Boy is the debut studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite and was released on 20 October 1980 by Island Records. Boy contains songs from the band's 40-song repertoire at the time, including two tracks that were re-recorded from their original versions on the group's debut release, the EP Three.

Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album, Boy (1980). Works such as their first UK number-one album, War (1983), and singles "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group.

The Irish rock band U2 has released 15 studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, 84 singles, and nine extended plays (EPs). [1][2] The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 as teenagers. In 1979, the group issued their first release, the EP U2-3, which sold well in Ireland.

“Boy” was U2’s first commercially released full length album. The album was recorded in 1980 in Dublin. Originally U2 had approached Martin Hannett, who produced “11 O’Clock Tick Tock,” to produce the “Boy” album as well. However, the suicide of Ian Curtis, the front man of Joy Division in May 1980 left Hannett unwilling to step into the role.

Boy is the debut studio album by Irish rock band U2.

Boy was voted Best Album, Best Debut Album, and Best Album Sleeve in the Hot Press Irish National Poll Results. It peaked at No. 52 on the UK album charts and No. 63 on the US album charts. In the US, it was certified platinum by the RIAA. A digitally remastered edition of Boy was released in 2008.

2015年10月20日 · But when they released their debut album Boy on Oct. 20, 1980, U2 were just another group of four working-class kids hoping for a break. They came from Dublin, but it might as well have been...

2016年8月22日 · In late October 1980, U2 released their debut album, Boy. Poised, majestic and ambitious, it announced that a formidable new act had arrived. What on earth happened …

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2022年3月10日 · Formed at a Dublin comprehensive school in the mid '70s, U2 have sold north of 175 million albums worldwide. Here are the quartet's 14 studio albums rated and ranked. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. U2 are one of the world's most divisive bands.