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John Ratcliff (producer)
A-ha (often stylised as ''a''-h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band rose to fame during the mid-1980s. A-ha achieved their biggest success with their debut album ''Hunting High and Low'' in 1985. The album peaked at number one in their native Norway, number two in the UK, and number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' album chart; yielded the international number-one single "Take On Me", as well as " The Sun Always Shines on T.V."; and earned the band a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist. In the UK, ''Hunting High and Low'' continued its chart success into the following year, becoming one of the best-selling albums of 1986. The band released studio albums in 1986, 1988, and 1990, with single hits including "Hunting High and Low", "The Living Daylights", "Stay on These Roads", and "Crying in the Rain". In 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palacio Vistalegre
The Palacio Vistalegre is a multipurpose arena located in Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ..., Spain. It was built on the site of the former bullring, "Plaza de toros de Vista Alegre", built in 1906 and demolished in 1995. The venue is composed of three main spaces: The Arena, The Centre and the Sala San Miguel (formerly known as The Box). History In 1980, the original bullring closed, and the site stood empty until plans were unveiled in 1996 for the modern arena, which would also be capable of staging bullfights. The arena was opened in 2000, offering a seating capacity of 14,000 and has 1,015 parking places. See also * List of indoor arenas in Spain External links * World Stadiums Indoor arenas in Spain Basketball venues in Spain B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun Always Shines On T
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foot Of The Mountain
''Foot of the Mountain'' is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha. It was released on 19 June 2009 and reached No. 1 on the German Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. In its first week in the UK, the album debuted at No. 5, the group's highest chart placing in that country since '' Stay on These Roads'' in 1988. The overall sound of the record marks a return to the synth-pop style the band became famous for in the mid-1980s. Keyboardist Magne Furuholmen describes the album thus: "It's an album that incorporates the key elements that first defined the band: soaring vocals, synth hooks, yearning lyrics and melodic melancholia." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Phonographic Industry
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited, trading as British Phonographic Industry (BPI), is the British recorded music industry's trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards; is home to the Mercury Prize; co-owns the Official Charts Company with the Entertainment Retailers Association; and awards UK music sales through the BRIT Certified Awards. Structure Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies, including ( Sony Music UK, Universal Music UK, Warner Music UK), and over 500 independent record labels and small to medium-sized music businesses. The BPI council is the management and policy forum of the BPI. It is chaired by the Chair of BPI, and includes the Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer (COO), General Counsel, Chief Strategy Officer and 12 representatives from the recorded music sector: six from major labelstwo each from the three "major" companiesand six from the independent sector, who are selected by voting of all BPI independent label members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Analogue (album)
''Analogue'' is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released in 2005. It is a-ha's first album on Polydor Records ( Universal), having previously been signed to Warner Music. Four singles were also released from this record. The album's second single, " Analogue (All I Want)" became the group's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart since " Stay on These Roads" (1988). The album reached No. 24 in the UK and got silver certification there. Background and recording The song "Analogue (All I Want)" was originally a song called "Minor Key Sonata (Analogue)", which (like the rest of the album) was produced by Martin Terefe and mixed by Flood. Max Martin was then brought in to turn "Minor Key Sonata (Analogue)" into a more radio-friendly song, with a less surreal lyric and catchier chorus. The song was then re-written as "Analogue (All I Want)" and re-recorded, and is the only track on the album not produced by Terefe. Upon its release as a single, it became the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifelines (A-ha Album)
''Lifelines'' is the seventh studio album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released on 24 April 2002 by WEA. The album topped the charts in Norway and Germany, and reached the top 10 in Austria, Denmark, Poland and Switzerland. In 2019, ''Lifelines'' and ''Minor Earth Major Sky'', both of A-ha's albums recorded for Warner Music Germany, were remastered and re-released with an extra disc, which contained demos, early versions and alternate mixes. They also received their first official vinyl releases. Singles and videos The video for the single " Forever Not Yours" was shot in Havana, Cuba. It was directed by Harald Zwart (who also directed the "Velvet" video) and the storyline is based on the story of Noah's Ark and today's celebrities. Look-alikes of Desmond Tutu, Madonna and Queen Elizabeth II are included, among others. The video for the single " Lifelines" uses segments from the 1991 short film ''Året gjennom Børfjord'', also known as ''A Year Along the Abandoned Road''. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Earth Major Sky
