Are You Listening?

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Are You Listening?
Are You Listening? cover
Studio album by Dolores O'Riordan
Released May 7, 2007
Genre Alternative Rock
Pop-Rock
Post-Grunge
Indie
Length 56:32
Label Sequel Records, Sanctuary Records
Producer Dolores O'Riordan and Dan Brodbeck
Professional reviews

Are You Listening? is Dolores O'Riordan's debut album. It was released on May 4 in the Republic of Ireland, May 7, 2007 in Europe and May 15th, 2007, in North America. "Ordinary Day" was the first single was released in late April. The video was shot in Prague. "When We Were Young" was released as the second single.

Are You Listening? entered and peaked at #15 Republic of Ireland, #2 in Italy, #11 France, #28 in the UK, at #26 in Spain, at #77 in the US, at #35 in Canada, at #18 in Poland, at #10 in Switzerland, at #6 in Greece, and at #58 in Australia. As of January 2008, the album has sold near 345,075 copies worldwide. O'Riordan embarked on the Are You Listening Tour, on May 2007.

Contents

[edit] Awards

Nomination - Best Irish Female - Meteor Ireland Music Awards 2008

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Ordinary Day" - 4:04
  2. "When We Were Young" - 3:23
  3. "In the Garden" - 4:27
  4. "Human Spirit" - 4:00
  5. "Loser" - 2:56
  6. "Stay With Me" - 4:01
  7. "Apple of My Eye" - 4:42
  8. "Black Widow" - 4:56
  9. "October" - 4:38
  10. "Accept Things" - 4:11
  11. "Angel Fire" - 5:02
  12. "Ecstasy" - 5:13

[edit] Bonus tracks

  1. Willow Pattern - 4:18
  2. Forever - 4:10
  3. Without You - 4:08
  4. Letting Go - 5:46
  5. Sisterly Love - 2:36

[edit] Outtakes

  1. Croatia[1]
  2. Playground[2]
  3. Watch The Stars[3]
  4. Stupid

[edit] Tour

The official Tour to promote this album, started on late May on Europe, then she went to North America, and during August she's going to Latin America.

First European Leg:

  1. Barcelona, Spain - May 29th
  2. Milan, Italy - May 31st
  3. Zurich, Switzerland - June 1st
  4. Amsterdam, Holland - June 3rd
  5. Brussels, Belgium - June 5th
  6. Paris, France - June 6th
  7. Berlin, Germany - June 8th
  8. Stockholm, Sweden - June 10th
  9. Copenhagen, Denmark - June 11th
  10. Cologne, Germany - June 13th
  11. London, England - June 15th
  12. Tirana, Albania - June 19th
  13. Thessaloniki, Greece - June 21st
  14. Athens, Greece - June 23rd
  15. Avila, Spain - June 29th

North American Leg:

  1. Montreal, Canada - July 6th
  2. Toronto, Canada - July 7th
  3. Boston, US - July 9th
  4. New York, US - July 10th
  5. Washington, US - July 12th (Cancelled Show)
  6. Philadelphia, US - July 13th
  7. Chicago, US - July 15th
  8. Denver, US - July 17th
  9. West Hollywood, US - July 19th (Cut short- 3 songs)
  10. San Francisco, US - July 20th
  11. Seattle, US - July 22nd
  12. Vancouver, US - July 23rd

Latin American Leg and Chicago:

  1. Buenos Aires, Argentina - August 21st
  2. Santiago, Chile - August 23rd
  3. Porto Alegre, Brazil - August 26th
  4. Sao Paulo, Brazil - August 28th
  5. Bogotá, Colombia - August 30th
  6. Mexico City, Mexico - September 2nd
  7. Guadalajara, Mexico - September 4th
  8. Monterrey, Mexico - September 5th
  9. Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago - September 8th
  10. Chicago, US - September 15th

Second European Leg:

  1. Murcia, Spain - November 4th
  2. Madrid, Spain - November 5th
  3. San Sebastian, Spain - November 6th
  4. Palma de Mallorca, Spain - November 8th
  5. Moscow, Russia - November 10th
  6. Modena, Italy - November 12th (Cancelled Show)
  7. Firenze, Italy - November 13th (Cancelled Show)
  8. Basel, Switzerland - November 15th
  9. Mannheim, Germany - November 16th
  10. Gent, Belgium - November 17th
  11. Lille, France - November 20th (Cancelled Show)
  12. Paris, France - November 21th (Cancelled Show)
  13. Luxembourg, Luxembourg - November 22th (Cancelled Show)
  14. Warsaw, Poland - November 24th (Cancelled Show)

(source: [1])

[edit] Personnel

  • Dolores O'Riordan - vocals
  • Steve Demarchi - guitar, backing vocals
  • Denny Demarchi - keyboards, guitars, flute, wind instruments, backing vocals
  • Marco Mendoza - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Graham Hopkins - drums, percussion, backing vocals

[edit] Album

Chart (2007) Peak<sortable>Position
Billboard 200 (U.S.) 77
Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.) 5
Billboard Top Digital Albums (U.S.) 17
Billboard Top Rock Albums (U.S.) 23
Billboard Comprehensive Albums (U.S.) 80
European Top 100 11
UK albums Charts 28
UK Independent Albums 9
Colombian Top 40 1
Canadian Album Charts 35
French Album Charts 11
Poland Album Chart 18
Switzerland 10
Greece 6
Italian Album chart 2
Ireland Album Charts 15
Australian Album Chart 58
Belgium (Wallonia) 21
Belgium (Flanders) 38
Sweden 40
Spain 26
Mexican Top 100 Albums[4] 60
Netherlands Album Chart 82
German Albums Chart 39
Cyprus Album Chart 5
Croatia Albums Chart 18

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dolores O'Riordan Solo Song Titles Revealed
  2. ^ Three New Dolores O'Riordan Solo Titles Revealed
  3. ^ Dolores O'Riordan Official Website Biography
  4. ^ September 6th 2007

[edit] External links