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Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha | ||||
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Released | 4 November 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1984–1991 | |||
Length | 68:25 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha is a greatest hits album by Norwegian new wave band A-ha. It was released on 4 November 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. The album reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart. It was re-released on 22 September 1998. The new song "Move to Memphis" is featured on this album, and was released as a single in 1991. "Move to Memphis" was later re-recorded for their fifth studio album, Memorial Beach . The DVD of the same name also includes 18 videos.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Upon its release, Paul Lester, writing for Melody Maker , concluded, "If you want the cream of easily the greatest teen group of the last 10 years, buy A-ha's first three albums (their singles are most definitely not their best songs) and make your own compilation." [3] Simon Dudfield of NME described the compilation as "fiscally hoping to make up all the money WEA wasted on trying to relaunch the band as serious artists". He added that "without the videos the song have nothing to recommend themselves", with the exception of "Take on Me" and "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From Album | Length |
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1. | "Take On Me" | Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen / Morten Harket | Hunting High and Low | 3:46 |
2. | "Cry Wolf" | Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen | Scoundrel Days | 4:05 |
3. | "Touchy!" | Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen / Morten Harket | Stay on These Roads | 4:31 |
4. | "You Are the One (Remix)" | Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen | Stay on These Roads | 3:45 |
5. | "Manhattan Skyline" | Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen | Scoundrel Days | 4:52 |
6. | "The Blood That Moves the Body" | Pål Waaktaar | Stay on These Roads | 4:05 |
7. | "Early Morning (not on Vinyl)" | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy / Magne Furuholmen | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | 2:59 |
8. | "Hunting High and Low (Remix)" | Pål Waaktaar | Hunting High and Low | 3:48 |
9. | "Move to Memphis" | Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen | Previously unreleased; later included on 1993's Memorial Beach | 4:15 |
10. | "I've Been Losing You" | Pål Waaktaar | Scoundrel Days | 4:24 |
11. | "The Living Daylights" | John Barry, Pål Waaktaar | The Living Daylights and Stay on These Roads | 4:15 |
12. | "Crying in the Rain" | Howard Greenfield / Carole King | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | 4:25 |
13. | "I Call Your Name" | Paul Waaktaar-Savoy / Magne Furuholmen | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | 4:51 |
14. | "Stay on These Roads" | Pål Waaktaar / Magne Furuholmen / Morten Harket | Stay on These Roads | 4:44 |
15. | "Train of Thought (Remix) (not on Vinyl)" | Pål Waaktaar | Hunting High and Low | 4:17 |
16. | "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | Pål Waaktaar | Hunting High and Low | 5:05 |
"Move to Memphis" (October 14, 1991)
"The Blood That Moves the Body" (The Gun Remix) (March 30, 1992) (Released to promote the album but not featured on the album itself.)
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] | 32 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] | 28 |
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [7] | 22 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] | 26 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9] | 16 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [10] | 9 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] | 47 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] | 40 |
UK Albums (OCC) [13] | 12 |
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] | 45 |
French Compilation Albums (SNEP) [15] | 24 |
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Irish Albums (IRMA) [16] | 28 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [17] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
France (SNEP) [18] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [19] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ) [20] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [21] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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