Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2

Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2 is a U2 tribute album recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in May 1998.[2] It was released on April 20, 1999. Although it was released in 1999, it contains no material more recent than on U2's 1991 album Achtung Baby.[3][4] The album was re-released on June 23, 2003 under the title The Hits of U2.[5]

Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
Studio album by
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
ReleasedApril 20, 1999
RecordedCTS Studios, London, May 1998
GenreOrchestral, easy listening, instrumental rock
LabelMusic Club Records
ProducerMike Townend, Gill Townend
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology
Sensuality
(1999)		 Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
(1999)		 Plays Lennon and McCartney
(1999)
Alternative Cover
2003 re-release cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The original cover art of the album is a parody on the cover of U2's 1988 album Rattle and Hum.

Track listing

Unlike previous tribute albums by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, such as the 1996 tribute to Pink Floyd, Pride is entirely instrumental and contains no lyrics. It covers material from five U2 albums; War, The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum, and Achtung Baby.

  1. "Pride (In the Name of Love)" – 5:42
  2. "Even Better Than the Real Thing" – 4:58
  3. "Desire" – 4:02
  4. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" – 6:19
  5. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" – 5:37
  6. "One" – 5:03
  7. "Angel of Harlem" – 4:16
  8. "When Love Comes to Town" – 4:29
  9. "New Year's Day" – 4:55
  10. "Two Hearts Beat as One" – 4:53
  11. "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" – 6:44
  12. "All I Want Is You" – 5:00

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Discogs, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Pride : The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
  3. U2wanderer.org, Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2
  4. Answers.com, Plays the Music of U2: Pride
  5. Allmusic, Hits of U2
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