Stay on These Roads

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Stay on These Roads
Stay on These Roads cover
Studio album by a-ha
Released May 1, 1988
Recorded 1987
Genre New Wave
Alternative rock
Synthpop
Length 43:16
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer Alan Tarney
Professional reviews
a-ha chronology
Scoundrel Days
(1986)		 Stay on These Roads
(1988)		 East of the Sun, West of the Moon
(1990)
Singles from Stay on These Roads
  1. "The Living Daylights"
    Released: 22 June 1987
  2. "Stay on These Roads"
    Released: 14 March 1988
  3. "The Blood That Moves the Body"
    Released: 6 June 1988
  4. "Touchy!"
    Released: 15 August 1988
  5. "You Are the One"
    Released: 21 November 1988
  6. "There's Never a Forever Thing"
    Released: 1989

Stay on These Roads is the third full-length album by the rock band a-ha. It was released on 1 May 1988 through Warner Bros. Records.

Contents

[edit] Music

[edit] Recording and production

[edit] Song

[edit] Release and Reception

Stay on These Roads was the band's third studio album. The albums peak on the Billboard 200 was 148. The album was another big hit by a-ha and sold over 4 million copies worldwide which gave the band international recognition. Stay on These Roads achieved Platinum status in Brazil and Gold in the UK, Switzerland, Netherland and Germany.

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic Guide said "[...] in the U.K., the album became the group's third straight to peak at number two, though it charted for a shorter period than the first two albums, and there were four Top 25 hits — the title track, "The Blood That Moves the Body," "Touchy!," and "You Are the One." (Also included was a-ha's 1987 theme from the James Bond movie The Living Daylights, a U.K. number five that missed the U.S. charts.)"

Stay on These Roads included the hit singles "The Living Daylights", "Stay on These Roads", "The Blood That Moves The Body", "Touchy!", "You Are the One" and "There's Never a Forever Thing". All the singles with the exception of "There's Never a Forever Thing" charted on the british single chart. "The Living Daylights" and "Stay on These Roads" where the most succsefull singles from the album. None of the singles charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Stay On These Roads" * - 4:45
  2. "The Blood That Moves the Body" * - 4:06
  3. "Touchy!"* - 4:34
  4. "This Alone Is Love" - 5:15
  5. "Hurry Home" - 4:37
  6. "The Living Daylights" - 4:47
  7. "There's Never A Forever Thing" - 2:53
  8. "Out Of Blue Comes Green" - 6:42
  9. "You Are The One"* - 3:51
  10. "You'll End Up Crying" - 2:06

* released as singles from this album. Track 2 was re-released in 1992 in a remixed form.

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Chart Peak
Flag of Switzerland Swiss Album Charts[1] 6
Flag of Austria Austrian Album Charts[2] 9
Flag of Sweden Swedish Albums Chart[3] 10
Flag of Norway Norwegian Album Chart[4] 1
Flag of the United States Billboard 200[5] 148
Flag of the United Kingdom UK Album Charts[6] 2
Flag of Germany German Album Chart[7] 4
Flag of Italy Italian Album Chart[8] 30

[edit] Singles

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Year Name Chart Peak
1987 The Living Daylights Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 3
Austrian Singles Chart 18
Swiss Singles Chart 8
British Singles Chart 5
Irish Singles Chart 2
French Singles Chart 3
German Singles Chart 8
Italian Singles Chart 3
1988 Stay on These Roads Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Swiss Singles Chart 10
British Singles Chart 5
Irish Singles Chart 2
French Singles Chart 3
Swedish Singles Chart 17
Austrian Singles Chart 18
German Singles Chart 7
Italian Singles Chart 4
The Blood That Moves The Body British Singles Chart 25
Irish Singles Chart 11
Swiss Singles Chart 29
German Singles Chart 23
Touchy! British Singles Chart 11
Irish Singles Chart 6
Swiss Singles Chart 18
French Singles Chart 5
German Singles Chart 13
You Are the One British Singles Chart 13
Irish Singles Chart 12
French Singles Chart 21
German Singles Chart 30

[edit] References

  1. ^ Swiss album Chart page on Start Something in various European charts, Cited 26 March 2008
  2. ^ Austrian Album Chart Cited 26 March 2008
  3. ^ Swedish Album Chart , Cited 26 March 2008
  4. ^ Norwegian Albums Chart, Cited 26 March 2008
  5. ^ billboard.com 26 March 2008
  6. ^ UK Album Chart
  7. ^ German Album Chart
  8. ^ Italian Album Chart
  9. ^ Norwegian Singles Chart. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  10. ^ American Single Charts. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  11. ^ American Single Charts. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
  12. ^ British Single Chart. UK Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  13. ^ Swedish Singles Chart. Hitlista. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  14. ^ French Singles Chart. Palmares. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  15. ^ Austrian Singles Chart. Austria Top 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  16. ^ Swiss Singles Chart. Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  17. ^ Irish Singles Chart. The Irish Chart. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  18. ^ German Singles Chart. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  19. ^ Italian Singles Chart. hitparadeitalia. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.

[edit] External links

v • d • e
a-ha
Morten Harket · Magne Furuholmen · Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Studio albums
Compilations
On Tour In Brazil · Best In Brazil · a-ha en Argentina · Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha · The Selections '85-'93 · Single Remixies · a-ha Tour Brasil - Agosto 2002 · The Singles: 1984-2004 · The Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004 · a-ha Trilogy: Three Classic Albums
Live albums
Days Night · The Living Daylights · a-ha Live at Vallhall - Homecoming Grimstad Benefit Concert · How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head
EPs
45 R.P.M. Club · Twelve Inch Club · Scoundrel Club EP · Road Club
Related articles
Discography · Savoy · Timbersound · Live performances · List of a-ha tours · List of a-ha awards
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