Time and Again: The Ultimate A-Ha

by a-ha

Overview

Norwegian pop trio A-ha has had their catalog revamped and repackaged a number of times since their inception in the 1980s, but 2016's Time and Again: The Ultimate A-ha brings their canon of hits up to date with the inclusion of material from each of their ten studio albums. The first disc of this set is generally concerned with their hits, beginning, appropriately, with the sunny synths of "Take on Me" and winding chronologically through the years to the sweeping orchestral ballad "Under the Makeup" from their 2015 LP Cast in Steel. The expected tracks like "Touchy!," "The Living Daylights," and their lush cover of the Everly Brothers' "Crying in the Rain" are all included alongside later-era cuts like 2000's "Summer Moved On," which was a number one hit in their home country. The second disc in the set is dedicated entirely to alternate mixes and remixes of their hits, some of which hold some historical value like Jellybean's previously unreleased 1986 remix of "Cry Wolf" and Justin Strauss' rare dub mix of "You Are the One." For the most part, though, the offerings from this disc seem a bit superfluous and the collection might have been better represented by adding some of the previously unreleased material that was included on their 2015 deluxe reissues. Still, of A-ha's anthology packages, this is easily the most career-spanning. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	08/09/2024
Label:	Warner Records
UPC:	0603497824304
Rank:	146235

Album Credits

Performance Credits

a-ha   Primary Artist
Morten Harket   Vocals
Jevetta Steele   Vocals (Background)
J.D. Steele   Vocals (Background)
Jorun Bogeberg   Bass
Per Hillestad   Drums
Sigurd Kohn   Saxophone
Magne Furuholmen   Keyboards
Kathy Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Leif Korsten Johansen   Bass
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy   Guitar
Michael Sturgis   Drums

Technical Credits

David Z.   Engineer,Producer
Mags   Producer,Composer
Rod Hui   Mixing
John Barry   Composer
Nick Davis   Mixing,Recording
Martin Terefe   Composer
Max Martin   Composer
a-ha   Arranger
Morten Harket   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Gerry Kitchingham   Engineer,Recording
Howard Greenfield   Composer
Alan Tarney   Mixing,Producer
Brian Poer   Engineer
David Friedlander   Engineer
Chris Neil   Producer
Roberth Opsahl-Engen   Second Engineer
Jamey Staub   Engineer
Roland Spremberg   Producer
Derek Davis   Second Engineer
Magne Furuholmen   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Lauren Savoy   Composer
Martin Landquist   Producer
Derek Duffy   Second Engineer
Boogieman   Producer
Ole Sverre Olsen   Composer,Lyricist
Tore Johanson   Producer
Michael Cyr   Second Engineer
Eivind Skovdabl   Second Engineer
Sverre Henrikson   Engineer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Stephen Hague   Producer
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy   Mixing,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Djinji Brown   Second Engineer
Carole King   Composer
John Hudson   Mixing,Mixing Engineer