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Best of 1990-2000
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U2
The Best of 1990 - 2000
1. Even Better Than The Real Thing 3:39
Produced by Steve Lillywhite with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
Engineered by Paul Barrett and Robbie Adams
Mixed by Steve Lillywhite and Robbie Adams
Assisted by Sean Leonard
(p) 1991 Island Records Ltd.
2. Mysterious Ways 4:02
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Engineered by Flood
Additional Engineering by Robbie Adams
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Mixed by Flood, The Edge and Daniel Lanois
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Additional percussion by Daniel Lanois
(p) 1991 Island Records Ltd
3. Beautiful Day 4:05
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Engineered by Richard Rainey
Assisted by Chris Heaney
Additional production by Steve Lillywhite
Mixed by Steve Lillywhite
Additional engineering by Tim Palmer and Stephen Harris
Synthesizers/programming by Brian Eno
Backing vocals by The Edge and Daniel Lanois
(P) 2000 Universal Music International BV
4. Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix) – New Song 4:37
Produced and mixed by William Orbit
Engineered by Carl Glanville
Assisted by Chris Heaney
Mix Engineering by Jake Davies, Iain Roberton
Additional keyboards by William Orbit
Pro-Tools programming by Iain Roberton, Jake Davies
Recorded at HQ, Dublin, The Leonard Hotel, London and Nice, France
(p) 2002 Universal Music International BV
5. One 4:35
Produced by Daniel Lanois with Brian Eno
Engineered by Flood
Additional engineering by Robbie Adams
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Mixed by Flood
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Additional keyboards by Brian Eno
Additional guitar by Daniel Lanois
(P) Island Records Ltd
6. Miss Sarajevo 4:30
Written and produced by U2 and Brian Eno
Featuring Luciano Pavarotti
Engineered by Danton Supple
Assisted by Rob Kirwan
Additional engineering by Raudhri Cushnan
Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley
String arrangement by Craig Armstrong
Luciano Pavarotti appears courtesy of The Decca Recording Company
Special thanks to Anna Mazzarotto for lyric translation
7. Stay (Faraway, So Close) 4:58
Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge
Mixed by Flood
Assisted by Rob Kirwan
Engineered by Flood and Robbie Adams
Assisted by Willie Mannion and Rob Kirwan
“Stay (Faraway, So Close)” title courtesy of Road Music Wm Wenders Musikverlag, EMI Electrola GmBH
(P) 1993 Universal Music International BV.
8. Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of 4:31
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Engineered by Richard Rainey
Assisted by Chris Heaney
Mixed by Tim Palmer in Scream Studios, Los Angeles
Assisted by Jay Goin
Synthesizers by Brian Eno and Bono
Additional guitar by Daniel Lanois
Brass: Paul Barrett
(P) 2000 Universal Music International BV
9. Gone (New Mix) 4:32
Produced by Flood
Recorded by Mark “Spike” Stent and Howie B
Assisted by Rob Kirwan
Additional production by Mike Hedges for 3kHz
Engineered by Carl Glanville
Mixed by Mike Hedges and Carl Glanville
Assistant engineer and Pro-Tools operator: Matthieu Clouard
Programming by Ben Hillier
(p) 2002 Universal Music International BV
10. Until The End Of The World 3:48
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Engineered by Flood
Additional engineering by Robbie Adams
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Mixed by Flood and Daniel Lanois
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Additional percussion by Daniel Lanois
(P) Island Records Ltd
11. The Hands That Built America (Theme From “Gangs Of New York”) – New Song 4:57
Produced by William Orbit
Engineered by Carl Glanville
Assisted by Chris Heaney
Mixed by William Orbit at The Leonard Hotel, London
Additional keyboards by William Orbit
Pro-Tools programming by Iain Roberton, Jake Davies and Rico Conning
String arrangement by The Edge
String conductor: Daragh O’Toole
Strings by Katie O’Connor, Rosie Nic Athlaioch, Emer O’Grady, Una O’Kane
Recorded at HQ, Dublin and Nice, France
(p) 2002 Universal Music International BV
12. Discotheque (New Mix) 4:40
Produced by Flood
Recorded by Mike “Spike” Stent and Howie B
Assisted by Rob Kirwan and Femio Hernandez
Additional production by Mike Hedges for 3kHz
Mixed by Mike Hedges
Engineered by Ger McDonnell
Assistant engineer and Pro-Tools operator: Matthieu Clounard
Inspirational Decks and Loops by Howie B
Contains sample of “Fame” performed by Freeform and written by Simon Pike, courtesy of Skam Records
(p) 2002 Universal Music International BV
13. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me 4:44
Produced by Nellee Hooper, Bono and The Edge
Engineered by Robbie Adams and Flood
Mix Engineer: Mark “Spike” Stent
Programming and keyboards by Marius de Vries
Assisted by Paul “PW” Walton
String arrangement by Craig Armstrong
(P) 1995 Island Records Ltd.
