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Sweetest Thing

By Jonathan on October 19, 1998 7:30 AM
Sweetest Thing Front Sleeve

Sweetest Thing
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Sweetest Thing
Alternate Version | Front Sleeve

Release Date: October 19, 1998

Highest Chart Position: UK: 3 USA: 9

Liner Notes:

Sweetest Thing (The Single Mix): Produced by Steve Lillywhite with Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Recorded by Joe O'Herlihy and Pat McCarthy. Additional recording and mixing by Steve Harris. String arrangment by Daragh O'Toole. Strings: Una O'Kane, Nicola Cleary, Aengus O'Connor, Nicholas Milne. Twilight (Live): Recorded live at Red Rocks, June 5th, 1983. Recorded and mixed by Steve Lillywhite. An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart (Live): Recorded live at Red Rocks, June 5th, 1983. Recorded and mixed by Steve Lillywhite. Stories for Boys (Live): Recorded live in Boston, March 6th, 1981. Recorded and broadcast by WBCN. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records. Out of Control (Live): Recorded live in Boston, March 6th, 1981. Recorded and broadcast by WBCN. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records. With or Without You (Album Version): Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. Engineered by Flood. Mixed by Steve Lillywhite. Photography by Ian Finlay. Design by ABA, Dublin.

Track List (CD Single):

  1. Sweetest Thing (The Single Mix) (3:00)
  2. Twilight (Live from Red Rocks, June 5, 1983) (4:29)
  3. An Cat Dubh / Into The Heart (Live from Red Rocks, June 5, 1983) (7:14)

Track List (Alternate Version CD Single):

  1. Sweetest Thing (The Single Mix) (3:00)
  2. Stories For Boys (Live from Boston, March 6, 1981) (3:02)
  3. Out Of Control (Live from Boston, March 6, 1981) (4:25)

Track List (Japan CD Single):

  1. Sweetest Thing (The Single Mix) (3:00)
  2. With Or Without You (Album Version) (4:56)

Catalog:

  • Australia:
    • CD: Island 572 466-2, Island 572 464-2
  • Brazil:
    • CD: Island 2802 306 (Promo)
  • Canada:
    • CD: Island 314-572 466-2, Island 314-572 464-2
  • Europe:
    • CD: Island CIDT727 / 572 468-2, Island CID727 / 572 466-2, Island CIDX727 / 572 464-2
  • Japan:
    • CD: Island PHDR-953 (3" CD)
  • South Africa:
    • CD: Island MAXCD129
  • UK:
    • 7": Island ISJB 727 / 572 468-7 (Jukebox Promo)
    • Cassette: Island CIS727 / 572 466-4
    • CD: Island CID727 / 572 466-2, Island CIDX727 / 572 464-2, Island CIDDJ727 (Promo), Island SWEETCD1 (Promo)
  • USA:
    • CD: Island PRCD 7961-2 (Promo / Different PS)

Media Review:

Review: Sweetest Thing '98, Pt. 1

4 stars (out of 5)

By JT Griffith, All Music Guide

This single was U2's only in support of the band's 1998 Best of 1980-1990 CD. There were two versions of the Sweetest Thing CD single released, and both had a version called "The Single Mix." "The Sweetest Thing" originally appeared as a B-side to the 1987 Where the Streets Have No Name single. The song was the most popular non-LP track by the band and received much airplay over the years, so U2 re-recorded it for this collection. The first of the two CD singles includes two live songs, "Twilight" and "An Cat Dubh," from Red Rocks, June 5, 1983. These tracks made neither the album Under a Blood Red Sky nor the video of the same name. A single released in conjunction with U2's first greatest-hits CD was a perfect time to open up the vaults and give the fans two superb live gems. The Sweetest Thing, Pt. 2 also has some great archival music.

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