Scoundrel Days
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| Studio album by a-ha | ||||
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Publication |
October 6, 1986 |
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| Label (s) | Warner bros. | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, record |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
38:41 |
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Scoundrel Days is the second studio album by the Norwegian pop rock band a-ha . It has been sold over 6 million times; reached number four in the German charts and number two in Great Britain , but only number 74 on the Billboard 200 .
The album features studio drummer Michael Sturgis on drums in The Swing of Things . Nature is often used as a romantic metaphor , for example in We're Looking for the Whales or Cry Wolf . There were u. a. the synthesizers Yamaha DX7 and Roland JUNO 60/106 are used.
In 2010 a remastered deluxe version of the album was released, which in addition to the regular tracks contains 29 demo versions, remixes and unreleased songs.
Singles
I've Been Losing You , Cry Wolf, and Manhattan Skyline .
criticism
At Allmusic the album received 3.5 out of 5 stars. Ned Raggett wrote that while the album wasn't as strong as the debut, a-ha, still marketed as a "nice guys band", had had success with it. The two opening pieces alone are among the strongest there is. On Laut.de the album was described in 2012 as a “milestone” and “sublime world of melancholy” and received the maximum number of points.
The Rolling Stone awarded for the deluxe version 5 of 5 stars and wrote: "After the strong I've Been Losing You just proved the other two single releases from Scoundrel Days as the weaker songs on the record. Cry Wolf squinted with his synth fanfare chorus so typical of the eighties, perhaps a tad too much on the dance floor. Manhattan Skyline was less irritating because of the change in mood in the chorus (...) than because of the involuntarily comical attempt to answer Harket's exclamation "You Know!" to demonstrate hardness with guitar and keyboard. "
Track list
- Scoundrel Days - 3:56 (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
- The Swing of Things - 4:14 (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
- I've Been Losing You - 4:24 (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
- October - 3:48 (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
- Manhattan Skyline - 4:52 (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
- Cry Wolf - 4:05 (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
- We're Looking For the Whales - 3:39 (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
- The Weight of the Wind - 3:57 (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
- Maybe, Maybe - 2:34 (Magne Furuholmen)
- The Soft Rains of April - 3:12 (Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Brazil (PMB)
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 3 × gold
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300,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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 platinum
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500,000 |
 France (SNEP)
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platinum
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400,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
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platinum
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100,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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platinum
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50,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
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300,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold 7 × platinum |
1,665,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b references to the album in Allmusic.com
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Sven Kabelitz: Scoundrel Days. A tour de force for pubescent young men. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Award in Brazil
- ↑ Award in Germany
- ^ Award in France
- ↑ Award in New Zealand
- ^ Award in Norway
- ↑ Award in Switzerland
- ↑ Award in the United Kingdom
Web links
- John Bergstrom: a-ha - Hunting High and Low / Scoundrel Days. Pop Matters, October 14, 2010, accessed September 10, 2016 .