October ( Russian "October" ) is the second studio album of the Irish rock band U2 , released in 1981.
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Studio Album U2 | |||||||
Date of issue | October 12, 1981 | ||||||
Recorded by | Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin , July - August 1981 | ||||||
Genre | Alternative rock Post punk | ||||||
Duration | 41:08 | ||||||
Producer | Steve Lillywight | ||||||
A country | Ireland | ||||||
Label | Island records | ||||||
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Timeline U2 | |||||||
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Content
List of Songs
Music - U2, Lyrics - Bono.
- Side a
- Gloria 4:13
- “I Fall Down” - 3:39
- “I Threw a Brick Through a Window” - 4:54
- Rejoice - 3:38
- “Fire” - 3:51
- Side b
- Tomorrow 4:39
- “October” - 2:20
- "With a Shout" - 4:02
- Stranger in a Strange Land - 3:56
- Scarlet - 2:54
- “Is That All?” - 3:01
- Bono - guitar, harmonica, vocals;
- Adam Clayton - bass;
- Edge - guitar, keyboards, piano;
- Larry Mullen Jr. - drums.
Mastering - Barry Diament. Manager - Paul McGuinness.
Chart Positions
- 104th place (1981) - Billboard Pop Albums chart (1 million copies sold)
- 107th place (1987) - Billboard 200 chart
- 11th place - Great Britain (300 thousand copies sold)