Tracklist
| 1 | I'm In | 5:06 | |
| 2 | Hunter In The Hills | 4:11 | |
| 3 | As If | 4:56 | |
| 4 | Between The Halo And The Horn | 4:11 | |
| 5 | True North | 4:55 | |
| 6 | Bumblebee | 4:06 | |
| 7 | Forest For The Trees | 3:53 | |
| 8 | Bluest Of Blue | 4:34 | |
| 9 | Make Me Understand | 3:59 | |
| 10 | You Have What It Takes | 4:22 | |
| 11 | Summer Rain | 4:15 | |
| 12 | Oh My Word | 3:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Swinglong Ltd.
- Copyright © – Swinglong Ltd.
- Licensed To – RCA
- Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH
- Record Company – RCA Trademark Management S.A.
- Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Published By – Reservoir Media Management
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Made By – Sony Music
- Glass Mastered At – Sonopress – 58200860
Credits
- [Arctic Philarmonic CEO] – Tor Lægreid
- Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Kjetil Bjerkestrand (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
- Bassoon – Knut Thorbjørnsen
- Camera Operator [Aparent] – Robin Ottesen
- Cello – Mary Auner
- Clarinet – Martin Andersson (5)
- Concertmaster [Arctic Philharmonic] – Brynjar Lien Schulerud
- Conductor [Store Studio] – Lars Erik Gudim
- Conductor [Svømmehallen] – Anders Eljas
- Crew [Audio Recording Equipment] – Benum*
- Crew [Local Audio Equipment] – Lydteamet
- Crew [Trucking] – Fly By Nite Conferences Ltd.*
- Crew [UNG 2024 Crew / Youth Crew Coordinator] – Charlotte Nyheim
- Crew [UNG 2024 Crew] – William Eidissen
- Crew [a-ha Production], Crew [Local Driver] – Nicholas Ian McDougall
- Crew [a-ha Production], Crew [Local Hospitality Manager] – Anne Vikjord
- Crew [a-ha Production], Crew [Local Technical Manager] – Stig Kaspersen
- Crew [a-ha Production], Crew [Local Transport Manager] – Roger Rønning (3)
- Crew [a-ha Production], Crew [Personal Assistant] – Sebastian Pitzer
- Crew [a-ha Production], Crew [Venue Manager / Local Logistics] – Gøran Aamodt
- Crew [a-ha Production], DAW [ProTools Engineer] – Erik Ljunggren
- Crew [a-ha Production], Engineer [Rehearsal Studio] – Christian Engfelt
- Crew [a-ha Production], Lighting Director – Stuart Farrell
- Crew [a-ha Production], Management [Business] – Cameron Farzad
- Crew [a-ha Production], Production Manager [Assistant] – Gillian Webb
- Crew [a-ha Production], Project Manager, Production Manager, Crew [Rigger] – James Maillardet
- Crew [a-ha Production], Technician [Audio Assistant] – Martin Bowitz
- Crew [a-ha Production], Technician [Backline] – Roy Speer
- Crew [a-ha Production], Technician [Monitor Engineer] – Sigurd Andresen
- Crew [a-ha Production], Technician [Recording Engineer] – Ulf Holand
- DAW [Protools Coordinator Bodø] – Erik Ljunggren
- Design, Graphic Design – Martin Kvamme
- Directed By [Orchestra Director, Bodø] – Geir Nordeng
- Directed By [Orchestra Director, Tromsø] – Torunn Reigstad
- Director Of Photography [Aparent] – Kristian Engelsen
- Edited By [Supervising Sound Editor] – Erik Ljunggren
- Engineer [Recording Engineer Bodø] – Ulf Holand
- Engineer [Recording Engineer Oslo] – Ulf Holand
- Executive-Producer [Aparent] – Niels Windfeldt (2)
- Film Director [Aparent] – Stian Andersen
- Film Editor [Aparent] – Jesper Slettemoen Sandvold
- Film Producer [Aparent] – Miriam Eeg
- Film Producer [True North Film Production By], Post Production – Aparent
- Flute – Elisabeth K. Eide
- Graphics [Post Production Stills] – Kiffa (3)
- Horn [1. Horn] – Ida H. Olaussen
- Horn [2. Horn] – Heidi S. Sivertsen*
- Lighting – Neg Earth Lights Ltd*
- Lighting [Gaffer, Aparent] – Hans Petter Sydsæter
- Management – Harald Wiik
- Management [For] – Scoundrel Days AS
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi
- Mixed By – Matias Tellez (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
- Music Librarian [Orchestra Librarian] – Frode Hofsøy
- Oboe, English Horn – Turid Hjortdahl
- Other [Aparent 1st Assistant Director] – Ben Lucas
- Other [Aparent Best Boy] – Karl André Bru
- Other [Aparent Casting] – Nina Erdahl
- Other [Beverage Suppliers] – Bønner i byen
- Other [Catering] – Skagen Hotel
- Other [Local Power / Electrical Supply] – Haaland
- Other [Local Production Assistants] – UNG 2024 Crew
- Other [Local Stagehands] – Bodø Cadets
- Other [Local Vehicle Recovery Service] – Viking Redningstjeneste
- Other [Local Vehicles] – Nordvik
- Percussion, Timpani – Sebastian Molenaar*
- Photography By – Stian Andersen
- Producer [Additional Production] – Eliot Leigh (tracks: 3, 9)
- Production Manager – James Maillardet
- Production Manager [Aparent] – August Wittermann
- Production Manager [Of] – Practical Productions Ltd*
- Stage Manager [Arctic Philarmonic] – Kai Olsen (2)
- Stylist, Costume Designer [Aparent] – Isabella Leikanger Mork
- Technician [Additional Assistance] – True August (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
- Technician [Studio Manager] – Tor Einar Krogtoft Jensen*
- Trombone – Rasmus Henriksen (2)
