Stay on These Roads
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Stay on These Roads is the third full-length album by the rock
band A-ha
. It was released on 3 May 1988 through Warner Bros. Records
.
, Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
, Yamaha DX-7, Roland D-50
, and Roland Juno-60
or Roland Juno-106
synthesizer
s were used in the recording of this album, as was a Yamaha RX-5 drum machine
.
was 148. The album was another big hit by A-ha internationally, selling over 4 million copies worldwide. Stay on These Roads achieved Platinum status in Brazil and Gold in the UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany and Double Platinum status in France.
William Ruhlmann of Allmusic 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.)"
Lead single "Stay on These Roads
", number one in Norway, was a hit across Europe, including top-five showings in the UK, France, Austria and Ireland and top-ten chartings in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. Stay on These Roads included three more hit singles, "The Blood That Moves The Body
", "Touchy!
" and "You Are the One", though a final single, "There's Never a Forever Thing", was released only in Brazil. None of the singles charted on the Billboard Hot 100
.
* released as singles from this album. Track 2 was re-released in 1992 in a remixed form.
'Tour Dates'
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band A-ha
A-ha
A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
. It was released on 3 May 1988 through Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
.
Recording
A SynclavierSynclavier
The Synclavier System was an early digital synthesizer, polyphonic digital sampling system, and music workstation, manufactured by New England Digital Corporation, Norwich, VT. The original design and development of the Synclavier prototype occurred at Dartmouth College with the collaboration of...
, Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
The Prophet-5 is an analog synthesizer that was manufactured by Sequential Circuits in San Jose, California between 1977 and 1984. The Prophet-5 was groundbreaking in that it was one of the first analog synthesizers to implement patch memory, a feature which stored user settings of every parameter...
, Yamaha DX-7, Roland D-50
Roland D-50
The Roland D-50 is a polyphonic 61-key synthesizer produced by Roland. It was released in 1987. Its features include Linear Arithmetic synthesis, on-board effects, a joystick for data manipulation, and an analog synthesis-styled layout design. The external Roland PG-1000 Programmer could also be...
, and Roland Juno-60
Roland Juno-60
The Roland Juno-60 is a popular analogue 61-key polyphonic synthesizer produced by Roland Corporation in the early 1980s and a successor to the slightly earlier Juno-6. Like its predecessor, the Juno-60 has some digital enhancements, used only for clocking the oscillators and for saving and loading...
or Roland Juno-106
Roland Juno-106
The Roland Juno-106 was a hybrid digital/analogue polyphonic synth manufactured by Roland Corporation in 1984. It featured Digitally controlled oscillators for tuning stability and digital envelope generation along with analog filters and signal path....
synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s were used in the recording of this album, as was a Yamaha RX-5 drum machine
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
.
Release and Reception
Stay on These Roads was the band's third studio album. The album's peak on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
was 148. The album was another big hit by A-ha internationally, selling over 4 million copies worldwide. Stay on These Roads achieved Platinum status in Brazil and Gold in the UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany and Double Platinum status in France.
William Ruhlmann of Allmusic 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
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights is the fifteenth entry in the James Bond series and the first to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent 007. The film's title is taken from Ian Fleming's short story, "The Living Daylights"...
, a U.K. number five that missed the U.S. charts.)"
Lead single "Stay on These Roads
Stay on These Roads (song)
"Stay on These Roads" is the first single from A-ha's album of the same name.-Release and reception:"Stay on These Roads" was released in the spring of 1988 and became the most successful single from the Stay on These Roads album, along with "The Living Daylights" on the UK charts.The song didn't...
", number one in Norway, was a hit across Europe, including top-five showings in the UK, France, Austria and Ireland and top-ten chartings in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. Stay on These Roads included three more hit singles, "The Blood That Moves The Body
The Blood That Moves the Body
"The Blood That Moves the Body" is a song by A-ha and was originally released as the second single from Stay on These Roads.This song was re-released on with the remix versions from Alan Tarney. The video remained unchanged....
", "Touchy!
Touchy!
Touchy! is the third single to be released by A-ha from the Stay on These Roads album. The bassline on this song was recorded using a Yamaha DX7...
" and "You Are the One", though a final single, "There's Never a Forever Thing", was released only in Brazil. None of the singles charted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
Track listing
- "Stay on These RoadsStay on These Roads (song)"Stay on These Roads" is the first single from A-ha's album of the same name.-Release and reception:"Stay on These Roads" was released in the spring of 1988 and became the most successful single from the Stay on These Roads album, along with "The Living Daylights" on the UK charts.The song didn't...
