The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland, in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was replaced as lead singer by Dolores O'Riordan in 1990. The band officially classify themselves as an alternative rock group, but incorporate aspects of indie pop, post-punk, folk rock, and pop rock into their sound.
To the Faithful Departed is the third studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, released on 30 April 1996. The album was made in memory of Denny Cordell who signed the band to Island Records and Joe, who had both died that year.
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan was an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. She was best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist for the alternative rock band the Cranberries. O'Riordan was one of the most recognizable female voices in rock in the 1990s and in pop history. She was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, her signature yodel, her emphasised use of keening, and her strong Limerick accent. With the Cranberries, she is regarded to have written "some of the most seminal songs in music history".
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries. Released on 1 March 1993 after four EPs, it is both the band's first full-length album and major label release. The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist Noel Hogan. It reached number one on both the UK and Irish albums charts. The album spent a total of 86 weeks on the UK chart. At the end of 1995, it ranked as the 50th best selling album in Australia. It reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and stayed on this chart for 130 weeks; the album shipped six million copies there.
"Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, written about the 1993 IRA bombing in Warrington, and in memory of two young victims, Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry. It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from their second studio album, No Need to Argue, two weeks ahead of the album's release.
"Salvation" is the lead single from Irish rock band The Cranberries' third studio album To the Faithful Departed. The single had some success in the United States, where it reached number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks, and it was a chart hit in Europe and Australia, peaking at number four in Iceland, number six in Italy, number seven in New Zealand and number eight in Australia and Ireland. It also reached the top 20 in Walloon Belgium, Finland, France and the United Kingdom.
"Ridiculous Thoughts" is a song by The Cranberries, released as the fourth single from their second studio album No Need to Argue. In North America, it was the third single of the album, as "I Can't Be with You" was released only in Fall 1995 in this territory. In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, stripped-down version on the band's Something Else album.
Are You Listening? is Dolores O'Riordan's debut solo album. It was released on 4 May 2007 in Ireland, 7 May 2007 in Europe and 15 May 2007 in North America. The first single, "Ordinary Day", was released in late April. The "Ordinary Day" video was shot in the city of Prague. The second single was "When We Were Young". O'Riordan embarked on the Are You Listening Tour May 2007.
"Dreams" is the debut single by Irish rock band the Cranberries. It was released in 1992 and later appeared on the debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?. It reached the top 40 on the US Hot 100 Airplay and the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart in early 1994. A 1990 demo version was released in Ireland only in the summer of that year under their initial band name, the Cranberry Saw Us.
"Ode to My Family" is a song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was released in November 1994 as the second single from their second studio album No Need to Argue. The song was a hit in Oceania and several European countries, peaking at number one in Iceland, and number four in France, and number five in Australia. In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, stripped down version on the band's Something Else album.
The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989, originally under the name The Cranberry Saw Us. Although widely associated with alternative rock, the band's sound incorporates post-punk and rock elements. Since their formation, The Cranberries have released eight studio albums, six EPs, and 22 singles.
"Analyse" is a pop rock song recorded by Irish band The Cranberries. It was the first single from their fifth studio album, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, released in 2001. The promotional video, directed by Keir McFarlane, had to be edited in consequence of the 9/11 attacks, which was partly responsible for the single's low chart positions in their native Ireland and the United Kingdom, but it became a top-ten hit in Italy, Poland and Spain.
"I Can't Be with You" is a song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was the third single from their second studio album No Need to Argue, except in North America, where it was released as the fourth and final single of the album in fall 1995. The song achieved minor chart success in most of the European countries where it was released, peaking at number 21 in their native Ireland. In Iceland the song reached number one for a week in April 1995, becoming the Cranberries' third consecutive number-one single there.
"Free to Decide" is a 1996 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries, the second single from their third studio album To the Faithful Departed. The song achieved minor chart success in most of the European countries where it was released, but it saw its greatest success in Canada, peaking at number two on the RPM Top Singles chart. On the US charts, it peaked at number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"Promises" is a rock song by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the first single from the band's fourth album, Bury the Hatchet, released in 1999. The song was the only single from the album to chart in the US and the last single before their hiatus. The song, which has a heavy rock beat with strident lead guitar, deals with the subject of divorce. A music video involving a cowboy confronting a witch/scarecrow hybrid, directed by Olivier Dahan, was released to promote the single.
"When You're Gone" is a rock ballad recorded by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the third single from their third studio album To the Faithful Departed (1996). The music video was directed by Karen Bellone and was released at the end of 1996. The song was first played during the North American leg of the No Need to Argue Tour in Autumn 1994.
"Just My Imagination" is a song by Irish band the Cranberries. It is the third single from the band's fourth album, Bury the Hatchet, released in 1999. A music video, directed by Phil Harder, was released to promote the single. The Cranberries sing this song in the season 2 Charmed episode "She's a Man, Baby, a Man!". In 2017, the song was released as a stripped-down acoustic version on the band's Something Else album.
Something Else is the seventh studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, released on 28 April 2017, through BMG. The album, which features "unplugged" and orchestral versions of ten previously released singles and three new songs, was recorded at the Irish Chamber Orchestra Building, the University of Limerick, Ireland. The album cover is a re-enactment of the front cover image of the band's 1994 album No Need to Argue with the four members each in very similar positions. The backdrop, however, is a darker green as opposed to No Need to Argue's stark white and the band is sitting on a different sofa.
Bad Wolves is an American heavy metal band formed in 2017. Initially finding fame from their first single, a cover of the Cranberries' 1994 hit "Zombie", the band proceeded to find further success with a number of songs topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock songs chart, including "Remember When", "Killing Me Slowly", and "Sober". To date, the band has released two studio albums, Disobey (2018) and N.A.T.I.O.N. (2019).
In the End is the eighth and final studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, released on 26 April 2019 by BMG. It is the band’s first release since the death of singer Dolores O'Riordan, whose vocals are featured posthumously. The surviving instrumentalists pieced together her demos with in-studio recordings over the course of the subsequent year and worked with long-time producer Stephen Street to finalise the album. Critical reception has been positive.
