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Track Listings
| 1. Take On Me |
| 2. Cry Wolf |
| 3. Touchy! |
| 4. You Are The One |
| 5. Manhattan Skyline |
| 6. The Blood That Moves The Body |
| 7. Early Morning |
| 8. Hunting High And Low |
| 9. Move To Memphis |
| 10. I've Been Losing You |
| 11. The Living Daylights |
| 12. Crying In The Rain |
| 13. I Call Your Name |
| 14. Stay On These Roads |
| 15. Train Of Thought |
| 16. The Sun Always Shines On T.V. |
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Pin ups of the late 1980s, A-Ha were a teen dream. Their style relied on the quality of their vocal harmonies backed by a wash of electro drums and perky synths. Headlines & Deadlines features their greatest hits, such as "Take On Me" and "The Sun Always Shines on TV" plus some of their lesser-known work as they steadily lost their appeal over the 1990s. Near in spirit to supergroup Abba, A-Ha in their day appeared less manufactured than rivals Bros or any of the other generic boy bands, which is why their songs have remained timeless classics all these years later.--Herve Count
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
"More than meets the eye" could be the tagline for the career of A-ha. Those who have recently discovered the band via the A1 cover of their most well known track, 'Take On Me', will be presently surprised at the depth of quality that the band produced through their career.
This compilation spans their first four albums (from 1985 to 1991) and contains their early classics, 'Take On Me', 'Sun Always Shines on TV' and 'Hunting High and Low'.
'I've Been Losing You', 'Blood that Moves the Body', 'Manhattan Skyline', 'The Living Daylights', 'Train of Thought' and their cover of 'Crying in the Rain' are wonderful tunes as well, and A-ha are well known for their looser pop music like 'Touchy!' and 'You Are the One'.
Their later material like 'I Call Your Name', 'Early Morning' and 'Move to Memphis' is brilliantly diverse, and a sign that they were not a band who were typecast by a particular sound.
Since this compilation, they have released two excllent records (the broody 'Memorial Beach' in 1993 and 'Minor Earth|Major Sky' in 2000). Another album is slated for the end of 2001, and a world tour is likely.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have noticed that in some countries (such as Brazil) there are other a-ha 'Best Of' compilations available, but 'Headlines and Deadlines' is the only official international hits collection at the time of this writing. This 16-track 1991 collection CD encompass the first four albums of the trio, including the soundtrack version of the theme song of the 1987 Bond movie "The Living Daylights", and four remixes of the album tracks. (A different version of 'Move To Memphis' was later included on their underrated but very good 1993 album.) I really wish that some day soon someone releases a 12" Mixes / B-Side anthology for a-ha, since the few extended versions of theirs I have are excellent. It is great news that since 2000 the band has made a comeback; their 2002 album is definitely worth checking out.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A-ha produced two of the best songs of the eighties-'Take On Me' and 'The Sun Always Shines On TV'. While these two alone justify a purchase, there are other classics on this disc. 'Stay On These Roads' is a beautiful and sensual ballad as is ' Crying In The Rain'. Good quality synth pop is represented with 'The Living Daylights' and 'Touchy!' and if you do not get up and dance to 'You Are The One' then there is no hope for you. Don't forget they are still going strong with 'Minor Earth, Major Sky'.
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Not Abba, but The Doors
Herve Count wrote that a-ha reminded him of Abba. In my ears nothing could be further from the truth. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Johanna
ha-ha-ha
this was a mix of two of the albums Ihad put into one. it's still good bury it.
Published on 8 May 2010 by bobs your uncle
brilliant
brilliant service- good price excellent quality delivered v fast
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Published on 10 Jun 2009 by nan
A class act
As a teenager in the mid-80s I despised a-ha as just another boy band with lightweight songs and a sound and look that was only for hormonal girls. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2009 by Captain Pugwash
Poor service
Ordered 15th January to be received by 21 January at the latest (with another item) from Amazon EU s.a.r.l.
Both not received on 22 January. Very poor on this occasion.
Both not received on 22 January. Very poor on this occasion.
Published on 22 Jan 2009 by Mr. P. A. Valentine
The sun always shines on A-Ha
A-Ha was Norway`s biggest selling act. This globally popular trio was known for it`s innovative videos and stage shows. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2008 by Derrick Page
Morten just a pretty face
A-ha were dismissed as a boy band in the 80s and 90s but the fact that they are back with some great new material shows that there is more to them than impressive cheekbones. Read more
Published on 28 May 2006 by M. S. Woodley
oh, the memories!!!!aaaaahhhhhh
After years of not hearing or playing any A-ha music (moved on, married, kids, etc) I suddenly recently had the urge to search for A-ha on the internet, to see where they had gone... Read more
Published on 24 July 2004 by "nikkinakkinu"
Simply the best compalation of songs from the best band!!
If you have ever listened to this CD or any of the other CD's for that matter, you will know that A-ha are one of the most inspiring, thought provoking and musically talented bands... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2001 by jm0286@bris.ac.uk
Amazing
I'm a fairly recent a-ha fan as I am only 16 and I first heard Take on me on VH-1 and since then I have bought every album a-ha have released, this is a great compilation with some... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2001
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