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Track List
01) Take on Me
02) The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
03) Train of Thought (remix)
04) Hunting High and Low (remix)
05) I've Been Losing You
06) Cry Wolf
07) Manhattan Skyline
08) The Living Daylights
09) Stay on These Roads
10) Touchy!
11) Crying in the Rain
12) Move to Memphis
13) Dark Is the Night
14) Shapes That Go Together
15) Summer Moved On
16) Minor Earth, Major Sky
17) Velvet
18) Forever Not Yours
19) Lifelines
01) Take on Me
02) The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
03) Train of Thought (remix)
04) Hunting High and Low (remix)
05) I've Been Losing You
06) Cry Wolf
07) Manhattan Skyline
08) The Living Daylights
09) Stay on These Roads
10) Touchy!
11) Crying in the Rain
12) Move to Memphis
13) Dark Is the Night
14) Shapes That Go Together
15) Summer Moved On
16) Minor Earth, Major Sky
17) Velvet
18) Forever Not Yours
19) Lifelines
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First Released
2004
Synthpop
Excitable
Rock/Pop
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Compilation
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The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 is a greatest hits album from Norwegian band A-ha, released on 11 April 2005. Despite the title, the album contains tracks from 1985–2002. The album contains 17 of their hits plus an enhanced video for the song "Take on Me". The track listing of this album is slightly different from the one on The Singles: 1984–2004. It marked the return of A-ha to the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart.
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From this collection of a-ha's singles, I found out that they had a lot more going on than I had thought. Besides "Take On Me", all I knew of them was the magnificent dramatic track "The Sun Always Shines On TV" and the great Bond theme "The Living Daylights". I expected to hear a bunch of fluffy, rather light, dance tracks with maybe a couple of harder ones thrown in. WRONG! A lot of these pop tracks border on rock. Most of the tracks are louder, darker and/or harder than I expected. "Manhattan Skyline" alternates hard-edged pop-rock with softer sections.There are a lot that are strong upbeat pop, like "Train Of Thought", "I've Been Losing You", "Cry Wolf", "Touchy!", "Move To Memphis" and "Shapes That Go Together". There are mid-tempo tracks with a solid sound: "Hunting High And Low", "Summer Moved On", "Minor Earth Major Sky", "Forever Not Yours" and "Lifelines". There are a few ballads. "Stay On These Roads", with its heavy drum beat, would have to be considered a power ballad. The 2 lightest tracks are probably "Dark Is The Night For All" and "Velvet". They are pretty ballads but definitely not snoozers. And there is a cover of a 1962 Everly Brothers hit, "Crying In The Rain".
I cannot imagine why none of the tracks (other than the three I mentioned first) were hits in the US. The production is creative and complex but not overdone, throughout the entire album. The instrumentation is excellent. I noticed in particular some tracks with inventive and pronounced bass lines; examples are "Cry Wolf", "Touchy!", "Move To Memphis" and "Shapes That Go Together". "Forever Not Yours" makes very nice use of a hip-hop beat and a lilting piano line. As for vocals, I already knew Morten Harket was a good vocalist, but song after song he amazes me with his power and versatility. Anyone who likes 80's music, for starters, or pop-rock in general, should find much to like on this collection. And it's a good deal too, because it plays for just under 80 minutes.
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The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 is a greatest hits album from Norwegian band A-ha, released on 11 April 2005. Despite the title, the album contains tracks from 1985–2002. The album contains 17 of their hits plus an enhanced video for the song "Take on Me". The track listing of this album is slightly different from the one on The Singles: 1984–2004. It marked the return of A-ha to the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart.
User Album Review
From this collection of a-ha's singles, I found out that they had a lot more going on than I had thought. Besides "Take On Me", all I knew of them was the magnificent dramatic track "The Sun Always Shines On TV" and the great Bond theme "The Living Daylights". I expected to hear a bunch of fluffy, rather light, dance tracks with maybe a couple of harder ones thrown in. WRONG! A lot of these pop tracks border on rock. Most of the tracks are louder, darker and/or harder than I expected. "Manhattan Skyline" alternates hard-edged pop-rock with softer sections.There are a lot that are strong upbeat pop, like "Train Of Thought", "I've Been Losing You", "Cry Wolf", "Touchy!", "Move To Memphis" and "Shapes That Go Together". There are mid-tempo tracks with a solid sound: "Hunting High And Low", "Summer Moved On", "Minor Earth Major Sky", "Forever Not Yours" and "Lifelines". There are a few ballads. "Stay On These Roads", with its heavy drum beat, would have to be considered a power ballad. The 2 lightest tracks are probably "Dark Is The Night For All" and "Velvet". They are pretty ballads but definitely not snoozers. And there is a cover of a 1962 Everly Brothers hit, "Crying In The Rain".
I cannot imagine why none of the tracks (other than the three I mentioned first) were hits in the US. The production is creative and complex but not overdone, throughout the entire album. The instrumentation is excellent. I noticed in particular some tracks with inventive and pronounced bass lines; examples are "Cry Wolf", "Touchy!", "Move To Memphis" and "Shapes That Go Together". "Forever Not Yours" makes very nice use of a hip-hop beat and a lilting piano line. As for vocals, I already knew Morten Harket was a good vocalist, but song after song he amazes me with his power and versatility. Anyone who likes 80's music, for starters, or pop-rock in general, should find much to like on this collection. And it's a good deal too, because it plays for just under 80 minutes.
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