Hunting High and Low

Hunting High and Low
Studio album by
Released10 June 1985[1]
Recorded1984–1985
StudioEel Pie (Twickenham, London)
Genre
Length37:10
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
A-ha chronology
Hunting High and Low
(1985)
Scoundrel Days
(1986)
Singles from Hunting High and Low
  1. "Love Is Reason"
    Released: 1 April 1985 (Norway)
  2. "Take On Me"
    Released: 17 June 1985
  3. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."
    Released: November 1985 (US)
  4. "Train of Thought"
    Released: 24 March 1986
  5. "Hunting High and Low"
    Released: 2 June 1986

Hunting High and Low is the debut studio album by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, first released on 10 June 1985 by Warner Bros. Records in Norway and the United States, and then released in the United Kingdom and Europe on 25 October 1985.[3] 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.

In all, five singles from the album were released, though not all were released internationally: "Take On Me", "Love Is Reason", "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.", "Train of Thought" and the title track. The group was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 1986, making a-ha the first Norwegian band to be nominated for a Grammy.

As part of a re-release of their first two studio albums, Hunting High and Low was expanded and remastered in 2010.

  1. ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 32.
  2. ^ Jackson, Josh; Martin, Garrett (8 September 2016). "The 50 Best New Wave Albums". Paste. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ "BPI".