a-ha - Time and Again (The Ultimate a-ha) (2016) CD2

a-ha - Time and Again (The Ultimate a-ha) (2016) CD2

Жанр: New Wave, Synthpop, Pop Rock
Страна исполнителя (группы): Norway
Дата релиза: 18 March, 2016
Год издания: 2016 (Mastered for iTunes)
Издатель (лейбл): Rhino [bad word]  a Warner Music [bad word] 
Треклист:

• CD II: Remixed (Remastered) (01:18:54)

01. "Take on Me" (Kygo remix)
02. "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Future Funk Squad's 'Radiant 4K' remix)*

03. "Cry Wolf" (Jellybean mix)*
04. "Touchy!" (house mix)*

05. "You Are the One" (Dub mix edit)*
06. "The Blood That Moves the Body" (Three-Time Gun mix)*

07. "Summer Moved On" (remix)
08. "Minor Earth Major Sky" (Black Dog mix)

09. "Velvet" (New York mix)
10. "Lifelines" (Boogieman remix)

11. "Did Anyone Approach You?" (reamped)
12. "Celice" (Mauracher remix)

13. "Analogue" (CG's Electrosphere edit)
14. "Cosy Prisons" (Aural Float remix)

15. "Foot of the Mountain" (Erik Ljungren remix)
16. "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" (Steve Osborne version)

* Previously Unissued

Описание:

Норвежские герои a-ha выпустили новую двухдисковую компиляцию «Time and Again: the Ultimate a-ha», включающую самые известные хиты, а также редкие и ранее не выходившие ремиксы. «Коллекция» доступна на CD и в виде Digital 18-го марта 2016 на Rhino (Warner). Первый диск включает фантастическую подборку песен со всех десяти студийных альбомов группы. Второй диск собрал вместе редкие и ранее не выходившие ремиксы хитов.
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a-ha has an incredible encore planned this year to follow-up the Norwegian trio’s epic 30th anniversary celebration in 2015. Soon after the group kicks off its Cast In Steel Tour [bad word] on March 6, a-ha will introduce a new [bad word] that features the band’s biggest hits along with a selection of rare and unreleased remixes, including Kygo’s recent smash remix of “Take On Me.”

TIME AND AGAIN: THE ULTIMATE A-HA will be available on CD and digitally on March 18. This new, two-disc collection retraces the band’s amazing journey from its early days in Oslo to global stardom with a fantastic selection of songs from all 10 of the group’s studio albums. First disc highlights include: the group’s signature #1 smash “Take On Me,” the Top 20 hit “The Sun Always Shines On T.V.,” the Top 20 dance chart hit “Cry Wolf,” the James Bond theme “The Living Daylights,” as well fan favorites like “Crying In The Rain” and “Manhattan Skyline.” Also featured is “Under The Makeup,” a track from a-ha’s most recent studio album, Cast In Steel (2015).

TIME AND AGAIN: THE ULTIMATE A-HA contains music from: Hunting High And Low (1985), Scoundrel Days (1986), Stay On These Roads (1988), East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon (1990), Memorial Beach (1992), Minor Earth Major Sky (2000), Lifelines (2002), Analogue (2005), Foot Of The Mountain (2009) and Cast In Steel (2015).

Boasting 16 tracks, the second disc brings together rare and unreleased remixes of the band’s hit music. In addition to Kygo’s recent version of “Take On Me,” the disc includes previously unreleased remixes for five songs: “The Sun Always Shines on TV” (Future Funk Squad’s ‘Radiant 4K’ Remix), “Cry Wolf” (Jellybean Mix), “Touchy!” (House Mix), “You Are The One” (Dub Mix Edit), and “Blood That Moves The Body” (Three-Time Gun Mix). Other standout remixes include: “Butterfly, Butterfly,” (Steve Osborne Version) from the [bad word] 25.

After 10 albums, an iconic music video, and sales of more than 36 million worldwide, a-ha will conclude its reunion this year with its Cast In Steel Tour. The band is scheduled to play more than 30 shows with stops in the UK, [bad word]  [bad word]  Latvia, France, Holland, Austria and Switzerland before it finishes in Norway on May 7. Pal Waaktaar and Magne [bad word]  formerly of Bridges, formed a-ha in the early '80s. Morten Harket joined the duo, and they left for the now "legendary London flat" (so called because of its state of disrepair) to make it. By late 1983 they had achieved part of that goal by signing to WEA. "Take on Me" took three times to [bad word] a hit in the U.K., eventually hitting number two in November 1985. Going one better in the U.S. mainly due to the wide exposure of its stunning video on MTV, which fused animation with real-life action, their only further hit there was "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." which became a U.K. number one in early 1986, helping take the album Hunting High and Low to the Top Ten.

With a-ha's debut album mainly consisting of synth pop, the press were quick to dismiss them as a teeny bop sensation; however, there was more to the group than met the ear in Waaktaar's writing, and a more mature effort, Scoundrel Days, was released in October 1986. More focused, it had a stronger band feel thanks to its live [bad word]  displayed to great lengths on "The Swing of Things and lead single "I've Been Losing You" — a shock to critics at the time. Further striking imagery [bad word] "Cry Wolf." After a world tour, a-ha supplied the soundtrack to the James Bond flick The Living Daylights. remix appeared on their third album, Stay on These Roads, in 1988. Considered lackluster, Stay on These Roads did feature some interesting lyrics in "Blood That Moves the Body," regarding the over-intense affection the Japanese had for popular icons in their kamikaze-like suicides. On a lighter note, one of the famous quotes of this period came from [bad word] on Def Leppard's success with Hysteria, he scoffed that a-ha were more rock & roll!

In 1990, a-ha [bad word] by the Everly Brothers for their rendition of "Crying in the Rain" from their fourth album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon, which was largely ignored in the U.K. due to a shift in interests toward dance and the Manchester scene. The year 1993 heralded some much needed new blood in the U2 terrain of "Dark Is the Night" from the Memorial Beach album. Following the unfortunate lack of success following Memorial Beach, [bad word] retreated into the art world while Waaktaar released the album Mary [bad word] with his new band Savoy. Seven years after the release of Memorial Beach, a-ha issued Minor Earth Major Sky in summer 2000. Released in 2002, Lifelines sold well in Europe and was followed by a lengthy tour, documented on the live album How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head, which was released in 2003.

year later a-ha celebrated their 20th anniversary by releasing Singles 1984-2004, a collection that would put them back on the U.K. Top 20 Albums chart. In July of 2005 the band performed in Berlin as part of the massive worldwide event Live8. In November they released the new album Analogue. It was supported by a worldwide tour that included gigs [bad word] and a festival in Chile. In 2009, upon issuing their ninth studio album, Foot of the Mountain, a-ha announced that they would be retiring. However, they returned in 2015 with a new album, Cast in Steel, followed by a world tour.