- rock, post-punk, alternative
- 42 min
- 11 tracks
- Island
Boy is the debut studio album by the Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite and was released on 20 October 1980 by Island Records. Boy contains songs from the band's 40-song repertoire at the time, including two tracks that were re-recorded from their original versions on the group's debut release, the EP Three.
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Character
Grave, spare, character-led and earnest.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Hot Press11/12
- The Muncie Evening Press9/10
- Record Mirror5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone (Debra Rae Cohen)3.5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone (Dave Marsh)4/5 ★
- Smash Hits/10
- Sounds4.5/5 ★
- The Village VoiceC+
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The Austin Chronicle4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.3/10
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10
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Tracks
- 1I Will Follow3:36
- 2Twilight4:20
- 3An Cat Dubh6:21
- 4Into the Heart1:53
- 5Out of Control4:15
- 6Stories for Boys3:01
- 7The Ocean1:33
- 8A Day Without Me3:11
- 9Another Time, Another Place4:33
- 10The Electric Co.4:48
- 11Shadows and Tall Trees4:35
11 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- U2
- Label
- Island
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- CA
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