The Best of 1980-1990

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The Best of 1980-1990
Compilation album by U2
Released	November 10, 1998
Genre	Rock
Length	61:48
Label	Island
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Best of All Music Guide B-sides
U2 chronology
Pop (1997)	The Best of 1980-1990 (1998)	Hasta la Vista Baby! (2000)

The Best of 1980-1990 is the first greatest hits compilation by Irish rock band U2, released in November 1998. It mostly contains the group's hit singles from the eighties but also mixes in some live staples as well as one new recording. In April 1999, a companion video (featuring music videos and live footage) was released. The album was followed by another compilation, The Best of 1990-2000, in 2002.

A limited edition version containing a special B-sides disc was released on the same date as the single-disc version. At the time of release, the official word was that the 2-disc album would be available the first week the album went on sale, then pulled from the stores. While this threat never materialized, it did result in the 2-disc version being in very high demand. Both versions charted in the Billboard 200, making U2 one of the first artists to have two different versions of the same album hit the charts at the same time.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.1.1 Additional tracks 1.2 Disc two (limited edition B-sides disc) 2 Video 3 Personnel 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" – 3:48
2. "New Year's Day" (Special Version) – 4:17
   • originally appeared on the "New Year's Day" single
3. "With or Without You" – 4:55
4. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" – 4:38
5. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" – 4:40
6. "Bad" – 5:50
7. "Where the Streets Have No Name" – 4:35
8. "I Will Follow" – 3:36
9. "The Unforgettable Fire" – 4:53
10. "Sweetest Thing" (The Single Mix) – 3:00
    • a reworked version of the B-side to 1987's "Where the Streets Have No Name" single.
11. "Desire" – 2:59
12. "When Love Comes to Town" – 4:17
13. "Angel of Harlem" – 3:49
14. "All I Want Is You" – 6:31

[edit] Additional tracks

1. "One Tree Hill" (additional bonus track on Japan release)
2. "October" (hidden track) – 2:20

[edit] Disc two (limited edition B-sides disc)

1. "The Three Sunrises" – 3:52
   • originally appeared on the Wide Awake in America EP
2. "Spanish Eyes" – 3:14
   • originally appeared on the "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" single
3. "The Sweetest Thing" – 3:03
   • originally appeared on the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single
4. "Love Comes Tumbling" (false start version) – 4:40
   • originally appeared on the Wide Awake in America EP; differs from its original version
5. "Bass Trap" (Best of edit) – 3:31
   • originally appeared on the "The Unforgettable Fire" single
6. "Dancing Barefoot" (extended version) (Patti Smith, Ivan Kral) – 4:45
   • originally appeared on the "When Loves Comes to Town" single
7. "Everlasting Love" (Buzz Cason, Mac Gayden) – 3:20
   • originally appeared on the "All I Want Is You" single
8. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 4:52
   • originally appeared on the "All I Want Is You" single
9. "Walk to the Water" – 4:49
   • originally appeared on the "With or Without You" single
10. "Luminous Times (Hold on to Love)" – 4:35
    • originally appeared on the "With or Without You" single
11. "Hallelujah, Here She Comes" (Best of edit) – 4:00
    • originally appeared on the "Desire" single; features Billy Preston on organ
12. "Silver and Gold" – 4:37
    • the re-recording that originally appeared on the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single
13. "Endless Deep" – 2:57
    • originally appeared on the "Two Hearts Beat as One" single
14. "A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel" (Best of edit) – 4:32
    • originally appeared on the "Angel of Harlem" single
15. "Trash, Trampoline, and the Party Girl" – 2:33
    • originally appeared on the "A Celebration" single; known today simply as "Party Girl"

[edit] Video

The Best of 1980-1900
Music video compilation by U2
Released	April 1999
Recorded	1980–1989, 1998
Genre	Rock
Length	138 mins
Label	Island / PolyGram
Director(s)	Donald Cammell, Meiert Avis, Barry Devlin, Gavin Taylor, Phil Joanou, et al
U2 video chronology
Popmart: Live from Mexico City (1998)	The Best of 1980-1990 (1999)	Elevation: Live from Boston (2001)

1. "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
2. "New Year's Day"
3. "With or Without You"
4. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
5. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (from Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky)
6. "Bad" (from Rattle and Hum)
7. "Where the Streets Have No Name"
8. "I Will Follow"
9. "The Unforgettable Fire"
10. "Sweetest Thing"
11. "Desire"
12. "When Love Comes to Town"
13. "Angel of Harlem"
14. "All I Want Is You"
15. "One Tree Hill" (from a previously unreleased cut of Rattle and Hum)

Music and words by U2.

All tracks have been remastered for this release.

[edit] Personnel

• Bono – lead vocals
• The Edge – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Adam Clayton – bass guitar
• Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums

[edit] See also

• U2 discography
• The Best of 1990-2000

[edit] External links

• Standard edition discography entry at U2 Wanderer Comprehensive details on various editions, cover scans, lyrics, and more. For the Best Of alone.
• B-sides edition discography entry at U2 Wanderer Similarly comprehensive entry for the limited edition version with the B-sides disc.
• Videography entry at U2 Wanderer Similarly comprehensive entry for the video release.

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