A-ha discography A-ha discography The discography of A-ha, a Norwegian synthpop/rock band, consists of ten studio albums, ten compilation albums, five extended plays (EP), and thirty-nine singles. This list does not include solo material or other projects recorded by A-ha band members. A-ha was formed in 1982 by vocalist Morten Harket, guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, and keyboardist Magne Furuholmen. The band moved to London and eventually signed with Warner Bros. Records. They released their debut album "Hunting High and Low" in 1985, which remains their biggest success and contained their international break-through hit "Take On Me". A string of hit singles followed, including
If I Should Fall from Grace with God for their previous album "Rum Sodomy & the Lash", released in August 1985, and had begun 1986 on a high note as they embarked upon a successful tour of the USA, their first in that country, and released the "Poguetry in Motion" EP which became their first top 40 hit in the UK. However, the relationship with their producer Elvis Costello was deteriorating, and tensions were further heightened by his romantic involvement with the band's bass player Cait O'Riordan. The group parted ways with Costello, and after increasingly erratic behaviour which included not turning up to play shows, O'Riordan also