BEST OF 1980-1990 (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label: Island Records – 314-524 613-2
Format: CD, Compilation, Repress
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

1 Pride (In the Name of Love)
2 New Year's Day
3 With or Without You
4 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking for
5 Sunday Bloody Sunday
6 Bad
7 Where the Streets Have No Name
8 I Will Follow
9 Unforgettable Fire
10 Sweetest Thing
11 Desire
12 When Love Comes to Town
13 Angel of Harlem
14 All I Want Is You

U2: Bono (vocals, guitar); The Edge (guitar, keyboards, vocals); Adam Clayton (bass); Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums). Additional personnel includes: B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Una O'Kane, Nicola Cleary, Aengus O'Connor, Nicholas Milne (strings); The Memphis Horns (horns); Paul Barrett (piano, keyboards); Billy Preston (Hammond organ, background vocals); Joey Miskulin (organ); Brian Eno (synthesizer); Benmont Tench (keyboards); Ms. Bobbye Hall (percussion); Rebecca Evans Russell, Phyllis Duncan, Helen Duncan, Edna Wright, Maxine Waters, Julia Waters (background vocals). Producers: Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Jimmy Iovine. Engineers include: Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Paul Thomas. Personnel: B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Joey Miskulin (organ); Benmont Tench (keyboards); Adam Clayton (bass guitar); Phyllis Duncan, Rebecca Evans Russell, Helen Duncan (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Daniel Lanois ; David Tickle; Rob Jacobs; Shelly Yakus; Steve Lillywhite. Audio Remixers: Rob Jacobs; Shelly Yakus. Photographer: Colm Henry. U2 burst onto the scene at the onset of the '80s with a majestic, uplifting, earnest approach and a unique textural sound that endeared them to fans and critics alike. They spent the rest of the decade growing up in public, solidifying their status as post-punk icons, marrying the good intentions of old-school alternative rock with the epic sonic scale of classic '70s rockers, never sounding less than totally original and never pausing for a hits compilation--until 1998. BEST OF offers a good representation of the complex body of work that made the band a legend. Fittingly, the album begins with the debut's "I Will Follow," a statement of commitment to pursuing truth and spirituality despite continual and inevitable misgivings. "Desire" mates Bono's lyrical fervor with a modified Bo Diddley beat to fine effect. New world meets old on the bluesy B.B. King collaboration "When Love Comes to Town." Closing things out, "All I Want is You" shows the moody, reflective side of the band, giving Bono a chance to croon and the rest of the band to exhibit the understated side of their instrumental might.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: ROCK
• Format Type: CD
• Released: 11/10/1998