80s Music Central News

More details have emerged about the new U2 retrospective, U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990, due out Nov. 3rd. The group recently headed back into the studio with producer Steve Lillywhite to enhance the previously released b-side track, "Sweetest Thing," by adding new vocals and instrumentation. The song was originally recorded as part of the sessions for The Joshua Tree, but was relegated to the flip side of the "Where The Streets Have No Name" single when "Thing" couldn't be completed in time to make the album. U2 plans to release the revamped version of "Sweetest Thing" as a new single on Sept. 29th. The new 14-track record is the first in a pair of 'greatest hits' albums from the band. U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990 will be available at a reduced cost when released as a limited edition double-CD, in which it will be packaged with a 15-track compilation of b-sides taken from U2's singles.