Boy

Description

Boy is the full-length debut album by the Irish rock band U2, released on Island Records in October 1980. The album was recorded by Paul Thomas with Kevin Moloney at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland; from March to September 1980, with Steve Lillywhite producing.

U2 (Island IS 49716) – I Will Follow (3:34) (Island Music – BMI) (B. Hewson, L. Mullen, A. Clayton, “The Edge” Evans) (Producer: S. Lillywhite)

Already the most-played AOR track from the young Irish quartet’s “Boy” LP, this wondrous tune is charged with a sort of ethereal Gaelic energy that builds with instrumental and vocal intensity. The band play’s with a stunning force and confidence that’s brought out nicely by Steve Lillywhite’s production. [CashBox, Vol. XLII – No. 48 / April 18, 1981 (Single Reviews section /New And Developing Artists)]

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LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “I Will Follow” – 3:40
A2. “Twilight” – 4:22
A3. “An Cat Dubh” – 4:46
A4. “Into The Heart” – 3:27
A5. “Out Of Control” – 4:12

Side Two
B1. “Stories For Boys” – 3:04
B2. “The Ocean” – 1:34
B3. “A Day Without Me” – 3:12
B4. “Another Time, Another Place” – 4:31
B5. “The Electric Co.” – 4:47
B6.1 “Shadows And Tall Trees” – 5:13
B6.2 “Saturday Night” (Hidden track on certain releases – a brief instrumental) – 0:30

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Island Records. Later re-issued on CD. In 2008, a remastered edition of the album was released.

A full-page advertisement for U2’s Boy was featured in the March 14, 1981 issue of Billboard Magazine.