U2: The Best Of 1980-1990

The Best Of 1980-1990

 01 Pride (In The Name Of Love) 
 02 New Year's Day 
 03 With Or Without You 
 04 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 
 05 Sunday Bloody Sunday 
 06 Bad 
 07 Where The Streets Have No Name 
 08 I Will Follow 
 09 The Unforgettable Fire 
 10 Sweetest Thing 
 11 Desire 
 12 When Love Comes To Town 
 13 Angel Of Harlem 
 14 All I Want Is You 
     October (Hidden Track nach "All I Want Is You")
 15 One Tree Hill (Japan Bonus Track)


U2: "THE BEST Of 1980-1990 B-SIDES (LIMITED EDITION)"

 01 The Three Sunrises 
 02 Spanish Eyes 
 03 Sweetest Thing 
 04 Love Comes Tumbling 
 05 Bass Trap 
 06 Dancing Barefoot 
 07 Everlasting Love 
 08 Unchained Melody 
 09 Walk To The Water 
 10 Luminous Times (Hold On To Love) 
 11 Hallelujah Here She Comes 
 12 Silver And Gold 
 13 Endless Deep 
 14 A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel 
 15 Trash, Trampoline And The Party Girl 

 Alle Songs mit diesem Icon können mit dem RealPlayer (Infos+Download) angespielt werden. Die Hörproben werden mit freundlicher Genehmigung zur Verfügung gestellt von Universal Music Publishing Ltd.

Veröffentlichung

November 1998

Die erste Best-Of-Compilation von U2 ist auf CD und Vinyl erschienen. Außerdem wurde eine "limitierte" Doppel-CD veröffentlicht, die zusätzlich eine zweite CD mit den besten B-Sides von 1980-1990 enthält. Des weiteren wurde The Best Of 1980-1990 auch auf VHS veröffentlicht (siehe unsere Videographie).

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U2 veröffentlichen an einem Tag ein 'Best of 1980-1990' Album und das Live Video 'Popmart Live From Mexico City', aufgenommen am 03. Dezember'97 in Mexico City. Die Erlöse der Neuaufnahme des 87'er B-Seiten Songs 'Sweetest Thing' gehen an das CHERNOBIL CHILDRENS PROJECT, deren Vorsitzende Ali Hewson ist. Das Album wird das "Schnellstverkaufte Album aller Zeiten in Irland" und Nr.1 in über 20 Ländern. Der bestehende Plattenvertrag mit Island wurde vorab "modifiziert" und umfaßt nun noch drei weitere Studioalben sowie eine weitere Best Of... Veröffentlichung.

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Credits

A-Sides:
Pride (In the Name of Love): Written by U2. Produced and engineered by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Additional engineering: Kevin Killen. New Year's Day: Written by U2. Produced by Steve Lillywhite. Engineered by Paul Thomas.
With or Without You: Written by U2. Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Engineered by Flood. Mixed by Steve Lillywhite.
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For: Written by U2. Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Engineered by Flood. Mixed by Daniel Lanois.
Sunday Bloody Sunday: Written by U2. Produced by Steve Lillywhite. Engineered by Paul Thomas.
Bad: Written by U2. Produced and engineered by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanos. Additional engineering by Kevin Killen.
Where the Streets Have No Name: Written by U2. Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Recorded by Flood with Pat McCarthy. Mixed by Steve Lillywhite.
I Will Follow: Written by U2. Produced by Steve Lillywhite. Engineered by Paul Thomas.
The Unforgettable Fire: Written by U2. Produced and engineered by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Additional engineering by Kevin Killen.
Sweetest Thing (The Single Mix): Written by U2. Produced by Steve Lillywhite and Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Recorded by Joe O'Herlihy and Pat McCarthy. Additional recording and mixing by Steve Harris. String arrangement by Daragh O'Toole. Strings: Una O'Kane, Nicola Cleary, Aengus O'Connor, Nicholas Milne. Special Thanks to Ali Baba.
Desire: Written by U2. Produced by Jimmy Iovine. Recorded by Paul Barrett. Mixed by Shelly Yakus and Rob Jacobs.
When Love Comes to Town: Written by U2. Produced by Jimmy Iovine. Vocals and guitar by B.B. King. Percussion by Ms. Bobbye Hall. Backing Vocals by Rebecca Evans Russell, Phyllis Duncan, Helen Duncan. Recorded by Dave Ferguson and Cowboy Jack Clement. Remixed by Shelly Yakus and Rob Jacobs.
Angel of Harlem: Written by U2. Produced by Jimmy Iovine. Recorded by Dave Ferguson and Cowboy Jack Clement. Mixed by Rob Jacobs and Shelly Yakus. Organs by Joey Miskulin. Horns by the Memphis Horns.
All I Want is You: Written by U2. Produced by Jimmy Iovine. Recorded and mixed by David Tickle. String arrangement by Van Dyke Parks.

B-Sides:
The Three Sunrises: Written by U2. Produced by U2, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Mixed by U2 and Kevin Maloney.
Spanish Eyes: Written by U2. Produced by U2. Recorded by Flood. Mixed by Dave Meegan. DX7 played by Brian Eno.
Sweetest Thing: Written by U2. Produced by U2 with Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Engineered by Joe O'Herlihy and Pat McCarthy. Mixed by Mark Wallace.
Love Comes Tumbling: Written by U2. Produced by U2. Engineered by Paul Thomas. Mixed by U2 and Kevin Maloney.
Bass Trap: Written by U2. Produced and engineered by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Mixed by Kevin Maloney.
Dancing Barefoot: Written by Patti Smith and Ivan Krall. Produced by U2. Engineered and mixed by Paul Barrett.
Everlasting Love: Written by Mac Gayden, Buzz Cason. Produced by U2. Piano by Paul Barrett. Engineered and mixed by Paul Barrett.
Unchained Melody: Written by Alex North and Hy Zaret. Produced by U2. Keyboards by Paul Barrett. Recorded and mixed by Paul Barrett.
Walk to the Water: Written by U2. Produced by Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, and U2. Recorded by Joe O'Herlihy. Mixed by Dave Meegan.
Luminous Times (Hold On to Love): Written by U2 and Brian Eno. Produced by Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, and U2. Recorded by Flood. Mixed by Flood.
Hallelujah (Here She Comes): Written by U2. Produced by Jimmy Iovine. Engineered and mixed by Dave Trickle and Mark DeSoto. Additional vocals and Hammond organ by Billy Preston.
Silver and Gold: Written by Bono. Produced and arranged by U2. Engineered and mixed by Paul Barrett.
Endless Deep: Written by U2. Produced by U2 and St. Frances Xavier. Engineered by Kevin Maloney.
A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel: Written by U2. Produced by Jimmy Iovine and U2. Recorded by David Tickle. Brass arrangement by Paul Barrett. Backing vocals by Edna Wright, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters. Mixed by Paul Barrett.
Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl: Written by U2. Produced by Steve Lillywhite.