Borrowed Heaven

Borrowed Heaven
Studio album by The Corrs
Released 31 May 2004
Recorded 2002–04
Genre Pop rock, Celtic, folk rock
Length 45:37
Label Atlantic
Producer Olle Romo
The Corrs chronology
VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live in Dublin
(2002)		 Borrowed Heaven
(2004)		 Home
(2005)
Singles from Borrowed Heaven
  1. "Summer Sunshine"
    Released: 17 May 2004
  2. "Angel"
    Released: 13 September 2004
  3. "Long Night"
    Released: 6 December 2004
  4. "Goodbye"
    Released: 20 November 2006

Borrowed Heaven is the fourth studio album by Irish pop rock band The Corrs, released through Atlantic Records on 31 May 2004. The album was produced by Olle Romo.

The band released three singles from this album: "Summer Sunshine," "Angel," and "Long Night." A remix version of "Goodbye" was released as a download-only single in 2006. Other notable tracks include the title track "Borrowed Heaven," which featured an appearance from Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and "Time Enough For Tears," which was penned by U2's Bono. The acoustic performances for this album's Electronic Press Kit were recorded at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Sputnikmusic[5]

Borrowed Heaven received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album has garnered a score of 58 over 100, based on 7 mainstream critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

Commercial performance

The album was a great success in their homeland Ireland where it peaked at number 1, with all three singles entering the Irish music charts. The album was greeted with success in western Europe, charting in nearly every country. Success in eastern Europe was varied from number 1 chart positions to not charting at all.

The Corrs set off on the Borrowed Heaven Tour in July 2004, taking the band to Europe and North America. This would be the Corrs' last tour before taking an extended hiatus in 2006 to raise families and embark on solo careers.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Corrs, except "Time Enough For Tears" by Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer. 

No. Title Length
1. "Summer Sunshine"   2:53
2. "Angel"   3:26
3. "Hideaway"   3:17
4. "Long Night"   3:47
5. "Goodbye"   4:11
6. "Time Enough For Tears" (from the film In America, nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song) 5:03
7. "Humdrum"   3:43
8. "Even If"   3:03
9. "Borrowed Heaven"   4:21
10. "Confidence For Quiet"   3:11
11. "Baby Be Brave"   3:58
12. "Silver Strand" (Instrumental) 4:26
13. "Miracle" (Australian bonus track) 4:00

Digital re-release bonus tracks

[6]

Personnel

The band

Additional musicians

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 6
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] 21
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 4
European Albums (Billboard)[13] 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 21
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] 17
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21] 12
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[22] 31
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[23] 13
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 2
Spanish Albums (Promúsicae)[25] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 2
US Billboard 200[29] 51

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[30] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[31] 80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[32] 70
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[33] 61
French Albums (SNEP)[34] 107
German Albums (GfK)[35] 56
Swiss Albums (Hitparade)[36] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[37] 89

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[38] Platinum 70,000
France (SNEP)[39] Gold 100,000
Germany (BVMI)[40] Gold 100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41] Gold 7,500
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] Gold 50,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[42] Gold 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] Gold 100,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[44] 28 May 2004 CD Warner Music
Ireland
Japan[45]
United Kingdom 31 May 2004
Taiwan 1 June 2004 Atlantic Records
United States 8 June 2004

References

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  2. ↑ "Laban Dance Centre - Herzog & de Meuron". Arcspace.com. 2005-01-17. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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  4. ↑ Allmusic review
  5. ↑ "The Corrs - Borrowed Heaven User Opinions". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Corrs – Borrowed Heaven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 110 (13): 47. 19 June 2004. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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  18. ↑ Home Run For The Corrs. Chart-Track (GfK). 7 October 2005. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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  20. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Corrs – Borrowed Heaven". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Corrs – Borrowed Heaven". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  22. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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  28. ↑ "Corrs | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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  30. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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  32. ↑ "Rapports annuels 2004". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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  34. ↑ "Classement Albums - année 2004" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2004.
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