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The U2 FAQ
Version 1.2


  • 4. Discography

    SL

      I have decided to include a minute discography here, since the idea of mentioning all the singles, maxi-singles and related stuff would make this file far too big. For those who are really interested in the B-sides to All I WantYou when it was released in Guatemala, Greg's discography is what you're looking for. He can be reached at Greg Murphy (gregm@koko.csustan.edu)

  • 4.1 What studio albums have been released ?

      1. Boy
        I Will Follow \ Twilight \ An Cat Dubh \ Into The Heart \Out Of Control {LP}\ Stories For Boys \ The Ocean \ A Day Without Me \Another Time, Another Place \ The Electric Co. \ Shadows And Tall Trees
        [Steve Lillywhite \ November 1980]

      2. October
        Gloria \ I Fall Down \ I Threw A Brick Through A Window \ Rejoice \ Fire{LP}\ Tomorrow \ October \ With A Shout \ Stranger In A Strange Land \Scarlet \ Is That All ?
        [Steve Lillywhite \ November 1981] {10/81}

      3. War
        Sunday Bloody Sunday \ Seconds \ New Year's Day \ Like A Song...\ Drowning Man {LP}\ The Refugee \ Two Hearts Beat As One \ Red Light \Surrender \ "40"
        [Steve Lillywhite February 1983]

      4. Under A Blood Red Sky [mini-album]
        Gloria \ 11 O'Clock Tick Tock \ I Will Follow \ Party Girl {LP}\ Sunday Bloody Sunday \ The Electric Co. \ New Year's Day \ "40"
        [Jimmy Iovine \ November 1983] [U2's only commercial live album]

      5. The Unforgettable Fire
        A Sort Of Homecoming \ Pride (In The Name Of Love) \ Wire \The Unforgettable Fire \ Promenade {LP&Tape} 4th Of July \ Bad \ Indian Summer Sky \ Elvis Presley And America \ MLK
        [Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois \ September 1984]

      6. Wide Awake In America [mini-album]
        Bad (live) \ A Sort Of Homecoming (live) {LP}\The Three Sunrises \ Love Comes Tumbling
        [U2 except A Sort Of Homecoming produced by Tony Visconti \ May 1985]

      7. The Joshua Tree
        Where The Streets Have No Name \I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For \ With Or Without You \Bullet The Blue Sky \ Running To Stand Still {LP&Tape}\Red Hill Mining Town \ In God's Country \ Trip Through Your Wires \One Tree Hill \ Exit \ Mothers Of The Disappeared
        [Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno \ March 1987]

      8. Rattle And Hum
        *Helter Skelter \ Van Diemen's Land \ Desire \ Hawkmoon 269 {LP}\ *All Along The Watchtower \ *I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For \ =*Freedom For My People \ *Silver And Gold \ *Pride (In The Name Of Love){LP&Tape}\ Angel Of Harlem \ Love Rescue Me \ When Love Comes To Town \ Heartland \LP\ God Part II \ ==*The Star Spangled Banner \ *Bullet The Blue Sky \ All I Want Is You
        [Jimmy Iovine \ October 11, 1988]
        [*live][The 1st 30 sec. (approx.) of guitar on Watchtower is NOT live.]
        [=*performed by Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow]
        [==*recording of Jimi Hendrix]

      9. Achtung Baby
        Zoo Station \ Even Better Than The Real Thing \ One \Until The End Of The World \Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses \So Cruel {LP&Tape}\ The Fly \ Mysterious Ways \ Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World \ Ultra Violet (Light My Way) \ Acrobat \ Love is Blindness
        [Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois]

      10. Zooropa
        Zooropa \ Babyface \ Numb \ Lemon \ Stay (Faraway, So Close!) {LP&tape}\Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car \ Some Days Are Better Than Others \ The First Time \ Dirty Day \ The Wanderer
        [Flood, Brian Eno, & The Edge]
        [July 5, 1993 \ Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Europe]
        [July 6, 1993 \ US, Canada]

    CL

      Incidentally, the first U2 release was U2:3, an Irish-only EP which had Out Of Control, Stories For Boys, and Boy/Girl. The first two songs were later redone and put on the Boy album.

  • 4.2 Contributions to Tributes or Charity Compilations

      Band Aid
      7'/12': Do They Know It's Christmas (Mercury, Dec 84)
      Notes: With Bono and Adam, among the huge number stars who recorded this to raise money for Ethiopia.

      Artists United Against Apartheid
      7'/12': SunCity (EMI, Nov 85)
      Notes: Bono sings on the track "Sun City" and also plays "Silver & Gold" (written by himself), together with Keith Richards and Ron Wood.

      Various
      Greenpeace Rainbow Warriors (1989) "Pride (In the Name of Love)"

      Various
      Earthrise (1990) "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"

      Various
      Peace Together (1993) "Satellite of Love" U2 with Lou Reed

  • 4.3 Solo projects/collaborations.

