October (album)

October, U2's second studio album, was produced by Steve Lillywhite and released 12/10/1981. It presents a rock/post-punk music genre and is 41 minutes and 5 seconds long. The album recording was a bit more difficult after the briefcase containing Bono's lyrics was stolen by fans.

Cover/Sleeve Design
The album cover shows the first coloured picture of the band featuring an album/single cover.

Reception
Rolling Stone magazine rates October with 3 stars out of 5. The album peaked number 11 in the United Kingdom charts.

As Edge said, ''A lot of people who liked Boy were disappointed by October, while people who didn't like Boy, preferred October... you can't come to terms with our music in one or to listens. I think October will prove to be a very importat album for the band.''

Tracks
1. 'Gloria' (4:14)

2. 'I Fall Down' (3:39)

3. 'I Threw A Brick Through A Window' (4:54)

4. 'Rejoice' (3:37)

5. 'Fire' (3:51)

6. 'Tomorrow' (4:39)

7. 'October' (2:21)

8. 'With A Shout (Jerusalem)' (4:02)

9. 'Stranger In A Strange Land' (3:56)

10. 'Scarlet' (2:53)

11. 'Is That All?' (2:59)

Singles/EPs
The singles Fire (1981) and Gloria (1981) are from October.