U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976. The group comprises Bono,the Edge,Adam Clayton,and Larry Mullen Jr.. Initially rooted in post-punk,U2's musical style has evolved throughout their career,yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's chiming,effects-based guitar sounds. Bono's lyrics,often embellished with spiritual imagery,focus on personal and sociopolitical themes. Popular for their live performances,the group have staged several elaborate tours over their career.
The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno,and was released on 9 March 1987 by Island Records. In contrast to the ambient experimentation of their 1984 release,The Unforgettable Fire,the band aimed for a harder-hitting sound within the limitation of conventional song structures on The Joshua Tree. The album is influenced by American and Irish roots music,and through sociopolitically conscious lyrics embellished with spiritual imagery,it contrasts the group's antipathy for the "real America" with their fascination with the "mythical America".
Gold is the second studio album by American musician Ryan Adams. It was released September 25,2001,by Lost Highway Records. The album remains Adams' best-selling album,certifying gold in the UK and going on to sell 364,000 copies in the U.S. and 812,000 worldwide. Adams noted that "with Gold,I was trying to prove something to myself. I wanted to invent a modern classic."
Kurt Erik Nilsen is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the first season of the Norwegian reality show Idol,which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of Pop Idol called World Idol on 1 January 2004,featuring winners of the various national Idol shows.
The Corrs are an Irish family band consisting of siblings Andrea,Sharon,Caroline and Jim. Their music combines pop rock with traditional Irish themes. They are from Dundalk in County Louth,Ireland.
Zooropa is the eighth studio album by Irish rock band U2. Produced by Flood,Brian Eno,and the Edge,it was released on 5 July 1993 on Island Records. Inspired by the band's experiences on the Zoo TV Tour,Zooropa expanded on many of the tour's themes of technology and media oversaturation. The record was a continuation of the group's experimentation with alternative rock,electronic dance music,and electronic sound effects that began with their previous album,Achtung Baby,in 1991.
Samuel Timothy McGraw is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums. 10 of those albums have reached number one on the Top Country Albums charts,with his 1994 breakthrough album Not a Moment Too Soon being the top country album of 1994. In total,McGraw's albums have produced 65 singles,25 of which have reached number one on the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts.
Andrea Jane Corr is an Irish musician and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline,Sharon and Jim. Aside from singing lead vocals,Corr plays the tin whistle,the mandolin,the ukulele and the piano.
Borrowed Heaven is the fourth studio album by Irish rock band The Corrs,released through Atlantic Records on 31 May 2004. The album was produced by Olle Romo.
VH1 Presents:The Corrs,Live in Dublin is an album of live performances recorded by Irish pop rock band the Corrs in Dublin,Ireland,accompanied by the Irish Film Orchestra. The album features the Corrs performing previously released songs with slight remixes. Album highlights include two duets with Bono of U2 —performing Ryan Adams' "When the Stars Go Blue",and the Lee Hazlewood/Nancy Sinatra song "Summer Wine". The Corrs also performed Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing",featuring a guitar solo by Ronnie Wood,who later also performed alongside them for the Rolling Stones song "Ruby Tuesday".
"One" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their seventh album,Achtung Baby (1991),and it was released as the record's third single on 24 February 1992. During the album's recording sessions at Hansa Studios in Berlin,conflict arose between the band members over the direction of U2's sound and the quality of their material. Tensions almost prompted the band to break up until they achieved a breakthrough with the improvisation of "One";the song was written after the band members were inspired by a chord progression that guitarist the Edge was playing in the studio. The lyrics,written by lead singer Bono,were inspired by the band members' fractured relationships and the German reunification. Although the lyrics ostensibly describe "disunity",they have been interpreted in other ways.
"With or Without You" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their fifth studio album,The Joshua Tree (1987),and was released as the album's lead single on 16 March 1987. The song was the group's most successful single at the time,becoming their first number-one hit in both the United States and Canada by topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and the RPM national singles chart for one week,with a further three weeks at number two.
"Beautiful Day" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the first track on their tenth studio album,All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000),and was released as the album's lead single on 9 October 2000. The song was a commercial success,helping launch the album to multi-platinum status,and is one of U2's biggest hits to date.
Anthony "Anto" Drennan is an Irish guitarist and bassist noted for his involvement with the Corrs,Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics.
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their eleventh studio album,How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004),and was released as the album's second single worldwide except in North America on 7 February 2005. Originally titled "Tough",the song is lyrically about the relationship between the band's lead vocalist Bono and his father Bob Hewson,who died of cancer in 2001.
"Vertigo" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track on their eleventh studio album,How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004). It was released to radio as the album's lead single on 8 November 2004,and upon release,it received extensive airplay. The song was an international success,bolstered by its usage in a television advertisement featuring the band for Apple's iPod digital music player. The song lent its name to the band's 2005–2006 Vertigo Tour.
"Walk On" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the fourth track on their tenth studio album,All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000). The song was first released in Canada on 20 February 2001,then was given a UK release in November of the same year;it was the album's second single in Canada and the fourth internationally. The song was written about Burmese academic Aung San Suu Kyi,who was the chairperson of the National League for Democracy and was placed under house arrest from 1989 until 2010 for her pro-democracy activities,which led to the song being banned in Burma. The song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year at the 2002 ceremony,marking the first time an artist had won the award in consecutive years for songs from the same album.
"Sweetest Thing" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It was originally released as a B-side on the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single in 1987. The song was later re-recorded and re-released as a single in October 1998 for the band's compilation album The Best of 1980–1990.
The Corrs are an Irish folk rock/pop band consisting of siblings Andrea,Sharon,Caroline and Jim Corr. Formed in their hometown of Dundalk,Ireland,in 1990,the band's discography includes seven studio albums,three live albums and three compilation albums,as well as six video albums and twenty-six singles. This list does not include material recorded by The Corrs as solo artists.
"My Little Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw that reached the top three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was released in August 2006 as the second single from his compilation album Tim McGraw Reflected:Greatest Hits Vol. 2. The song was also featured on the 2006 film,Flicka,which McGraw starred in. It was nominated by the Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Song in 2006. McGraw co-wrote the song with Tom Douglas,making it the first single of McGraw's career that he had a hand in writing.
