To the Faithful Departed
To the Faithful Departed | ||||
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Studio album by The Cranberries | ||||
Released | 30 April 1996 | |||
Recorded | November – December 1995 at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 52:19 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Bruce Fairbairn, The Cranberries | |||
The Cranberries chronology | ||||
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Singles from To the Faithful Departed | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
The New York Times | (favorable)[4] |
Robert Christgau | C+[5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Sputnikmusic | [7] |
USA Today | [8] |
To the Faithful Departed is the third studio album by Irish rock band The Cranberries, released in 1996. This album was made in memory of Denny Cordell who signed the band to Island Records[9] and Joe (vocalist Dolores O'Riordan's grandfather), who had both died that year.
Packaging
The album sleeve photo session was made up of two parts, the first being the original design for the front cover, a naked baby boy (supplied by their press officer Smash at Island Records) on his back urinating into the air which was shot in photographer Andy Earl's new studio on Shad Thames in London, and the band seated in a yellow room. In the last minute, at the request of Dolores O'Riordan, the two were switched and the yellow room became the front cover. The yellow room was designed to be an echo of the previous two album sleeves. It was built in London and transported to the Lake District and erected in a forest near Loughrigg Holme. Snow fell on the erection day and the band spent as little time as possible on the shoot clad, as they were, in new purple Dolce And Gabbana outfits. A new logo and typeface was decided upon signifying the band's desire to move on from the strict repetition of the previous album sleeves. Incidental studio photos were included, taken by Cally in the band's studio in Vancouver, Canada. Cally added "I attended the surreal Brit Awards where Jarvis Cocker invaded Michael Jackson's stage and left soon after to drive through horizontal snow to get to the Lake District in readiness for the photo shoot the next day. On waking in the Ambleside Hotel I saw Jarvis on the front cover of every paper, being released from jail with Nigel, The Cranberries A & R man beside him. Things only became more surreal when we realised that later we were shooting the band bravely clad in thin purple suits under snowfall in a yellow room in a forest in the Lake District".
Track listing
- 1996 European version
All lyrics written by Dolores O'Riordan; all music composed by O'Riordan except tracks 2, 8, 9 and 12, which are by O'Riordan and Noel Hogan.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hollywood" | 5:08 |
2. | "Salvation" | 2:23 |
3. | "When You're Gone" | 4:56 |
4. | "Free to Decide" | 4:25 |
5. | "War Child" | 3:50 |
6. | "Forever Yellow Skies" | 4:09 |
7. | "The Rebels" | 3:20 |
8. | "Intermission" | 2:03 |
9. | "I Just Shot John Lennon" | 2:41 |
10. | "Electric Blue" | 4:51 |
11. | "I'm Still Remembering" | 4:48 |
12. | "Will You Remember?" | 2:49 |
13. | "Joe" | 3:22 |
14. | "Cordell" | 3:41 |
15. | "Bosnia" | 5:40 |
Total length: | 58:02 |
- 1996 US version
Track listing | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Hollywood" | 5:08 |
2. | "Salvation" | 2:23 |
3. | "When You're Gone" | 4:56 |
4. | "Free to Decide" | 4:25 |
5. | "War Child" | 3:50 |
6. | "Forever Yellow Skies" | 4:09 |
7. | "The Rebels" | 3:20 |
8. | "I Just Shot John Lennon" | 2:41 |
9. | "Electric Blue" | 4:51 |
10. | "I'm Still Remembering" | 4:48 |
11. | "Will You Remember?" | 2:49 |
12. | "Joe" | 3:22 |
13. | "Bosnia" | 5:40 |
Total length: | 52:19 |
- 2002 Re-release
The album was re-released in 2002, under the title To the Faithful Departed (The Complete Sessions 1996–1997). This version of the album featured bonus tracks as well as B-sides from the singles lifted off the album.
To the Faithful Departed (The Complete Sessions 1996–1997) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
16. | "The Picture I View" | 2:28 |
17. | "Ave Maria" (Luciano Pavarotti with Dolores O'Riordan, live) | 4:13 |
18. | "Go Your Own Way" (Lindsey Buckingham) | 4:03 |
19. | "God Be with You" (from The Devil's Own O.S.T., Dolores O'Riordan solo) | 3:34 |
Total length: | 72:31 |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 1 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] | 5 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 4 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 1 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14] | 3 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] | 2 |
French Albums (SNEP)[16] | 5 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 2 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] | 1 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] | 3 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 3 |
UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 2 |
US Billboard 200[23] | 4 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[24] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Argentina (CAPIF)[25] | Gold | 30,000* |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[26] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[27] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
France (SNEP)[28] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[29] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[30] | 2× Platinum | 40,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[32] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Personnel
- Dolores O'Riordan Burton – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, whistle, mandolin
- Noel Hogan – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Mike Hogan – bass guitar
- Fergal Lawler – drums, percussion
- Michael Kamen – orchestration
- Henry Daag – saw ("Bosnia")
- Richie Buckley – tenor saxophone ("Salvation")
- Michael Buckley – baritone saxophone ("Salvation")
- Bruce Fairbairn – trumpet ("Salvation")
- Randy Raine-Reusch – additional percussion
- Bruce Fairbairn – producer
- The Cranberries – producer
- Mike Plontikoff – engineering, mixing
- Andy Earl – photographer
- Adrian Myers – assistant photographer
- Baron Kallstein – incidental photographs (aka Cally: Art Director)
References
- ↑ Raggett, Ned (1996-04-30). "To the Faithful Departed - The Cranberries". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ↑ David Browne (1996-05-10). "To the Faithful Departed Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ↑ Rosenbluth, Jean (1996-04-28). "Cranberries Harness Power of Convictions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ↑ Strauss, Neil (1996-04-28). "New Releases (CRANBERRIES: 'TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED' Island)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ↑ "CG: The Cranberries". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ↑ Ali, Lorraine (1998-02-02). "The Cranberries: To The Faithful Departed : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ↑ Sputnikmusic review
- ↑ Edna Gundersen (1996-05-07). "The Cranberries, To the Faithful Departed". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ↑ New York Times obituary
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "The Cranberries: To the Faithful Departed" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cranberries | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "The Cranberries – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Cranberries. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
- ↑ "Austrian album certifications – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter The Cranberries in the field Interpret. Enter To the Faithful Departed in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed". Music Canada.
- ↑ "French album certifications – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Cranberries; 'To the Faithful Departed')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1996". IFPI Hong Kong.
- ↑ "British album certifications – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed". British Phonographic Industry. Enter To the Faithful Departed in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American album certifications – The Cranberries – To the Faithful Departed". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
External links
Preceded by Falling into You by Celine Dion |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album 12–18 May 1996 |
Succeeded by Older by George Michael |