On the B-side the 12″ single is “Spanish Eyes,” a rough rocker as compared to its A-side that is more reminiscent of U2’s earlier recordings, while “Deep in the Heart” is more U2-emotive and sparse.

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The Joshua Tree marked U2′s ascension from “heroes to superstars” (Rolling Stone), generated their only #1 singles in the US (“With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”) and became one of the world’s best-selling albums of all-time, earning placement in the National Recording Registry by the US Library of Congress. It was their 5th LP and went to #1 virtually everywhere, including the US and the UK. It’s also tangled up in a lot of teenage angst, heartbreak and joy for me as being 15 almost 16 is super-complicated. Thirty-five years later, I still really love it – every single soaring, over-the-top jangled note. Besides the two #1 singles, I particularly love “Where the Streets Have No Name” (#4 UK, #13 US), “Running to Stand Still,” “In God’s Country” (#44 US) and “One Tree Hill.” “Mothers of the Disappeared” is also beautiful but so devastatingly sad that it’s difficult to listen to, especially knowing that it’s about the the Madres de Plaza de Mayo whose children were “forcibly disappeared” at the hands of the Argentine and Chilean dictatorships. (Wiki)

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Here is what I wrote in 2015:

U2 “The Joshua Tree,” gatefold, released on this day March 9 in 1987. Island Records. I received this album soon after its release in ‘87 as an Easter present from my parents. My dad has a quirky talent for treasure hunts so every Easter he’d hide an Easter basket (when I was little) and then something more mature (like a U2 record) as I got older. (He now has upped his game considerably for his grandson and the treasure hunts have become elaborate 1-2 hour searches.) I was just shy of 16 years old in March ‘87, knew his hiding style well and found “The Joshua Tree” after about 10 minutes of searching behind a large canvas painting that hung in our living room.

The Joshua Tree is a true classic: most of the songs are still musically relevant and fresh after almost 30 years so it’s no surprise that it is one of the world’s best-selling albums of all time. Tinged with longing and sadness, it is perfect for road trips and/or wallowing in the depths of any kind of personal loss. “With Or Without You” was always a go-to song during adolescent heartbreak, as was “Running to Stand Still,” which still gives me literal chills. “Where the Streets Have No Name” evokes the expanse of the American west perfectly, while “Bullet the Blue Sky” punches that west in the gut. But with “In God’s Country” and “One Tree Hill” the love for our wild open spaces comes back with a feeling of hope and optimism and I want drive fast through mountains and deserts, windows down and the sun shining.

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“The Joshua Tree” is a true classic: most of the songs are still musically relevant and fresh after almost 30 years so it’s no surprise that it is one of the world’s best-selling albums of all time. Tinged with longing and sadness, it is perfect for road trips and/or wallowing in the depths of any kind of personal loss. “With Or Without You” was always a go-to song during adolescent heartbreak, as was “Running to Stand Still,” which still gives me literal chills. “Where the Streets Have No Name” evokes the expanse of the American west perfectly, while “Bullet the Blue Sky” punches that west in the gut. But with “In God’s Country” and “One Tree Hill” the love for our wild open spaces comes back with a feeling of hope and optimism and I want drive fast through mountains and deserts, windows down and the sun shining.

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