Under the Surface
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Under the Surface is the debut album from Norwegian
singer-songwriter
Marit Larsen
which was released on March 6, 2006. All but three of the songs on the album were written solely by Marit herself. The album went gold in Norway after selling more than 20,000 copies in less than 3 weeks. The album debuted and peaked at No. 3 on the sales chart in Norway. The album spent 52 weeks on VG Topp 40 and 62 weeks on VG Topp 30 Norsk and so far, it has sold more than 46,000 copies and has gone platinum.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Marit Larsen
Marit Larsen
Marit Elisabeth Larsen is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.She began playing violins at age of 5,and played it until the age of 8. She gained international fame during her teenage years as a member of the pop duo M2M with childhood friend Marion Raven. More recently she has pursued her own music...
which was released on March 6, 2006. All but three of the songs on the album were written solely by Marit herself. The album went gold in Norway after selling more than 20,000 copies in less than 3 weeks. The album debuted and peaked at No. 3 on the sales chart in Norway. The album spent 52 weeks on VG Topp 40 and 62 weeks on VG Topp 30 Norsk and so far, it has sold more than 46,000 copies and has gone platinum.
Track listing
Singles
| Year | Single | VG Lista Topp 20 | Radio 102: Topp 40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Don't Save Me Don't Save Me "Don't Save Me" is the first single by Norwegian pop music singer Marit Larsen released from her debut album Under the Surface. The single was released on 2 February 2006 in Norway... " |
1 | 1 |
| 2006 | "Under The Surface Under the Surface (Single) "Under the Surface" is the second single by Norwegian pop music singer Marit Larsen released from her debut album Under the Surface. The single was released in May 2006 in Norway. After debuting at #19 the single peaked at #6 and spent 16 weeks inside the Norwegian Top 20... " |
6 | 1 |
| 2006 | "Only A Fool Only A Fool "Only a Fool" is the third single by Norwegian pop singer Marit Larsen, released from her debut album Under the Surface. The single spent only two weeks on the Norwegian Singles Chart and was only a radio release. It can only be purchased online as a single, as no hard copy is sold in... " |
14 | 3 |
| 2007 | "Solid Ground Solid Ground (song) "Solid Ground" is the fourth single by Norwegian pop music singer Marit Larsen released from her debut album Under the Surface and must be the final single from CD. It was released on March, 2007 and after some weeks, it reached no. 1 on Norwegian Radio Charts. It doesn't know if a music video will... " |
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Technical credits
- Stian Andersen - Photography
- Erland Dahlen - Percussion, Drums
- Silje Haugan - Violin
- Lars Horntveth - Conductor, String Arrangements
- Martin Horntveth - Percussion, Drums, Clapping
- Vegard Johnsen - Violin
- Frode Larsen - Violin
- Marit Larsen - Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Percussion, Piano, Arranger, Glockenspiel, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Clapping, Cover Design, Tambor, Guitar (Nylon String)
- Odd Nordstoga - Guitar (Acoustic), Accordion
- Kåre Vestrheim - Producer