14. Staring At The Sun (New Mix) 4:48
Produced by Flood
Additional production by Steve Osborne
Recorded by Mike “Spike” Stent and Howie B
Assisted by Rob Kirwan
Additional production by Mike Hedges for 3kHz
Engineered by Carl Glanville
Mixed by Mike Hedges and Carl Glanville
Assistant engineer & Pro-Tools operator: Mattheiu Clounard
Programming by Ben Hillier
Keyboards by Steve Osborne
(P) 2002 Universal Music International BV
15. Numb (New Mix) 4:21
Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge
Engineered by Flood and Robbie Adams
Assisted by Willie Mannion and Rob Kirwan
Originally recorded with Daniel Lanois
Mixed by Mike Hedges for 3kHz
Engineered by Carl Glanville
Assistant engineer and Pro-Tools engineer: Mattheiu Clounard
Backing vocals by Bono and Larry
Additional synthesizers by Brian Eno
Arcade sounds by Brian Eno
(P) 2002 Universal Music International BV
16. The First Time 3:44
Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge
Mixed by Flood
Assisted by Willie Mannion
Engineered by Robbie Adams
Piano and harmonium by Brian Eno
(P) 1993 Universal Music International BV
All titles written by U2 and published by Universal Music Publishing BV except Blue Mountain Music Ltd., (UK), Mother Music (IRL), except Track 6 written by U2/Brian Eno, published by Universal Music Publishing BV except Blue Mountain Music, Ltd, (UK), Mother Music (IRL)/Opal Music, except in North America by Upala Music Inc,/BMI.
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Bono: Vocals and Guitar
The Edge: Guitar, Keyboards and Vocals
Adam Clayton: Bass Guitar
Larry Mullen: Drums and Percussion
Paul McGuinness: Manager, Principle Management Dublin and New York
Album Production Manager: Sheila Roche
Album Production Assistants: Candida Bottaci, Aislinn Meehan and Sally-Anne McKeown
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Studio Manager: Sam O’Sullivan
*Drum Tech: Sam O’Sullivan
*Guitar Tech: Dallas Schoo
*Studio Tech: Rab McAllister
Audio Post Production by Cheryl Engles at Partial Productions, Inc.
All tracks have been digitally mastered from original master tapes where possible by Arnie Acosta at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles.
Digital Editing by Pat Sullivan at Bernie Grundman
Sleeve designed by Four5One Design, Dublin
Back Cover photography by Anton Corbijn
Inside photography by Anton Corbijn
Reproduced by Sonicon
For additional information, write to:
U2 World Service, P.O. Box 1810, Dublin 1, Ireland
Join Amnesty International
Irish Section
Sean MacBridge House
48 Fleet Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
British Section
99-119 Rosebery Avenue
London, EC1R 4RE
United Kingdom
USA Section:
322 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
USA
Join Greenpeace
Greenpeace International
Keizersgracht 176
1016 DW Amsterdam
Netherlands
Greenpeace International
702 H St. NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 2000
4400633612
This compilation (P) 2002 Universal Music International BV.
© 2002 Universal Music International BV. A Universal Music Company
Exclusively licensed to Interscope/Island Records In The USA.
