Aha released Memorial Beach

First posted 1/18/2009; updated 9/10/2020.

Memorial Beach A-ha

Released: June 14, 1993 Peak: -- US, 17 UK, -- CN, 132 AU Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US and UK) Genre: synth pop

Tracks: Song Title (date of single release, chart peaks) Click for codes to singles charts. Dark Is the Night for All (5/24/93, 19 UK) Move to Memphis (10/14/91, 47 UK) Cold as Stone Angel in the Snow (9/6/93, 41 UK) Locust Lie Down in Darkness How Sweet It Was Lamb to the Slaughter Between Your Mama and Yourself Memorial Beach Total Running Time: 49:33 The Players: Morten Harket (vocals, guitar) Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitar, bass) Pål Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars, drums, percussion)

Rating: 3.200 out of 5.00 (average of 5 ratings)

About the Album: “For its fifth album, a-ha varies its style somewhat, trying for a U2 approach on lead-off track Dark Is the Night for All. This is a long way from the peppy appeal of ‘Take on Me,’ but just as far from an improvement.” AMG “An earlier version of Move to Memphis appeared on the compilation, Headlines and Deadlines ,” WK released in 1991. “Some lyrics from Locust were reused on the Savoy single ‘Whalebone.’” WK Savoy was a side project launched by guitarist Pal Waaktaar and keyboardist Magne “Mags” Furuholmen during aha’s hiatus. Aha wouldn’t release another album until 2000.

Resources and Related Links: A-ha’s DMDB Encyclopedia entry AMG William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide WK Wikipedia