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Forgiven, Not Forgotten

1995 studio album by the Corrs


Forgiven, Not Forgotten is the debut studio album by Irish pop rock group the Corrs. It was released by Atlantic Records on 26 September 1995 across the world. The album was primarily produced by David Foster, with additional production by Jim Corr. In January 1997, a special tour edition of the album was released in Australia and New Zealand and featured a bonus disc containing live and rare tracks which were recorded from their Forgiven, Not Forgotten World Tour.

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The title track and the band were featured in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 called "Turn Back the Clock". The band performed the song at a New Year's Eve party at the Peach Pit After Dark. The album spawned five official single releases.

Background

Before signing to Atlantic Records the band began recording in a makeshift-home-studio Jim rented out in their hometown of Dundalk. The band recorded on an eight-track and began making demo tapes, "I remember it being very cold... We had fruit boxes on the wall for soundproofing" Caroline remembered.[4] After performing in Whelan's bar in Dublin, the band caught the eye of Jean Kennedy Smith who invited the band to perform at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in Boston.[5]

Once in America they met Jason Flom, Atlantic Records's head of A&R: "When they walked into my New York office, I was immediately taken by their beauty, their obvious grace and style. They played me a cassette with "Love to Love You" and "Closer" on it, then they told me they played all the instruments themselves and wrote the songs. Man, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven."[6] However Flom knew the band needed someone to produce their album so suggested they meet David Foster, a Canadian musician, producer, composer and arranger. While in New York, two days before the band were scheduled to head home, they crashed a recording session at The Hit Factory, a recording studio in New York City. Foster invited the band upstairs to perform around a piano, where they sang "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" live. Sharon would go on to say "I think he was taken back [sic] by how polished we sounded even then".[7]

Tour

On 26 April 1996, the Corrs embarked on their Forgiven, Not Forgotten World Tour that started in Ennis, Ireland, before then travelling to Europe, Australia, Asia, America and Canada, ultimately lasting the better part of two years.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by the Corrs, except where noted

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Personnel

The Band

Featuring

Production

  • Producers and Arrangements – Jim Corr and David Foster
  • Engineers – Andrew Boland, Felipe Elgueta and Dave Reitzas.
  • Mixing – Dave Reitzas and Bob Clearmountain
  • Mix Assistant – Ryan Freeland
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
  • Assistant Mastering Engineer – Brian K. Lee
  • Art Direction – Richard Bates and Sung Lee-Crawforth
  • Photography – Guzman (Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock).

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Release details

  • 1995, UK, Atlantic 7567-92612-2, release date: 22 September 1995, CD
  • 1995, Mexico, Atlantic 7826-94675-2, release date: 22 September 1995, CD
  • 1995, UK, Atlantic 7567-92612-4, release date: 26 September 1995, Cassette
  • 1995, Japan, Warner AMCY-913, release date; 21 December 1995, CD (with bonus track)
  • 1996, UK (reissue), release date: 19 February 1996, CD
  • 1997, Japan, Warner AMCY-2427, release date: 25 October 1997, CD (with bonus track)
  • 1997, Australia, New Zealand, Atlantic 7567-92754-2, release date: January 1997, CD (limited tour edition)
  • 1999, UK, Atlantic 7567926128, release date: 29 November 1999, MiniDisc
  • 2001, Australia, Atlantic 7567-80963-2, release date: 2001, CD (double release with Talk on Corners special edition)
  • 2001, France, Atlantic 7567-93072-2, release date: 2001, CD (as gold disc limited collector's edition)
  • 2017, The Netherlands, Music On Vinyl Atlantic MOVLP1768 8719262002456, release date: 2017-05-26, 1 LP, 180 gram audiophile vinyl

Notes

  1. Released in the United States on 6 February 1996.[2]

References

  1. "Selected New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1131. 1 February 1996. p. 34.
  2. "Absolute Divas - the Corrs Biography". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. O'Hagan, Sean (21 July 2000). "We are family". The Guardian.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – The Corrs – Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. "Ultratop.be – The Corrs – Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. "Ultratop.be – The Corrs – Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 63, No. 15, 27 May 1996". RPM. 27 May 1996. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  8. "Hits of the World - Danish Albums". Billboard. 31 August 1996. p. 101. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Corrs – Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  10. "The Corrs - Forgiven Not Forgotten Album". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  11. "Hits of the World - Ireland Albums". Billboard. 3 August 1996. p. 65. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  12. "ザ・コアーズ > アルバム売上ランキング" [The Corrs > Album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  13. "Charts.nz – The Corrs – Forgiven, Not Forgotten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  14. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392.
  15. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1996". ARIA. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  16. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1997". ARIA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  17. "The Music Australia Loved". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. The Corrs marketing brochure, published by East West/Warner in December 2000, five months after the release of In Blue. An online version of the press release can be found here.
  19. "Corrs, tops in eight countries". The Irish Independent. 4 August 2000. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  20. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  21. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

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