SATURDAY'S SINGLES : U2 and THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN

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Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. It was on this day in 1943, that English keyboardist, Vincent Crane, best known for his work in the psychedelic rock band, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, was born. He passed away February 14, 1989, at age 45, from an overdose. With him in mind we spotlight their transatlantic hit, "Fire". The song was released June of 1968 in the UK, and September of that same year in the US on the Atlantic label.  The tune was written by Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker and produced by Kit Lambert, and Pete Townshend. It hailed from the group's self titled debut and peaked at #7 in Australia, #4 in the Netherlands, #3 in Germany, Switzerland, and Belgium, #2 in the US, and #1 in Canada and the UK. It's B-side is "Rest Cure", from the same LP.

Arthur Brown – vocals
Vincent Crane – keyboards, vibes, musical arrangements and orchestration
Nick Greenwood (billed as "Sean Nicholas") – bass guitar
Drachen Theaker – drums

Pete Townshend – associate producer
Kit Lambert – producer

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Our second single was number one on this day in 1987. "With Or Without You" by by Irish rock band U2. The track was released March 16, 1987 on the Island label, written by U2 and Bono and produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. It was the lead single and third song off their 5th album, The Joshua Tree. It reached #23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts, #5 in Finland, Spain, and New Zealand, #4 in the UK, #3 in Belgium, #2 in the Netherlands, and #1 in Canada, Ireland, Poland, the Hot 100, the Album Rock Tracks chart, and the Cash Box Top 100. It's flip side is "Walk To The Water", a non album track. 

U2

Bono – lead vocals
The Edge – guitar, backing vocals
Adam Clayton – bass guitar
Larry Mullen Jr. – drums

Daniel Lanois – production
Brian Eno – DX7 programming, production
Flood – recording
Pat McCarthy – recording assistance
Steve Lillywhite – mixing

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