''Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha'' is a

greatest hits album A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

by Norwegian new wave band

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. It was released on 4 November 1991 by

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. The album reached number 12 in the

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. It was re-released on 22 September 1998. The new song "

Move to Memphis "Move to Memphis" is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, which was released in October 1991 as a single from their greatest hits album '' Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha'' (1991). It was written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen, and ...

" is featured on this album, and was released as a single in 1991. "Move to Memphis" was later re-recorded for their fifth studio album, ''

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''. The DVD of the same name also includes 18 videos.

Critical reception

Upon its release,

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, writing for ''

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'', concluded, "If you want the cream of easily the greatest teen group of the last 10 years, buy A-ha's first three albums (their singles are most definitely not their best songs) and make your own compilation." Simon Dudfield of ''

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'' described the compilation as "fiscally hoping to make up all the money WEA wasted on trying to relaunch the band as serious artists". He added that "without the videos the song have nothing to recommend themselves", with the exception of "Take on Me" and "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."

Track listing

Singles

"Move to Memphis" (October 14, 1991)
"The Blood That Moves the Body" (The Gun Remix) (March 30, 1992) (Released to promote the album but not featured on the album itself.)

VHS & DVD

# "Introduction" # "Take On Me" # "Cry Wolf" # "Touchy" # "You Are the One" (Remix) # "Manhattan Skyline" # "The Blood That Moves the Body" # "There's Never a Forever Thing" # "Early Morning" # "Hunting High and Low" # "I've Been Losing You" (Live at NRK) # "Crying in the Rain" # "I Call Your Name" # "Stay on These Roads" # "Sycamore Leaves" # "Train of Thought" # "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." # "Move to Memphis" (not on VHS)

Charts

Certifications

References

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