Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 842 299-2 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 422‐842 299‐2 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 353400 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | CID U27 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | P33D-20075 |
| 2.3 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 91003-1 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | TVL 93285/6 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live | Phonogram | 842 299-2 | |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | CDCID U27 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum (BMG Music Club D 200596) | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| 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 91003-2, D 200596 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Festival Records (Australian), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | TVD 93285/6 (D 53285/6) |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | A2 91003 |
| 2.3 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:14 | U2 | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | U27 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 573410T, CCIXD-1204 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 7 91003-2 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | CIXD-1204 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 842 299-2 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:15 | U2 | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 842 299-2, CID U27, CIDU 027 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:15 | U2 | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island Records Ltd. (UK) | STARCD 5878 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | STARCD 5878 |
| 1.4 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:21 | U2 & B.B. King | Q the Blues | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Hit Label | AHLCD 1 |
| 1.1 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 & B.B. King | The Chart Show Ultimate Blues | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Hit Label | AHLCD 19 |
| 1.1 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:19 | B.B. King feat. U2 | Lucille & Friends | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCD 33008 |
| 1.16 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:13 | B.B. King feat. U2 | Greatest Hits | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-11746 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 & B.B. King | The Best of 1980–1990 & B‐Sides | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | PHCR-90715/6 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 & B-Sides (special edition) | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 524 612-2 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 & B.B. King | The Best of 1980–1990 & B‐Sides (limited edition) | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), PolyGram | 314 524 612-2 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 & B‐Sides | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 524612-2, CIDDU211 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 524 613-2, CIDU 211 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 & B.B. King | The Best of 1980-1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 314-524 612-2 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 314-524 613-2 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:17 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island Records Ltd. (UK) | SSTARCD 6429 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 314 524 612-2 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | PHCR-1885 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 (BMG music club release) | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| 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) | 314 524 613‐2, D126400 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), PolyGram Australia | 524 613-2 |
| 1.6 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:13 | U2 feat. B.B. King | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1989: The Millennium Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 20280 2 3, NOWMIL 1989 |
| 1.9 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:15 | B.B. King with U2 | His Definitive Greatest Hits | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 0008811203825 |
| 1.9 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:13 | B.B. King & U2 | His Definitive Greatest Hits | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 088 111 921-2 |
| 1.9 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:15 | B.B. King & U2 | His Definitive Greatest Hits | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCD11921 |
| 2.12 | When Love Comes to Town (7" version) | 4:19 | B.B. King feat. U2 | Anthology | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.1 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:15 | U2 feat. B.B. King | The Natural Blues Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 520 939-2 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 & B.B. King | The Best of 1980-1990 & B-Sides | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | UICY-9242/3 |
| 1.1 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:19 | B.B. King feat. U2 | Lucille & Friends | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.19 | When Love Comes to Town (7″ version) | 4:18 | B.B. King | The Ultimate Collection | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
| Geffen Records | 385402 |
| 1.19 | When Love Comes to Town (7" version) | 4:18 | B.B. King | The Ultimate Collection | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.19 | When Love Comes to Town (7″ version) | 4:18 | B.B. King | The Ultimate Collection | B.B. King | Album + Compilation | Geffen Records | B0003854-02 | |
| 2.12 | When Love Comes to Town (7" version) | 4:19 | B.B. King | Gold | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
| Geffen Records | B000658702 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Interscope Digital Distribution | |
| 1.16 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:13 | B.B. King feat. U2 | Greatest Hits | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
| Geffen Records, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | UICY-91040 |
| 2.1 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:19 | U2 & B.B. King | Ultimate Blues | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Records | 2707245 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–2000 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Interscope Records, Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music France | 272 757-0 |
| 8.3 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:17 | B.B. King feat. U2 | Ladies and Gentleman... Mr. B.B. King | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | |
| 4.2 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | B.B. King | Ladies and Gentleman... Mr. B.B. King | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.15 | When Love Comes To Town | 4:19 | B.B. King & U2 | The Life of Riley (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | B.B. King | Album + Soundtrack |
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| 2.6 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:19 | U2 & B.B. King | The Life of Riley: The Soundtrack | B.B. King | Album + Soundtrack |
| Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America) | |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum (2015 Kiosk Collection) | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 5364014 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:17 | U2 & B.B. King | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:17 | U2 & B.B. King | The Best of 1980–1990 & B‐Sides | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:15 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum (mastered for iTunes) | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 & B.B. King | Rattle and Hum | U2 | Album + Soundtrack + Live |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | UICI-9060 |
| 2.4 | When Love Comes to Town | ?:?? | U2 & B.B. King | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | 5797089, U211 |
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group) | 3145246132 |
| 1.1 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 feat. B.B. King | When Love Comes to Town | U2 | Single | |||
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| 1.16 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:13 | B.B. King feat. U2 | Greatest Hits | B.B. King | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Japan | MVCE-24068 |
| 1.9 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:15 | U2 and B.B. King | Duals | U2 | Album + Compilation |
| U2 Dot Com | U2.COM6 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.7 | When Love Comes to Town | 5:04 | B.B. King | When Love Comes to Town | B.B. King | Album + Live |
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| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:16 | U2 feat. B.B. King | Rattle and Hum: The Collection | U2 | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.15 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:15 | U2 | All the Best | U2 | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.12 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:18 | U2 | Greatest Hits 2000 | U2 | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.4 | When Love Comes to Town | 4:20 | U2 & B.B. King | The Ultimate 7″ & 12″ Collection, Part VI | U2 | Album + Compilation | [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | BONO VI | |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Jack Clement (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) |
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| assistant engineer: | Randy Wine |
| producer: | Jimmy Iovine |
| mixer: | Rob Jacobs (mixer/recorder for a.o. U2 and Alanis Morissette) Shelly Yakus |
| bass: | Adam Clayton (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) |
| drums (drum set): | Larry Mullen, Jr. (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) |
| guest guitar and guest vocals: | B.B. King (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) |
| guitar and keyboard: | The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) |
| background vocals: | Helen Duncan (session singer) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) Phyllis Duncan (session singer) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) Rebecca Evans Russell (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) |
| lead vocals: | Bono (singer of U2) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) |
| performer: | B.B. King (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) U2 (Irish rock band) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Island Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1988) Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK record company) (in 1988) Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017) |
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| recorded at: | A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) |
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| recording of: | When Love Comes to Town (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) |
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Related works
When Love Comes to Town
| lyricist: | Bono (singer of U2) |
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| composer: | U2 (Irish rock band) |
| publisher: | Blue Mountain Music Ltd Mother Music PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V. Taiyo Music Inc. |
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