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
U2 & B.B. King
4:18
3.4 ★
13
Angel of Harlem
3:50
3.9 ★
14
All I Want Is You
6:31
4.1 ★
15
One Tree Hill
8:44
2.7 ★
CD 2: The B‐Sides
1
The Three Sunrises
3:54
3.2 ★
2
Spanish Eyes
3:16
3.0 ★
3
Sweetest Thing
3:05
4.0 ★
4
Love Comes Tumbling
4:42
3.5 ★
5
Bass Trap
3:33
3.0 ★
6
Dancing Barefoot
4:47
3.2 ★
7
Everlasting Love
3:22
4.5 ★
8
Unchained Melody
4:54
3.5 ★
9
Walk to the Water
4:49
2.6 ★
10
Luminous Times (Hold On to Love)
4:37
3.0 ★
11
Hallelujah Here She Comes
4:02
2.6 ★
12
Silver and Gold
4:39
3.0 ★
13
Endless Deep
2:59
3.0 ★
14
A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel
4:34
3.0 ★
15
Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl
2:33
3.5 ★

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Release credits

Adam Clayton
bass [12], bass guitar [1.3-5, 1.10, 1.14-15, 2.2-3, 2.10, 2.12], electric bass guitar [8]
Aengus O’Connor
strings [10]
B.B. King
guest [12], guitar [12], performer [12]
Benmont Tench
guest [14], keyboard [14]
Billy Preston
Hammond organ [11], additional [11]
Bob Doidge
strings [15]
Bono
guitar [5], harmonica [3-4, 15], lead vocals [1.1, 1.3-5, 1.8-10, 1.12, 1.15, 2.2-3, 2.10, 2.12], vocal [14]
Brian Eno
background vocals [3-4, 15], engineer [2.5, 1.1, 1.6, 1.9], keyboard [3-4, 15], mix [4], producer [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9-10, 1.15, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.9-10], synthesizer [2.2, 1.3-4, 1.15]
Daniel Lanois
additional [3-4, 15], background vocals [3-4, 15], engineer [1.1, 1.6, 1.9, 2.5], guitar [3-4, 15], mix [4], omnichord [3-4, 15], producer [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9-10, 1.15, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.9-10], tambourine [3-4, 15]
Daragh O’Toole
strings [10]
Dave Meegan
additional [3-4, 15], mix [2, 9-10]
David Ferguson
recording [12-13]
David Tickle
engineer [2.11, 1.14], mix [2.11, 1.14], recording [1.14, 2.14]
Edna Wright
background vocals [14]
Flood
recording [2.2, 2.10, 1.3-4, 1.7, 1.15]
Francis Xavier
producer [13]
Greg Carroll
dedication [15]
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) [1.3-5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14-15, 2.2-3, 2.10, 2.12], percussion [2.2-3, 2.10, 2.12, 1.3-5, 1.10, 1.15]
Marc DeSisto
engineer [11], mix [11]
Mark Wallis
mix [1.3-4, 1.15, 2.3]
Mary Kettle
assistant [3-4, 15]
Maxine Waters
background vocals [14]
Nicholas Milne
strings [10]
Nicola Cleary
strings [10]
Pat McCarthy
additional [3-4, 15], 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 [2.8, 2.12, 1.11]
Paul Thomas
engineer [2.4, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8]
Phyllis Duncan
background vocals [12]
Randy Ezratty
assistant [1, 9]
Randy Wine
assistant [11-13]
Rebecca Evans Russell
background vocals [12]
Rob Jacobs
assistant [14], mix [11-13]
Shelly Yakus
mix [11-13]
Stephen Harris
additional [10], mix [10]
Steve Lillywhite
mix [3, 7], producer [2.15, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10]
Steve Wickham
electric violin [5]
The Armin Family
strings [15]
The Edge
background vocals [3-4, 15], electric guitar [5, 8], guitar [1.3-4, 1.10, 1.12, 1.14-15, 2.2-3, 2.10, 2.12], 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]