October
Faith and doubt run through U2's second album, with piano and uilleann pipes widening its sound. The record was made under unusually intense personal and creative pressure.
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Inside the recording
- Producers
- Steve Lillywhite
- Engineering & mixing
- Paul Thomas, Kevin Moloney
- Recording locations
- Compass Point (Nassau, The Bahamas); Windmill Lane (Dublin)
- In the studio
- The band were questioning how their religious commitments fitted with a rock career while racing to finish the record.
Selected credits, not an exhaustive personnel list. Release credits — U2SongsPersonnel & background — Wikipedia
Tracks
- GloriaStudio Version
- I Fall DownStudio Version
- I Threw a Brick Through a WindowStudio Version
- RejoiceStudio Version
- FireStudio Version
- TomorrowStudio Version
- OctoberStudio Version
- With a Shout (Jerusalem)Studio Version
- Stranger in a Strange LandStudio Version
- ScarletStudio Version
- Is That All?Studio Version
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Chart positions
Certifications
Grammys & other honours
No work-specific award win has been verified for this entry. This is not a claim that none exists.
Selected documented achievements, not a worldwide exhaustive register. Certifications are award levels, not current sales estimates. Song and video awards appear on the relevant song pages and are not automatically credited to the album.
Did you know?
Bono's missing lyric notebook was a real obstacle, not merely a later myth: its loss forced substantial improvisation during recording.