The Best Of 1980-1990

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, Sweetest Thing. 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 a week earlier than 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.

The boy on the cover is Peter Rowen, brother of Bono's friend Guggi (real name Derek Rowen) of the Virgin Prunes. He also appears on the covers of the early EP Three, two of the band's first three albums (Boy and War), and Early Demos.



Contents
[hide]  *1 Track listing  ==Track listing[ edit] == ===Disc one[ edit] === All music composed by U2, with lyrics by Bono. ===Disc two (Limited Edition B-sides Disc)[ edit] === All songs written and composed by U2, except where noted. ==Chart positions and certifications<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Video<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Music and words by U2. All tracks have been remastered for this release.
 * 1.1 Disc one
 * 1.2 Disc two (Limited Edition B-sides Disc)
 * 2 Chart positions and certifications
 * 2.1 Charts
 * 2.2 Certifications
 * 3 Video
 * 4 Personnel
 * 5 See also
 * 6 References
 * 7 External links
 * Note: The version of "Bass Trap" found on this compilation is a shortened edit from the original 5:14 version found on the "The Unforgettable Fire 12" single EP of 1985. Same goes for the version of "A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel" which is an edit from the original version on the "Angel Of Harlem" single from 1989.

==Personnel<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 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 U2 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" (Live - from a previously unreleased cut of Rattle and Hum)
 * Bono – lead vocals
 * The Edge – guitar, keyboards, vocals
 * Adam Clayton – bass guitar
 * Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums