East of the Sun, West of the Moon

"Crying in the Rain"
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Studio album by A-ha
Released	27 October 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Genre	New wave; pop rock;
Length	45:48
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Christopher Neil; Ian Stanley;
A-ha chronology
Singles from East of the Sun, West of the Moon
	"Crying in the Rain"; Released: 1 October 1990; "I Call Your Name"; Released: 3 December 1990; "Early Morning"; Released: 25 February 1991;

East of the Sun, West of the Moon is the fourth studio album by Norwegian new wave band A-ha. It was released on 27 October 1990 by Warner Bros. Records. Named after a Norwegian fairy tale, the album was something of a departure from the band's earlier radio-friendly sound to a darker, moodier tone. It peaked at number one in the band's native Norway and reached top 20 in various European countries and Japan. It was co-produced by Ian Stanley, formerly of the band Tears for Fears.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Crying in the Rain"	Howard Greenfield, Carole King	Chris Neil	4:25
2.	"Early Morning"	Pål Waaktaar, Magne Furuholmen	Ian Stanley	2:59
3.	"I Call Your Name"	P. Waaktaar, Furuholmen	Neil	4:54
4.	"Slender Frame"	P. Waaktaar, Furuholmen	Neil	3:42
5.	"East of the Sun"	P. Waaktaar	Stanley	4:47

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
6.	"Sycamore Leaves"	P. Waaktaar	Neil	5:22
7.	"Waiting for Her"	P. Waaktaar, Furuholmen	Stanley	4:49
8.	"Cold River"	P. Waaktaar, Lauren Savoy	Neil	4:40
9.	"The Way We Talk"	Furuholmen	Stanley	1:30
10.	"Rolling Thunder"	P. Waaktaar, Furuholmen	Neil	5:43
11.	"(Seemingly) Nonstop July"	P. Waaktaar	Stanley	2:55

"The Way We Talk" features Magne Furuholmen on lead vocals.

2015 Deluxe edition

Disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Early Morning" (early version)
2.	"East of the Sun" (early version)
3.	"I Call Your Name" (instrumental demo)
4.	"Slender Frame" (demo)
5.	"Waiting for Her" (demo)
6.	"Cold River" (demo)
7.	"Trees Will Not Grow on the Sand" (demo)
8.	"Rolling Thunder" (demo)
9.	"I Call Your Name" (NRK live)
10.	"Manhattan Skyline" (NRK live)
11.	"Early Morning" (NRK live)
12.	"Slender Frame" (NRK live)
13.	"Rolling Thunder" (NRK live)
14.	"Sycamore Leaves" (NRK live)
15.	"Crying in the Rain" (NRK live)
16.	"East of the Sun" (NRK live)
17.	"(Seemingly) Nonstop July" (NRK live)
18.	"I've Been Losing You" (NRK live)

DVD: Live in South America
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
2.	"Cry Wolf"
3.	"I Call Your Name"
4.	"Slender Frame"
5.	"Touchy!"
6.	"Scoundrel Days"
7.	"Rolling Thunder"
8.	"I've Been Losing You"
9.	"Early Morning"
10.	"Take On Me"
11.	"Credits"

Personnel

A-ha

Morten Harket – lead & backing vocals
Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "The Way We Talk", harmonica
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitars, bass guitar, drum programming, backing vocals, piano

Additional musicians

Jørun Bøgeberg – bass guitar
Per Hillestad – drums
Chris Hughes – drums
Phil Todd – saxophone
Martin Ditcham – percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	122
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	23
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5]	20
European Albums (Music & Media)[6]	13
French Albums (IFOP)[7]	15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9]	20
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	16
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	12

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
European Albums (Music & Media)[15]	99
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	57

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[17]	Gold	100,000^*
France (SNEP)[18]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[19]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

