Morten Harket (born 14 September 1959) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released ten studio albums and topped the charts internationally after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010 after they played their last gig in Oslo. In 2015, after each member pursued their own artistic path, a-ha reunited to produce a new album, "Cast In Steel", and perform a world tour, kicking off at "Rock in Rio" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 27 September 2015. Harket has also released six solo albums. Before joining A-ha in 1982, Harket had appeared on the Oslo club scene as the singer for blues outfit Souldier Blue.
Music career
A-ha
The trio, composed of lead vocalist Harket, guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (Pål Waaktaar until his marriage in 1994), and keyboardist Magne Furuholmen, formed on 14/09/1982, and left Norway for London in order to make a career in the music business. They chose the studio of musician, producer, and soon-to-be-manager, John Ratcliff, because it had a Space Invaders machine. John Ratcliff introduced the boys to his manager, Terry Slater, and, after a few meetings, A-ha had two managers. Terry Slater and John Ratcliff together formed T.J. Management. Ratcliff dealt with all the technical and musical aspects; Slater was the international business manager and liaison to Warner Brothers' head office. The band says the name A-ha comes from a title Paul contemplated giving to a song; he was dithering between the title "A-ha" and "A-hem". Morten was looking through Paul's notebook, and came across the name, which he liked, and immediately decided that was the right name.
Out of My Hands is the fifth studio album and third English-language album by Norwegian pop singer Morten Harket. It was released on April 13, 2012 through Island Records. The album was mainly produced by British record producerSteve Osborne, who worked with a-ha on their ninth and final studio album, Foot of the Mountain (2009). Upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews from Norwegian music critics. The album charted at number one in Norway, becoming the singer's third number-one album there.
Critical reception
Nick Levine of the BBC gave the album a favourable review, and wrote: "There's a similar dignity to Morten Harket's first solo album since the split. It's a grown-up synth-pop affair featuring songs that vary in pace all the way from a fairly slow mid-tempo to, ooh, a fairly fast mid-tempo. Actually, Out of My Hands doesn't sound too different from the last few a-ha albums, but it's also fresh enough to recall Echoes, Will Young's stellar electro-pop LP from last year."
Out Of My Hands is the second album by British R&B singer Keisha White released on 3 July 2006 by Warner Bros. Records. The album is made up of song from Keisha's debut album Seventeen, including the leading single, "The Weakness in Me" and six brand new songs including "Don't Mistake Me" and "I Choose Life". The album peaked at #55 in the UK Albums Chart and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, with sales of over 200,000 copies sold as of 2011.
Critical reception
Music OMH gave the album 4 star (out of a possible 5) noting that "Where Keisha will really win over her listeners is in the sultry down tempo tracks." Going on to say, "Fortunately the quality of songwriting is mostly good, with not much filler around."
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published: 07 May 2012
Morten Harket - Scared of Heights
The first single from Morten Harket's album 'Out of My Hands'.
published: 28 Oct 2012
morten harket - out of my hands (AC MIX)
morten harket - out of my hands (AC MIX)
published: 01 Jun 2024
Morten Harket-Out Of My Hands (lyrics)
Out Of My Hands · Morten Harket
Out Of My Hands
℗ 2012 Compass Point AS, under exclusive license to Universal Music Domestic Pop, a division of Universal Music GmbH
Released on: 2012-01-01
Producer: Lars K. Hustoft
Producer: Steve Osborne
Producer: Peter Kvint
Composer Lyricist: Morten Harket
Author: Ole Sverre Olsen
Composer: Lars K. Hustoft
Photo: Italy, January, 2024
published: 10 May 2024
Morten Harket - Out of my Hands (Preview Album)
13.04 on Amazon
1. Scared of Heights
2. Keep the Sun Away
3. Lightning
4. I'm the One
5. Quiet
6. Burn Money Burn
7. When I Reached the Moon
8. Listening
9. Just Believe it
10. Out of my Hands
http://www.amazon.de/Out-Of-My-Hands/dp/B007O6X39S/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332893430&sr=301-1
published: 28 Mar 2012
morten harket - Out Of My Hands (prise one leak) unreleased version
morten harket - Out Of My Hands (prise one leak) unreleased version
published: 13 Mar 2023
Morten Harket - Out Of My Hands 4K [ HQ ]
published: 01 Mar 2017
Morten Harket - Promo Album Out of my Hands and Concerts
Promotional Video of Out of My Hands, Single and Concerts
published: 09 Apr 2012
Morten Harket - Out Of My Hands ('Out Of My Hands' 2012)
Music by Morten Harket and Lars Hustoft
Lyrics by Morten Harket and Ole Sverre Olsen
Published by Sony/ATV Publishing Scandinavia, Crystal Air Music Publishing/Sony/ATV and copyright control
Produced by Lars Hustoft, Morten Harket and Peter Kvint
Mixed by Peter Kvint at Studio Brun
Recorded by Lars K Hustoft, Erik Ljunggren at ljunggrenstudio.com, Tor Einar Krogtoft Jensen at Snowdrop Studios and Peter Kvint at Studio Brun
Keyboards/programming Ali Staton, Steve Osborne, Lars K Hustoft
Drum samples Vegard Fossum
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Out Of My Hands
Take it out of my hands
And let it fly
I am not afraid to die
Not afraid to die
Lift it out of my heart
And see it shine
We are only ever alive
Only ever alive
When th...
