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Real Name:
David Howell Evans
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Born in East London on 8 August 1961 of Welsh parents, moved to Dublin in his youth. Guitarist and keyboard player with the Irish rock band, U2.
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Discography

Releases:
Snake Charmer (MiniAlbum) (4 versions)   Island Records 1983
Captive (Album) (5 versions)   Virgin ... 1986
Heroine (Theme From 'Captive') (3 versions)   Virgin ... 1986
Remixes:
Mysterious Ways (2 versions) Mysterious Ways Island Records ... 1991
Production:
Night & Day (12", Promo)   Island Records 1990
Red Hot + Blue (CD, Comp) Night And Day Chrysalis, Chrysalis 1990
Red Hot + Blue Promo (7")   Dyna Products Inc 1990
One (Maxi, Single) (7 versions) Satellite Of Love, Nig... Island Records ... 1992
A Brief History Of Ambient Volume 2: Imaginary Landscapes (2xCD, Comp, Album) Island Virgin Records America, Inc. 1993
Faraway, So Close! • Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album) (2 versions) Stay (Faraway, So Clos... EMI Electrola 1993
Lemon (Maxi) (6 versions)   Island Records 1993
Numb (Maxi) (4 versions)   Island Records ... 1993
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) - The Live Format (CD, Single, Dig) Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Island Records, Island Records 1993
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) - The Swing Format (Single, Maxi) (5 versions)   Island Records ... 1993
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) / I've Got You Under My Skin (Maxi, Single) (3 versions) Stay (Far Away, So Clo... Island Records 1993
Zooropa (CD, Maxi, Promo) Zooropa (Edit) Island Records 1993
Zooropa (Album) (11 versions)   Island Records ... 1993
Now Dance '94 Vol. 1 (2 versions) Lemon (Perfecto Mix) Virgin ... 1994
Pret-A-Porter: Music From The Motion Picture (CD) Lemon (Perfecto Mix) Columbia, Columbia 1994
104.9 (An XFM Compilation) (CD, Comp) Numb (The Soul Assassi... XFM Ltd. 1995
Batman Forever (Music From The Motion Picture) (Comp) (6 versions) Hold Me, Thrill Me, Ki... Atlantic 1995
Exclusives (Cass, Comp) Stay (Faraway So Close... Select Magazine 1995
Golden Eye (CD, Maxi, Promo)   Parlophone 1995
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (Original Music From The Motion Picture Batman Forever) (Single, Maxi) (5 versions) Hold Me, Thrill Me, Ki... Atlantic ... 1995
Melon - Remixes For Propaganda (CD, Promo)   Island Records 1995
Out Loud: For The Human Rights Of Lesbians And Gays (CD, Comp) Night And Day (Youth's... Knitting Factory Works 1995
Previously (CD, Single, Comp, Promo) Lemon Island Records 1996
The '96 Brit Awards (2xCD, Comp) Hold Me, Thrill Me, Ki... Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (UK) 1996
Last Night On Earth (Maxi, Single) (2 versions) Numb (The Soul Assassi... Island Records 1997
Please (CD, Single, CD1) Dirty Day (Junk Day), ... Island Records, Island Records 1997
So Far... The Best Of Sinéad O'Connor (CD, Comp) Heroine (Theme From Ca... Chrysalis, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1997
Music From The Motion Picture : The Million Dollar Hotel (CD, Album) The First Time Interscope Records 2000
Remixes From The '90s (2x12", Promo) Lemon (Jeep Mix) Island Records 2002
The Best Of 1990-2000 (Comp, Album) (5 versions)   Island Records ... 2002
