And 'Trip Through Your Wires' doesn't make that much sense without 'Sweetest Thing.'Īnother interview was on Radio One in Dublin, with Dave Fanning, where Bono talks about how they originally thought of releasing a double album, but there were so few good double-album releases (he mentions Bob Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" as being a good one). 'With or Without You' doesn't really make sense without 'Walk to the Water' or 'Luminous Times'. Bono will argue that "the album is almost incomplete. That compromise led to the later flood of new B-side tracks. If Bono had his way, 'The Joshua Tree' would have been more American and bluesy, and I was trying to pull it back." For instance, we disagreed vehemently about what songs should go on the album. The following excerpt is from from Hot Press, December, 1987, from an article by Bill Graham with an interview with Edge and Bono: However, as the "weeding" process started to take place during the Joshua Tree sessions, they came down to almost 20 tracks considered good enough to be placed on the album. The other tracks are forgettable, throwaway or left for another time which almost never comes. Now most bands write a lot of songs for an album, but hopefully among them are 10 good enough songs to release as an album. They had released albums like Boy and War which were considered classic modern rock, and other less understood works like The Unforgettable Fire, but had not broken through until March of 1987 when the stores opened and sold "The Joshua Tree". I mean by this that until this point, they were considered the biggest underground band of unknowns in the world. In 1987, U2 released an album that changed their history. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For ģ. I made this compilation after reading the "Restore The Joshua Tree !" article.ġ. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 4:37Ġ6. Lineage: SilverCDs -> EAC (Secure Mode, offset corrected) -> FLAC (level 5)Ġ3. Production Credits Produced and Engineered: Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno Additional Engineering: Dave Meegan with Pat McCarthy Studio: Windmill Lane, Dublin Ireland Mixed by: Steve Lillywhite Recorded by: Flood
U2 also won Best Rock Performance By A Group Or Duo at the Grammy Awards for The Joshua Tree. 1 in Rolling Stone magazine's annual Music Awards chosen by readers. The album and sleeve cover also placed No.
In Switzerland, the album reached No.1 on the charts and stayed there for a total of 33 weeks. The album also peaked at No.1 on the UK, Canadian, West German, Dutch and Australian charts. In 1999, The Joshua Tree was awarded the RIAA's highest certification, Diamond, with 10 million units sold. It was U2's first album to reach No.1 in the United States. The Joshua Tree entered the US album charts at No.7 and reached No. In 1999, The Joshua Tree CD was re-issued with the clear band photo that appeared on the original vinyl LP rather than the blurred picture on the initial CD release. In Mexico, a limited edition CD was released as part of the Serie Millennium re-issues with a different picture sleeve.
The release of The Joshua Tree saw the band on the cover of Time Magazine billed as 'Rock's Hottest Ticket.' In Sweden, copies of The Joshua Tree were pressed in yellow, pink and red vinyl with sleeves similar to the UK. U2 - THE JOSHUA TREE COLLECTION (Restored Album made by gonzalo76)