a-ha – Scoundrel Days (1986) Vinyl LP Record
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Album Introduction
Scoundrel Days is the second studio album by a-ha — Morten Harket (vocals), Pål Waaktaar-Savoy (guitar and songwriting) and Magne Furuholmen (keyboards and songwriting) — from Oslo, Norway, released in October 1986 on Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 2 in Norway and No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart. Following the extraordinary global success of their debut Hunting High and Low (1985) — which featured Take On Me (UK No. 2, US No. 1) — Scoundrel Days demonstrated a darker, more atmospheric and more ambitious direction. I've Been Losing You reached UK No. 8 (1986), Cry Wolf reached UK No. 5 (1986) and Manhattan Skyline reached UK No. 13 (1987). The 10-track album demonstrates the band's ability to combine synth-pop with atmospheric production and Harket's soaring vocal, giving them a distinctive position in the mid-1980s pop landscape as one of the most musically sophisticated acts of the era.
Stand-Out Tracks
- I've Been Losing You — The album's lead single and one of the most immediately distinctive and commercially effective recordings of a-ha's second album; its combination of a driving, atmospheric production and Harket's completely assured vocal gives it a sustained commercial appeal and emotional directness. UK No. 8 (1986).
- Cry Wolf — A driving, synth-influenced track that gives the album one of its most immediately energetic and commercially effective moments; its combination of a warm, contemporary production and Harket's completely assured vocal gives it a sustained commercial appeal. UK No. 5 (1986).
- Manhattan Skyline — One of the album's most atmospherically distinctive and musically ambitious tracks; a slow-building, dramatic piece that demonstrates the band's ability to sustain dramatic tension and emotional directness across an extended musical sequence. UK No. 13 (1987).
- The Swing of Things — The album's opening track and a confident statement of intent; a driving, atmospheric synth-pop piece that establishes the album's darker, more ambitious aesthetic from the very first note.
- Scoundrel Days — The title track and one of the album's most atmospherically distinctive and emotionally expansive recordings; its combination of a driving, layered production and Harket's completely assured vocal gives it a sustained dramatic tension that sets the tone for the entire album.
Record Details
- Artist: a-ha
- Title: Scoundrel Days
- Year: 1986
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Format: Vinyl LP
- Pressing: UK original pressing
- Genre: Synth-Pop / New Wave / Pop Rock
- Decade: 1980s
- Barcode: 075992550116
Condition
Condition: VG+/VG+ — see our Condition Grading Guide.
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