A-ha
Norwegian pop band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A-ha (often stylised as a-ha) are a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founding members were Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals). The band rose to fame during the mid-1980s.
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A-ha in concert at Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid, Spain, in 2010 (left to right: Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
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| Spinoff of | Bridges |
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| Website | a-ha |
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Band members
- Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
- Morten Harket – lead vocals, occasional guitar
- Pål Waaktaar-Savoy – guitars, drum programming, percussion, backing vocals, occasional keyboards
Current touring/session musicians
- Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums (2009–present)
- Erik Ljunggren – programming, keyboards, backing vocals, bass (2009–2016, 2019–present)
- Even Ormestad – bass, keybass (2015–present)
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Discography
Albums
Studio albums
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| NOR | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | JPN | NL | SWE | SWI | UK | US | |||
| Hunting High and Low |
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1 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 15 | |
| Scoundrel Days |
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1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 74 | |
| Stay on These Roads |
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1 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 148 | |
| East of the Sun, West of the Moon |
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1 | 122 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 12 | — | |
| Memorial Beach |
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1 | 132 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 17 | — | |
| Minor Earth Major Sky |
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1 | 169 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 53 | 55 | 36 | 3 | 27 | — | |
| Lifelines |
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1 | — | 2 | 30 | 1 | 99 | 92 | 21 | 6 | 67 | — |
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| Analogue |
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1 | — | 18 | 60 | 6 | — | 50 | — | 21 | 24 | — |
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| Foot of the Mountain |
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2 | — | 11 | — | 1 | 134 | 83 | 45 | 12 | 5 | — |
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| Cast in Steel |
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2 | — | 13 | 84 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | — | |
| True North | 3 | — | 8 | 38 | 4 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | ||
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Live albums
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| NOR | AUT | FRA | GER | NL | SPA | SWI | UK | ||
| Live at Vallhall: Homecoming | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head |
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4 | 73 | 88 | 8 | — | — | 36 | — |
| Live at Vallhall – Sight & Sound series CD & DVD set |
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| Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert |
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3 | 61 | 163 | 3 | 72 | 92 | 52 | 43 |
| MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice |
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14 | 14 | 100 | 3 | 98 | 76 | 20 | 6 |
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Compilation albums
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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| NOR | AUS | AUT | GER | IRE | JPN | NL | SWE | SWI | UK | |||
| On Tour in Brazil |
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| Best in Brazil
(a.k.a. a-ha en Argentina) |
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| Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha |
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9 | 162 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 47 | 40 | 12 | |
| The Very Best of a-ha |
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| The Singles: 1984–2004 |
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4 | — | — | 49 | 44 | — | — | 8 | — | 14 | |
| 25 |
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6 | — | 9 | 2 | 28 | 203 | 73 | — | 6 | 10 | |
| Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha |
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— | 439 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 75 | |
| Greatest Hits – Japanese Singles Collection [jp] |
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— | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | |
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Box sets
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| Minor Earth Major Box |
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| 3 for One |
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| Trilogy: Three Classic Albums |
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| Original Album Series |
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| 2 for 1: Foot of the Mountain/Analogue |
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| The Triple Album Collection |
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Reissues
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| Hunting High and Low (Deluxe Edition) |
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32 | 39 | — | 160 | 165 |
| Scoundrel Days (Deluxe Edition) |
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27 | 52 | — | 190 | 190 |
| Hunting High and Low Super Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition |
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25 | 30 | 79 | — | 83 |
| Stay on These Roads (Deluxe Edition) |
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— | — | — | — | 145 |
| East of the Sun, West of the Moon (Deluxe Edition) |
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— | — | — | — | 186 |
| Memorial Beach (Deluxe Edition) |
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— | — | — | — | 184 |
| Minor Earth Major Sky (Deluxe Edition) |
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| Lifelines (Deluxe Edition) |
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| Hunting High and Low (Expanded Edition) |
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— | — | — | 240 | — |
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EPs
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| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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| 45 R.P.M. Club |
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| Twelve Inch Club |
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21 |
| a-ha |
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| Scoundrel Club |
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27 |
| Road Club |
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42 |
| Hits E.P. |
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| Hits E.P. – Number Two |
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| Singles Remixies |
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| Rhino Hi-Five |
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| Hits South America |
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Singles
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| NOR | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | SWI | UK | US | ||||
| "Take On Me" (original version) [A] | 1984 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Love Is Reason" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hunting High and Low | |
| "Take On Me" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
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| "Train of Thought" | 1986 | — | 47 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | ||
| "Hunting High and Low" | 10 | 33 | 24 | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | — | 5 | — | |||
