Track Listing

1. Stay On These Roads
2. Blood That Moves The Body
3. Touchy
4. This Alone Is Love
5. Hurry Home
6. Living Daylights
7. There's Never A Forever Thing
8. Out Of Blue Comes Green
9. You Are The One
10. You'll End Up Crying

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4246 in Music
• Released on: 1999-10-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

CD Description
Though A-Ha disappeared from the radar of most Americans after its massive 1985 MTV video hit "Take on Me", the Norwegian pop act continued to record new material throughout the '80s and into the early '90s, retaining a loyal European following. Released in '88, STAY ON THESE ROADS finds the effortlessly marketable trio offering up more synth-driven pop tunes, most notably the emotive title track and "The Blood ThatMoves the Body", a pulsing dance-oriented number. ROADS also features a reworking of A-Ha's theme from the James Bond film THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, a version that hews closer to the group's signature keyboard-heavy sound. While STAY ON THESE ROADS is eclipsed by A-Ha's debut, HUNTING HIGH AND LOW, it is a worthy second stop for those delving further into the Scandinavian ensemble's oft-overlooked catalogue.

Customer Reviews

End of the road
This album marked the end of an era for A-ha, their last 80's album. Although it has a glossy synth feel - the pull away from the synth/pop sound was emerging and the contrasting songs on the album don't fit together too well. It's a shame because most of the songs are great but the extremes of style can be a little jolting.
'Stay on these roads' An electro ballad, with crashing drums, soaring vocals and a video featuring motorbikes.
'The Blood that moves the body' This is a pivotal track for A-ha, for the wrong reason. It was the first single not to fair well in the charts - however it's a standout track that sounds different to anything the band had done before.
'Touchy!' An all out catchy pop song, given a bluesy guitar feel.
'This alone is love' Originally a B-side some years before, it was good then, but a shame A-ha had to water it down and over produce this version.
'Hurry home' A brooding synth track that is much more in the style of later albums.
'The living daylights' A dance mix (!) of the James Bond theme, this is another track that makes this album feel cobbled together and that A-ha did not have enough songs.
'There's never a forever thing' An extraordinary song, very emotive ballad and definately an album highlight.
'Out of blue comes green' This is one of the best tracks on the album, it's a great pop/rock ballad and this is the style of song A-ha do best.
'You are the one' In contrast, this is straightforward pop, with simple lyrics and the last chart hit for A-ha in the 80's.
'You'll end up crying' The bands wierdest track ever, a synth violin accompanies Morton on this short and not so sweet sounding song. Sticks out like a sore thumb but then most tracks here do. The bottom line is that A-ha have put a few catchy songs in here as singles and tried to pad out the rest with more adult sounding songs, seperatly each song works great, but it's a mish mash when together. Worth buying for the songs that aren't singles.

a-ha produce the goods again!
Released in 1988, this was the last pop like album released by a-ha before they changed to their more serious acoustic style in "East of the sun, west of the moon" in 1990. This album has recieved some criticism but i feel this is unjust. I feel this is the most consistant of their first three albums. Songs such as "Theres never a forever thing", "out of a blue comes green", and "The blood that moves the body" are all excellent as well as the other songs on the album. A very good effort by an excellent band! Still releasing excellent material to this day!

They are wicked and were laaazzzyyy
A-ha have produced some massively under-rated material and are musically one of the most accomplished groups still around today, impressively more than 20 years on producung arguably their best work "Lifelines" in June 2002. This is their worst. That is not to say it's terrible but---. There really are some great tunes, "Out Of The Blue Comes Green", "The Blood That Moves The Body". "Stay On These Roads" is a great song suffering from 80's production and is much better served as the piano driven balled found at all live gigs now. Worst of all they show up as lazy. "Living Daylights" recieves a pointless reworking and a fantastic song "This Alone Is Love" was better left alone as a b-side 2years earlier, but again receives a re-working.

To be honest from anyone else this may have seemed a better album but from a-ha it was a disappointment. I would mark it must try better and by god they did. Beat the UK apathy and try "Lifelines". Youth is definately wasted on the young.