Stars: The Best of 1992–2002 explained

Stars: The Best of 1992–2002
Type:greatest
Artist:the Cranberries
Cover:The Cranberries - Stars (The Best of 1992–2002).png
Released:16 September 2002
Recorded:1992–2002
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:77:05
Label:Island
Chronology:The Cranberries
Prev Title:Treasure Box – The Complete Sessions 1991–1999
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Gold
Next Year:2008

Stars: The Best of 1992–2002 is a compilation album and DVD from the Irish band the Cranberries, released in 2002 by Island Records. Some of the tracks on the album are different versions of the songs provided in earlier albums. The album also contains two new tracks: "New New York" and "Stars".

The first seventeen tracks contain all of the band's singles through 2002 in chronological order.

Track listing

All lyrics by Dolores O'Riordan. All music by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan, unless otherwise noted.

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

Awards

In 2002, they won an award in Taiwan for best selling international band with the album Stars: The Best of 1992–2002.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[2] 1
Chart (2018)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[3] 16
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 13
Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Greek Albums (IFPI)[5] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)!scope="col"
Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 128
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 67

DVD

Stars: The Best of Videos 1992–2002
Type:video
Artist:The Cranberries
Cover:TheCranberries-StarsDVD.jpg
Released:26 November 2002[8]
Recorded:Various
Genre:Alternative rock
Label:Island

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)

Alternate takes

Live favorites

Live at Vicar Street

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".

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cranberries.com/music/awards/ The Official Community of The Cranberries
  2. Web site: Music & Media, vol. 20, issue 42. October 12, 2002 . April 21, 2021.
  3. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e Dischi. it. 30 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Stars. The best of the Cranberries".
  4. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 22 January 2018. 19 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 12/2024) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327104829/https://ifpi.gr/charts_el.html . March 27, 2024 . March 30, 2024 . IFPI Greece.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040902000408/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html. September 2, 2004. Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
  7. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002. hitparade.ch. 2 March 2022.
  8. Web site: The Cranberries – Stars – the Best Videos 1992–2002 . Amazon .

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