Album of the Day

Go down the list of pop stars from Norway and you'll reach “a-ha” pretty quickly – even if the list isn't alphabetical. Singer Morten Harket, keyboardist Magne “Mags” Furuholmen and guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (who was born on this day in 1961) became the country's most famous musical exports with “Take On Me,” which hit #1 in America thanks largely to its remarkable video. The single helped launch the trio's 1985 debut album, which sold more than 10 million copies around the world (including a million in the U.S.) and earned the group a Best New Artist Grammy nomination. Along with that aforementioned hit, the ten varied originals on HUNTING HIGH AND LOW include such addictive singles as “The Sun Always Shines On T.V.,” “Love Is Reason,” “Train Of Thought” and the title track.