" * - 4:45 (Furuholmen, Harket, Waaktaar) - "The Blood That Moves the BodyThe Blood That Moves the Body"The Blood That Moves the Body" is a song by A-ha and was originally released as the second single from Stay on These Roads.This song was re-released on with the remix versions from Alan Tarney. The video remained unchanged....
" * - 4:06 (Waaktaar) - "Touchy!Touchy!Touchy! is the third single to be released by A-ha from the Stay on These Roads album. The bassline on this song was recorded using a Yamaha DX7...
" * - 4:34 (Furuholmen, Harket, Waaktaar) - "This Alone Is Love" - 5:15 (Furuholmen, Waaktaar)
- "Hurry Home" - 4:37 (Furuholmen, Waaktaar)
- "The Living DaylightsThe Living Daylights (song)"The Living Daylights" is the song performed by A-ha for the James Bond film of the same name. It was co-written by guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Bond composer John Barry.-Origin and recording:...
" - 4:47 (BarryJohn Barry (composer)John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English conductor and composer of film music. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for 12 of the James Bond films between 1962 and 1987...
, Waaktaar) - "There's Never a Forever Thing" - 2:53 (Waaktaar)
- "Out of Blue Comes Green" - 6:42 (Waaktaar)
- "You Are the OneYou Are the One (a-ha song)"You Are the One" is a single from A-ha's third album, Stay on These Roads. It was remixed by Justin Strauss for single release. The music video was filmed in New York City.-Track listings:7" single# "You Are the One" — 3:48...
"* - 3:51 (Furuholmen, Waaktaar) - "You'll End up Crying" - 2:06 (Waaktaar)
Album
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
 Switzerland Swiss Album ChartsSwitzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
6 |
 Austria Austrian Album ChartsAustria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
9 |
 Sweden Swedish Albums ChartSweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
10 |
 Norwegian Album ChartNorway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
1 |
 Billboard 200Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
148 |
| UK Album Charts | 2 |
 Germany German Album ChartGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
4 |
 Italy Italian Album ChartItaly Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
2 |
 Canada Canadian Album ChartRPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
55 |
Singles
| Year | Name | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Stay on These Roads Stay on These Roads (song) "Stay on These Roads" is the first single from A-ha's album of the same name.-Release and reception:"Stay on These Roads" was released in the spring of 1988 and became the most successful single from the Stay on These Roads album, along with "The Living Daylights" on the UK charts.The song didn't... |
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 | 1 | ||
| German Singles Chart | 7 | ||
| Italian Singles Chart | 1 | ||
| The Blood That Moves The Body The Blood That Moves the Body "The Blood That Moves the Body" is a song by A-ha and was originally released as the second single from Stay on These Roads.This song was re-released on with the remix versions from Alan Tarney. The video remained unchanged.... |
British Singles Chart | 25 | |
| Irish Singles Chart | 11 | ||
| Swiss Singles Chart | 29 | ||
| German Singles Chart | 23 | ||
| Touchy! Touchy! Touchy! is the third single to be released by A-ha from the Stay on These Roads album. The bassline on this song was recorded using a Yamaha DX7... |
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 |
Stay on These Roads Tour
'Stay on These Roads Tour' was a 1988-1989 concert tour by a-ha. They made 87 concerts over 8 countries.'Tour Dates'
- 3/19/1988 Shepton Mallet, UK - Showering Pavilion
- 3/20/1988 St. Austell, UK - Cornwall Coliseum
- 3/22/1988 Portsmouth, UK - Guildhall
- 3/23/1988 Bournemouth, UK - International Centre
- 3/25/1988 Birmingham, UK - NEC
- 3/28/1988 Manchester, UK -Apollo Theatre
- 3/29/1988 Manchester, UK - Apollo Theatre
- 3/30/1988 Blackpool, UK - Opera House
