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  Studio Album · No. 6

Roses Songwriting Credits by The Cranberries

2012 Cooking Vinyl 11 tracks 44 min

Produced by Stephen Street

Cooking Vinyl Alternative RockPop Rock
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Authorship
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Holds writing credit on 11 of 11 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 11 / 11 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether The Cranberries carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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The Cranberries's roles on this album

Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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By the Numbers

11
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1
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2012
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Data Insight

Roses keeps the band's standard split, with most songs credited to O'Riordan and Noel Hogan and four, including 'Tomorrow,' 'Waiting in Walthamstow,' 'Show Me,' and 'So Good,' credited to O'Riordan alone. She wrote every lyric, and the album carries no outside writers, so the reunion record stays fully self-authored like the rest of the catalog.

Roses is the sixth studio album by The Cranberries, released in February 2012 and their first new album after an eight-year hiatus. Reuniting once more with producer Stephen Street, the band returned to the melodic, jangly sound of their early records, drawing partly on material sketched during sessions years earlier. Lead single 'Tomorrow' and 'Show Me' led the release, which gave the band a modest chart return without recapturing their 1990s peak. O'Riordan wrote all the lyrics, with the music split between her and Noel Hogan and a set of songs credited to her alone. The album marked a warm, low-key comeback for the reunited group.

Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Conduct
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
2
Tomorrow
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
3
Fire & Soul
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
4
Raining in My Heart
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
5
Losing My Mind
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
6
Schizophrenic Playboys
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
7
Waiting in Walthamstow
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
8
Show Me
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
9
Astral Projections
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
10
So Good
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
11
Roses
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan Stephen Street Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 4 contributors

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Frequently Asked Questions Roses

Who wrote Roses?
Dolores O'Riordan wrote all the lyrics. The music is split between O'Riordan and Noel Hogan and four songs credited to O'Riordan alone.
Who produced Roses?
Stephen Street produced the album, his fourth with the band, continuing the partnership from their first two records.
Why was there a long gap before Roses?
The band went on hiatus in 2003 and reunited in 2009; Roses, released in 2012, was their first new album in eight years.
What are the singles from the album?
'Tomorrow' was the lead single, followed by 'Show Me.'
How did the songwriting work on the reunion album?
O'Riordan wrote all the lyrics while sharing the music credit with Noel Hogan on most tracks and writing some songs entirely on her own.
How was Roses received?
It drew a warm reception as a comeback record but reached only modest chart positions compared with the band's 1990s peak.

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