Boy
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Release Date: October 20, 1980
Highest Chart Position: UK: 52 USA: 63
Liner Notes:
The Edge: Guitar Player, Bono: Singer, Larry: Drummer, Adam Clayton: Bass Player.
Producer: Steve Lillywhite; Manager: Paul McGuinness; Engineer: Paul Thomas. Studio: Windmill Lane, Dublin. Agent Dublin: Dave Kavanagh, Road Runner. Agent London: Ian Wilson, Wasted Talent. Agent New York: Frank Barsalona, Premier Talent. Tour Manager: Tim Nicholson. Crew: John Kennedy, Pod, Amigo O'Herlihy. LP Mastered at the Sound Clinic by John Dent. U2 photographs: Ian Finlay. "Boy" photograph: Hugo McGuinness. Design: Bruno-Christian Tilley.
Track List:
- I Will Follow (3:36)
- Twilight (4:22)
- An Cat Dubh (6:21)
- Into The Heart (1:53)
- Out Of Control (4:13)
- Stories For Boys (3:02)
- The Ocean (1:34)
- A Day Without Me (3:14)
- Another Time, Another Place (4:34)
- The Electric Co. (4:48)
- Shadows And Tall Trees (4:36)
Catalog:
- Australia: Island L37517, Island 842 296-4, Island / Festival D37517
- Canada: Island CID110, Island, 7 90040-2
- Germany: Island 202 913, Island 402 913, Island 610 561
- Ireland: CBS 84658, CBS, 40-84658
- Israel: Island BAN 129646
- Japan: Island 20S-77, Island PHCR-4701
- Sweden: Island ILPS 9646
- UK: Island CID 110, Island IMCD211 / 842 296-2, Island ICT946, Island ILPS 9646
- USA: Island ILPS 9646, Island 90040, Island 422-842 296-2
Media Review:
Review: Boy
4 stars (out of 5)
By Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
From the outset, U2 went for the big message -- every song on their debut album Boy sounds huge, with oceans of processed guitars cascading around Bono's impassioned wail. It was an inspired combination of large, stadium-rock beats and post-punk textures. Without the Edge's echoed, ringing guitar, U2 would have sounded like a traditional hard rock band, since the rhythm section and Bono treat each song as an anthem. Of course, that's the charm of Boy: all of its emotions are on the surface, delivered with optimistic, youthful self-belief, yet the unusual, distinctive guitar textures give it an unexpected tension that makes it an exhilarating debut. The songs may occasionally show some weakness -- the driving "I Will Follow," the dark "An Cat Dubh," and the shimmering "The Ocean" stand out among the sonic textures -- yet the band's musical and lyrical vision keep Boy compelling until the finish.
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