A Temporary Dive
Studio album by
Ane Brun
Released7 February 2005
April 2006 (UK & US)
28 March 2007 (Japan)
RecordedAutumn 2004
StudioBonsai Studios, Stockholm
GenrePop
Length38:01
LabelDetErMine Records (Europe)
V2 Records (US)
Side Out Records (Japan)
ProducerKatharina Nuttall and Ane Brun
Ane Brun chronology
Spending Time with Morgan
(2003) 		A Temporary Dive
(2005) 		Duets
(2005)
2006 US and 2010 European reissue album cover
Singles from A Temporary Dive
  1. "My Lover Will Go"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Song No. 6"
    Released: 2005
  3. "Balloon Ranger"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.7/10[1]
Slant Magazine[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes[3]

A Temporary Dive is the second studio album by the Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun, initially released in Norway and Sweden on 7 February 2005. The album debuted at No. 1 in her native Norway.[4]

The track "Song No. 6" features the Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith and also appears on her Duets album. It was recorded at an after-show party following their performances at the Storsjöyran festival in Östersund, Sweden.[5] The track "Balloon Ranger" was said by Ane to be analogous to her troubles learning the English language, or rather how she sometimes comes up with nonsense words that have no inherent meaning. She later used the song's title for the name of her record label.

Versions of the album were released in the UK and US in 2006, and in Japan in 2007, each with different track listings and different artwork. The original album was re-released on CD for the European market in spring 2010, featuring new artwork (the same as that used for the 2006 US release) and a bonus track, "Half Open Door".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ane Brun, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To Let Myself Go" 3:19
2."Rubber & Soul" 3:13
3."Balloon Ranger" 3:16
4."My Lover Will Go" 4:41
5."Temporary Dive" 4:25
6."Laid in Earth"Henry Purcell4:08
7."This Voice" 2:49
8."Where Friend Rhymes with End" 3:33
9."Song No. 6" (featuring Ron Sexsmith) 4:00
10."The Fight Song" 4:30

2010 European reissue bonus track

No.TitleLength
11."Half Open Door"3:53

2006 UK version

No.TitleLength
1."To Let Myself Go"3:19
2."Rubber & Soul"3:13
3."Balloon Ranger"3:16
4."My Lover Will Go"4:41
5."Temporary Dive"4:25
6."Humming One of Your Songs" (originally on Spending Time with Morgan)4:55
7."Are They Saying Goodbye" (originally on Spending Time with Morgan)3:58
8."On Off" (originally on Spending Time with Morgan)4:34
9."This Voice"2:49
10."Where Friend Rhymes with End"3:33
11."Song No. 6" (featuring Ron Sexsmith)4:00
12."The Fight Song"4:30

2006 US version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To Let Myself Go" 3:19
2."Song No. 6" (featuring Ron Sexsmith) 4:00
3."Balloon Ranger" 3:16
4."My Lover Will Go" 4:41
5."Temporary Dive" 4:25
6."Laid in Earth"Henry Purcell4:08
7."This Voice" 2:49
8."Where Friend Rhymes with End" 3:33
9."Rubber & Soul" (featuring Teitur) 3:13
10."The Fight Song" 4:30
11."Little Lights" (featuring Syd Matters)Syd Matters4:14

2007 Japan version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To Let Myself Go" 3:19
2."Song No. 6" (featuring Ron Sexsmith) 4:00
3."Where Friend Rhymes with End" 3:33
4."Balloon Ranger" 3:16
5."My Lover Will Go" 4:41
6."Temporary Dive" 4:25
7."Laid in Earth"Henry Purcell4:08
8."This Voice" 2:49
9."Rubber & Soul" (featuring Teitur) 3:13
10."The Fight Song" 4:30
11."Half Open Door" 3:53
12."The Dancer"PJ Harvey 

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 12

References

  1. ^ Pytlik, Mark (25 May 2006). "Review: A Temporary Dive". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (1 April 2006). "Review: A Temporary Dive". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  3. ^ Ranta, Alan. "Review: A Temporary Dive". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  4. ^ "VG-Lista: official Norwegian charts". Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  5. ^ Album notes by Ane Brun, archived at her official web site Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ane Brun – A Temporary Dive". Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Ane Brun – A Temporary Dive". Hung Medien.


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