RATTLE AND HUM

Cover

Vinyl
Commercial Release October 10 / 11, 1988
Record Label Island Records
Top Chart Position US: 1, Canada: 1, UK: 1
Singles Released
 TRACKLISTING
  • Helter Skelter (3:07)
  • Van Diemen's Land (3:06)
  • Desire (2:59)
  • Hawkmoon 269 (6:22)
  • All Along The Watchtower (4:24)
  • I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (5:53)
  • (Freedom For My People) (0:38)
  • Silver And Gold (5:50)
  • Pride (In The Name Of Love) (4:27)
  • Angel Of Harlem (3:49)
  • Love Rescue Me (6:23)
  • When Love Comes To Town (4:14)
  • Heartland (5:02)
  • God Part II (3:15)
  • (The Star Spangled Banner) (0:43)
  • Bullet The Blue Sky (5:37)
  • All I Want Is You (6:30)
LINER NOTES
Produced by: Jimmy Iovine. Manager: Paul McGuinness. Words: Bono. Music: U2. Except: The Star Spangled Banner : Performed by Jimi Hendrix, Freedom For My People: 
Performed by : Sterling Magee on Guitar/Percussion and Adam Gussow on Harmonica. Sound post production for the album and movie done at A&M Studios, Hollywood. Post production engineering by: David Tickle. 

All live recording by Remote Recording Services (The Black Truck) operated by David Hewitt with Phil Gitomer, Fritz Lang, J.B. Matteotti. Additional Engineers Don Smith, Rob Jacobs, Randy Staub, Bob Vogt and Marc De Sisto,assistant engineers Brian Scheuble, Ethan Johns. Additional overdubbing at Conway Recording with assistants Richard McKernan and GaryWagner.

Mastered by Arnie Acosta, A&M Mastering Studios/LA. Studio Crew: Sam O'Sullivan, Cheryl Engels, Fraser McAlister, Des Broadbery. Music Production Co-Ordinator: Fregg McCarty. Product and Art Co-Ordinator: Anne-Louise Kelly. Principle Management : New York Director: Ellen Darst, Keryn Kapan, Sheila Roche, Debbie Bernadini. Dublin Director: Anne-Louise Kelly, Barbara Galavan, Suzanne Doyle, Jackie Bennett, Cecilia Coffey, Brigid Mooney, Cillian Guidear, Marc Coleman. Camp Commandant: John Clark  Tour Manager: Dennis Sheehan. Assistant to Dennis Sheehan: Theresa Pesco.

 

OTHER NOTES
Rattle and Hum was the follow up to The Joshua Tree, which had been one of the most successful albums of the 1980s.  But Rattle and Hum was more than an album, it was a mismash of live material mixed with new studio songs.  It was a double vinyl LP.  It was a movie.  It was a book.  And to many it was an overload.

But the album was a success.  It went to the top of the charts around the world upon release.  It spawned four successful singles, all of which were backed by new b-sides.  The film played in theatres for weeks, and did quite respectable for itself.  Not a Hollywood blockbuster, but it did just fine.


Previous Release:  The Joshua Tree (1987)
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