A Sort of Homecoming
~ Recording by U2
Annotation
GBUM70817514: 2009 remaster
Annotation last modified on 2023-05-20 21:15 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) | 822 898-2 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | U25 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 90231-2 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 822 898-1 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | D 53132 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | A2-90231 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:29 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 7 90231-2 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:29 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | CCID-102 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:29 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (manufactured by JVC, Japan; orange disc printing) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 7 90231-2 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 26209 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album | Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | U25 | |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (BMG music club release) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 422‐822 898‐2, 7 90231‐2, 90231‐2, D 154515 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (club editon, made in U.S.A. by WEA Manufacturing Inc.) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | A2-90231 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (distributed by Ariola – magenta design theme continued to back) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 610 194-222, CID 102 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (manufactured by JVC, Japan; purple disc printing) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 7 90231-2, 90231-2 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:29 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 610 194, 610 194-222 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:29 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 90231-2, CID 102 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 7 90231-1 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | CID 102 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Polystar (Japan) | P35D-20002 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | CID-102 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:29 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Polystar (Japan) | P24D-10052 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (clear hub) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 422-822 898-2 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:29 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Phonogram | 822 898-2 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:30 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (MFSL remaster) | U2 | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 624 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:26 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-207 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | MMTCD 1988 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Island Masters | 822 898-2, IMCD 236 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:29 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | PHCR-4837 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| 1792401 | |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (Deluxe Edition Remastered) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 2701403 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:29 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | B0013201-02 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (remastered deluxe edition) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | B0013367-00 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (2015 Kiosk Collection) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 5363999 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (Mastered for iTunes) | U2 | Album |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | 1443184272 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | UICI-9058 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 7 90231-2, D 154515 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (silver hub) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 422-822 898-2 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (BMG club edition, PDO pressing) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 7 90231-2, D 154515 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire (longbox) | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 7 90231-2, 90231-2 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | CDCID 102 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.2 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:26 | U2 | A Sort of Homecoming | U2 | Single |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | PR 701 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:26 | U2 | A Sort of Homecoming | U2 | Single |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | PR 701 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:22 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire / The Million Dollar Hotel | U2 | Album + Soundtrack |
| 422-822 898-2 | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 206 530, 206 530-620 |
| 1.1 | A Sort of Homecoming | 5:28 | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | Album | Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | CID-102 | |
Relationships
| additional engineer: | Kevin Killen |
|---|---|
| assistant engineer: | Randy Ezratty (engineer) |
| engineer and producer: | Brian Eno Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) |
| lead vocals: | Bono (singer of U2) |
| music videos: | A Sort of Homecoming |
|---|
| recording of: | A Sort of Homecoming |
|---|
Related works
A Sort of Homecoming
| lyricist: | Bono (singer of U2) |
|---|---|
| composer: | Bono (singer of U2) Adam Clayton The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) Larry Mullen, Jr. |
Play on ListenBrainz