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The Unforgettable Fire

The first U2 record with Eno and Lanois, and the start of their widescreen sound.
U2, 1984

Released
1 October 1984
Recorded
7 May to 5 August 1984
Studio
Slane Castle and Windmill Lane Studios
Label
Island
Producer
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois
Length
42:38

The first album produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, made at Slane Castle and Windmill Lane in the summer of 1984. It reached number one in the United Kingdom and 12 in the United States, and its single Pride (In the Name of Love) reached 2 in the United Kingdom and 33 in the United States. Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork gave it 9.3 and called it a transitional album of the highest magnitude.

Track listing

  1. A Sort of Homecoming5:28
  2. Pride (In the Name of Love)3:48
  3. Wire4:19
  4. The Unforgettable Fire4:55
  5. Promenade2:35
  6. 4th of July2:12
  7. Bad6:09
  8. Indian Summer Sky4:17
  9. Elvis Presley and America6:23
  10. MLK2:31

More from U2

Boy (1980), October (1981), War (1983), Under a Blood Red Sky (1983), The Joshua Tree (1987), Rattle and Hum (1988), Achtung Baby (1991), Zooropa (1993), All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)

Sources

  1. The Unforgettable Fire, Wikipedia