''Melankton'' is the debut album by Norwegian singer,

Kate Havnevik Kate Havnevik (born 27 October 1975) is a Norwegian film composer, songwriter and singer. Her debut album, the critically acclaimed electronica-infused ''Melankton'', was released in March 2006 on iTunes and April 2006 (on physical CD) in Norw ...

, featuring the single "Unlike Me," and the song "Nowhere Warm" as featured on the TV show ''

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''. The album was released in her home country of Norway on April 10, 2006, before being issued in the UK, accompanied by a bonus track, entitled "Travel In Time," which was written and produced with Carmen Rizzo (and featured in an episode of TV show ''

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'' in 2005). Rizzo also helped mix some tracks and master the record. The album premiered online on Havnevik's official website for 48 hours from 11–12 March 2006, and was added to

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music store on 27 March 2006. ''Melankton'' was mixed and mastered in

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, having been recorded in

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flat. In addition, the album also features production from Frou Frou member,

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, who contributes tracks including "Unlike Me," "Not Fair" and "You Again."

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mixed the majority of the album as well as co writing a number of songs. ''Melankton'' is named after a character in a Norwegian book called ''Oppdageren'' by

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. So far there have been four releases of the album: * 2006 Norway * 2006 UK * 2007 USA/Canada * 2010 Poland

Track listing

# "Unlike Me" – 4:45 # "Travel in Time" – 4:09 (UK, USA/CAN, Poland) # "I Don't Know You" – 4:10 # "Not Fair" – 5:18 # "Nowhere Warm" – 4:59 # "You Again" – 3:26 # "Serpentine" – 5:22 # "Kaleidoscope" – 4:19 # "Sleepless" – 5:05 # "Suckerlove" – 5:56 # "Timeless" - (US/CAN, Poland) # "Se Meg" – 5:13 (Norway & UK) # "Someday" – 4:42 (Norway only) # "New Day" – 7:42 # "Grace" – 3:03 (Bonus Track, Poland only) # "So:Lo" - (USA/CAN only) 2006 debut albums Kate Havnevik albums Albums produced by Guy Sigsworth {{2000s-electronic-album-stub