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Album: Songs of Experience [Deluxe Edition]
# Song Title   Time
1)    Love Is All We Have Left More Info...
2)    Lights of Home More Info...
3)    You're the Best Thing About Me More Info...
4)    Get Out of Your Own Way More Info...
5)    American Soul More Info...
6)    Summer of Love More Info...
7)    Red Flag Day More Info...
8)    The Showman (Little More Better) More Info...
9)    The Little Things That Give You Away More Info...
10)    Landlady More Info...
11)    The Blackout More Info...
12)    Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way More Info...
13)    13 (There Is a Light) More Info...
14)    Ordinary Love (Extraordinary Mix) More Info...
15)    Book of Your Heart More Info...
16)    Lights of Home (St. Peter's String Version) More Info...
17)    You're the Best Thing About Me More Info...
 
Album: Songs of Experience [Deluxe Edition]
# Song Title   Time
1)    Love Is All We Have Left More Info...
2)    Lights of Home More Info...
3)    You're the Best Thing About Me More Info...
4)    Get Out of Your Own Way More Info...
5)    American Soul More Info...
6)    Summer of Love More Info...
7)    Red Flag Day More Info...
8)    The Showman (Little More Better) More Info...
9)    The Little Things That Give You Away More Info...
10)    Landlady More Info...
11)    The Blackout More Info...
12)    Love Is Bigger Than Anything in Its Way More Info...
13)    13 (There Is a Light) More Info...
14)    Ordinary Love (Extraordinary Mix) More Info...
15)    Book of Your Heart More Info...
16)    Lights of Home (St. Peter's String Version) More Info...
17)    You're the Best Thing About Me More Info...
 
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  • Personnel: The Edge (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Bono (vocals); Duncan Stewart (guitar); Adam Clayton (bass guitar).
  • Recording information: Electric Lady Studios; Hanover Quay; Neptune Valley; Strathmore House; The Church Studios; The Garage, Topanga; The Woodshed; Uno Mas Studio; Waterloo Studio; Windmill Lane Studios.
  • Photographer: Anton Corbijn.
  • "I shouldn't be here because I should be dead" sings Bono on "Lights of Home," the second track on Songs of Experience, the long-delayed sequel to 2014's Songs of Innocence. It's not merely a turn of phrase. Two months after U2 unleashed Songs of Innocence on the world, Bono injured himself in a bicycle accident so severe he suspected he may never play guitar again. He recovered, but his misfortune derailed plans for the band to wrap up Songs of Experience swiftly, so U2 decided to take their time. A version of the record neared completion in 2016, but that year's twin elections of Brexit and Trump spurred U2 to revise the album, as they decided they couldn't release a record that didn't address such cataclysmic political events. Retro-conning the existing Songs of Experience material to suit the political climate wasn't the easiest task and the album often shows its seams, particularly when Bono decides to tackle the crisis head-on: the line "Democracy is flat on its back, Jack" arrives with a thud on "The Blackout," but it's nothing compared to "American Soul," an ode to real America where the singer and the band engage in a battle of hams. "American Soul" also features a line -- and no more -- by Kendrick Lamar, the rapper who is on the vanguard of popular music in 2017 (no less of an authority than David Bowie cited Lamar as an influence on his final album, Blackstar). Typical to many modern records, Songs of Experience is the result of many cooks: Jacknife Lee and Ryan Tedder claim the main production credits, with Andy Barlow, Jolyon Thomas, and old friend Steve Lillywhite responsible for additional production, whatever that may be. With all these hands, it's not much of a surprise that Songs of Experience feels diverse, its modernist moments -- like Bono embracing pitch-shifted vocals -- counterbalancing feints toward U2's arena rock past. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "If experience has taught U2 anything, it is that a great new song can still feel like the first day of the rest of your life. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE is that innocence renewed."

Clash (Magazine) - "[T]heir most cohesive and heartfelt in almost 15 years. Perhaps for the first time in their long and illustrious career, U2 are content with simply being themselves and right now, that appears to be more than enough."
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