" I WENT OUT WALKING THROUGH STREETS PAVED WITH GOLD " 
BLUE SUGAR

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 Release Date November 13, 1998
 Artist Zucchero
 Record Label Polydor Records
 Singles With U2 Blue (1998)
 Promotional Releases Blue Promo Single (1998)
 TRACKS FEATURING U2
Bono contributes English lyrics to the song "Blue"
 TRACKLISTING (Click for Lyrics)
  • U Make Me Feel Loved (3:59)
  • Blue (5:48)
  • Thin Air (5:44)
  • If Not Tonight (3:32)
  • Back 2 U (4:33)
  • Donkey Tonkey (4:55)
  • (Temporaneamente) X Sempre Tuo (4:09)
  • More Than This (4:42)
  • Karma, Stai Kalma (4:44)
  • I Wish You Love (4:34)
  • I Tempi Cambieranno (4:41)
LINER NOTES
Blue:  Music: Zucchero. Lyrics: Bono. Produced by Corrado Rustici. Arranged by Zucchero and Corrado Rustici. Zucchero: Vocals, Fuzz synth, electric piano.  Corrado Rustici: Electric guitars, keyboards, programming, Pro Tools / 24.  Michael Urbano: Drums, percussions. Benny Rietveld: Bass. Mark Feltham: Harmonica. Massimo Marcolini: Dobro. Strings arranged and conducted by Will Malone.  Pre-production and additional arrangements: Zucchero, Leonardo Rosi, Massimo Marcolini.
OTHER NOTES
In 1998, Zucchero wrote a song called "Blu" for this album.  He wrote the song in his native Italian.  Wanting to reach a wider market, he approached Bono to write lyrics for an English version of the song.  The resulting song in english is titled "Blue" and credits Bono as the writer.  Bono does not appear on the actual recording.

If you are looking for this one, be careful, as some international versions feature the song "Blu" instead of "Blue" and Bono has no involvement in the Italian version of the song.  You will most likely be looking for the USA, Canada or UK pressings of the CD to find the English version.

RELATED RELEASES
  • The full length version of "Blue" appears on the English version of the Blue Sugar album by Zucchero.
  • "Blue" was also released as a single and promotional single.
  • Bono co-wrote "Miserere" with Zucherro, and it appears on Zucherro's album Miserere.
  • Miserere was also released as a single.
  • A live version of Miserere featuring Zucherro and Pavarotti appears on Pavarotti's Pavarotti and Friends 1 album.
CATALOG INFORMATION
 5" CD:
 Canada Pressing, 314 559 389-2
Label: Polydor Records
UPC: 7 31455 93892 0
Package: Regular Jewel
Matrix: #981028EE 3145593892 L382 MFG BY CINRAM
Catalog Information:
Canada, Polydor, 314 559 389-2 USA, Polydor, 314-559 389-2
UK, Polydor, E5593892
Track Listing:
As listed above.
Further Information:
The Canadian, UK and USA pressings of the album featured the Bono penned "Blue".
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