The Best Of 1990-2000 & B-Sides (Comp) (3 versions)   Island Records ... 2002
The Essential Johnny Cash (Comp) (3 versions)   Sony Music Entertainment (Brazil) ... 2002
Collaborations (CD, Comp) Heroine (Theme From "C... EMI Records 2005
Ring Of Fire - The Legend Of Johnny Cash (CD) The Wanderer Universal Music (Netherlands) 2005
Defected Presents Def Mix Classics (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Lemon (Bad Yard Club Mix) Defected 2007
Defected Presents Def Mix Classics Part 2 (2xLP, Comp) Lemon (Bad Yard Club Mix) Defected 2007
Window In The Skies (Maxi, Single) (5 versions) Tower Of Song Universal Music (Japan) ... 2007
Mix:
Achtung Baby (Album) (17 versions) Mysterious Ways Island Records ... 1991
Mysterious Ways (Maxi, Single) (16 versions)   Island Records ... 1991
Melon - Remixes For Propaganda (CD, Promo) Mysterious Ways (The P... Island Records 1995
Popmart Sampler (2x12", Promo) Mysterious Ways (The P... Island Records 1997
Remixes From The '90s (2x12", Promo) Mysterious Ways (Solar... Island Records 2002
The Best Of 1990-2000 & B-Sides (Comp) (3 versions) Mysterious Ways Island Records ... 2002
18 Singles (Comp) (3 versions) Mysterious Ways Mercury ... 2006
U218 Singles (Comp) (8 versions) Mysterious Ways Universal Music (Australia) ... 2006
Under A Blood Red Sky (Album) (2 versions)   Universal Island Records ... 2008
Appears On:
Three (EP) (5 versions)   CBS 1979
Boy (Album) (27 versions)   Island Records ... 1980
October (Album) (15 versions)   Ariola Benelux ... 1981
Under A Blood Red Sky (U2 Live At Red Rocks) (Album) (4 versions)   Island Records ... 1983
War (Album) (22 versions) Seconds Island Records ... 1983
The Unforgettable Fire (Album, Comp) (19 versions)   Island Masters ... 1984
Robbie Robertson (Album) (2 versions) Sweet Fire Of Love, Te... Geffen Records ... 1987
The Joshua Tree (Album) (35 versions)   Island Records ... 1987
Rattle And Hum (Album) (12 versions) Van Diemen's Land Island Records ... 1988
Mystery Girl (Album) (2 versions) She's A Mystery To Me Virgin Records America ... 1989
New York, New York (12", W/Lbl) New York, New York rooArt 1990
Philadelphia Special (LP, Uno)   The Swingin' Pig 1990
Red Hot + Blue (CD, Comp) Night And Day Chrysalis, Chrysalis 1990
Achtung Baby (Album) (18 versions) So Cruel Island Records ... 1991
The Fly (Single, Maxi) (12 versions) Alex Descends Into Hel... Island Records ... 1991
One (Maxi, Single) (7 versions) Satellite Of Love Island Records ... 1992
Slide On This (Cass, Album)   Continuum Records, Continuum Records 1992
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Single, Maxi) (9 versions) Who's Gonna Ride Your ... Island Records ... 1992
A Brief History Of Ambient Volume 2: Imaginary Landscapes (2xCD, Comp, Album) Island Virgin Records America, Inc. 1993
D.J. Herbie "Atomico" Compilation (CD, Comp, Mixed) Numb Discomagic Records 1993
Party Mix Compilation (CD, Comp, Mixed) Numb Discomagic Records 1993
Reality Bites: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Comp) All I Want Is You RCA 1993
Stay (Faraway, So Close!) - The Live Format (CD, Single, Dig) Slow Dancing, Slow Dan... Island Records, Island Records 1993
Zooropa (Cass, Album) Lemon, The Wanderer Island Records 1993
Golden Eye (Maxi, Single) (6 versions)   Parlophone ... 1995
Goldeneye (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Album) Goldeneye Virgin Records (Australia), Virgin Records America, Inc. (Europe) 1995
