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Stars is a compilation album and DVD from the Irish band The Cranberries. Some of the tracks on the CD are different versions of the songs provided in earlier albums. The CD also contains two new tracks: "New New York" and "Stars".

Album

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dreams" (Radio Edit)4:15
2."Linger"4:34
3."Zombie"5:07
4."Ode to My Family"4:31
5."I Can't Be with You"3:07
6."Ridiculous Thoughts" (Radio edit)3:36
7."Salvation"2:24
8."Free to Decide" (Alternate Mix Edit)3:23
9."When You're Gone" (Radio Edit)3:52
10."Hollywood" (Radio Edit)4:19
11."Promises" (Radio Edit)3:32
12."Animal Instinct"3:32
13."Just My Imagination" (Edit)3:13
14."You & Me" (Edit)3:17
15."Analyse"4:06
16."Time Is Ticking Out"3:01
17."This is the Day"4:15
18."Daffodil Lament" (Bonus track - #1 non-single as voted by the fans)6:06
19."New New York" (Previously unreleased)4:09
20."Stars" (Previously unreleased)3:31
Total length:77:05

The limited edition version of this CD includes five live tracks recorded in Stockholm:

No.TitleLength
1."Zombie" (Live)5:05
2."Ode to My Family" (Live)4:20
3."Animal Instinct" (Live)3:29
4."Salvation" (Live)2:28
5."Daffodil Lament" (Live)4:20
Total length:19:42

Awards

In 2002, they won an award in Taiwan for best selling international band with the album Stars: The Best of 1992-2002.[2]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Gold 100,000^
Summaries

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

DVD

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Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002 is a DVD album by Irish rock band The Cranberries. It compiles 17 of the band's promotional videos including their new single "Stars", along with alternate takes and live recordings of several songs and a documentary entitled 99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll.

  1. "Dreams" (Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, September 1992)
    • Director: Peter Scammell
  2. "Linger" (Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, February 1993)
  3. "Zombie" (No Need to Argue, September 1994)
  4. "Ode to My Family" (No Need to Argue, November 1994)
    • Director: Samuel Bayer
  5. "I Can't Be with You (No Need to Argue", February 1995)
    • Director: Samuel Bayer
  6. "Ridiculous Thoughts" (No Need to Argue, July 1995)
    • Director: Freckles Flynn
  7. "Salvation" (To the Faithful Departed, April 1996)
  8. "Free to Decide" (To the Faithful Departed, August 1996)
  9. "When You're Gone" (To the Faithful Departed, November 1996)
    • Director: Karen Bellone
  10. "Promises" (Bury the Hatchet, March 1999)
    • Director: Olivier Dahan
  11. "Animal Instinct" (Bury the Hatchet, July 1999)
    • Director: Olivier Dahan
  12. "Just My Imagination" (Bury the Hatchet, September 1999)
  13. "You and Me" (Bury the Hatchet, March 2000)
    • Director: Maurice Linnane
  14. "Analyse" (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, September 2001)
    • Director: Keir McFarlane
  15. "Time Is Ticking Out" (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, March 2002)
    • Director: Maurice Linnane
  16. "This is the Day" (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, June 2002)
    • Director: Olivier Dahan
  17. "Stars" (Stars: The Best of 1992–2002, October 2002)

Extra

Alternate takes

  • "Dreams"
  • "Ridiculous Thoughts"
  • "When You're Gone"
  • "Analyse"

Live favorites

  • "Daffodil Lament" ('94 Astoria UK)
  • "Empty" ('94 Astoria)
  • "Sunday" ('96 tour)

Live at Vicar Street

  • "Time is Ticking Out"
  • "Linger"
  • "In the Ghetto"
  • "Ode to My Family"
  • "Shattered"
  • "Animal Instinct"
  • "Loud and Clear"
  • "I Can't Be with You"
  • "Analyse"

'99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll

Also on the DVD is a 26-minute documentary entitled '99 Love Life & Rock 'n' Roll and directed by Ciaran Donnelly. In it, the band members speak about their career, expectations for the future, and how some songs were composed, like "Linger" and "Zombie".

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The Official Community of The Cranberries
  3. ^ "British album certifications – The Cranberries – Stars: The Best of 1992-2002". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Stars: The Best of 1992-2002 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  4. ^ http://www.amazon.com/The-Cranberries-Stars-Videos-1992-2002/dp/B000077VOV/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1330738014&sr=1-1