs.
  2. "Covenant - Call The Ships To Port". Discogs.
  3. "Allmusic review".
  4. "Officialcharts.de – Covenant – Northern Light". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 2, 2014.