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Name: Fergal Lawler  
   
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Date of Birth: 4th March 1971
   
Place of Birth: Limerick, Ireland
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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Album cover for Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, the Cranberries' breakthrough debut album.

The Cranberries are an Irish rock and roll band that arose to mainstream popularity in the 1990s. They disbanded in 2004.

Band members

The band members (from left to right: Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, Dolores O'Riordan and Fergal Lowler
  • Michael (Mike) Hogan (born April 29, 1973) is the bass guitar player.
  • Noel Anthony Hogan (born December 25, 1971), Mike's brother, is the guitarist.
  • Fergal Patrick Lawler was born in Parteen (near Limerick), Ireland on March 4, 1971. Since April 16, 1997 he has been married to Laurie Guerin.
  • Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan Burton (born September 6, 1971) is an Irish singer. She is the vocalist, keyboardist and backing guitarist for the band. She is married to Don Burton and has three children: Taylor, Molly and Dakota Rain. She also has a stepson named Donny.

History

Origins

Noel and Mike Hogan, two brothers from Limerick, formed the band with drummer Fergal Lawler in 1990. The band was originally named The Cranberry Saw Us, a pun on cranberry sauce. Dolores O'Riordan auditioned for and won the role of lead singer, writing the lyrics for "Linger". Her voice, which ranges from keening, to powerful to lilting, is the distinctive element of the band's sound.

Their homemade demo tape did well locally, and the band soon recorded a demo tape that earned much popular and critical interest. After a major-label bidding war, The Cranberries signed with Island Records. After an unsuccessful first single, they ditched their manager. Their second single, "Linger" and debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, became a huge hit first in the the United States are later in the United Kingdom. After , the Cranberries recorded . The single "Dreams" also became a hit reaching #14 on the US charts.

Mid-90s

In 1994, O'Riordan married Don Burton, the band's tour manager. O'Riordan's status as frontwoman was causing tensions within the group as they recorded No Need to Argue, another hit album that included Zombie, a protest about the violence between Protestant and Catholic extremists in Northern Ireland in the time of The Troubles . The album gained the band immense popularity throughout Europe and the US.

Amidst rumors of O'Riordan's imminent departure, the band released To the Faithful Departed, which sold well despite poor reviews, though not nearly as well as the previous album. During the next few years, the band cancelled a large tour and rumors of a breakup were widespread. They released Bury the Hatchet to mixed reviews in 1999.

In 2001 they released Wake Up And Smell The Coffee to rave reviews of "The magic is back." The album debuted at number 46 in the U.S. charts. The band seemed to be back on track.

A "best of" compilation entitled Stars was released in 2002, along with a DVD of groundbreaking award-winning music videos.

Time for a Break

However, in 2004, The Cranberries announced they were taking some time to pursue individual careers. Earlier that year, O'Riordan had sung the title track to the movie The Passion of the Christ, "Ave Maria". She plans to record a solo album (to be released in early 2006). Noel Hogan's new project is the Mono Band.

The Cranberries decided to put the next album on hold. After more than a dozen years of relentless touring and promotion, which had seen them clocking up album sales in excess of 38 million and playing to hundreds of thousands of fans around the globe, the band decided it was time for a break.

Discography

Album cover for Bury the Hatchet designed by Storm Thorgerson.

Albums

Studio

  • "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can´t We?" (April 1993) UK #1, US #18 (ww sales 7,600,000)
  • "No Need to Argue" (September 1994) UK #2, US #6 (ww sales 16,700,000)
  • "To the Faithful Departed" (April 1996) UK #2, US #4 (ww sales 6,200,000)
  • "Bury the Hatchet" (April 1999) UK #7, US #13 (ww sales 3,300,000)
  • "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" (October 2001) UK #61, US #46 (ww sales 1,300,000)

Miscellaneous combinations / limited editions 1,800,000 approx.

Compilations

  • "Bury the Hatchet - The Complete Sessions" (2000) – 26 track release
  • "Stars - The Best of 1992 - 2002" (September 2002) – UK #20
  • "Treasure Box - The Complete Sessions 1992-1999" 4 albums remastered

Live

  • "Doors And Windows" (1995) (multimedia disc)
  • "In Concert at the BBC" (1994) – limited UK release
  • "In Concert: New Rock #94-44, disc 2 of 2" (1994)

Album sales as of November 2002.

Singles

  • "Uncertain EP" (1991)
  • "Dreams" (September 1992) –
  • "Linger" (February 1993) – UK #74
  • "Linger" (Re-Issue) (January 1994) – UK #14, US #8
  • "Dreams" (Re-Issue) (April 1994) – UK #27, US #42
  • "Zombie" (September 1994) – UK #14
  • "Ode To My Family" (November 1994) – UK #29
  • "I Can't Be With You" (February 1995) – UK #23
  • "Ridiculous Thoughts" (July 1995) – UK #20
  • "Salvation" (April 1996) – UK #13
  • "Free To Decide" (July 1996) – UK #33
  • "Promises" (April 1999) – UK #12
  • "Animal Instinct" (July 1999) – UK #54
  • "Just My Imagination" (October 1999) –
  • "You And Me" (January 2000) –
  • "Analyze" (September 2001) – UK #89
  • "Time Is Ticking Out" (January 2002) –
  • "This Is The Day" (April 2002) –
  • "Stars" (September 2002) –

DVDs and Videos

  • "Children Of Bosnia"
  • "Beneath The Skin - Live In Paris"
  • "Stars - The Best of 1992 - 2002" (2002)
  • "Live - Live In Astoria" (DVD)

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