| LINER NOTES |
Sweetest Thing (The Single Mix): Produced by Steve
Lillywhite with Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Recorded by Joe O'Herlihy
and Pat McCarthy. Additional recording and mixing by Steve Harris. String
arrangment by Daragh O'Toole. Strings: Una O'Kane, Nicola Cleary, Aengus
O'Connor, Nicholas Milne.
Twilight (Live): Recorded live at Red Rocks, June 5th, 1983.
Recorded and mixed by Steve Lillywhite.
An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart (Live): Recorded live at Red Rocks,
June 5th, 1983. Recorded and mixed by Steve Lillywhite.
Stories for Boys (Live): Recorded live in Boston, March 6th,
1981. Recorded and broadcast by WBCN. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records.
Out of Control (Live): Recorded live in Boston, March 6th, 1981.
Recorded and broadcast by WBCN. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records.
With or Without You (Album Version): Produced by Daniel Lanois and
Brian Eno. Engineered by Flood. Mixed by Steve Lillywhite.
Photography by Ian Finlay. Design by ABA, Dublin. |
| OTHER NOTES |
| In September of 1998 U2 announced they would be releasing
the first of three "Best Of" compilations. This compilation would cover
the recordings released between 1980 and 1990. A new recording of an old
track would be released on this compilation and used for promotion of the
compilation. The track chosen was 1987's The Sweetest Thing. It had originally
been released as a b-side to the single Where the
Streets Have No Name. The song was rerecorded, released as a single
and on the a-sides disc of the Best of 1980 - 1990
compilation. The original version was released on the b-sides
disc of the Best of 1980 - 1990 compilation.
The Sweetest Thing was written for Bono's wife Ali when he missed her
birthday in 1986. It was recorded for possible inclusion on the Joshua
Tree, but didn't make the final cut. The b-sides for the singles were live
tracks recorded in 1981 in Boston, and 1983 in Denver. Songs from the 1981
Boston show appeared on the Gloria single, and
the
Fire single and the Dancin'
Master compilation. Songs from the 1983 Red Rocks show made up
part of the Under a Blood Red Sky live album.
The Sweetest Thing single was the first single since the early 80s not
commercially released in the United States. |
| CATALOG INFORMATION |
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UK |
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Island Records |
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CIS727 / 572 466-4 |
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Hard Shell Case |
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| Sweetest Thing (Single Mix) / Stories for Boys (Live) |
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| Same songs are repeated on both sides, but sides are individually
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Japan |
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Island Records |
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PHDR-953 |
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Snap Pack |
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| Sweetest Thing (Single Mix) / With or Without You (Album
Version) |
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| Outer plastic of single advertises the fact that "With or
Without You" is being used in the Japanese television show "A Sleeping
Forest". |
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Back Cover |
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UK |
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Island Records |
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CID727 / 572 466-2 |
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Slimline Jewel |
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| Although not listed on the packaging, Into the Heart is
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| Although not listed on the packaging, Into the Heart is
included at the end of An Cat Dubh. |
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| Track Listing: |
| Sweetest Thing (Single Mix) / Twilight (Live from Red Rocks)
/ An Cat Dubh - Into the Heart (Live from Red Rocks) |
| Further Information: |
| Although not listed on the packaging, Into the Heart is
included at the end of An Cat Dubh. |
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Canada |
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Island Records |
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Slimline Jewel |
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| Label: |
Island Records |
| Catalog: |
572 466-2 |
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| Package: |
Slimline Jewel |
| Matrix: |
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| Track Listing: |
| Sweetest Thing (Single Mix) / Twilight (Live from Red Rocks)
/ An Cat Dubh - Into the Heart (Live from Red Rocks) |
| Further Information: |
| Although not listed on the packaging, Into the Heart is
included at the end of An Cat Dubh. The gold colour used on the Australian
singles is more of a bronzy colour than that used elsewhere on these singles. |
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Island Records |
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Slimline Jewel |
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| Sweetest Thing (Single Mix) / Stories for Boys (Live from
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a bronzy colour than that used elsewhere on these singles. |
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South Africa |
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Island Records |
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Slimline Jewel |
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