Matthew Berg ([email protected])
Mon, 14 Sep 1998 19:34:13 -0400 (EDT)
>U2 AThe Best Of 1980-1990"
>Planning Notes
>Limited-Edition: In stores: Nov. 3
>Single Version: In stores: Nov. 10
>Target/Price/Cat #: To be confirmed
>
>Track listing:
>1. Pride (In The Name Of Love) From TheUnforgettable Fire,@ 1984
>2. New Year's Day From War,@ 1983
>3. With Or Without You From The JoshuaTree,@ 1987
>4. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For From The JoshuaTree,@ 1987
>5. Sunday Bloody Sunday From War,@ 1983
>6. Bad From The UnforgettableFire,@ 1984
>7. Where The Streets Have No Name From The JoshuaTree,@ 1987
>8. I Will Follow From Boy@, 1981
>9. The Unforgettable Fire From TheUnforgettable Fire,@ 1984
>10. Desire From Rattle &Hum,@ 1988
>11. Angel Of Harlem From Rattle &Hum,@ 1988
>12. When Love Comes To Town From Rattle &Hum,@ 1988
>13. Sweetest Thing New recording, 1998
>14. All I Want Is You From Rattle & Hum,@ 1988
>15. October (hidden track) From October,@1981
>
>Limited-edition bonus CD/Bsides:
>1. The Three Sunrises From the single TheUnforgettable Fire@
>2. Spanish Eyes From the single I StillHaven't Found What
I'm Looking For@
>3. Sweetest Thing (original) From the singleWhere The Streets Have No
Name@
>4. Love Comes Tumbling From the single TheUnforgettable Fire@
>5. Bass Trap From the single TheUnforgettable Fire@
>6. Dancing Barefoot (Written by Patti Smith/Ivan Kral)
From the singleWhen Love Comes ToTown@
>7. Everlasting Love (Written by Mac Gayden, Buzz Cason)
From the single All IWant Is You@
>8. Unchained Melody (Written by North/Zarrett)
From the single All IWant Is You@
>9. Walk To The Water From the single WithOr Without You@
>10. Luminous Times (Hold On To Love) From the single WithOr Without You@
>11. Silver And Gold From the singleWhere The Streets Have No
Name@
>12. Endless Deep From the single TwoHearts Beat As One@
>13. A Room At Heartbreak Hotel From the singleAngel Of Harlem@
>14. Trash, Trampoline And The Party Girl From the singleCelebration@
>15. Hallelujah Here She Comes From the singleDesire@
>The Project:
>This is U2's first retrospective album ever, celebrating their first 10 years
>as rock's most important band. The album will be released as a
>specially-priced, double-CD on Nov. 3 (bonus B-sides disc, 15 tracks, in
>brilliant box packaging), followed by the single version on Nov. 10. AU2
>The Best of 1980-1990" is the opening volume in a series chronicling the
>history of the band. No dates have been set for subsequent releases.
>
>Says Marc Marot, Managing Director Of Island UK. AThis is something
>we've wanted to do for a long time. We're enormously proud of the
>band, and our long association with them, so this album really is a
>celebratory moment. I believe it also reveals the extraordinary strengths
>of U2's music, with each track still sounding as fresh and powerful as
>the day they were originally recorded.@
>
>The Single:
>The package features a new single titled ASweetest Thing@. The track
>was originally intended to be on AThe Joshua Tree@, but was not
>finished in time. An incomplete version subsequently appeared as a
>B-side to AWhere The Streets Have No Name@; the band recently
>returned to the studio with producer Steve Lillywhite and finished the
>track. The commercial single will be released in Canada on Oct. 20
>(waiting on Track listing, etc). The video is being directed by Kevin
>Godley, and will be ready for our add-wk of Sept. 21. We will be getting
>our CD pros during this week, so it's going to be go-go-go. Word is, it's
>brilliant.
>
>
>Video release:
>On Nov. 3, PFE will be releasing a live video on the band's PopMart tour
>of last year.
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