Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? Explained
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | The Cranberries |
Cover: | Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?.webp |
Alt: | A group of three people in black clothing sitting on a couch, with a man sitting on the floor in front of the couch |
Recorded: | 1992–1993 |
Studio: | Windmill Lane (Dublin), Surrey Sound (Leatherhead) |
Label: | Island |
Producer: | Stephen Street |
Prev Title: | Uncertain |
Prev Year: | 1991 |
Next Title: | No Need to Argue |
Next Year: | 1994 |
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries.[1] Released on 1 March 1993 through Island Records after four EPs, it is both the band's first full-length album and major label release.[2] The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist Noel Hogan and contains the band's highest charting US single, "Linger".[2] The album reached number one on the UK and the Irish albums charts.[2] It spent a total of 86 weeks on the UK chart.[3] On 24 June 1994, it became the fifth album in rock history to reach number one more than a year after release.[4] At the end of 1995, it ranked as the 50th best selling album in Australia.[5] It reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and stayed on this chart for 136 weeks;[6] the album sold six million copies worldwide.[2]
On 7 March 2018, the band's three remaining members announced they were releasing a special 25th anniversary newly remastered anniversary edition of the album, with previously unreleased material as well as other bonus material from the era of the album.[7] [8] However, it was delayed until late 2018, following the death of O'Riordan.[9]
Track listing
2002 release
The 2002 re-release included additional tracks.
Super Deluxe (2018)
Disc four
Personnel
The album's liner notes credit the following personnel:[10]
The Cranberries
- Dolores O'Riordan – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Noel Hogan – guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Hogan – bass guitar
- Fergal Lawler – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Mike Mahoney – backing vocals and additional sounds (on "Dreams")
Production
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Peacock . Tim . Best Cranberries Songs: 20 Essential Tracks That Linger On . . 8 May 2019 . 20 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191016184435/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-cranberries-songs-20-essential-tracks/ . 16 October 2019 . live.
- News: . The Cranberries' 'Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?' 2nd Anniversary Box Set To be Released October 19 by Island /UMe . live . . 30 August 2018 . https://archive.today/20200620183433/https://www.umgcatalog.com/news/cranberries-everybody-else-doing-it-so-why-cant-we-25th-anniversary-edition-be-released-oct-19 . 20 June 2020 . 20 June 2020 .
- News: . Today in Music History: Remembering Dolores O'Riordan . . 15 January 2020 . 20 June 2020 . 15 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200115191222/https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2020/01/09/today-in-music-history-remembering-dolores-oriordan . live .
- Book: Buckley, Peter . 2003 . The Rough Guide to Rock . 3 . UK . . 240 . 978-1-843-53105-0.
- Web site: The Cranberries: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?. . n.d.. Tower Records. 20 June 2020. live. https://archive.today/20200620182212/https://towerrecords.com/products/the-cranberries-everybody-else-is-doing-it-so-why-cant-we. 20 June 2020.
- Chart History – The Cranberries – Billboard 200. . n.d.. Billboard. https://archive.today/20200214185907/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-cranberries/chart-history/TLP/song/177278. 14 February 2020. 14 February 2020. live.
- News: Daly . Rhian . 7 March 2018 . The group will also reissue their debut album 'Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?' . . 21 June 2020 . 4 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604222341/https://www.nme.com/news/music/cranberries-announce-final-album-dolores-oriordan-2256935 . live .
- News: Schatz . Lake . 7 March 2018 . The band is prepping a 25th anniversary edition of Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? for later this year . . 21 June 2020 . 21 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200621193136/https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/03/the-cranberries-will-release-final-album-with-dolores-oriordan-in-2019/ . live .
- Web site: The Cranberries – This month marks the 25th anniversary of.... https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/43228062105/10155531977667106 . 2022-02-26 . limited. Facebook. 7 March 2018. 8 March 2018.
- Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?. The Cranberries. 1993. CD. Island Records. 514 156-2.
- European Top 100 Albums. Music & Media. 11. 12. 19 March 1994. 18. 29800226. World Radio History.
- Top 10 Sales in Europe. Music & Media. 11. 8. 19 February 1994. 14. 29800226. World Radio History.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151102014251/http://i.imgur.com/3GuDxzg.jpg . The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1994 . 2 November 2015 . 19 May 2022 . Australian Record Industry Association Ltd..
- Top 100 Albums 1994. Music Week. 14 January 1995. 11. 0265-1548. World Radio History.
- Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994 . Billboard . 4 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309001346/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-billboard-200-albums . 9 March 2021.
- Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1995. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 December 2021.
- Top 100 Albums 1995. Music Week. 13 January 1996. 11. 0265-1548. World Radio History.
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. 18 February 2022. 23 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123044853/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/the-billboard-200. dead.