To the Faithful Departed

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To the Faithful Departed
Studio album by The Cranberries
Released	29 April 1996
Recorded	November - December 1995 at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	52:19/72:31 (2002 re-release)
Label	Island
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn, The Cranberries
Professional reviews
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The Cranberries chronology
No Need to Argue (1994) To the Faithful Departed (1996) Bury the Hatchet (1999)
Singles from To the Faithful Departed
"Salvation" Released: April 6, 1996 "Free to Decide" Released: August 25, 1996 "When You're Gone" Released: January 22, 1997 "Hollywood" Released: May 1, 1997 "I Just Shot John Lennon (promo)" Released: December 23, 1998

To the Faithful Departed is an album released by The Cranberries in 1996. This album was made in memory of Denny Cordell who signed the band to Island Records ^[1] and Joe (vocalist Dolores O'Riordan's grandfather), who had both died that year.^{[citation needed]}

In the U.S., the album has sold 1.7 million copies as of April 2007. It went 4x Platinum in Taiwan, 3x Platinum in Canada and New Zealand, and 2x Platinum in Austria, France, Hong Kong, Malaysia and U.S. It has sold over 6 million copies to date. It produced the hit singles: "Salvation", "Free to Decide" and "When You're Gone". It reached number one on the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dolores O'Riordan. All music by O'Riordan except where noted.

1. "Hollywood" – 5:08
2. "Salvation" (music by O'Riordan and Noel Hogan) – 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" (music by O'Riordan and Hogan) – 2:41
9. "Electric Blue" (music by O'Riordan and Hogan) – 4:51
10. "I'm Still Remembering" – 4:48
11. "Will You Remember?" – 2:49
12. "Joe" (music by O'Riordan and Hogan) – 3:22
13. "Bosnia" – 5:40

Re-release

8. "Intermission" – 2:08

The printing for the 2002 re-release has "Intermission" at track eight with the following bonus tracks:

15. "Cordell" – 3:41
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

Chart positions

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 ("Salvation")
• Richie Buckley – tenor saxophone ("Salvation")
• Michael Buckley – baritone saxophone ("Salvation")
• Bruce Fairburn – 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

References

• Cranberries official discography

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