Miss Sarajevo (Maxi) (2 versions)   Island Records 1995
Original Soundtracks 1 (Comp, Album) (5 versions) Your Blue Room, Corpse... Island Records 1995
Shag Tobacco (Album) (4 versions) Little Black Dress Island Masters ... 1995
The James Bond EP (12", EP) Golden Eye (Goldfinger... Regular Records 1995
The James Bond Theme (CD, Maxi) Golden Eye (Radio Edit... Regular Records 1995
Your Blue Room (Edit) (CD, Single, Promo)   Island Records 1995
Miss Sarajevo (Dance Version) (Maxi) (2 versions)   Dance Street Records 1996
Platin - Das Album Der Megastars (2xCD, Comp) Goldeneye Warner Special Marketing GmbH 1996
Undark 3396 (CD, Album, Dig)   em:t 1996
Wildest Dreams (Album) (2 versions) Goldeneye Parlophone 1996
With Or Without You (Maxi) (2 versions)   House Nation ... 1996
Discothèque (Single) (5 versions)   Island Records 1997
If God Will Send His Angels (CD, Single) Sunday Bloody Sunday (... Island Records 1997
Last Night On Earth (Single) (3 versions) Last Night On Earth (F... Island Records 1997
Mofo (Maxi) (3 versions)   Island Records ... 1997
New Voices Vol. 14 (CD, Comp, Car) Discotheque (David Mor... Rolling Stone (Germany) 1997
Now - That's What I Call Music! 5 (18 Non-Stop Hits) (CD, Comp) Staring At The Sun EMI, Virgin, PolyGram 1997
Now That's What I Call Music! 36 (2xCD) Discothèque EMI Records, Virgin, Polygram 1997
Please (Popheart Live EP) (Single) (3 versions) Please (Live From Rott... Island Records 1997
Pop (Album) (4 versions)   Island Records ... 1997
So Far... The Best Of Sinéad O'Connor (CD, Comp) Heroine (Theme From Ca... Chrysalis, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1997
Staring At The Sun (Single) (5 versions)   Island Records ... 1997
Agogo (Comp) (2 versions) Mysterious Ways Wax Trax! Records ... 1998
City Of Angels - Music From The Motion Picture (Cass, Comp) If God Will Send His A... Warner Music (Poland), Warner Music (Poland) 1998
Planet Electrica - Protection (Comp) (2 versions) Mofo (Phunk Phorce Mix) Elf Records Ltd. ... 1998
The Best Of 1980-1990 (CD, Comp)   Island Records 1998
All That You Can't Leave Behind (Album) (7 versions) Beautiful Day, Elevati... Island Records ... 2000
Beautiful Day (Single) (6 versions) Beautiful Day, Summer ... Island Records ... 2000
Fantasies (CD) Miss Sarajevo (Origina... Fortissimo Records (2) 2000
Summer Rain (CD, Promo, Ltd)   InterScope Records 2000
Undark One - Strange Familiar (CD)   Instinct Records 2000
(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free/One (CD, Maxi, Enh)   Wildcard 2001
3 Live Tracks From Boston (CD, Maxi, Promo) Gone Interscope Records 2001
A Place Called Home (CD, Album) Sunday Bloody Sunday Supersonic Records (2), BMG 2001
Elevation (European Tour Edition) (Single) (5 versions) Elevation (Tomb Raider... Island Records ... 2001
Lady Marmalade (CD, Single) Elephant Love Medley Festival Mushroom Records 2001
Moulin Rouge - Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film (Comp) (5 versions) Elephant Love Medley Interscope Records ... 2001
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (Single) (7 versions) Stuck In A Moment You ... Island Records ... 2001
Tomb Raider - Music From The Motion Picture (2 versions) Elevation (Tomb Raider... Elektra ... 2001
Walk On (Single) (4 versions)   Island Records 2001
What's Going On (Maxi) (4 versions) What's Going On (The L... Play-Tone ... 2001
50 Years Of The Greatest Hit Singles (2xCD, Comp) Where The Streets Have... Virgin 2002
