To the Faithful Departed

To the Faithful Departed
Studio album by The Cranberries
Released	30 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
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: 6 April 1996 "Free to Decide" Released: 25 August 1996 "When You're Gone" Released: 12 November 1996 "Hollywood" Released: 1 May 1997 "I'm Still Remembering" Released: 1996 (promo only)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(A-)
Piero Scaruffi
PopMatters	(unfavorable)
Robert Christgau	(C+)

To the Faithful Departed is the third studio album by Irish rock band The Cranberries, released in 1996. This album was made in memory of Denny Cordell who signed the band to Island Records 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 composed by Dolores O'Riordan except tracks 2, 8, 9 and 12, which are by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hollywood"	5:08
2.	"Salvation"	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"	2:41
9.	"Electric Blue"	4:51
10.	"I'm Still Remembering"	4:48
11.	"Will You Remember"	2:49
12.	"Joe"	3:22
13.	"Bosnia"	5:40
Total length:		52:19

1996 audio cassette and CD version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hollywood"	5:08
2.	"Salvation"	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.	"Intermission"	2:08
9.	"I Just Shot John Lennon"	2:41
10.	"Electric Blue"	4:51
11.	"I'm Still Remembering"	4:48
12.	"Will You Remember"	2:49
13.	"Joe"	3:22
14.	"Cordell"	3:41
15.	"Bosnia"	5:40
Total length:		56:08

2002 Re-release

The album was re-released in 2002, under the title To the Faithful Departed (The Complete Sessions 1996–1997). This version of the album featured bonus tracks as well as B-sides from the singles lifted off the album.

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		72:31

Chart positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	1
UK Albums Chart	2

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 ("Bosnia")
• 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

External links

• Cranberries official discography

Preceded by Falling into You by Celine Dion

Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album 12–18 May 1996

Succeeded by Older by George Michael