published: 16 Oct 2013
Morten Harket - Out of my Hands - Q&A (Promo in Rio)
Video Promocional - Out of my Hands (Rio de Janeiro - FNAC) - Q&A - 29.01.12
By Alek Quissak
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Out Of My Hands · Morten Harket
Out Of My Hands
℗ 2012 Compass Point AS, under exclusive license to Universal Music Domestic Pop, a division of Universal Music ...
Out Of My Hands · Morten Harket
Out Of My Hands
℗ 2012 Compass Point AS, under exclusive license to Universal Music Domestic Pop, a division of Universal Music GmbH
Released on: 2012-01-01
Producer: Lars K. Hustoft
Producer: Steve Osborne
Producer: Peter Kvint
Composer Lyricist: Morten Harket
Author: Ole Sverre Olsen
Composer: Lars K. Hustoft
Photo: Italy, January, 2024
Out Of My Hands · Morten Harket
Out Of My Hands
℗ 2012 Compass Point AS, under exclusive license to Universal Music Domestic Pop, a division of Universal Music GmbH
Released on: 2012-01-01
Producer: Lars K. Hustoft
Producer: Steve Osborne
Producer: Peter Kvint
Composer Lyricist: Morten Harket
Author: Ole Sverre Olsen
Composer: Lars K. Hustoft
Photo: Italy, January, 2024
13.04 on Amazon
1. Scared of Heights
2. Keep the Sun Away
3. Lightning
4. I'm the One
5. Quiet
6. Burn Money Burn
7. When I Reached the Moon
8. Listening
9. J...
13.04 on Amazon
1. Scared of Heights
2. Keep the Sun Away
3. Lightning
4. I'm the One
5. Quiet
6. Burn Money Burn
7. When I Reached the Moon
8. Listening
9. Just Believe it
10. Out of my Hands
http://www.amazon.de/Out-Of-My-Hands/dp/B007O6X39S/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332893430&sr=301-1
13.04 on Amazon
1. Scared of Heights
2. Keep the Sun Away
3. Lightning
4. I'm the One
5. Quiet
6. Burn Money Burn
7. When I Reached the Moon
8. Listening
9. Just Believe it
10. Out of my Hands
http://www.amazon.de/Out-Of-My-Hands/dp/B007O6X39S/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332893430&sr=301-1
Music by Morten Harket and Lars Hustoft
Lyrics by Morten Harket and Ole Sverre Olsen
Published by Sony/ATV Publishing Scandinavia, Crystal Air Music Publishing/...
