October is the second studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite, and released on 12 October 1981 on Island Records. Inspired by Bono’s, the Edge’s, and Larry Mullen Jr.’s memberships in a Christian group called the “Shalom Fellowship”, the record features spiritual and religious themes. Their involvement with Shalom Fellowship led them to question the relationship between the Christian faith and the “rock and roll” lifestyle, and threatened to break up the group.<\/p>\n
After completing the Boy Tour in February 1981, U2 began to write new material for October, eventually entering the studio in July 1981. Just as they did for their debut album, Boy, from the previous year, the group recorded at Windmill Lane Studios with Lillywhite producing. The sessions were complicated by Bono’s loss of a briefcase containing in-progress lyrics for the new songs, forcing a hurried, improvisational approach to completing the album on time.<\/p>\n
October was preceded by the release of lead single “Fire” in July 1981, while a second single, “Gloria”, coincided with the album release. The record received mixed reviews and limited radio play. In 2008, a remastered edition of October was released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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