''Walkin' on Air'' is a 1987
album
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from
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including ...
pop duo
A pop duo is a pop music group with only two members.
Examples of pop duos
Male
*A Great Big World
* Associates
*Charles & Eddie
*Erasure
* Go West
*Godley & Creme
*Hall & Oates
*Heaven 17
*Lighthouse Family
*Marcus & Martinus
*Pet Shop Boys
* ...
Bobbysocks
Bobbysocks is a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Norwegian Hanne Krogh and Swedish-Norwegian Elisabeth Andreassen. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "La det swinge" ("Let it swing"). Elisabeth went by the surname Andreasson ...
. Within four days, the album sold 50,000 copies, and was certified
gold
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in Norway. It was to be the duo's final album.
The songs chosen as lead singles were "If I Fall" in Norway (peaking at Nº 5 on
Norsktoppen
''Norsktoppen'' was a musical hit list at NRK Radio, originally playing songs exclusively by Norwegian artists. Until 1986, the songs had to be in the Norwegian language
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) and "Don't Leave Me Here Without You" in Sweden. Aside "If I Fall", other album songs that made it into the Norsktoppen were "Daddy's Comin' Home" (Nº 7) and "I Believe in Love" (Nº 9).
The title track was written and originally recorded by
Stephen Bishop for the film, ''
The Boy Who Could Fly
''The Boy Who Could Fly'' is a 1986 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Nick Castle. It was produced by Lorimar Productions for 20th Century Fox, and released theatrically on August 15, 1986.
The film stars Lucy Deakins as 14-y ...
'', released the previous year.
Track listing
#I Believe in Love
#More than I Can Say
#If I Fall
#I Don't Speak the Language
#Walkin' on Air
#Daddy's Comin' Home
#Don't Leave Me Here Without You -
Elisabeth
#I've Got Your Heart
#When I See Your Eyes
#Love Me Tonight -
Hanne
Hanne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Hanne Blank (born 1969), American historian, writer, editor and public speaker
* Hanne Budtz (1915–2004), Danish politician and lawyer
* Hanne Darboven (born 1941), German c ...
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Album
Certification
References
1987 albums
Bobbysocks! albums
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