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
"Runaway" Released: 1 September 1995 "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" Released: 2 February 1996 "The Right Time" Released: 20 May 1996 "Love to Love You" Released: September 1996 "Closer" Released: May 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Somebody Else's Boyfriend"	3:57

The Corrs - Live (Australian and New Zealand Limited Tour Edition bonus disc)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Runaway" (live)
2.	"Secret Life" (live)
3.	"Toss the Feathers" (live) (instrumental)
4.	"Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (acoustic)
5.	"The Right Time" (acoustic)
6.	"Rainy Day" (B-side from "Love to Love You")
7.	"The Right Time" (radio edit)

Personnel

The Band

• Andrea Corr – lead vocals, tin whistle
• Caroline Corr – drums, bodhrán, piano, vocals
• Jim Corr – guitar, keyboards, piano, vocals
• Sharon Corr – violin, vocals

Featuring

• Simon Phillips – drums on "Toss the Feathers" and "I don't know" which was never released.

Production

• Producers: Jim Corr. David Foster
• Engineers: Andrew Boland, Felipe Elgueta, Dave Reitzas
• Mixing: Dave Reitzas, Bob Clearmountain
• Mixing assistant: Ryan Freeland
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Assistant mastering engineer: Brian K. Lee
• Arranger: Jim Corr, David Foster
• String arrangements: David Foster
• Keyboard programming: Jim Corr
• Synclavier programming: Simon Franglen
• Art direction: Richard Bates, Sung Lee-Crawforth
• Photography: Guzman (Constance Hansen & Russell Peacock)

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

• 1995, UK, Atlantic 7567-92612-2, release date: 22 September 1995, CD
• 1995, Mexico, Atlantic 7826-94675-2, release date: 22 September 1995, CD
• 1995, UK, Atlantic 7567-92612-4, release date: 26 September 1995, Cassette
• 1995, Japan, Warner AMCY-913, release date; 21 December 1995, CD (with bonus track)
• 1996, UK (reissue), release date: 19 February 1996, CD
• 1997, Japan, Warner AMCY-2427, release date: 25 October 1997, CD (with bonus track)
• 1997, Australia, New Zealand, Atlantic 7567-92754-2, release date: January 1997, CD (limited tour edition)
• 1999, UK, Atlantic 7567926128, release date: 29 November 1999, MiniDisc
• 2001, Australia, Atlantic 7567-80963-2, release date: 2001, CD (double release with Talk on Corners special edition)
• 2001, France, Atlantic 7567-93072-2, release date: 2001, CD (as gold disc limited collector's edition)

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