      Once again, the volume of information requires some sort of categorization. The entire section is under going re-construction.

  • 4.3.1 Solo

      The Edge - LP: Captive (Virgin, Sep 86): Original soundtrack, written by The Edge, with Michael Brook. The track "Heroine" is sung by Sinead O'Connor, and Larry plays the drums. Also released as a single (7'/12').

  • 4.3.2 Collaborations

    MJS

      Special thanks to Pleeker for alerting me to this list, compiled by: ULISSE PEROTTA, [UP]

      Jah Wobble, The Edge, Holger Czukay
      LP:SnakeCharmer(Island,Apr83)
      Notes: Edge plays the guitar on the tracks "Snake Charmer", and "Hold On To Your Love". The latter was also written by the Man himself!

      Band Aid
      7'/12': Do They Know It's Christmas (Mercury, Dec 84)
      Notes: With Bono and Adam, among the huge number stars who recorded this to raise money for Ethiopia.

      Artists United Against Apartheid
      7'/12': SunCity (EMI, Nov 85)
      Notes: Bono sings on the track "Sun City" and also plays "Silver & Gold" (written by himself), together with Keith Richards and Ron Wood.

      Clannad
      LP: Macalla (RCA, Nov 85)
      Notes: Bono sings with Maire O'Brennan on the track "In A Lifetime". It also came out as a single.

      T-Bone Burnett
      LP: Behind The Trap Door (Demon, Nov 85)
      Notes: Bono co-writer of the track "Having A Wonderful Time"

      Paul Brady
      LP: Back To The Centre (MCA, Apr 86)
      Notes: Larry plays the drums on the track "Airwaves"

      The Edge
      LP: Captive (Virgin, Sep 86)
      Notes: Original soundtrack, written by The Edge, with Michael Brook.
      The track "Heroine" is sung by Sinead O'Connor. On the same track, Larry plays the drums. It also came out as a single (7'/12')

      Christy Moore
      7': Let's Make It Work (??? 1986)
      Notes: Larry plays the drums.

      Robbie Robertson
      LP: Robbie Robertson (Geffen 1987)
      Notes: U2 plays "Sweet Fire Of Love" and "Testimony"

      Various Artists
      LP: A Very Special Christmas (A&M, Oct 87)
      Notes: Charity record. U2 plays the song "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home", by Phil Spector.

      T-Bone Burnett
      LP: Talking Animals (CBS, May 88)
      Notes: Bono is the co-writer of the song "Purple Heart".

      Folkways
      LP: A Vision Shared (CBS, Oct 88)
      Notes: A tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly. U2 plays "Jesus Christ", by Woody Guthrie.

      Roy Orbison
      LP: Mistery Girl (Virgun, Jan 89)
      Notes: Bono writes "She's A Mistery To Me" and produces it with The Edge. Also as a single (7'/12')

      Melissa Ethridge
      LP: Brave & Crazy (Island, Oct 89)
      Notes: Bono plays the harmonica on the track "Royal Station".

      Daniel Lanois
      LP: Acadie (Opal, 1989)
      Notes: Larry and Adam play on the tracks "Still Water" and "Jolie Louise". Bono sings background on "Still Water."

      The Call
      LP: Red Moon (MCA Records, 1990)
      Notes: Bono sings backup on the song "What's Happened to You."

      Neville Brothers
      LP: Brother's Keeper (A&M, 1990)
      Notes: Bono and Cyril Neville are co-writers of the song "Jah Love".

      Various Artists
      LP: Red Hot & Blue (EMI 1991)
      Notes: A tribute to Cole Porter, to raise money for the AIDS research. U2 plays "Night And Day":

      Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer
      CD: In The Name Of The Father (Island 1994)
      Notes: Original movie soundtrack. There's also a CD-single with the title track, with guest vocalist Sinead O'Connor.

      Flyer - Nancy Griffith
      Adam and Larry played on 4 tracks - These Days in an Open Book,Don't forget about Me (also remixed by Larry); On Grafton Street (also remixed by Larry); This Heart (also remixed by Larry).

      Larry contributed to 'Put 'em under pressure' by the Irish National Soccer Team, for the world championships in Italy, 1990.

      Original Soundtracks 1 - Passengers
      Brian Eno, Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jnr, with Luciano Pavarotti, Howie B, Holi

  • 4.3.3 Written Expressly For . . .

  • 4.4 Soundtracks

    1They Call It an AccidentOctober1982
    2The Last American VirginI Will Follow1982
    3The CourierWalk to the Water1987
    4Until the End of the WorldUntil the End of the World1990
    5Faraway, So CloseStay (Faraway, So Close) and The Wanderer1993
    6Reality BitesAll I Want Is You1993
    7Pret-a-PorterLemon Remix1994
    8ThreesomeDancing Barefoot1994
    9Blown AwayWith or Without You
    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
    1994
    10Johnny MnemonicAlex Descends Into Hell1995
    11Batman ForeverHold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me1995