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. The trio became the country's most famous musical exports with “Take On Me,” which was the #1 song in America this week in 1985 (thanks largely to a remarkable video which won six MTV Awards). The single helped launch the debut album from singer Morten Harket, keyboardist Magne “Mags” Furuholmen and guitarist Pål Waaktaar, 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.