The Unforgettable Fire
A change of producers opened the door to texture, atmosphere and less conventional song shapes. Sessions moved from Slane Castle to Windmill Lane as U2 explored a different kind of scale.
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Inside the recording
- Producers
- Brian Eno; Daniel Lanois
- Engineering & mixing
- Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, Kevin Killen, Randy Ezratty
- Recording locations
- Slane Castle (County Meath); Windmill Lane (Dublin)
- In the studio
- The shift away from War's direct attack was deliberate, and the band accepted a less fully defined lyrical approach.
Selected credits, not an exhaustive personnel list. Release credits — U2SongsPersonnel & background — Wikipedia
Tracks
- A Sort of HomecomingStudio Version
- Pride (In the Name of Love)Studio Version
- WireStudio Version
- The Unforgettable FireStudio Version
- PromenadeStudio Version
- 4th of JulyStudio Version
- BadStudio Version
- Indian Summer SkyStudio Version
- Elvis Presley and AmericaStudio Version
- MLKStudio Version
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Chart positions
Certifications
Grammys & other honours
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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?
The title came from an exhibition of art connected with the Hiroshima atomic bombing—not from an Irish castle fire.