Hunting High and Low on TV,' and no lows in sight, A-ha's debut is a treat worth relishing." The album was also included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". The album has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. In June 1986, A-ha began a world tour which went through to February 1987. The band had never played a single concert when "Take On Me" shot to #1 in America; soon it could boast a 16-country, 113-city tour under its belt along with countless interviews and television appearances. On 6 May 2010, the band announced the remaster and re-release
High, Low and In Between Van Zandt's previous album "Delta Momma Blues", which features very sparse arrangements, "High Low and in Between" incorporates a folk-rock edge. Many of the themes on "High, Low and In Between" deal with moral dilemmas, with songs that celebrate both the pleasure of sin and the joy of salvation. In the comical "No Deal" the drunken narrator falls in love with a girl who has "barely turned fifteen" and declares if Heaven has no whiskey and women, "I'm gonna take my chances down below and of that you can be sure," while "Highway Kind" is a dark minor key ballad