No Baggage
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No Baggage is the sophomore solo album from Dolores O'Riordan. It was released on 21 August 2009 in Ireland, most of the world on 24 August 2009 and on August 25, 2009 in North America. The first single, "The Journey" was released to radio July 13 in North America and August 10 in Europe.
It includes a new version of "Apple of My Eye", a song featured on O'Riordan's debut solo album, "Are You Listening?".
On the week beginning August 27, 2009 'No Baggage' entered into the Irish Albums chart at #80, it entered at #56 on the Irish iTunes Top Albums Chart and at #22 on the HMV Ireland chart[1].
Producer Dan Brodbeck won the 2010 Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year for his work on the songs "Apple of My Eye" and "Be Careful" from No Baggage.[2]
Tracklist
Finalized track list as revealed on O'Riordan's official website:[3][4]
- "Switch Off the Moment" – 3:18
- "Skeleton" – 3:24
- "It's You" – 4:11
- "The Journey" – 3:52
- "Stupid" – 4:45
- "Be Careful" – 4:20
- "Apple of My Eye (New Version)" – 4:47
- "Throw Your Arms Around Me" – 4:26
- "Fly Through" – 3:54
- "Lunatic" – 4:28
- "Tranquilizer" – 3:51
B-Sides
- "You Set Me on Fire" – 4:22
- "I Want You" – 3:14
- "Loser (New Version)" – 2:59
Bonus Track Version (available through iTunes)
- 12 "You Set Me on Fire" – 4:22
- 13 "Track By Track" – 6:31 (Dolores discusses each of the tracks on the album)
Reception
No Baggage received mixed or average reviews upon its release, receiving a 45/100 critic score and a 6.5/10 user score on MetaCritic.[5] Some critics found merit in the record, with Sputnikmusic noting that it shows O'Riordan "building on old strengths, while broadening her artistic scope farther than it's been in thirteen years,"[6] and The Record Review commenting that it is "the perfect showcase for an older and wiser...singer and songwriter who has aged gracefully and maintained a level of integrity that few artists can claim a decade and a half down the road."[7]
The majority of critics, however, dismissed the record. The Boston Globe remarked that the album "is undone by a batch of not-so-great songs. (O'Riordan) wallows in more melodrama than might be expected, while trying to be self-consciously profound,"[8] while Uncut Magazine simply commented, "It's grisly."[9]
Band members
Guitars – Dan Brodbeck
Bass – Marco Mendoza except “The Journey”
Piano – Dolores O’Riordan & Denny DeMarchi
Drums – Ger Farrell except “Stupid”
Bass on “The Journey” – Dan Brodbeck
Guitar on “Stupid” – Steve DeMarchi and Dan Brodbeck
Drums on “Stupid” – Corey Thompson
Percussion on “Throw Your Arms Around Me” – Corey Thompson
Digeridoo – Matt Grady
Promotion 2009
April
- 25 - Ireland - RTÉ One
May
- 12 and 13 - Spain
- 14 and 15 - France
- 17 and 18 - Netherlands
- 19 - Belgium
- 20 and 21 - Italy
- 25 and 26 - Germany
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums Chart | 6 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 25 |
| French Albums Chart | 30 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 30 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 48 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 75 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 80 |
References
- ^ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
- ^ "Winners of the 2010 Juno Awards". CBC News. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ http://www.doloresoriordan.ie/news-all.asp Officical Website of Dolores O'Riordan
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Baggage-Dolores-Oriordan/dp/B0026LLC0S
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/oriordandolores/nobaggage?q=dolores%20o%27riordan
- ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=32087
- ^ http://recordreview.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/125/
- ^ http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2009/08/24/dolores_oriordan_no_baggage/
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/oriordandolores/nobaggage?q=dolores%20o%27riordan