AllMusic review
"Response from ARIA re: a-ha ARIA chart history, received 22 December 2017". Retrieved 9 December 2020 – via Imgur.
"Austriancharts.at – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 1467". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Dutchcharts.nl – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7 no. 46. 17 November 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2019. Select "A-HA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
"Offiziellecharts.de – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
ａ〜ｈａのアルバム売り上げランキング [a-ha album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Norwegiancharts.com – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Swedishcharts.com – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Swisscharts.com – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 42. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
"European Top 100 Albums – 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8 no. 51/52. 21 December 1991. p. 24. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1991" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Brazilian album certifications – A-ha – East of the Sun" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"French album certifications – Aha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 4 December 1990. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (A-ha; 'East of the Sun')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (A-ha; 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"British album certifications – A Ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon". British Phonographic Industry. 9 November 1990. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type East of the Sun, West of the Moon in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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[1] AllMusic review

[2] "Response from ARIA re: a-ha ARIA chart history, received 22 December 2017". Retrieved 9 December 2020 – via Imgur.

[ac_Austria_a-ha-3] "Austriancharts.at – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[group=-4] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1467". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[ac_Netherlands_a-ha-5] "Dutchcharts.nl – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[6] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7 no. 46. 17 November 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[7] "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2019. Select "A-HA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".

[ac_Germany4_a-ha-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[9] ａ〜ｈａのアルバム売り上げランキング [a-ha album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[ac_Norway_a-ha-10] "Norwegiancharts.com – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[ac_Sweden_a-ha-11] "Swedishcharts.com – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[ac_Switzerland_a-ha-12] "Swisscharts.com – a-ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[ac_UK2_-13] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[ac_Hungary_-14] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 42. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

[15] "European Top 100 Albums – 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8 no. 51/52. 21 December 1991. p. 24. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[16] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1991" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[BrazilA-haEast_of_the_SunalbumCertRef-17] "Brazilian album certifications – A-ha – East of the Sun" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[FranceAhaEast_of_the_Sun,_West_of_the_MoonalbumCertRef-18] "French album certifications – Aha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 4 December 1990. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[GermanyA-haEast_of_the_SunalbumCertRef-19] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (A-ha; 'East of the Sun')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[SwitzerlandA-haEast_of_the_Sun,_West_of_the_MoonalbumCertRef-20] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (A-ha; 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[United_KingdomA_HaEast_of_the_Sun,_West_of_the_MoonalbumCertRef-21] "British album certifications – A Ha – East of the Sun, West of the Moon". British Phonographic Industry. 9 November 1990. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type East of the Sun, West of the Moon in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

A-ha
Magne Furuholmen Morten Harket Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Studio albums	Hunting High and Low Scoundrel Days Stay on These Roads East of the Sun, West of the Moon Memorial Beach Minor Earth Major Sky Lifelines Analogue Foot of the Mountain Cast in Steel
Compilation albums	Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 25 Time and Again: The Ultimate A-ha
Live albums	Live at Vallhall: Homecoming How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice
Extended plays	45 R.P.M. Club Twelve Inch Club Scoundrel Club Road Club Hits South America
Box sets	Minor Earth Major Box
Singles	"Take On Me" "Love Is Reason" "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." "Train of Thought" "Hunting High and Low" "I've Been Losing You" "Cry Wolf" "Manhattan Skyline" "The Living Daylights" "Stay on These Roads" "The Blood That Moves the Body" "Touchy!" "You Are the One" "There's Never a Forever Thing" "Crying in the Rain" "I Call Your Name" "Early Morning" "Move to Memphis" "Dark Is the Night" "Angel in the Snow" "Lie Down in Darkness" "Shapes That Go Together" "Summer Moved On" "Minor Earth Major Sky" "Velvet" "The Sun Never Shone That Day" "I Wish I Cared" "Forever Not Yours" "Lifelines" "Did Anyone Approach You?" "Celice" "Birthright" "Analogue (All I Want)" "Cosy Prisons" "Foot of the Mountain" "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" "Shadowside" "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)"
Tours	Ending on a High Note Tour
Related articles	Discography Awards Bridges Savoy Apparatjik
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