- Trumpet [1. Trumpet] – Petter Marius Gundersen
- Trumpet [2. Trumpet] – Øystein Felberg
- Viola – Øystein O. Torp*
- Violin [1. Violin] – Yuko Kawami
- Violin [2. Violin] – Øyvind Melhus*
- Written-By, Words By, Music By, Producer – Pål Waaktaar-Savoy* (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12)
Notes
Jewel case with clear tray and a 20-page booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 194399822920
- Label Code: LC 30393
- Rights Society: BIEM / GEMA
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): [Sony Music logo] 58200860/19439982292 21
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI LB47
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 078Y
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): [Sony Music logo] 58200860/19439982292 21
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI LB47
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0705
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): [Sony Music logo] 58200860/19439982292 21
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI LB47
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): none
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): [Sony Music logo] 58200860/19439982292 21
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI LB47
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 0734
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): [Sony Music logo] 58200860/19439982292 21
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI LB47
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 076Z
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True North (2×LP, 45 RPM, Album) | RCA | 196587083014 | Europe | 2022 | ||
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True North (12×File, FLAC, Album, 24-Bit / 96.0 kHz ) | RCA | none | UK & Europe | 2022 | ||
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True North (2×LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Recycled Coloured) | RCA | 19658708301 | Europe | 2022 | ||
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True North (2×LP, 45 RPM, Album, CD, Album, Stereo, Memory Stick, MPEG Video, USB Card, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition) | RCA | 19658716331 | Europe | 2022 | ||
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True North (12×File, AAC, Album, Stereo, 256 kbps) | RCA | none | Worldwide | 2022 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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You Have What It Takes is an outstanding tune. Superbly written and perfectly sung by Morten. Just brilliant. Well done a-ha. -
Edited one year agoRewards repeat listens. It's growing on me a LOT. It's obviously not A-ha synth style 85 or even Minor Earth Major Sky, but something new and different. It's not entirely acoustic, not entirely orchestral and not entirely without some electronica, but blended together to make a great organic sounding album. Morten steals the show (as always). Dynamic range is crushed as per usual these days on the CD version, but it's not too loud.
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Edited 2 years agoAs a strong a-ha fan, I must say that I am let down with this album. Far away from a keeper. I like synth a-ha. I like "The Bandstand". I like "Mythomania". I like dark lyrics. I like when Pal Waaktaar writes the 95% of tracks, with his melancholic songwriting and Morten and Mags being left with one or two. That's a-ha for me. That would be a classic again. Listening to this album, to me (my opinion) it was a huge misstep... Orchestra? For the love of almighty God... guys, don't grow up, please. Stay the way you were. This is not for the average synth lover a-ha fan. Even Analogue is better than this, big time (Analogue had a lot of acoustic stuff). The orchestra really ruined for me. I don't think a-ha should quit. No. Just get on track again and give us a proper a-ha album, the a-ha we all love and nurtured for decades. True North is a downer. Even Morten's Wild Seed is 100 times better than this. I don't know, perhaps I'm too persnickety. But then, when a-ha releases something - I would expect it is true a-ha. Not a combined solo effort with collaborations. Please, a-ha, bring on now "True a-ha". Cheers. Love you, band of my heart. I'm out, for now. -
Edited 2 years agoWonderful collection of songs...as a-ha mature as people and as a band, there is a beautiful sense of wisdom and wistfulness in the songs. Bumblebee, Hunter in the Hills...are fine songs. What I liked was how Morten Harket's infinite talents unify the distinct identity Pal Waaktaar's and Magne Furuholmen's compositions carry. A surprising and magical song is Oh My Word. The tune and Morten's singing is just lovely.
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Morten's voice is far from what it used to be, and this bad attempt is just sad. Some people don't know when they should quit, and he is one of them.
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