The Best of 1980–1990 & B‐Sides

~ Release by U2 (see all versions of this release, 23 available)

Annotation

October appears as a hidden song on track 1.14 after one minute of silence.

Release title (front, back): The Best of 1980-1990
Release title (spine): The Best of 1980-1990 & B-Sides

CD 1

Cat. number: 524 613-2
Matrix/runout: 5246132 08 % IX MADE IN UK BY PMDC
Mastering SID code: IFPI L132
Mould SID code: IFPI 0400

CD 2

Cat. number: 524 614-2
Matrix/runout: 5246142 12 % IX MADE IN THE UK BY PMDC
Mastering SID code: IFPI L132
Mould SID code: IFPI 0430

Tracklist

1▼CD: The Best Of
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1Pride (In the Name of Love)
additional engineer:
Kevin Killen
assistant engineer:
Randy Ezratty
engineer and producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
lead vocals:
Bono
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1984)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 38) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 378)
recording of:
Pride (In the Name of Love)
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., Universal Music Publishing B.V. and Warner Chappell Music
3:50
2New Year’s Day
engineer:
Paul Thomas
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1983)
edit of:
New Year’s Day by U2
recording of:
New Year’s Day
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing B.V.
4:19
3With or Without You
recording engineer:
Flood
synthesizer [DX7] programming:
Brian Eno
additional engineer:
Pat McCarthy and Dave Meegan
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
assistant mixer:
Mary Kettle
mixer:
Steve Lillywhite and Mark Wallis
additional guitar, omnichord and tambourine:
Daniel Lanois
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge
harmonica and lead vocals:
Bono
keyboard:
Brian Eno
background vocals:
The Edge, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1987), Island Records (in 1987, in 2007, in 2017), Island Records Ltd. (in 1987) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 2007)
recorded at and mixed at:
Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 13), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 131) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 211)
recording of:
With or Without You
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., U2 Music, Universal Music Publishing B.V., Universal Music Publishing International B.V. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
4:59
4I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
recording engineer:
Flood
synthesizer [DX7] programming:
Brian Eno
additional engineer:
Pat McCarthy and Dave Meegan
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
assistant mixer:
Mary Kettle
mixer:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Mark Wallis
additional guitar, omnichord and tambourine:
Daniel Lanois
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge
harmonica and lead vocals:
Bono
keyboard:
Brian Eno
background vocals:
The Edge, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1987), Island Records (in 1987, in 2007, in 2017), Island Records Ltd. (in 1987) and Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 2007)
recorded at and mixed at:
Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
music videos:
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 93) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 321)
recording of:
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge
publisher:
Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., Universal Music Publishing B.V., Universal Music Publishing International B.V. and Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (in 1987)
version of:
Desert of Our Love
4:41
5Sunday Bloody Sunday
assistant recording engineer:
Kevin Killen
engineer:
Paul Thomas
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
electric guitar and piano:
The Edge
electric violin:
Steve Wickham
guitar and lead vocals:
Bono
trumpet:
Kenny Fradley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1983)
recorded at:
Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 268)
recording of:
Sunday Bloody Sunday
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., Universal Music Publishing B.V. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
4:42
6Bad
additional engineer:
Kevin Killen
engineer and producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1984)
edit of:
Bad by U2
recording of:
Bad
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V. and Taiyo Music Inc.
5:52
7Where the Streets Have No Name
recording engineer:
Flood and Pat McCarthy
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
mixer:
Steve Lillywhite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1987)
edit of:
Where the Streets Have No Name by U2
recording of:
Where the Streets Have No Name
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., Universal Music Publishing B.V., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International
4:36
8I Will Follow
assistant engineer:
Kevin Moloney
engineer:
Paul Thomas
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
drums (drum set):
Larry Mullen, Jr.
electric bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
electric guitar:
The Edge
lead vocals:
Bono
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1980)
recorded at:
Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
recording of:
I Will Follow
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Chappell Music, Gallo Music, Island Music, Island Music, Inc., Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Polygram Music, Taiyo Music Inc., Universal Music Publishing B.V. and Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (in 1980)
3:38
9The Unforgettable Fire
additional engineer:
Kevin Killen
assistant engineer:
Randy Ezratty
engineer and producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
lead vocals:
Bono
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1984)
music videos:
The Unforgettable Fire by U2
recording of:
The Unforgettable Fire
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V. and Taiyo Music Inc.
4:55
10Sweetest Thing (the single mix)
additional recording engineer:
Steve Harris
recording engineer:
Pat McCarthy and Joe O’Herlihy
producer:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Steve Lillywhite
mixer:
Steve Harris
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge
strings:
Nicola Cleary, Nicholas Milne, Aengus O’Connor and Una O’Kane
lead vocals:
Bono
strings arranger:
Daragh O’Toole
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram International Music B.V. (in 1998)
recording of:
Sweetest Thing
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing B.V.
3:03
11Desire
assistant recording engineer:
Pat McCarthy
recording engineer:
Paul Barrett
assistant engineer:
Randy Wine
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Rob Jacobs and Shelly Yakus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1988) and Island Records (in 2017)
recording of:
Desire
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
3:00
12When Love Comes to Town
recording engineer:
Jack Clement (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and David Ferguson (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
assistant engineer:
Randy Wine
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Rob Jacobs and Shelly Yakus
bass:
Adam Clayton (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Larry Mullen, Jr. (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
guest guitar and guest vocals:
B.B. King (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
guitar and keyboard:
The Edge (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
background vocals:
Helen Duncan (from 1987-02 until 1987-11), Phyllis Duncan (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and Rebecca Evans Russell (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
lead vocals:
Bono (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
performer:
B.B. King (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and U2 (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1988), Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 1988) and Island Records (in 2017)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
recording of:
When Love Comes to Town (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
U2
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V. and Taiyo Music Inc.
4:18
13Angel of Harlem
recording engineer:
Jack Clement and David Ferguson
assistant engineer:
Randy Wine
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Rob Jacobs and Shelly Yakus
guest horn:
The Memphis Horns
organ:
Joey Miskulin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1988) and Island Records (in 2017)
recording of:
Angel of Harlem
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
U2
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V. and Taiyo Music Inc.
3:50
14All I Want Is You / October
recording engineer and mixer:
David Tickle
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
keyboard:
Benmont Tench
strings arranger:
Van Dyke Parks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (in 1988)
compilation of:
All I Want Is You by U2 and October by U2
recording of:
All I Want Is You
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing, Taiyo Music and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
recording of:
October
lyricist:
Bono
composer:
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing B.V.
9:52
2▶CD: The B-Sides