Sweetest Thing Release on 9/29 & Steve Lillywhite Helped Finish It

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Thu, 10 Sep 1998 05:08:30 EDT

Note this article says Sweetest Thing is to be released 9/29, whereas the
Billboard article yesterday said 10/19. mayhaps we'll be getting it a bit
earlier than expected.

>From PR Newswire from CNN Online:

U2 the Best of 1980-1990: Island Releases U2's First Retrospective Album New
Single

PRNewswire
09-SEP-98

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/-- The first decade of U2's extraordinary
history is celebrated with the worldwide release by Island Records of "U2 The
Best of 1980-1990" on Tuesday, November 3.

For the first week, the 14-track album will only be available as a limited
edition double-CD pack, with a bonus CD featuring 15 of U2's B-sides from the
Eighties. This limited edition will retail at a special low price. The regular
edition of "U2 The Best of 1980-1990"-- without the B-sides bonus CD -- is in
stores on Tuesday, November 10.

As a prelude to the album, Island will also release a new U2 single called
"Sweetest Thing" to radio on Tuesday, September 29. "Sweetest Thing" was
originally intended to be on The Joshua Tree album, but was not finished in
time. An incomplete version subsequently appeared as a B-Side to "Where the
Streets Have No Name." The band recently returned to the studio with producer
Steve Lillywhite and finished the track. The full track listing of U2 "The
Best of 1980-1990" is: -- Pride (In the Name of Love) -- New Year's Day --
With or Without You -- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For -- Sunday
Bloody Sunday -- Bad -- Where the Streets Have No Name -- I Will Follow -- The
Unforgettable Fire -- Desire -- Angel of Harlem -- When Love Comes to Town --
Sweetest Thing -- All I Want is You Say Island Records Chairman Davitt
Sigerson and President John Barbis, "We couldn't be happier to be spearheading
the American release of this great collection of music. What better way to
celebrate Island's association with this extraordinary band than to release a
powerful new single along with this compelling body of work."

"U2 The Best of 1980-1990" is the opening volume in a series chronicling the
history of the band. No dates, however, have been set for subsequent releases.

/CONTACT: John Vlautin of Island Records, 212-603-3933/ CO: Island Records ST:
New York IN: ENT REA SU: PDT

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