Music by Morten Harket and Lars Hustoft
Lyrics by Morten Harket and Ole Sverre Olsen
Published by Sony/ATV Publishing Scandinavia, Crystal Air Music Publishing/Sony/ATV and copyright control
Produced by Lars Hustoft, Morten Harket and Peter Kvint
Mixed by Peter Kvint at Studio Brun
Recorded by Lars K Hustoft, Erik Ljunggren at ljunggrenstudio.com, Tor Einar Krogtoft Jensen at Snowdrop Studios and Peter Kvint at Studio Brun
Keyboards/programming Ali Staton, Steve Osborne, Lars K Hustoft
Drum samples Vegard Fossum
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Out Of My Hands
Take it out of my hands
And let it fly
I am not afraid to die
Not afraid to die
Lift it out of my heart
And see it shine
We are only ever alive
Only ever alive
When the leaves are falling
To the ground
They don't make a sound
They don't make a sound
So take me where I can meet
The familiar unknown
We are always ever home
Always ever home
When my thoughts no longer
Drift around
I can see a shadow wall
Come tumbling down
Music by Morten Harket and Lars Hustoft
Lyrics by Morten Harket and Ole Sverre Olsen
Published by Sony/ATV Publishing Scandinavia, Crystal Air Music Publishing/Sony/ATV and copyright control
Produced by Lars Hustoft, Morten Harket and Peter Kvint
Mixed by Peter Kvint at Studio Brun
Recorded by Lars K Hustoft, Erik Ljunggren at ljunggrenstudio.com, Tor Einar Krogtoft Jensen at Snowdrop Studios and Peter Kvint at Studio Brun
Keyboards/programming Ali Staton, Steve Osborne, Lars K Hustoft
Drum samples Vegard Fossum
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Out Of My Hands
Take it out of my hands
And let it fly
I am not afraid to die
Not afraid to die
Lift it out of my heart
And see it shine
We are only ever alive
Only ever alive
When the leaves are falling
To the ground
They don't make a sound
They don't make a sound
So take me where I can meet
The familiar unknown
We are always ever home
Always ever home
When my thoughts no longer
Drift around
I can see a shadow wall
Come tumbling down
Video Promocional - Out of my Hands (Rio de Janeiro - FNAC) - Q&A - 29.01.12
By Alek Quissak
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Video Promocional - Out of my Hands (Rio de Janeiro - FNAC) - Q&A - 29.01.12
By Alek Quissak
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Video Promocional - Out of my Hands (Rio de Janeiro - FNAC) - Q&A - 29.01.12
By Alek Quissak
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Out Of My Hands · Morten Harket
Out Of My Hands
℗ 2012 Compass Point AS, under exclusive license to Universal Music Domestic Pop, a division of Universal Music GmbH
Released on: 2012-01-01
Producer: Lars K. Hustoft
Producer: Steve Osborne
Producer: Peter Kvint
Composer Lyricist: Morten Harket
Author: Ole Sverre Olsen
Composer: Lars K. Hustoft
Photo: Italy, January, 2024
13.04 on Amazon
1. Scared of Heights
2. Keep the Sun Away
3. Lightning
4. I'm the One
5. Quiet
6. Burn Money Burn
7. When I Reached the Moon
8. Listening
9. Just Believe it
10. Out of my Hands
http://www.amazon.de/Out-Of-My-Hands/dp/B007O6X39S/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332893430&sr=301-1
Music by Morten Harket and Lars Hustoft
Lyrics by Morten Harket and Ole Sverre Olsen
Published by Sony/ATV Publishing Scandinavia, Crystal Air Music Publishing/Sony/ATV and copyright control
Produced by Lars Hustoft, Morten Harket and Peter Kvint
Mixed by Peter Kvint at Studio Brun
Recorded by Lars K Hustoft, Erik Ljunggren at ljunggrenstudio.com, Tor Einar Krogtoft Jensen at Snowdrop Studios and Peter Kvint at Studio Brun
Keyboards/programming Ali Staton, Steve Osborne, Lars K Hustoft
Drum samples Vegard Fossum
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Out Of My Hands
Take it out of my hands
And let it fly
I am not afraid to die
Not afraid to die
Lift it out of my heart
And see it shine
We are only ever alive
Only ever alive
When the leaves are falling
To the ground
They don't make a sound
They don't make a sound
So take me where I can meet
The familiar unknown
We are always ever home
Always ever home
When my thoughts no longer
Drift around
I can see a shadow wall
Come tumbling down
Video Promocional - Out of my Hands (Rio de Janeiro - FNAC) - Q&A - 29.01.12
By Alek Quissak
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/407358_10150625937433659_597473658_10871276_1719535529_n.jpg
Morten Harket (born 14 September 1959) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released ten studio albums and topped the charts internationally after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010 after they played their last gig in Oslo. In 2015, after each member pursued their own artistic path, a-ha reunited to produce a new album, "Cast In Steel", and perform a world tour, kicking off at "Rock in Rio" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 27 September 2015. Harket has also released six solo albums. Before joining A-ha in 1982, Harket had appeared on the Oslo club scene as the singer for blues outfit Souldier Blue.
Music career
A-ha
The trio, composed of lead vocalist Harket, guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (Pål Waaktaar until his marriage in 1994), and keyboardist Magne Furuholmen, formed on 14/09/1982, and left Norway for London in order to make a career in the music business. They chose the studio of musician, producer, and soon-to-be-manager, John Ratcliff, because it had a Space Invaders machine. John Ratcliff introduced the boys to his manager, Terry Slater, and, after a few meetings, A-ha had two managers. Terry Slater and John Ratcliff together formed T.J. Management. Ratcliff dealt with all the technical and musical aspects; Slater was the international business manager and liaison to Warner Brothers' head office. The band says the name A-ha comes from a title Paul contemplated giving to a song; he was dithering between the title "A-ha" and "A-hem". Morten was looking through Paul's notebook, and came across the name, which he liked, and immediately decided that was the right name.