- pop, new wave, synth-pop, pop rock
- 37 min
- 10 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Hunting High and Low is the debut studio album by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, first released on 1 June 1985 by Warner Bros. Records in Norway and the United States, and then released in the United Kingdom and Europe on 28 October 1985. The album was a huge commercial success, reaching high positions on charts worldwide. The album was recorded at Eel Pie Studios in Twickenham, London, and produced by Tony Mansfield, John Ratcliff and Alan Tarney.
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Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Billboard4.5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- Uncut3/5 ★
- The Village VoiceC−
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Tracks
- A1Take On Me3:49
- A2Train of Thought4:14
- A3Hunting High and Low3:45
- A4The Blue Sky2:37
- A5Living a Boy’s Adventure Tale5:03
- B1The Sun Always Shines on T.V.5:09
- B2And You Tell Me1:52
- B3Love Is Reason3:07
- B4I Dream Myself Alive3:10
- B5Here I Stand and Face the Rain4:31
10 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- a‐ha
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1985
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
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