To buy this recording from Amazon.com, click here: U2 - The Best of 1990-2000
___________________________________________________U2
The Best of 1990 - 2000
1. Even Better Than The Real Thing 3:39
Produced by Steve Lillywhite with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
Engineered by Paul Barrett and Robbie Adams
Mixed by Steve Lillywhite and Robbie Adams
Assisted by Sean Leonard
(p) 1991 Island Records Ltd.
2. Mysterious Ways 4:02
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Engineered by Flood
Additional Engineering by Robbie Adams
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Mixed by Flood, The Edge and Daniel Lanois
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Additional percussion by Daniel Lanois
(p) 1991 Island Records Ltd
3. Beautiful Day 4:05
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Engineered by Richard Rainey
Assisted by Chris Heaney
Additional production by Steve Lillywhite
Mixed by Steve Lillywhite
Additional engineering by Tim Palmer and Stephen Harris
Synthesizers/programming by Brian Eno
Backing vocals by The Edge and Daniel Lanois
(P) 2000 Universal Music International BV
4. Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix) – New Song 4:37
Produced and mixed by William Orbit
Engineered by Carl Glanville
Assisted by Chris Heaney
Mix Engineering by Jake Davies, Iain Roberton
Additional keyboards by William Orbit
Pro-Tools programming by Iain Roberton, Jake Davies
Recorded at HQ, Dublin, The Leonard Hotel, London and Nice, France
(p) 2002 Universal Music International BV
5. One 4:35
Produced by Daniel Lanois with Brian Eno
Engineered by Flood
Additional engineering by Robbie Adams
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Mixed by Flood
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Additional keyboards by Brian Eno
Additional guitar by Daniel Lanois
(P) Island Records Ltd
6. Miss Sarajevo 4:30
Written and produced by U2 and Brian Eno
Featuring Luciano Pavarotti
Engineered by Danton Supple
Assisted by Rob Kirwan
Additional engineering by Raudhri Cushnan
Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley
String arrangement by Craig Armstrong
Luciano Pavarotti appears courtesy of The Decca Recording Company
Special thanks to Anna Mazzarotto for lyric translation
7. Stay (Faraway, So Close) 4:58
Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge
Mixed by Flood
Assisted by Rob Kirwan
Engineered by Flood and Robbie Adams
Assisted by Willie Mannion and Rob Kirwan
“Stay (Faraway, So Close)” title courtesy of Road Music Wm Wenders Musikverlag, EMI Electrola GmBH
(P) 1993 Universal Music International BV.
8. Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of 4:31
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Engineered by Richard Rainey
Assisted by Chris Heaney
Mixed by Tim Palmer in Scream Studios, Los Angeles
Assisted by Jay Goin
Synthesizers by Brian Eno and Bono
Additional guitar by Daniel Lanois
Brass: Paul Barrett
(P) 2000 Universal Music International BV
9. Gone (New Mix) 4:32
Produced by Flood
Recorded by Mark “Spike” Stent and Howie B
Assisted by Rob Kirwan
Additional production by Mike Hedges for 3kHz
Engineered by Carl Glanville
Mixed by Mike Hedges and Carl Glanville
Assistant engineer and Pro-Tools operator: Matthieu Clouard
Programming by Ben Hillier
(p) 2002 Universal Music International BV
10. Until The End Of The World 3:48
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Engineered by Flood
Additional engineering by Robbie Adams
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Mixed by Flood and Daniel Lanois
Assisted by Shannon Strong
Additional percussion by Daniel Lanois
(P) Island Records Ltd
11. The Hands That Built America (Theme From “Gangs Of New York”) – New Song 4:57
Produced by William Orbit
Engineered by Carl Glanville
Assisted by Chris Heaney
Mixed by William Orbit at The Leonard Hotel, London
Additional keyboards by William Orbit
Pro-Tools programming by Iain Roberton, Jake Davies and Rico Conning
String arrangement by The Edge
String conductor: Daragh O’Toole
Strings by Katie O’Connor, Rosie Nic Athlaioch, Emer O’Grady, Una O’Kane
Recorded at HQ, Dublin and Nice, France
(p) 2002 Universal Music International BV
12. Discotheque (New Mix) 4:40
Produced by Flood
Recorded by Mike “Spike” Stent and Howie B
Assisted by Rob Kirwan and Femio Hernandez
Additional production by Mike Hedges for 3kHz
Mixed by Mike Hedges
Engineered by Ger McDonnell
Assistant engineer and Pro-Tools operator: Matthieu Clounard
Inspirational Decks and Loops by Howie B
Contains sample of “Fame” performed by Freeform and written by Simon Pike, courtesy of Skam Records
(p) 2002 Universal Music International BV
13. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me 4:44
Produced by Nellee Hooper, Bono and The Edge
Engineered by Robbie Adams and Flood
Mix Engineer: Mark “Spike” Stent
Programming and keyboards by Marius de Vries
Assisted by Paul “PW” Walton
String arrangement by Craig Armstrong
(P) 1995 Island Records Ltd.