| "I've Been Losing You" | 1 | 21 | 20 | — | 14 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 | — | Scoundrel Days | ||
| "Cry Wolf" | 2 | 45 | — | — | 35 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 50 |
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| "Maybe Maybe" (Bolivia-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Manhattan Skyline" | 1987 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | 53 | — | 13 | — | ||
| "The Living Daylights" [B] | 1 | 29 | 18 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | — | The Living Daylights (soundtrack) | ||
| "Stay on These Roads" | 1988 | 1 | 56 | 11 | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | Stay on These Roads | |
| "The Blood That Moves the Body" | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 25 | — | |||
| "Touchy!" | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | — | |||
| "You Are the One" | — | — | — | — | 21 | 30 | 12 | 56 | — | 13 | — | |||
| "Crying in the Rain" | 1990 | 1 | 131 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 13 | — | East of the Sun, West of the Moon | |
| "I Call Your Name" | — | 155 | — | — | 45 | 37 | — | 38 | — | 44 | — | |||
| "Early Morning" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 29 | — | — | 78 | — | ||
| "Waiting for Her" (Japan-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Move to Memphis" [C] | 2 | 171 | — | — | — | 39 | 29 | 61 | — | 47 | — | Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of a-ha | ||
| "The Blood That Moves the Body '92" [D] | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Dark Is the Night for All" | 1993 | 4 | 165 | — | 70 | — | 46 | 28 | — | — | 19 | —[E] | Memorial Beach | |
| "Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | |||
| "Lie Down in Darkness" (US-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shapes That Go Together" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | 27 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Summer Moved On" | 2000 | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | 8 | — | 74 | 14 | 33 | — | Minor Earth Major Sky | |
| "Minor Earth Major Sky" | 23 | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | 73 | — | — | |||
| "Velvet" | 29 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | 92 | — | — | |||
| "The Sun Never Shone That Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Forever Not Yours" | 2002 | 1 | — | 31 | — | — | 18 | — | 82 | 26 | 175 | — | Lifelines | |
| "Lifelines" | 18 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | 78 | — | |||
| "Did Anyone Approach You?" | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (live) | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 181 | — | How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head | |
| "Celice" | 2005 | 1 | — | 41 | — | — | 21 | — | — | 38 | — | — | Analogue | |
| "Birthright" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Analogue (All I Want)" | 2006 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | 10 | — | ||
| "Cosy Prisons" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | |||
| "Foot of the Mountain" | 2009 | 8 | — | 28 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 33 | 66 | — |
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| "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shadowside" | — | — | 73 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" | 2010 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 98 | — | 25 | |
| "Summer Moved On" (live) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert | |
| "Under the Makeup" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cast in Steel | |
| "Cast in Steel" (Steve Osborne Version) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Objects in the Mirror" (Steve Osborne Version) | — | — | — | — | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This Is Our Home" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MTV Unplugged | |
| "The Sun Always Shines on TV" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Living Daylights" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Take On Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'm In"[24] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | True North | |
| "You Have What It Takes"[40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
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Promotional singles
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Living a Boy's Adventure Tale" (Philippines-only release) | 1986 | Hunting High and Low |
| "There's Never a Forever Thing" (Brazil-only release) | 1989 | Stay on These Roads |
| "Birthright" | 2005 | Analogue |
| "The Wake" | 2015 | Cast in Steel |
| "Forest Fire" | ||
| "Cry Wolf" (Jellybean Mix) | 2016 | Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha |
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Videos
Video albums
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| AUT | NL | SWE | SWI | UK | ||
| Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of a-ha |
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| Live in South America |
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| Live at Vallhall: Homecoming |
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— | — | — | — | 13 |
| 2-DVD Collection |
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| 25 |
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| Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert |
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1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | — |
| MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice |
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5 | 8 | 11 | — | |
| A-ha – The Movie (documentary)[49][50] |
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Music videos
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| Title | Year | Director |
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| "Take On Me" (original version) | 1984 | Stevie Price[51] |
| "Take On Me" | 1985 | Steve Barron[52] |
| "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | ||
| "Train of Thought" | Candice Reckinger & Michael Patterson[52] | |
| Hunting High and Low" | 1986 | Steve Barron[52] |
| "I've Been Losing You" | ||
| "Cry Wolf" | ||
| "Manhattan Skyline" | 1987 | |
| "The Living Daylights" | ||
| "Stay on These Roads" | 1988 | Andy Morahan[52] |
| "The Blood That Moves the Body" | ||
| "Touchy!" | Kevin Moloney[52] | |
| "You Are the One" | Damon Heath[53] | |
| "There's Never a Forever Thing" | Lauren Savoy[54] | |
| "Crying in the Rain" | 1990 | Steve Barron[52] |
| "I Call Your Name" | Michael Burlingame[52] | |
| "Early Morning" | 1991 | |
| "I've Been Losing You" (live) | Odd Arvid Strømstad | |
| "Sycamore Leaves" (live) | ||
| "Move to Memphis" | Erick Ifergan[52] | |
| "Dark Is the Night for All" | 1993 | |
| "Angel in the Snow" | Howard Greenhalgh[55] | |
| "Shapes That Go Together" | 1994 | Barry Maguire[56] |
| "Summer Moved On" | 2000 | Adam Berg[52] |
| "Minor Earth Major Sky" | Philipp Stölzl[57] | |
| "I Wish I Cared" | Henrik Haugen | |
| "Velvet" | Harald Zwart[52] | |
| "The Sun Never Shone That Day" | Trond Kvernstrøm, John Sullivan, Per Sundnes and Odd Syse[58] | |
| "Forever Not Yours" | 2002 | Harald Zwart[52] |
| "Lifelines" | Morten Skallerud[52] | |
| "Did Anyone Approach You?" | 2003 | Lauren Savoy[54] |
| "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (live) | ||
| "Celice" | 2005 | Jörn Heitmann[59] |
| "Analogue (All I Want)" | 2006 | Howard Greenhalgh[52] |
| "Cosy Prisons" | Paul Gore[60] | |
| "Foot of the Mountain" | 2009 | Olaf Heine[61] |
| "Shadowside" | Uwe Flade[62] | |
| "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" | ||
| "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" | 2010 | Steve Barron |
| "Summer Moved On" (live) | 2011 | N/A |
| "Under the Makeup" | 2015 | Bode Brodmüller |
| "Cast in Steel" | 2016 | |
| "Objects in the Mirror" | Jonas Bjerre | |
| "I'm In" | 2022 | Stian Andersen |
| "You Have What It Takes" | ||
| "As If" | ||
| "True North" | ||
| "Hunter in the Hills" | ||
| "Between the Halo and the Horn"[63] | 2023 |
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Audiobooks
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| The Swing of Things / The Demo Tapes |
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External links
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