Changing of the Seasons | ||||
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Released | 12 March 2008 (Scandinavia) 14 October 2008 (US) 2 February 2009 (UK) | |||
Recorded | September–October 2007 | |||
Genre | Contemporary folk | |||
Label | DetErMine Records (Europe) Cheap Lullaby (US) | |||
Producer | Valgeir Sigurðsson | |||
Ane Brun chronology | ||||
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Singles from Changing of the Seasons | ||||
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Pitchfork Media | (5.2/10) [6] |
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Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Changing of the Seasons is the fourth studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun, released on 12 March 2008 in Norway and Sweden, 14 October 2008 in the US, and on 2 February 2009 in the UK. The album became her breakthrough record outside of Scandinavia when the bonus track " True Colors", a cover of the 1985 Cyndi Lauper song, was used in a television advertisement for Sky+ HD in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The other bonus track is a cover of Alphaville's 1984 hit single " Big in Japan", recorded as part of the soundtrack for the Swedish TV documentary programme Stor i Japan. The version of the album with the two bonus tracks was released in Europe on 7 December 2008 and in the UK in February 2009. The French release of the album on 12 October 2009 contained a third bonus track, a version in French of "Koop Island Blues", a song Brun originally recorded in 2006 with Swedish jazz group Koop.
The album debuted at No. 1 in Norway [11] and at No. 2 in Sweden. [12]
All tracks are written by Ane Brun, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Treehouse Song" | 3:22 |
2. | "The Fall" | 3:41 |
3. | "The Puzzle" | 2:55 |
4. | "My Star" | 3:02 |
5. | "Ten Seconds" | 3:19 |
6. | "Changing of the Seasons" | 4:47 |
7. | "Lullaby for Grown-Ups" | 3:42 |
8. | "Raise My Head" | 3:05 |
9. | "Armour" | 3:50 |
10. | "Round Table Conference" | 3:39 |
11. | "Gillian" | 3:30 |
12. | "Don't Leave" | 4:04 |
13. | "Linger with Pleasure" | 2:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | " True Colors" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, Cyndi Lauper | 2:20 |
15. | " Big in Japan" | Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens | 3:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | " True Colors" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, Cyndi Lauper | 2:20 |
15. | " Big in Japan" | Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens | 3:09 |
16. | "Koop Island Blues (French Version) ( Koop featuring Ane Brun)" | Ane Brun, Oscar Simonsson, Magnus Zingmark |
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Changing of the Seasons | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 12 March 2008 (Scandinavia) 14 October 2008 (US) 2 February 2009 (UK) | |||
Recorded | September–October 2007 | |||
Genre | Contemporary folk | |||
Label | DetErMine Records (Europe) Cheap Lullaby (US) | |||
Producer | Valgeir Sigurðsson | |||
Ane Brun chronology | ||||
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Singles from Changing of the Seasons | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
World of Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
musicOMH | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Paste | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | (5.2/10) [6] |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Changing of the Seasons is the fourth studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun, released on 12 March 2008 in Norway and Sweden, 14 October 2008 in the US, and on 2 February 2009 in the UK. The album became her breakthrough record outside of Scandinavia when the bonus track " True Colors", a cover of the 1985 Cyndi Lauper song, was used in a television advertisement for Sky+ HD in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The other bonus track is a cover of Alphaville's 1984 hit single " Big in Japan", recorded as part of the soundtrack for the Swedish TV documentary programme Stor i Japan. The version of the album with the two bonus tracks was released in Europe on 7 December 2008 and in the UK in February 2009. The French release of the album on 12 October 2009 contained a third bonus track, a version in French of "Koop Island Blues", a song Brun originally recorded in 2006 with Swedish jazz group Koop.
The album debuted at No. 1 in Norway [11] and at No. 2 in Sweden. [12]
All tracks are written by Ane Brun, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Treehouse Song" | 3:22 |
2. | "The Fall" | 3:41 |
3. | "The Puzzle" | 2:55 |
4. | "My Star" | 3:02 |
5. | "Ten Seconds" | 3:19 |
6. | "Changing of the Seasons" | 4:47 |
7. | "Lullaby for Grown-Ups" | 3:42 |
8. | "Raise My Head" | 3:05 |
9. | "Armour" | 3:50 |
10. | "Round Table Conference" | 3:39 |
11. | "Gillian" | 3:30 |
12. | "Don't Leave" | 4:04 |
13. | "Linger with Pleasure" | 2:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | " True Colors" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, Cyndi Lauper | 2:20 |
15. | " Big in Japan" | Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens | 3:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | " True Colors" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, Cyndi Lauper | 2:20 |
15. | " Big in Japan" | Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens | 3:09 |
16. | "Koop Island Blues (French Version) ( Koop featuring Ane Brun)" | Ane Brun, Oscar Simonsson, Magnus Zingmark |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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