Forgiven Not Forgotten (1996) ( )

Product Summary Label: Wea/atlantic/lava UPC: 00075679261229 Release Date: 9/26/1995 Buy.com Sku: 60266693 Item#: MQVY27 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Erin Shore (Traditional Intro) ~ The Corrs 2. Forgiven Not Forgotten ~ The Corrs 3. Heaven Knows ~ The Corrs 4. Along With The Girls ~ The Corrs 5. Someday ~ The Corrs 6. Runaway ~ The Corrs 7. Right Time, The ~ The Corrs 8. Minstrel Boy, The ~ The Corrs 9. Toss The Feathers ~ The Corrs 10. Love To Love You ~ The Corrs 11. Secret Life ~ The Corrs 12. Carraroe Jig ~ The Corrs 13. Closer ~ The Corrs 14. Leave Me Alone ~ The Corrs 15. Erin Shore ~ The Corrs   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info The Corrs: Andrea Corr (vocals, tin whistle); Sharon Corr (vocals, violin); Jim Corr (vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming); Caroline Corr (vocals, drums, Bodhran). Additional personnel: Michael Thompson (guitar); David Foster (keyboards); Neil Steubenhaus, Tal Herzberg (bass); Simon Phillips (drums); Noel Eccles, Des Reynolds (Celtic drums); Simon Franglen (programming). All songs written by The Corrs except "Someday" (D. Foster/The Corrs). Personnel: Jim Corr (vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, keyboard programming); Sharon Corr (vocals, violin); Andrea Corr (vocals, tin whistle); Caroline Corr (vocals, drums, bodhran); Michael Thompson (guitar); David Foster (keyboards); Simon Phillips (drums). Audio Mixers: Dave Reitzas; Bob Clearmountain. Recording information: Chartmaker Studios. Photographer: Guzman/Rotterdam Conservatory Orquesta Tipica. Unknown Contributor Roles: Noel Eccles; Bill Whelan. Arrangers: Jim Corr; David Foster. Released on the heels of the Corrs' tour with Celine Dion and their appearance at the Olympic Games, 1995's FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN blends wistful Celtic motifs, slick production, layered harmonies, and adult-contemporary songcraft into a sound that won the Irish group instant international favor. The siblings' real achievement here is their balance of moody Top 40 melodies with traditional Celtic elements--Andrea, Caroline, and Sharon Corr play tin whistle, bodhran, and violin, respectively. Though "Erin Shore (Traditional Intro)," the album's instrumental opener, sounds like an old-school Irish ballad, the song quickly segues into the pulsing title track--a dramatic, minor-key pop tune with a chorus fleshed out by the lovely harmonies of the Corr sisters. The group's Celtic roots are evident in quick, melodic phrases throughout, and on the occasional instrumental (the bodhran-driven "Carraroe Jig"), but the Corrs go better with MTV than a glass of Guinness, as the bright, hook-driven rock of "Someday" or the power ballad "Closer" attest. FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN's multi-platinum status speaks to the appeal of the Corrs' rootsy, yet highly accessible, formula. Producer: Jim Corr; David Foster Engineer: David Reitzas; Felipe Elgueta; Andrew Boland   Artist Overview Bands consisting of family members are nothing new to the pop-rock world (Jackson 5, Hanson, etc.), but The Corrs are undoubtedly the most successful "family affair" band to ever hail from Ireland. Such releases as FORGIVEN NOT FORGOTTEN, TALK ON CORNERS, and IN BLUE made the band of three sisters and one brother a sensation back home and throughout Europe during the 1990s and early 2000s, while forging serious inroads to the U.S. pop market. Artist Influences 10,000 Maniacs | Annie Lennox | Blondie | Everything But the Girl | Kate Bush | Lisa Stansfield | Madonna | Natalie Merchant | Roxette | Sophie B. Hawkins | The Waterboys | U2 Artist Contemporaries Abra Moore | Aimee Mann | Alanis Morissette | Beth Orton | Celine Dion | David Gray | Dido | Fiona Apple | Heather Nova | Leah Andreone | Leahy | Lisa Loeb | Michael Bubl? | Natalie Imbruglia | Olive | Paula Cole | Ronan Hardiman | Sarah Masen | The Cardigans   Compilation Appearances Tears Of Stone Josh Groban Los No. 1-Un Ano De Exitos Vol. 2 Celtic Circle Forever 90's Women & Songs 4 Essential Chieftains Kuschelrock Vol 19 Very Best Of Mtv Unplugged Women & Songs Abba Mania: Tribute To Abba (eng) Power Of Love No Es Lo Mismo Edicion 2007(w/ Bonus DVD) Los Grandes Duetos   Technical Info Release Date : 09/05/1995 Original Release Date : 1996 Catalog ID : 92612 Label : EastWest (Germany) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00075679261229   Professional Reviews Dirty Linen (2-3/96, p.75) - "This Irish family band's sound is a slightly trad-inluenced version of slick pop-vocal groups like Wilson Phillips...the songs are interspersed with snippets of trad tunes, but this is much more of a commercial pop recording than a folky one."    Product Image