7 (CD, EP, Ltd) Elevation (Influx Mix) Interscope Records 2002
Carte Blanche Volume I (CD, Comp) Walk On EMI Catalogue Marketing 2002
Electrical Storm (Maxi, Single) (3 versions) New York (Nice Mix), N... Island Records ... 2002
More Than Hits: 18 Non-Stop Party Hits (CD, Comp) Elevation (Tomb Raider... BMG, Universal Music (Brazil), EMI Music (Brazil), Jive 2002
The Best Of 1990-2000 (Comp, Album) (4 versions) Beautiful Day, The Han... Island Records ... 2002
The Best Of 1990-2000 & B-Sides (Comp) (3 versions) Beautiful Day, The Han... Island Records ... 2002
The World Is Not Enough (007 The Best Of James Bond) (CD) Goldeneye (Main Title) Golden Stars 2002
50 Years Of The Greatest Hit Singles - Platinum Collection (2xCD, Comp) Sweetest Thing Virgin, Virgin 2003
Best Rock FM (CD, Comp) Electrical Storm Universal Music (Portugal) 2003
Café Del Mar - The Best Of - Compiled By José Padilla (2xCD, Comp) In A Little While (N.O... Mercury 2003
The Hands That Built America (CD, Single, Promo) The Hands That Built A... Island Records 2003
The Preacher's Son (Album) (3 versions) Class Reunion J Records 2003
Axis Of Justice: Concert Series - Volume 1 (CD, Comp + DVD-V, NTSC) Where The Streets Have... Serjical Strike Records, Serjical Strike Records, Serjical Strike Records 2004
Creamfields (2xCD) Beautiful Day (Paul Oa... Thrive Records 2004
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Album) (5 versions) Sometimes You Can't Ma... Island Records ... 2004
Live - The Farewell Tour (CD) I Still Haven't Found ... Warner Bros. Records 2004
Live From Under The Brooklyn Bridge - EP (File, AAC, EP)   Interscope Records 2004
Nancy Sinatra (CD, Album) Two Shots Of Happy, On... Sanctuary Records 2004
Pinacolada 2 (2xCD) Two Shots Of Happy, On... Universal Music Polska, STX Records (2) 2004
Two Shots (CD, Album) Two Shots Of Happy, On... Decca 2004
Vertigo (Single) (15 versions) Vertigo, Vertigo Island Records ... 2004
All Because Of You (Single) (8 versions) All Because Of You (Si... Island Records 2005
Anti-Idol - Real Music For Real People (CD, Comp) Vertigo Universal International Music BV 2005
City Of Blinding Lights (Single, Maxi) (6 versions) City Of Blinding Light... Island Records 2005
Collaborations (CD, Comp) Heroine (Theme From "C... EMI Records 2005
Elton John's Christmas Party (CD, Comp, Dig) New Year's Day Universal Music Special Markets, Hear Music 2005
Haven't Found (Single) (2 versions)   Universal Records 2005
Perfecto Presents... The Club (Comp) (2 versions) Beautiful Day (The Per... Perfecto ... 2005
Smooth Jazz Cafe 7 (CD, Comp) Two Shots Of Happy, On... Universal Music Polska 2005
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (Single, Maxi) (12 versions) Sometimes You Can't Ma... Island Records 2005
The Breakthrough (Album) (5 versions) One Geffen Records 2005
Two Shots (CD, Single) Two Shots Of Happy, On... Decca 2005
U2 Jukebox (CD, Promo)   Mojo Magazine 2005
Vertigo (Remix) (12", Promo)   Universal Island Records 2005
Amnesty International's Ambassador Of Conscience 2005 (DVD)   Amnesty International 2006
Real Street (CD, Album) All I Want Is You Universal Music (Australia), Verve Records 2006
Reflections: A Retrospective (CD) One Geffen Records 2006
Rescue Me - Original Television Soundtrack (CD, Album) Love Is Blindness Nettwerk 2006
Rhythms Del Mundo - Cuba (Comp) (2 versions) I Still Haven't Found ... Universal Music TV 2006
