Valesa – Chapter 1: Velvet Prison

Valesa is the fifth studio album by Norwegian band Major Parkinson. The double album was released on 7 October 2022.

The critical reception to the album has been positive.

Track listing

 * 1) "Goodbye Blue Monday"
 * 2) "Behind the Next Door"
 * 3) "Saturday Night"
 * 4) "Ride in the Whirlwind"
 * 5) "Live Forever"
 * 6) "Sadlands"
 * 7) "Intermezzo"
 * 8) "Jonah"
 * 9) "Velvet Moon"
 * 10) "Irina Margareta"
 * 11) "The House"
 * 12) "The Room"
 * 13) "Posh-Apocalypse"
 * 14) "Moma"
 * 15) "Lemon Symphony"
 * 16) "Fantasia Me Now!"
 * 17) "Heroes"

Personnel

 * Major Parkinson


 * Jon Ivar Kolbotn – lead vocals, lyrics, songwriting, arrangement
 * Eivind Gammersvik – bass, songwriting, production, arrangement, backing vocals
 * Lars Christian Bjørknes – piano, synth, songwriting, organs, programming, notation, backing vocals
 * Sondre Skollevoll – guitars, backing vocals, additional synths, arrangement,
 * Sondre Sagstad Veland – drums, perc, arrangement, backing vocals
 * Øystein Bech-Eriksen – guitars, arrangement
 * Claudia Cox: – violin, backing vocals, arrangement


 * Additional personnel
 * Linn Frøkedal – lead vocals
 * Carmen Boveda – cello
 * Peri Winkle – violins
 * Jens Erik Aasmundseth – C64 keyboard percussion
 * Anders Bjelland – Guitars, Downtown Meltdown
 * Bjarne Tresnes Sørensen – harmonica
 * Kadeem Nichols – tenor, vocal contractor & choir engineer
 * Porcha Clay, Naarai Jacobs – sopranos
 * Megan Parker, Ashly Williams – altos
 * Eric Lynn, Erik Brooks – tenors
 * Thea Meidell Sjule, Vilja Kjersheim, Anja Moe – choir