Duals | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 11 May 2011 | |||
Recorded | 1987—2011 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 64:11 | |||
Producer | Various | |||
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Duals is a compilation album by the Irish rock band U2. It was released in April 2011 to u2.com subscribers. [1]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artists | Length |
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1. | "Where the Streets Have No Name" | U2 | U2 | U2 and Soweto Gospel Choir | 5:39 |
2. | "The Wanderer" | Bono | U2 | U2 and Johnny Cash | 4:44 |
3. | "Falling at Your Feet" | Bono and Danny Lanois | Bono and Danny Lanois | Bono and Danny Lanois | 4:55 |
4. | "Miss Sarajevo" | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers and Luciano Pavarotti | 5:44 |
5. | "Slow Dancing" | Bono and The Edge | U2 | U2 and Willie Nelson | 4:01 |
6. | "The Saints Are Coming" | Richard Jobson, Stuart Adamson | Richard Jobson, Stuart Adamson | U2 and Green Day | 3:22 |
7. | "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (Live from Auckland) | U2, additional lyrics by Jay-Z | U2 | U2 and Jay-Z | 4:30 |
8. | "One" | Bono | U2 | U2 and Mary J. Blige | 4:22 |
9. | "When Love Comes To Town" | Bono | U2 | U2 and B. B. King | 4:15 |
10. | "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (Live at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) | Bono and The Edge | U2 | U2 and Mick Jagger | 4:29 |
11. | "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" | Robert Hunter, Bono, The Edge and Simon Carmody | U2, The Dubliners, Kíla | U2, The Dubliners, Kíla, A Band of Bowsies | 4:51 |
12. | "I'm Not Your Baby" | Bono | U2 | U2 and Sinéad O'Connor | 5:50 |
13. | "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" (Hybrid Mix) | Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z | Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z | Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge, Rihanna | 4:22 |
14. | "Drunk Chicken / America" | Allen Ginsberg | U2 | U2 and Allen Ginsberg | 1:34 |
15. | "Amazing Grace" | John Newton | William Walker | U2 and Soweto Gospel Choir | 1:34 |
Total length: | 64:11 |
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