Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2

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Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2 cover
Tribute album by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released April 20, 1999
Recorded CTS Studios, London, May 1998
Genre Orchestral, easy listening, instrumental rock
Label Music Club Records
Producer Mike Townend, Gill Townend
Professional reviews
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology
Sensuality
(1999)		 Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
(1999)		 Plays Lennon and McCartney
(1999)
Alternate Cover
2003 re-release cover
2003 re-release cover

Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2 is a U2 tribute album recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in May of 1998.[1] It was released on April 20, 1999. Although it was released in 1999, it contains no material more recent than on U2's 1991 album Achtung Baby.[2][3] Pride was re-released for a third time on June 23, 2003 under the title The Hits of U2.[4] The re-release contained no new songs, although several songs had alternate lengths.

Contents

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Unlike previous tribute albums by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, such as the 1996 tribute to Pink Floyd, Pride is entirely instrumental and contains no lyrics. It covers material from five U2 albums; War, The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum, and Achtung Baby.

  1. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" – 5:42
  2. "Even Better Than the Real Thing" – 4:58
  3. "Desire" – 4:02
  4. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" – 6:19
  5. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" – 5:37
  6. "One" – 5:03
  7. "Angel of Harlem" – 4:16
  8. "When Love Comes to Town" – 4:29
  9. "New Year's Day" – 4:55
  10. "Two Hearts Beat as One" – 4:53
  11. "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" – 6:44
  12. "All I Want Is You" – 5:00

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Discogs, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Pride : The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
  2. ^ U2wanderer.org, Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
  3. ^ Answers.com, Plays the Music of U2: Pride
  4. ^ All Music Guide, Hits of U2

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