- 3/31/1988 Edinburgh, UK - Playhouse
- 4/2/1988 Leeds, UK - Queen's Hall
- 3rd April 1988 Liverpool, UK - Empire Theatre
- 7th April 1988 Naples, Italy - Palasport
- 8th April 1988 Rome, Italy - Paleur
- 9th April 1988 Florence, Italy - Palasport
- 10th April 1988 Genova, Italy - Palasport
- 12th April 1988 Turin, Italy - Palasport
- 14th April 1988 Modena,Italy - Palasport
- 15th April 1988 Milan, Italy - Palatrussardi
- 16th April 1988 Milan, Italy - Palatrussardi
- 17th April 1988 Bolzano, Italy - Palasport
- 19th April 1988 Treviso, Italy - Palasport
- 28th April 1988 Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle
- 30th April 1988 Basel, Switzerland - Sporthalle
- 1st May 1988 Lausanne, Switzerland - Patinoire de Malley
- 3rd May 1988 Dijon, France - Palais des Sports
- 4th May 1988 Lyon, France - Palais des Sports
- 5th May 1988 Clermont-Ferrand, France - Maison des Sports
- 6th May 1988 Grenoble, France - Alpexpo
- 7th May 1988 Mulhouse, France - Palais des Sports
- 9th May 1988 Istres, Marseille, France - Ice Rink
- 10th May 1988 Montpellier, France - Zenith
- 11th May 1988 Nice, France - Theatre de Verdure
- 13th May 1988 Toulouse, France - Palais des Sports
- 14th May 1988 Bordeaux, France - Ice Rink
- 16th May 1988 Tours, France - Structure
- 17th May 1988 Rennes, France - Omnisport Hall
- 18th May 1988 Caen, France - Palais des Sports
- 19th May 1988 Paris, France - Bercy
- 20th May 1988 Paris, France - Bercy
- 21st May 1988 Lille, France - Espace Foire
- 2nd June 1988 Cologne, Germany - Sporthalle
- 3rd June 1988 Kassel, Germany - Eissporthalle
- 4th June 1988 Hannover, Germany - Stadion Sporthalle
- 5th June 1988 Kiel, Germany - Osteenhalle
- 7th June 1988 Berlin, Germany - Waldbuhne
- 8th June 1988 Oldenburg, Germany - Weser-Ems-Halle
- 10th June 1988 Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle
- 11th June 1988 Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle
- 12th June 1988 Dortmund, Germany - Wesfalenhalle
- 13th June 1988 Heidelberg, Germany - Rhein Necker Halle
- 15th June 1988 Stuttgart, Germany - Martin-Schleyer Halle
- 16th June 1988 Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle
- 17th June 1988 Offenburg, Germany - Ortenauhalle
- 18th June 1988 Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle
- 20th June 1988 Saarbrucken, Germany - Saarlandhalle
- 23rd June 1988 Paris, France - Bercy
- 25th June 1988 Oslo, Norway - Kalvoya Festival
- 3rd September 1988 Fukuoka, - Japan Sun Palace
- 5th September 1988 Kita-Hyushi, Japan - Koseinenkin Hall
- 6th September 1988 Chime, Japan - Kenmin Kaikan
- 8th September 1988 Nabano, Japan - Kenmin Bunka
- 9th September 1988 Bendal, Japan - Sports Center
- 11th September 1988 Sappora, Japan - Kobeinenkin Hall
- 13th September 1988 Osaka, Japan - Castle Hall
- 14th September 1988 Hiroshima, Japan - Yubin Chokin
- 16th September 1988 Tokyo, Japan - Budokan Hall
- 17th September 1988 Tokyo, Japan - Budokan Hall
- 18th September 1988 Kobe, Japan - World Kinen Hall
- 20th September 1988 Shizuoka Shimin, Japan - Bunka Kaikan
- 21st September 1988 Niibata, Japan - Kenmin Kaikan
- 22nd September 1988 Yamamashi, Japan - Kenmin Bunka
- 24th September 1988 Aichi, Japan - Naboya Gymnasium
- 26th September 1988 Kanazawa, Japan - Kanko Kaikan
- 27th September 1988 Sunma, Japan - Kenmin Kaikan
- 28th September 1988 Yokohama, Japan - Bunka Gymnasium
- 30th September 1988 Tokyo, Japan - Budokan Hall
- 4th December 1988 Brighton, UK - Brighton Centre
- 5th December 1988 Bristol, UK - Hippodrome
- 6th December 1988 London, UK - Wembley Arena
- 7th December 1988 London, UK - Wembley Arena
- 10th December 1988 Belfast, UK - King's Hall
- 12th December 1988 Dublin, Ireland - RDS
- 10th March 1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Place of Apoteose
- 11th March 1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Place of Apoteose
- 17th March 1989 Sao Paulo, Brazil Estadio do Palmeiras
- 18th March 1989 Sao Paulo, Brazil Estadio do Palmeiras
- 19th March 1989 Sao Paulo, Brazil Estadio do Palmeiras
External links
- Lyrics
- Tour of 1988-1989, in German