''Minor Earth Major Sky'' (stylised as ''minor earth major sky'') is the sixth studio album by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 14 April 2000 by Warner Music Group, WEA. Background and release Following the release of a-ha's fifth studio album, ''Memorial Beach'' (1993), the band decided to go on a hiatus. In 1998, the band was invited to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. Paul Waaktaar-Savoy had written "Summer Moved On" especially for this performance. They also performed "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.". This performance was a-ha's comeback into the world of music and the band decided to return to the studio. Almost the entire album was remixed by producer Niven Garland at the record company's insistence to make it more radio-friendly for the band's German market. "Summer Moved On", "Minor Earth Major Sky (song), Minor Earth Major Sky" and "Velvet (Savoy song), Velvet" were commercially released as singles. "I Wish I Cared" was an Internet download single, accompanied b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobel Peace Prize Concert
The Nobel Peace Prize Concert ( Norwegian and Swedish: '')'' has been held annually since 1994 on 11 December to honour the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The award ceremony on 10 December takes place in Oslo City Hall, while the concert has been held at Oslo Spektrum, with the attendance of the laureate and other prominent guests. The Concert is broadcast to a global audience and reaches up to 350 million households in 100 countries. In 2015 the concert venue was moved from Oslo Spektrum to the much larger Telenor Arena. The concert was held there until it was cancelled in 2018, replaced by an outdoor Nobel Peace Party which was organised outside the Oslo City Hall. In 2021 the Concert was relaunched in collaboration with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, architectural firm Snøhetta and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The concert features performers from a wide range of musical genres with the exception of the 1995 concert, which featured only classical works. Several e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Beach
''Memorial Beach'' is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released on 14 June 1993 by Warner Bros. Records. Background The album was recorded primarily in the United States at Prince's Paisley Park Studios outside Minneapolis. ''Memorial Beach'' featured three UK Top 50 singles for the band, "Move to Memphis" (released as a single in 1991, almost two years before the album), "Dark is the Night for all" and "Angel in the Snow". While the album did not chart on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and would be the band's last to be released there, the single "Dark Is the Night" peaked at #11 on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart,Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles/ref> their last U.S. charting to date. Q magazine listed the album as one of the 50 best albums of 1993: "If ever a band deserved reappraisal on the back of an album then it was a-ha!" "Angel in the Snow" was written by Pål Waaktaar for his bride, Lauren, as a wedding gift. Recording the album was, ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crying In The Rain
"Crying in the Rain" is a song composed by Carole King with lyrics by Howard Greenfield, originally recorded by American duo the Everly Brothers. Their version was released as a single on 22nd December 1961, peaking at number six on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1962. The song was a collaboration between Greenfield and King, both of whom worked for music publisher Aldon Music at the time. On a whim, two Aldon songwriting partnerships decided to switch partners for a day; King's regular lyricist and then-husband Gerry Goffin partnered with Greenfield's frequent collaborator Jack Keller, leaving King and Greenfield to pair up. This was the only recorded composition credited to King and Greenfield as a duo, although the trio of Goffin, Greenfield and King had previously collaborated as composers of the minor 1961 hit (US #95) "Play It Again" by Tina Robin, and would also collectively compose the 1968 single "Golden Days" by Sally Field. Track listing Charts T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stay On These Roads (song)
"Stay on These Roads" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 14 March 1988 by Warner Bros. Records as the lead single from their Stay on These Roads, third studio album of the same name (1988). It succeeded their previous single, "The Living Daylights (song), The Living Daylights", which was recorded by the band for the title theme for the James Bond film The Living Daylights, of the same name in 1987. Background and release A Roland D-50 was used on this song —the sound patch is called "Staccato Heaven"— the wind sound during the instrumental was made on either a Roland Juno 60 or Juno 106 synthesizer. The versions on the 7" vinyl and the 3" CD single ("7 inch Version") are identical to the album version. The 7" single cover montage includes a blurred picture of actress Susan Sullivan, taken from a publicity shot from the TV series, ''Falcon Crest'', in which she appeared as Maggie Gioberti. It is not known why this picture is used. The song achieved success in many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Living Daylights (song)
"The Living Daylights" is the theme song from the 1987 James Bond film of the same name, performed by Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha and included on the film's soundtrack album. It was written by guitarist Pål Waaktaar. A revised version of the song was included on the band's third studio album, '' Stay on These Roads'' (1988). Origin and recording John Barry is credited as co-writer and producer, and the initial release of the song on the 1987 soundtrack of '' The Living Daylights'' was his version. A second version of the song, re-worked by A-ha in 1988, later appeared on their third studio album, '' Stay on These Roads''. When interviewed on a late-night show in 1987, Barry said that he found working with the band exhausting secondary to the band's insistence on using their own version of the song for release. In an interview with ''Hot Rod'' magazine, keyboardist Magne Furuholmen said that " he band'sfight with Barry left a rather unpleasant aftertaste. Apparently, he com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