14. Staring At The Sun (New Mix) 4:48
Produced by Flood
Additional production by Steve Osborne
Recorded by Mike “Spike” Stent and Howie B
Assisted by Rob Kirwan
Additional production by Mike Hedges for 3kHz
Engineered by Carl Glanville
Mixed by Mike Hedges and Carl Glanville
Assistant engineer & Pro-Tools operator: Mattheiu Clounard
Programming by Ben Hillier
Keyboards by Steve Osborne
(P) 2002 Universal Music International BV
15. Numb (New Mix) 4:21
Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge
Engineered by Flood and Robbie Adams
Assisted by Willie Mannion and Rob Kirwan
Originally recorded with Daniel Lanois
Mixed by Mike Hedges for 3kHz
Engineered by Carl Glanville
Assistant engineer and Pro-Tools engineer: Mattheiu Clounard
Backing vocals by Bono and Larry
Additional synthesizers by Brian Eno
Arcade sounds by Brian Eno
(P) 2002 Universal Music International BV
16. The First Time 3:44
Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge
Mixed by Flood
Assisted by Willie Mannion
Engineered by Robbie Adams
Piano and harmonium by Brian Eno
(P) 1993 Universal Music International BV
All titles written by U2 and published by Universal Music Publishing BV except Blue Mountain Music Ltd., (UK), Mother Music (IRL), except Track 6 written by U2/Brian Eno, published by Universal Music Publishing BV except Blue Mountain Music, Ltd, (UK), Mother Music (IRL)/Opal Music, except in North America by Upala Music Inc,/BMI.
___________________________________________________
Bono: Vocals and Guitar
The Edge: Guitar, Keyboards and Vocals
Adam Clayton: Bass Guitar
Larry Mullen: Drums and Percussion
Paul McGuinness: Manager, Principle Management Dublin and New York
Album Production Manager: Sheila Roche
Album Production Assistants: Candida Bottaci, Aislinn Meehan and Sally-Anne McKeown
___________________________________________________
Studio Manager: Sam O’Sullivan
*Drum Tech: Sam O’Sullivan
*Guitar Tech: Dallas Schoo
*Studio Tech: Rab McAllister
Audio Post Production by Cheryl Engles at Partial Productions, Inc.
All tracks have been digitally mastered from original master tapes where possible by Arnie Acosta at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles.
Digital Editing by Pat Sullivan at Bernie Grundman
Sleeve designed by Four5One Design, Dublin
Back Cover photography by Anton Corbijn
Inside photography by Anton Corbijn
Reproduced by Sonicon
For additional information, write to:
U2 World Service, P.O. Box 1810, Dublin 1, Ireland
Join Amnesty International
Irish Section
Sean MacBridge House
48 Fleet Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
British Section
99-119 Rosebery Avenue
London, EC1R 4RE
United Kingdom
USA Section:
322 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
USA
Join Greenpeace
Greenpeace International
Keizersgracht 176
1016 DW Amsterdam
Netherlands
Greenpeace International
702 H St. NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 2000
4400633612
This compilation (P) 2002 Universal Music International BV.
© 2002 Universal Music International BV. A Universal Music Company
Exclusively licensed to Interscope/Island Records In The USA.
