Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries .[ 5] Released on 1 March 1993 through Island Records after four EPs , it is both the band's first full-length album and major label release.[ 21] The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist Noel Hogan and contains the band's highest charting US single, "Linger ".[ 21] The album reached number one on the UK and the Irish albums charts.[ 21] It spent a total of 86 weeks on the UK chart.[ 22] On 24 June 1994, it became the fifth album in rock history to reach number one more than a year after release.[ 23] At the end of 1995, it ranked as the 50th best selling album in Australia.[ 24] It reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and stayed on this chart for 130 weeks;[ 25] the album sold six million copies worldwide.[ 21]
On 7 March 2018, the band's three remaining members announced they were releasing a special 25th anniversary newly remastered anniversary edition of the album, with previously unreleased material as well as other bonus material from the era of the album.[ 26] [ 27] However, it was delayed until late 2018, following the death of O'Riordan.[ 28]
All lyrics are written by Dolores O'Riordan , except for "(They Long to Be) Close to You " written by Hal David
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? – Standard edition[ 29] Title Music Producer(s) 1. "I Still Do" Stephen Street 3:16 2. "Dreams " Street 4:32 3. "Sunday " Street 3:30 4. "Pretty" Street 2:16 5. "Waltzing Back" O'Riordan Street 3:38 6. "Not Sorry" Street 4:20 7. "Linger " Street 4:34 8. "Wanted" Street 2:07 9. "Still Can't..." Street 3:38 10. "I Will Always" O'Riordan Street 2:42 11. "How" O'Riordan Street 2:51 12. "Put Me Down" Street 3:33 Total length: 40:54
The 2002 re-release included additional tracks.
The Complete Sessions 1991–1993 (2002)[ 30] Title Music Producer(s) 13. "Reason" Street 2:02 14. "Them" Pearse Gilmore 3:42 15. "What You Were" O'Riordan Street 3:41 16. "Liar" Street 2:22 17. "Pretty" (remix) (from Prêt-à-Porter , 1994) Street 3:41 18. "How" (radical mix) O'Riordan Street 2:58 Total length: 59:34
Album out-takes[ 31] [ nb 1] Title Music Producer(s) 1. "Íosa" O'Riordan Street 4:09 2. "What You Were" (demo) O'Riordan Street 3:42 3. "Linger" (Dave Bascombe mix) Street 4:40 4. "How" (alternate version) O'Riordan Street 2:52
Single b-sides[ 31] Title Music Producer(s) 5. "Liar" Street 2:24 6. "What You Were" O'Riordan Street 3:41 7. "Reason" Street 2:02 8. "How" (radical mix) O'Riordan Street 2:58 9. "Them" Street 3:42 10. "Pretty" (remix) (from Prêt-à-Porter , 1994) Street 3:41
Debut EP[ 31] Title Music Producer(s) 11. "Uncertain" Pearse Gilmore 3:06 12. "Nothing Left at All" Gilmore 3:54 13. "Pathetic Senses" Gilmore 3:36 14. "Them" Gilmore 3:44
Early demos[ 31] Title Music Producer(s) 15. "Dreams" (unmixed) Gilmore 4:06 16. "Sunday" The Cranberries 4:52 17. "Linger" The Cranberries 5:10 18. "Chrome Paint" The Cranberries 3:35 19. "Fast One" The Cranberries 3:32 20. "Shine Down" The Cranberries 4:12 21. "Dreams" (pop mix) The Cranberries 4:08 Total length: 77:46
Live at Cork Rock (June 1, 1991)[ 31] Title Music 1. "Put Me Down" 2:55 2. "Dreams" 4:10 3. "Uncertain" 2:54
Dave Fanning, RTÉ Radio Session, 1991[ 31] Title Music 1. "Dreams" 4:11 2. "Uncertain" 3:29 3. "Reason" 1:58 4. "Put Me Down" 2:53
John Peel, BBC Radio 1 Session, 1992[ 31] Title Music 5. "Waltzing Back" O'Riordan 3:34 6. "Linger" 3:25 7. "Wanted" 2:12 8. "I Will Always" O'Riordan 2:41
Dave Fanning, RTÉ Radio Session 1993[ 31] Title Music 9. "The Icicle Melts" O'Riordan 3:12 10. "Wanted" 2:03 11. "Like You Used To" 2:34 12. "False" 2:28 Total length: 34:40
The album's liner notes credit the following personnel:[ 32]
The Cranberries
Dolores O'Riordan – vocals, acoustic guitar
Noel Hogan – guitar, backing vocals
Mike Hogan – bass guitar
Fergal Lawler – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Mike Mahoney – backing vocals and additional sounds (on "Dreams")
Production
^ Tracks 15–21 of disc two were recorded under the name The Cranberry Saw Us.
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