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Ha!-Ha!-Ha!

Ha!-Ha!-Ha! is the second album by British pop group Ultravox, at that time known as "Ultravox!", with an exclamation mark, as a nod to Neu!. Although the group would later achieve fame and commercial success with lead singer Midge Ure the band was, in 1977, led by singer/songwriter John Foxx who was accompanied by guitarist Stevie Shears, drummer Warren Cann, bassist Chris Cross and keyboard/violist Billy Currie.

For other uses, see Ha Ha Ha (disambiguation).

Ha!-Ha!-Ha!

14 October 1977

May–June 1977

34:40

Island

Ultravox!, Steve Lillywhite

Release[edit]

Ha!-Ha!-Ha! was released on 14 October 1977, and was accompanied by lead single "ROckwrok" backed with "Hiroshima Mon Amour", which was released eleven days earlier. Neither reached the pop charts, although Island Records continued to have faith in the band. As a consequence of the album's confusing typography – it is variously known as Ha!-Ha!-Ha!, Ha! Ha! Ha! and -ha!-ha!-ha!, the group decided to abandon their exclamation mark for subsequent releases.[4]

– drums, vocals, rhythm machine on "Hiroshima Mon Amour"

Warren Cann

– bass, vocals

Chris Cross

– violas, keyboards, synthesiser

Billy Currie

– vocals, guitar on "Hiroshima Mon Amour"

John Foxx

– guitar

Stevie Shears