The Joshua Tree - 1987
Billboard Review 3/28/87 - No change in formula - almost every song is a thought provocing piece of rock that slowly builds to a crescendo - but here it is carried out to near perfection with the help of producers Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Steve Lillywhite, who mixed three songs. First single, "With or Without You," flew out of the box, picking up top 40 adds right and left as well as rock play, and the album reportedly shipped platinum; seven-month world tour and second Amnesty International benefit should push sales far beyond that.