Forgiven, Not Forgotten

Forgiven, Not Forgotten
Studio album by The Corrs
Released 26 September 1995
Recorded May 1994 - May 1995
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock, folk rock, Celtic
Length 48:43
Label 143, Lava, Atlantic
Producer David Foster
Jim Corr
The Corrs chronology
Forgiven, Not Forgotten
(1995)
Talk on Corners
(1997)
Singles from Forgiven, Not Forgotten
  1. "Runaway"
    Released: 1 September 1995
  2. "Forgiven, Not Forgotten"
    Released: 2 February 1996
  3. "The Right Time"
    Released: 20 May 1996
  4. "Love to Love You"
    Released: September 1996
  5. "Closer"
    Released: May 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Forgiven, Not Forgotten is the debut album by Irish folk 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.

The title track and the band was 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.

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

All songs written and composed by The Corrs, with additional writing by David Foster on "Someday". 

No. Title Length
1. "Erin Shore" (intro) (instrumental) 0:27
2. "Forgiven, Not Forgotten"   4:15
3. "Heaven Knows"   4:18
4. "Along with the Girls" (instrumental) 0:49
5. "Someday"   3:51
6. "Runaway"   4:24
7. "The Right Time"   4:07
8. "The Minstrel Boy" (instrumental) 2:12
9. "Toss the Feathers" (instrumental) 2:50
10. "Love to Love You"   4:08
11. "Secret Life"   4:31
12. "Carraroe Jig" (instrumental) 0:52
13. "Closer"   4:05
14. "Leave Me Alone"   3:40
15. "Erin Shore" (instrumental) 4:14

Personnel

The Band

Featuring

Production

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1995–96) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 37
Canadian Albums (RPM)[6] 50
Danish Albums (Tracklisten)[7] 5
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[8] 38
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 86
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 72
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 12
Spanish Albums (Promúsicae)[15] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 2
US Billboard 200[19] 131

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 3
Chart (1997) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 24
Chart (1998) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 89
Chart (1999) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 19

All-time charts

Chart Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 44

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[25] 9× Platinum 630,000
Canada (Music Canada)[26] Platinum 100,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[27] Platinum 50,000
France (SNEP)[28] Platinum 300,000
Ireland (IRMA)[29] 13× Platinum 195,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] Platinum 15,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] 3× Platinum 300,000
Sweden (GLF)[31] Gold 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] 3× Platinum 900,000
United States (RIAA)[33] Gold 500,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[34] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

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

Release details

References

  1. Allmusic review
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  6. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 63, No. 15, 27 May 1996". RPM. RPM Library Archives. 27 May 1996. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. "Hits of the World - Danish Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Corporation. 31 August 1996. p. 101. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Corrs – Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
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  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 (Nielsen Corporation). 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.
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  15. 1 2 Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 8480486392.
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  18. "Corrs | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  19. "The Corrs – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Corrs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  20. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1996". ARIA. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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  27. 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.
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  30. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart - Chart Dated 08 March 1998". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  31. "(Guld & Platina) ÅR 1987–1998" [(Gold & Platinum) Year 1987–1998] (PDF) (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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  34. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
Preceded by
Recurring Dream by Crowded House
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
25–31 August 1996
15–21 September 1996
29 September – 5 October 1996
Succeeded by
No Code by Pearl Jam
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