2x CD

The Best of 1980–1990

Compilation by U2

Released 28 October 1998

Tracklist

CD 1: The Best Of
1
Pride (In the Name of Love)
3:50
4.0 ★
2
New Year’s Day
4:18
4.5 ★
3
With or Without You
4:58
4.3 ★
4
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
4:40
4.1 ★
5
Sunday Bloody Sunday
4:42
4.6 ★
6
Bad
5:51
3.4 ★
7
Where the Streets Have No Name
4:36
4.0 ★
8
I Will Follow
3:38
4.1 ★
9
The Unforgettable Fire
4:55
3.3 ★
10
Sweetest Thing (the single mix)
3:02
3.3 ★
11
Desire
2:59
3.2 ★
12
When Love Comes to Town
4:18
3.4 ★
13
Angel of Harlem
3:50
3.9 ★
14
All I Want Is You / October
9:51
3.6 ★
CD 2: The B-Sides
1
The Three Sunrises
3:52
3.2 ★
2
Spanish Eyes
3:14
3.0 ★
3
Sweetest Thing
3:03
4.0 ★
4
Love Comes Tumbling
4:41
3.5 ★
5
Bass Trap
3:31
3.0 ★
6
Dancing Barefoot
4:45
3.2 ★
7
Everlasting Love
3:20
4.5 ★
8
Unchained Melody
4:50
3.5 ★
9
Walk to the Water
4:45
2.6 ★
10
Luminous Times (Hold on to Love)
4:35
3.0 ★
11
Hallelujah Here She Comes
3:59
2.6 ★
12
Silver and Gold
4:36
3.0 ★
13
Endless Deep
2:58
3.0 ★
14
A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel
4:33
3.0 ★
15
Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl
2:30
3.5 ★

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Release credits

Adam Clayton
bass [12], bass guitar [2.2-3, 2.10, 2.12, 1.3-5, 1.10], electric bass guitar [8]
Aengus O’Connor
strings [10]
B.B. King
guest [12], guitar [12], performer [12]
Benmont Tench
keyboard [14]
Billy Preston
Hammond organ [11], additional [11]
Bono
guitar [5], harmonica [3-4], lead vocals [2.2-3, 2.10, 2.12, 1.1, 1.3-5, 1.8-10, 1.12]
Brian Eno
background vocals [3-4], engineer [1.1, 1.6, 1.9, 2.5], keyboard [3-4], mix [4], producer [2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.9-10, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9-10], synthesizer [1.3-4, 2.2]
Daniel Lanois
additional [3-4], background vocals [3-4], engineer [1.1, 1.6, 1.9, 2.5], guitar [3-4], mix [4], omnichord [3-4], producer [2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.9-10, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9-10], tambourine [3-4]
Daragh O’Toole
strings [10]
Dave Meegan
additional [3-4], mix [2, 9-10]
David Ferguson
recording [12-13]
David Tickle
engineer [11], mix [1.14, 2.11], recording [2.14, 1.14]
Edna Wright
background vocals [14]
Flood
recording [1.3-4, 1.7, 2.2, 2.10]
Francis Xavier
producer [13]
Helen Duncan
background vocals [12]
Jack Clement
recording [12-13]
Jimmy Iovine
producer [1.11-14, 2.11, 2.14]
Joe O’Herlihy
recording [1.10, 2.3, 2.9]
Joey Miskulin
organ [13]
Julia Waters
background vocals [14]
Kenny Fradley
trumpet [5]
Kevin Killen
additional [1, 6, 9], assistant [5]
Kevin Maloney
engineer [13], mix [4-5]
Kevin Moloney
assistant [8], engineer [1, 4], mix [1, 4]
Larry Mullen, Jr.
drums (drum set) [2.2-3, 2.10, 2.12, 1.3-5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12], percussion [1.3-5, 1.10, 2.2-3, 2.10, 2.12]
Marc DeSisto
engineer [11], mix [11]
Mark Wallis
mix [2.3, 1.3-4]
Mary Kettle
assistant [3-4]
Maxine Waters
background vocals [14]
Nicholas Milne
strings [10]
Nicola Cleary
strings [10]
Pat McCarthy
additional [3-4], assistant [11], recording [2.3, 1.7, 1.10]
Paul Barrett
brass [14], engineer [6-7], keyboard [8], mix [6-8, 12, 14], piano [7], recording [1.11, 2.8, 2.12]
Paul Thomas
engineer [1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 2.4]
Phyllis Duncan
background vocals [12]
Randy Ezratty
assistant [1, 9]
Randy Wine
assistant [11-13]
Rebecca Evans Russell
background vocals [12]
Rob Jacobs
mix [11-13]
Shelly Yakus
mix [11-13]
Stephen Harris
additional [10], mix [10]
Steve Lillywhite
mix [3, 7], producer [1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 2.15]
Steve Wickham
electric violin [5]
The Edge
background vocals [3-4], electric guitar [5, 8], guitar [2.2-3, 2.10, 2.12, 1.3-4, 1.10, 1.12], keyboard [12], piano [5]
The Memphis Horns
guest [13], horn [13]
U2
arranger [12], mix [1, 4], performer [12], producer [1-4, 6-10, 12-14]
Una O’Kane
strings [10]
Van Dyke Parks
strings [14]