Hunting High and Low

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Hunting High and Low
Hunting High and Low cover
Studio album by a-ha
Released May 31, 1985
Genre New Wave
Length 36:39
Label Warner Brothers
Producer(s) Tony Mansfield, John Ratcliff, Alan Tarney
Professional reviews
a-ha chronology
Hunting High And Low
(1985)
Scoundrel Days
(1986)


Hunting High and Low is the 1985 debut album of the Norwegian pop music band, a-ha. It features the hit, "Take on Me". The album peaked at #15 in the U.S., according to Billboard magazine music charts and has sold about 1.8 million copies in the U.S. It peaked at #2 on the UK charts, and hit #1 in Norway.


  1. "Take on Me" (Waaktaar / Furuholmen / Harket)
  2. "Train of Thought" (Waaktaar)
  3. "Hunting High and Low" (Waaktaar)
  4. "The Blue Sky" (Waaktaar)
  5. "Living a Boy's Adventure Tale" (Waaktaar / Harket)
  6. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Waaktaar)
  7. "And You Tell Me" (Waaktaar)
  8. "Love is Reason" (Waaktaar / Furuholmen)
  9. "I Dream Myself Alive" (Waaktaar / Furuholmen)
  10. "Here I Stand and Face the Rain" (Waaktaar)

  • Morten Harket – Vocals
  • Magne Furuholmen – Keyboards, vocals
  • Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – Guitars, vocals
  • Bobby Hata – Mastering
  • Alan Tarney – Producer
  • Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – Art Direction, Design
  • Neill King – Engineer
  • John Ratcliff – Producer, Remixing
  • Jeri McManus – Art Direction, Cover Design, Design
  • Just Loomis – Photography
  • Tony Mansfield – Producer

  • The track "Hunting High and Low" was deemed unsuitable to play by BBC during the Gulf War.[1][citation needed] Authoritative source required.
  • The single for "The Sun Always Shines On TV" is an edit from the album version. "Train of Thought" was remixed for its single version, as was "Hunting High and Low", which gained strings and brass for its single version. It is these edits and remixes that appear on a-ha's "Best of" compilations.
  • The non-album track "Driftwood" is also from these sessions, and can be found as the b-side for "The Sun Always Shines on TV" and on the Japan-only EP 45 R.P.M. Club.
  • World wide sales: 8 Million.[citation needed]
  • This album marked the second occasion on which Tony Mansfield would have his work doctored by Alan Tarney post-production: the first was Naked Eyes debut effort. It is unclear if the two ever had any exchanges over the matter.
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Morten Harket | Magne Furuholmen | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (also known as Pål Waaktaar)
Discography
Albums: Hunting High and Low | Scoundrel Days | Stay on These Roads | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | Memorial Beach | Minor Earth Major Sky | Lifelines | Analogue
Live albums and compilations: Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha | How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head a-ha Live | The Singles: 1984-2004 | The Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004
Singles: "Take on Me (1st rel)" | "Love Is Reason" | "Take on Me (2nd rel)" | "Take on Me (3rd rel)" | "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | "Train of Thought" | "Hunting High and Low" | "I've Been Losing You" | "Cry Wolf" | "Maybe Maybe" | "Manhattan Skyline" | "The Living Daylights" | "Stay on These Roads" | "The Blood That Moves The Body" | "Touchy!" | "You Are the One" | "There's Never a Forever Thing (promo)" | "Crying in the Rain" | "I Call Your Name" | "Early Morning" | "Waiting for Her" | "Move to Memphis" | "The Blood That Moves The Body (Remix)" | "Dark Is the Night" | "Angel" | "Lie Down In Darkness" | "Shapes That Go Together" | "Summer Moved On" | "Minor Earth Major Sky" | "Velvet" | "The Sun Never Shone That Day" | "Minor Earth Major Box (4 CD Box set)" | "Forever Not Yours" | "Lifelines" | "Did Anyone Approach You?" | "The Sun Always Shines On T.V. a-ha Live" | "Celice" | "Birthright (promo)" | "Analogue (All I Want)" | "Cosy Prisons"
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