Songs of Experience

by U2

Songs of Experience cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 December 2017
  • Label: Island
  • Country: Ireland
  • Length: 1:07:46
  • Community rating: 2.28/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Steve Lillywhite, Andrew Barlow, Jacknife Lee, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Bono, The Edge, Ryan Tedder

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the thematic companion to 2014's 'Songs of Innocence', the legendary Irish quartet's fourteenth studio album draws inspiration from William Blake's poetry collection. The record features a highly polished, arena-ready pop-rock sound shaped by multiple prominent producers, including Jacknife Lee and Ryan Tedder. Bono's lyrics take the form of intimate letters addressed to his family, friends, and fans following a significant health scare.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Love Is All We Have Left (2:41)
  2. Lights Of Home (4:16)
  3. You鈥檙e The Best Thing About Me (3:45)
  4. Get Out Of Your Own Way (3:58)
  5. American Soul (4:21)
  6. Summer Of Love (3:24)
  7. Red Flag Day (3:19)
  8. The Showman (Little More Better) (3:23)
  9. The Little Things That Give You Away (4:55)
  10. Landlady (4:01)
  11. The Blackout (4:45)
  12. Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way (4:00)
  13. 13 (There is A Light) (4:19)
  14. Ordinary Love - Extraordinary Mix (3:47)
  15. Book Of Your Heart (3:55)
  16. Lights Of Home - St Peter's String Version (4:33)
  17. You鈥檙e The Best Thing About Me - U2 Vs. Kygo (4:16)

Credits

  • U2 - primary artist, music by, written-by
  • Adam Clayton - bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen Jr. - drums, percussion
  • The Edge - guitar, vocals, keyboards
  • Bono - lyrics by, vocals
  • Alana Haim - written-by
  • Ariel Rechtshaid - written-by
  • Danielle Haim - written-by

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