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The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 9 March 1987 on Island.

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The Joshua Tree entered the US album charts at N. and reached No. 1 three weeks later. It was U2's first album to reach N. in the United States. In 1999, The Joshua Tree was awarded the RIAA's highest certification, Diamond, with 10 million units sold. The album also peaked at N. on the UK, Canadian, West German, Dutch and Australian charts. In Switzerland, the album reached N. on the charts and stayed there for a total of 33 weeks. The album and sleeve cover also placed No. 1 in Rolling Stone magazine's annual Music Awards chosen by readers

Using the textured sonics of The Unforgettable Fire as a basis, U2 expanded those innovations by scaling back the songs to a personal setting and adding a grittier attack for its follow-up, The Joshua Tree. It's a move that returns them to the sweeping, anthemic rock of War, but if War was an exploding political bomb, The Joshua Tree is a journey through its aftermath, trying to find sense and hope in the desperation.

About The Joshua Tree. Even following 1984’s The Unforgettable Fire, few could have guessed that U2 would drop one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Released on 9 March, 1987, The Joshua Tree was a record concerned with the state of America. The eleven tracks within were informed by personal tragedy, political upheaval and Bono’s own experiences volunteering in South America. It’s no surprise that the album went on to win Album of the Year at the 1988 Annual Grammy Awards. It remains to this day one of the highest-selling albums of all time, shipping over 25 million copies. In 2014, the Library of Congress selected the album for preservation as a culturally, historically or aesthetically significant work. The Joshua Tree Q&A.

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The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released March 9, 1987 on Island Records. Recording sessions took place from July to November of 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin. The album features the band's exploration of roots rock, with their music exhibiting influences from blues-rock, folk rock, Southern rock, and gospel music. Lyrically, The Joshua Tree depicts the band's fascination with America and many of the ideas it stands for. The album was produced and engineered by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released March 9, 1987 on Island Records.

Background Information. The Joshua Tree was the 1987 album by U2. It was the fifth studio album by the band. The title is a reference to a type of yucca tree that can be found in the deserts in areas like California, and it is a Joshua tree that is pictured amongst the images that make up The Joshua Tree album. Album recording began in January 1986 in Ireland, with the band working in a combination of houses and studios

The Joshua Tree was a culmination of everything the Irish foursome had been working toward since the late ‘70s. Pre-Tree, U2 had enjoyed considerable success in the United States, particularly as a live act. As their spiky post-punk grew artsier and more arena-worthy, the onetime Joy Division super fans became increasingly fascinated with America. The resulting mix of European and Yankee sensibilities fertilized The Joshua Tree. The album is heavily front-loaded, but beyond that opening triptych of timeless radio staples, The Joshua Tree is mostly filler-free and packed with everything people love or hate about U2. For starters, it’s got three of their best political songs. Red Hill Mining Town is a coal-fired rocker about hanging on to hope during the 1984 British miners strike.