Out of My Hands (Morten Harket album)
# Out of My Hands (Morten Harket album)

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 producer Steve Osborne, who worked with a-ha on their ninth 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

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Adresseavisen | |
| Aftenposten | |
| Dagbladet | |
| Dagsavisen | |
| Drammens Tidende | |
| Fædrelandsvennen | |
| Hamar Arbeiderblad | |
| Nordlys | negative |
| Verdens Gang | |

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."

In his review for Daily Express, Simon Gage gave the album three out of five stars writing, "The famous falsetto is still very much in evidence and the songs strong if a little on the dated side with driving guitars and lush orchestrations making it sound remarkably a-ha-esque."

## Track listing

### Notes

* Original Swedish lyrics by Joakim Berg, English lyrics by Morten Harket.

## Charts

| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 30 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 90 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 77 |
| French Albums Chart | 29 |
| German Albums Chart | 3 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Russian Albums Chart | 18 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 23 |
| UK Albums Chart | 37 |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
| - | - | - | - |
| Austria | April 13, 2012 | CD, digital download | Universal Music Group, Island Records, We Love Music |
| Belgium | April 13, 2012 | CD, digital download | Universal Music Group, Island Records, We Love Music |
| France | April 13, 2012 | CD, digital download | Universal Music Group, Island Records, We Love Music |
| Germany | April 13, 2012 | CD, digital download | Universal Music Group, Island Records, We Love Music |
| Netherlands | April 13, 2012 | CD, digital download | Universal Music Group, Island Records, We Love Music |
| Switzerland | | CD, digital download | Universal Music Group, Island Records, We Love Music |
| United Kingdom | May 14, 2012 | CD, digital download | Wrasse Records |
