The Joshua Tree (30th anniversary super deluxe edition)

~ Release by U2 (see all versions of this release, 65 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Joshua Tree
2▶CD: The Joshua Tree Live at Madison Square Garden 1987
3▶CD: The Joshua Tree Remixes
4▼CD: The Joshua Tree B-Sides & (outtakes)
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1Luminous Times (Hold on to Love)
recording engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and U2 (Irish rock band)
mixer:
Dave Meegan (producer)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1987), Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
Luminous Times (Hold on to Love)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Brian Eno, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, Opal Music, Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Upala Music Inc.
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2Walk to the Water
recording engineer:
Joe O’Herlihy
producer:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and U2 (Irish rock band)
mixer:
Dave Meegan (producer)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
Walk to the Water
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
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3Spanish Eyes
recording engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
mixer:
Dave Meegan (producer)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
synthesizer [DX7]:
Brian Eno
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1987), Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1987), Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
Spanish Eyes
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Mother Music, Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (in 1987)
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4Deep in the Heart
assistant recording engineer:
Pat McCarthy
recording engineer:
Marc Coleman
producer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
mixer:
Dave Meegan (producer)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola München GmbH (in 1987), Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
Deep in the Heart
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Mother Music, Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. and Blue Mountain Music Ltd (in 1987)
U24:31
5Silver and Gold
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
producer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
arranger:
U2 (Irish rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1987), Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
Silver and Gold
lyricist and composer:
Bono (singer of U2)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
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6Sweetest Thing
recording engineer:
Pat McCarthy and Joe O’Herlihy
producer:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and U2 (Irish rock band)
mixer:
Mark Wallace
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1987), Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
Sweetest Thing
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc. and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U243:04
7Race Against Time
recording engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Pat McCarthy
producer:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and U2 (Irish rock band)
additional mixer:
Pat McCarthy
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
Race Against Time
writer:
Adam Clayton, David Howell Evans (U2 guitarist David Evans), Larry Mullen, Jr. and Paul David Hewson (singer of U2)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
U24:03
8I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (Lillywhite alternative mix ’87)
recording engineer:
Mark Wallace
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
remixer:
Steve Lillywhite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
remix of:
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Taiyo Music Inc., Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing International B.V. (Global Licensing & Royalty Review division, Universal Music Publishing Group) and Blue Mountain Music Ltd. (in 1987)
version of:
Desert of Our Love
U24:15
9One Tree Hill Reprise (Brian Eno 2017 mix)
additional recording engineer:
Bob Doidge and Eno Family
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixer:
Brian Eno (in 2017)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
brass [horns]:
Eno Family
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
strings:
The Armin Family
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
recording of:
One Tree Hill
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
dedicated to:
Greg Carroll (New Zealand producer/engineer)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U22:10
10Silver and Gold (Sun City)
producer:
Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ) and Little Steven
bass guitar:
Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
drums (drum set):
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
electric guitar:
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Wicked Cool Record Company (in 1985, in 2007)
edit of:
Silver and Gold by Bono (singer of U2), Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) and Ron Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
recording of:
Silver and Gold
lyricist and composer:
Bono (singer of U2)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Bono4:42
11Beautiful Ghost / Introduction to Songs of Experience
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Barrett (U2 sound technician / brass player)
producer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
arranger:
U2 (Irish rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recorded at:
STS in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
recording of:
Beautiful Ghost / Introduction to Songs of Experience
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
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12Wave of Sorrow (Birdland)
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
Carl Glanville
recording engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixer:
Carl Glanville
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
Wave of Sorrow (Birdland)
composer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
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13Desert of Our Love
recording engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
Desert of Our Love
composer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U24:58
14Rise Up
recording engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2007) and Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007)
recording of:
Rise Up
composer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
U24:08
15Drunk Chicken / America
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
Carl Glanville
recording engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixer:
Carl Glanville
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen, Jr.
guitar:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal-Island Records Limited (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2007) and Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
samples:
America by Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer) and America by Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer)
partial cover recording of:
America (Ginsberg poem)
lyricist:
Allen Ginsberg (American poet and writer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
recording of:
Drunk Chicken
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music and Universal Music Publishing B.V. (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
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Credits

Release group

dedicated to:Greg Carroll (New Zealand producer/engineer)
associated singles/EPs:I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
In God’s Country
One Tree Hill
Red Hill Mining Town
The Joshua Tree Collection
The Joshua Tree Singles
The Joshua Tree Singles: Remastered & Live
Where the Streets Have No Name
With or Without You
covers:Acoustic Tribute to U2 The Joshua Tree by Jamestowne
Solo Country Guitar: Ben Hall Performs U2’s The Joshua Tree by Ben Hall (US fingerstyle guitarist, active 2010s)
The Hushabye Tree: Lullaby Versions of Songs Recorded by U2 by Cradle Rock
The Joshua Tree by Earl Pickens & Family
The Joshua Tree – New Roots by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
The String Quartet Tribute to U2’s The Joshua Tree by Vitamin String Quartet feat. Tallywood Strings (a Vitamin String Quartet)
included in:The Complete U2
part of:8th Annual Smash Hits Reader’s Poll – Best LP (number: 2) (order: 2)
Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove From Your Collection Immediately (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 3) (order: 3)
8th Annual Smash Hits Reader’s Poll – Worst LP (number: 4) (order: 4)
My Life in Music: Tom Morello (SPIN magazine, 2003-10) (number: H) (order: 8)
Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (1980s) (number: 21) (order: 22)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 26) (order: 26)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 26) (order: 26)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 27) (order: 27)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (number: 47) (order: 47)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 49) (order: 49)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 57) (order: 57)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1988 winner) (order: 129)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 135) (order: 135)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 135) (order: 135)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 145)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 607) (order: 608)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/64290 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/U2/The-joshua-tree [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dg54 [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/m9rg [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/p6cz [info]
other databases:https://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/U/U2/Discography/Joshua_Tree,_The/ [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/u2/the-joshua-tree/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/11927/ [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/The_Joshua_Tree/1545 [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268226/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000196162 [info]
Wikidata:Q152873 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/U2/The+Joshua+Tree [info]