The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree is the title of the fifth studio album by rock band U2, released on 09 March 1987 on Island Records. the album It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and became one of the group's best known and best-selling albums, consolidating the success of The Unforgettable Fire (1984), going to no.1 in the UK and no.1 in thr US for the first time. It became the second best selling album of 1987 in th UK (after Michael Jackson's Bad)

The album also spawned three UK Top 10 singles. The first, With or Without You, went to no.1 in the US (no.4 in the UK) as did I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (UK no.6). A third album track Where the Streets Have No Name fared better in the UK where it again reached no.4, no.11 in the US. A fourth track In God's Country was released as a single in N. America only but still managed no.48 in the UK as an import (no.44 in the US).

Personnel

 * Bono – lead vocals, harmonica, guitars
 * The Edge – guitars, backing vocals, piano
 * Adam Clayton – bass guitar
 * Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion

Producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno also contribute some instruments and backing vocals.

Tracklisting
original UK LP

Side One


 * 1) Where the Streets Have No Name
 * 2) I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
 * 3) With or Without You
 * 4) Bullet the Blue Sky
 * 5) Running To Stand Still

Side Two


 * 1) Red Hill Mining Town
 * 2) In God's Country
 * 3) Trip Through Your Wires
 * 4) One Tree Hill
 * 5) Exit
 * 6) Mothers of the Disappeared

all songs written by U2

Singles
NB One Tree Hill rel. as fourth single in Australia & NZ only in 1988.

Re-releases

 * 2007
 * 2xCD 10th anniversary deluxe re-issue, original album with bonus CD of B-sides and other tracks (details here)
 * Deluxe box set also includes DVD U2 Live From Paris - Concert Filmed At The Hippodrome De Vincennes, Paris On 4th July, 1987, documentary Outside It's America (Filmed In The US During The Joshua Tree Tour, 1987) and bonus videos (details here)
 * 2017
 * 2xCD 30th Anniversary edition, original album plus bonus CD The Joshua Tree Live At Madison Square Garden - 28th September 1987
 * 4xCD Super Deluxe 4CD Box Set (details here)
 * Super Deluxe digital edition (as above)