| Roses | ||||
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| Studio album by The Cranberries | ||||
| Released | 14 February 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 18 April – 15 May 2011 (Metalworks Studios, Toronto) 20–22 June 2011 (Miloco Studios, London) |
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl (Worldwide) Downtown Records (USA) Shock Records (Australia) Gold Lake Records (Canada) Hostess Entertainment (Japan) Soyuz Music (Russia) Vertigo Berlin (Germany) |
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| Producer | Stephen Street | |||
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| Singles from Roses | ||||
Roses is the forthcoming sixth studio album by Irish band The Cranberries, to be released on 14 February 2012 worldwide.[2][3] Produced by Stephen Street, it is the band's first studio release in ten years. Originally planned to be released in early 2004[4] the recordings for the follow-up to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee were scrapped after the band decided to go their separate ways.[5][6] After a six-year hiatus, The Cranberries announced their intention to record a new album during their 2009–2010 reunion tour. The title Roses was announced on The Cranberries website, on 24 May. The album deals with relationships, both romantic love and love in other forms.[7][8]
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During an interview with Billboard magazine in October, lead vocalist Dolores O'Riordan revealed that the album will be released in February 2012.[3]
On 21 July, guitarist Noel Hogan suggested the possibility of releasing an EP before the release of Roses.[9] No plans are confirmed to this date.
There will be two rock songs on the album.[8]
| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 22 February 2012[10] | Hostess Entertainment Unlimited |
| Australia | -- February 2012 | Shock Records |
| Germany | 27 February 2012[11] | Vertigo Berlin/Universal |
| Worldwide | 14 February 2012[2] | Cooking Vinyl |
| Russia | 27 February 2012 | Soyuz Music |
| USA | 14 February 2012[2] | Downtown Records/Cooking Vinyl |
| Canada | 28 February 2012 | Gold Lake Records |
The track list for Roses was revealed on 5 October 2011.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Conduct" | ||
| 2. | "Tomorrow" | Dolores O'Riordan | 03:56 |
| 3. | "Fire & Soul" | ||
| 4. | "Raining" | ||
| 5. | "Losing My Mind" | ||
| 6. | "Schizophrenic Playboy" | ||
| 7. | "Waiting" | ||
| 8. | "Show Me The Way" | Dolores O'Riordan | 03:26 |
| 9. | "Astral Projection" | ||
| 10. | "So Good" | ||
| 11. | "Roses" |
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 12. | "Always" | ||||||||
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| 12. | "Dreams" (live) | ||||||||
| 13. | "Always" | ||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 12. | "Always" | ||||||||
| 13. | "Linger" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 14. | "Zombie" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| iTunes deluxe edition (International) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 12. | "Dreams" (live) | ||||||||
| 13. | "Always" | ||||||||
| 14. | "Analyse" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 15. | "Animal Instinct" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 16. | "How" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 17. | "Linger" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 18. | "Dreaming My Dreams" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 19. | "When You're Gone" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 20. | "Wanted" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 21. | "Salvation" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 22. | "Desperate Andy" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 23. | "I Can't Be With You" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 24. | "Ode to My Family" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 25. | "Free to Decide" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 26. | "Ridiculous Thoughts" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 27. | "Zombie" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 28. | "Shattered" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 29. | "Promises" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 2 CD Limited edition[12] | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Analyse" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 2. | "Animal Instinct" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 3. | "How" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 4. | "Linger" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 5. | "Dreaming My Dreams" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 6. | "When You're Gone" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 7. | "Wanted" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 8. | "Salvation" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 9. | "Desperate Andy" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 10. | "I Can't Be With You" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 11. | "Ode to My Family" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 12. | "Free to Decide" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 13. | "Ridiculous Thoughts" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 14. | "Zombie" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 15. | "Shattered" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
| 16. | "Promises" (live in Madrid 2010) | ||||||||
The Cranberries worked on 19 tracks[9] for the Roses album in Toronto and London between April and June 2011 with producer Stephen Street,[2] who previously collaborated with the band on Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, No Need to Argue and Wake Up and Smell the Coffee. Eighteen tracks were finished for the album. According to producer Stephen Street, the recordings recaptures "the delicate darker mood of [the earlier Cranberries albums]".[13] The album will include string arrangements.[14]
The Cranberries recorded 15 tracks at the Metalworks Studios in Toronto (Canada) from 18 April[15] to 15 May[14] 2011. All album tracks, except "Losing My Mind" and "Waiting in Walthamstow", were recorded during the first session, along with "Someday", "Eyelash", "Serendipity", "In It Together", "Perfect World" and "Stop Me", which are planned to be released as bonus tracks and B-sides.
The band and producer Stephen Street went back into studio st the Miloco Studios[16] in London from Monday 20 June to Wednesday 22 June, to work on four new backing tracks for the upcoming album.[17][18] Three new songs, "Losing My Mind", "Waiting in Walthamstow"[3] and "Always", were completed during this recording session. The title of the remaining unfinished track remain unknown.
Asked about "Tomorrow", O'Riordan told Billboard that "it's about the way we sometimes hyper over-escalate things in our minds, overthink about things...when sometimes spontaneity and just jumping in is better. Tomorrow you might not have that moment back again. So it's really about moving on and also about kid of looking at the younger generation and how they worry about all kinds of silly things. They don't think they're silly, but when you're older you know better."[3] A one-minute preview of the song was released on 31 July 2011.[2]
"Astral Projection" is described as "a dreamy rock song which could be catchy", while "In It Together" "is a very feel good song creating the same type of atmosphere as 'Stars' — colourful".[19]
"Schizophrenic Playboy" is a rock song dealing about the risks of sexual encounters. Noel Hogan described the studio mix of the song as "very James Bond".[20] A one-minute preview of the song was released on 31 August 2011.[2]
"Fire and Soul" is a ballad with drum loops and light electronica elements. A one-minute preview of the song was released on 13 October 2011.[2]
The songs vary in pace and mood, from the soft and summery “Fire and Soul” to the reggae infused “Raining In My Heart” and the sweeping storm that rages within “Conduct Yourself.” The title track "Roses" is described as a "very sparse [...], but a very strong track". The music was written by guitarist Noel Hogan few years before the band went back into recording sessions.[7]
"Someday", "Raining in My Heart", "Astral Projections" and "In it Together" were planned to be included on the cancelled 2004 album.[21] The band first worked on those titles with producer Stephen Street during some recording sessions in 2003, before re-recording them for the Roses album in 2011.
"Astral Projection" and "In It Together" were first performed live in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 29 May 2003.[19] "Astral Projection" was later performed in 2010 at some Latin American shows during the Reunion Tour.
On 18 June 2011 the band performed "Tomorrow" at the London Feis Festival for the first time. "Schizophrenic Playboy" was first performed in Portugal on 16 July, at the Marés Vivas Festival, in Porto.
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