Original Album Series

~ Release by a‐ha (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

CD 1: Hunting High and Low
CD 2: Scoundrel Days
CD 3: Stay on These Roads
CD 4: East of the Sun, West of the Moon
CD 5: Memorial Beach

Annotation last modified on 2015-06-01 23:54 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Hunting High and Low
#TitleRatingLength
1Take On Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985, in 2004)
music videos:
Take On Me (official music video, 2019 4K remaster of 1985 version with diegetic audio) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and Take On Me (official music video, 1985 Steve Barron version) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 3), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 24), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 26), The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
version of:
Miss Eerie
4.253:49
2Train of Thought
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
remixer:
John Ratcliff
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 286)
recording of:
Train of Thought
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
3.154:14
3Hunting High and Low
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 276)
recording of:
Hunting High and Low
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. (in 1984)
3.453:45
4The Blue Sky
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
recording of:
The Blue Sky
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
32:37
5Living a Boy’s Adventure Tale
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
oboe:
Claire Jarvis
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
recording of:
Living a Boy’s Adventure Tale
writer:
Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
3.455:03
6The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 11) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 283)
recording of:
The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Sony ATV Publishing
3.95:09
7And You Tell Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
recording of:
And You Tell Me
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
2.351:52
8Love Is Reason
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer and mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
recording of:
Love Is Reason
writer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
3.53:07
9I Dream Myself Alive
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
recording of:
I Dream Myself Alive
writer:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
3.653:10
10Here I Stand and Face the Rain
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
recording of:
Here I Stand and Face the Rain (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
3.554:31
2▶CD: Scoundrel Days
3▶CD: Stay on These Roads
4▶CD: East of the Sun, West of the Moon
5▶CD: Memorial Beach

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
photography:Getty Images
Just Loomis
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2011)
marketed by:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3049866 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0052034OW [info]