U218 Singles (Comp) (6 versions)   Universal Music (Australia) ... 2006
Across The Universe (Music From The Motion Picture) (2xCD, Album, Del) Lucy In The Sky With D... Interscope Records 2007
Greatest Hits & Remixes (Comp) (2 versions) Beautiful Day (The Per... Ultra Records 2007
Take Cover (CD, Album) Bullet The Blue Sky (L... Rhino Entertainment Company 2007
The Joshua Tree (20th Anniversary Edition) (Album, Comp) (6 versions)   Mercury ... 2007
Live At Red Rocks "Under A Blood Red Sky" (DVD-V, RM)   Universal Music (Netherlands) 2008
Mimesis (CD, Album) Goldeneye Spinefarm Records 2008
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (Single) (2 versions)   Mercury ... 2009
Magnificent (Single) (3 versions) Magnificent (Edit) Universal Island Records ... 2009
No Line On The Horizon (Album) (6 versions)   Universal Music (Australia) ... 2009
Volume - The Best Of (Comp) (7 versions) Elevation (The Vandit ... Island Records ... 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Pebbles Vol. 7 (LP, Com) Seen Through The Eyes BFD Records 1979
The Tape That Ate My Brain (Cass, Promo) Heroine Virgin Records America, Inc. 1987
A Brief History Of Ambient Volume 2: Imaginary Landscapes (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Island Virgin ... 1993
Techno Dance Party Volume 7 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Mendragore Flarenasch 1993
Johnny Mnemonic (Music From The Motion Picture) (Comp) (2 versions) Alex Descends Into Hel... Columbia 1995
Miss Sarajevo (Maxi, Single) (5 versions) One (Live from Modena) Island Records 1995
So Far... The Best Of Sinéad O'Connor (Comp) (2 versions) Heroine (Theme From Ca... Chrysalis ... 1997
The Celtic Heartbeat Collection 2 (CD, Comp) North & South Of The R... Celtic Heartbeat 1998
Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Comp) (2 versions) Snakecharmer (François.. Nuphonic 2000
Chillout Moods - Another Green World (2xCD, Album, Comp) Rowena's Theme Disky 2001
Chillout Moods - Rain Dance (2xCD, Comp) Island Disky 2001
Was Het Nu 70, 80 Of 90? File 3 (2xCD) Heroine Virgin Music (Belgium) 2001
ChilledOut (3xCD, Comp) Rowena's Theme EMI Gold, EMI Records Ltd. 2003
46664: Part 2 - Long Walk To Freedom (CD, Album) 46664 (Long Walk To Fr... 46664 Records 2004
46664: Part 3 - Amandla (CD, Album) One / Unchained Melody 46664 Records, WEA International Inc. 2004
I Could Have Been A Contender (Anthology) (3xCD, Comp + Box) Snake Charmer Trojan Records 2004
Live From The East Village NYC Vol. 1 (Cass) Hold On To Your Dreams Oneatmosphere 2004
Collaborations (CD, Comp) Heroine (Theme From "C... EMI Records 2005
Unofficial Releases:
Achtung Baby (Cass, Album)   Baron Music 1991
The Unforgettable Show (CD)   Raid Masters 1991
The Silent Side Of U2 (CD, Unofficial) Van Diemens Land Not On Label (U2) 1994
Melon - Remixes For Propaganda (CD) Mysterious Ways (The P... Not On Label (U2) 1995
Duets (CD, Album, Unofficial) Miss Sarajevo, One Not On Label 1996
Tracks Vol. II (CD) Heroine Yakuma Sound 1997
The Complete Solo Projects Volume Two (CD) One, Miss Sarajevo Not On Label 1998
The Complete Solo Recordings Volume 5 (CD, Comp) Stuck In A Moment You ... Motown 2006
Pop - Morumbi Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil, January 1998 (DVD-V, NTSC)   Masterplan (2) 2009
The Golden Unplugged Album (CD) Blow Your House Down Not On Label (U2)  
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