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  Studio Album · No. 7

Something Else Songwriting Credits by The Cranberries

2017 BMG 13 tracks 54 min

Produced by The Cranberries

BMG Acoustic RockAlternative Rock
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Who wrote the songs?

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The Cranberries's roles on this album

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By the Numbers

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2017
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Data Insight

Something Else mixes new songs with orchestral re-recordings, but the writing credits hold to the band's pattern: O'Riordan wrote every lyric, with the music split between her and Noel Hogan and a set credited to her alone, including 'When You're Gone,' 'Zombie,' 'Rupture,' and 'Why?' The reworked songs carry their original credits, so the album stays entirely self-authored.

Something Else is the seventh studio album by The Cranberries, released in April 2017 and recorded with the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Most of the album reworks the band's best-known songs, including 'Linger,' 'Dreams,' and 'Zombie,' as acoustic and orchestral versions, alongside three new compositions: 'The Glory,' 'Rupture,' and 'Why?' Wikipedia classes it as a studio album, though its core is fresh recordings of earlier material rather than all-new songs. O'Riordan wrote all the lyrics across the new and original songs, with the music shared between her and Noel Hogan or credited to her alone. It was the last album the band released during O'Riordan's lifetime, ahead of her death in January 2018.

Track Listing & Credits 13 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Linger
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
2
The Glory
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
3
Dreams
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
4
When You're Gone
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
5
Zombie
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
6
Ridiculous Thoughts
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
7
Rupture
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
8
Ode to My Family
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
9
Free to Decide
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
10
Just My Imagination
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
11
Animal Instinct
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
12
You & Me
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'RiordanNoel Anthony Hogan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)
13
Why?
Dolores O'Riordan Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan (Lead Vocals)

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Frequently Asked Questions Something Else

Who wrote Something Else?
Dolores O'Riordan wrote all the lyrics. The music is split between O'Riordan and Noel Hogan and several songs credited to O'Riordan alone, with re-recorded songs keeping their original credits.
Is Something Else an album of new songs?
Mostly no. It pairs three new songs, 'The Glory,' 'Rupture,' and 'Why?,' with acoustic and orchestral re-recordings of earlier Cranberries hits.
Who produced Something Else?
The band produced the album themselves, recording with the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
Was this the band's last album with Dolores O'Riordan alive?
Yes. It was the final album released during her lifetime; she died in January 2018, before the band completed In the End.
How did O'Riordan and Hogan share the songwriting?
O'Riordan wrote all lyrics and shared the music credit with Noel Hogan on most songs, writing some, like 'Rupture' and 'Why?,' on her own.
Why is it counted as a studio album?
Wikipedia classes it as a studio album because it was newly recorded in the studio, even though most tracks rework earlier songs.

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