Forgiven Not Forgotten
Codes & Release Dates
Year of first release: 1995
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Tracklists may vary; this is from release 7567-92612-2| # | Title | Lyrics | Listen | |
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| 1. | Erin Shore (0:27) | (I) | ||
| 2. | Forgiven Not Forgotten (4:15) |  |
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| 3. | Heaven Knows (4:18) | |
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| 4. | Along With The Girls(0:49) | (I) | ||
| 5. | Someday (3:51) | |
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| 6. | Runaway (4:24) | |
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| 7. | The Right Time (4:07) | |
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| 8. | The Minstrel Boy (2:12) | (I) | ||
| 9. | Toss The Feathers (2:50) | (I) | ||
| 10. | Love To Love You (4:08) | |
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| 11. | Secret Life (4:31) | |
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| 12. | Carraroe Jig (0:52) | (I) | ||
| 13. | Closer (4:05) | |
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| 14. | Leave Me Alone (3:40) | |
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| 15. | Erin Shore (4:14) | (I) | ||
| Total running time: 48:50 | ||||
Singles
- Runaway (Sep. 1995)
- Forgiven Not Forgotten (Feb. 1996)
- The Right Time (Apr. 1996)
- Love To Love You (Sep. 1996)
Credits
Produced by David Foster, co-produced by Jim Corr
Recorded at Chartmakers Studios, Malibu (USA)
Thanks to (among others) Paul Brady, Bob Clearmountain, Nick Ferrara, Barry Gaster, David Simone
Special thanks to: Marie Hughes, Ollie Campbell, John & Ros Hubbard, Alan Parker, Bill Whelan, Jean Kennedy-Smith
Very special thanks to: David Foster for his endorsement, gentle prescription, and good humor. John Hughes for his unwavering enthusaism and commitment. Jean & Gerry Corr for their vision and encouragement.
Trivia
The debut album features many classics: "Runaway", "Forgiven Not Forgotten", "The Right Time", "Love To Love You", "Closer" and the first, short version of "Joy Of Life", here listed as "Carraroe Jig", which is an integral part of every concert.
"Runaway", the Corrs' debut single, hit the British charts only at #49. Considering almost all Corrs' singles with only very few exceptions never crack the top ten, this is not really a bad result.
In the beginning of "Leave Me Alone", some lines are played backwards. When reversed, the phrase "Leave Me Alone" can be heard:
Some explanations about the traditional songs:
- "(Lough) Erin Shore" is the description of a special kind of Irish shore where a part of the sea is almost surrounded by land, "Erin" = "Irish" (old word)
- "Minstrel" = traveling musician or anyone else performing an amusing show
- "Carraroe Jig" = named after the Irish town of Carraroe located on the Western shore of Ireland (also known as "Joy Of Life" & "Trout In The Bath")
"Forgiven Not Forgotten" was sold over 5 million times worldwide and reached 13 times platinum in Ireland, as well as multiple platinum in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Denmark and Spain. In other countries like Japan, Singapore, Sweden, the USA or Canada, it reached gold.
Together with its successor, "Talk On Corners", it occupied the #1 and #2 spot of the UK charts in 1998; something which hadn't happened since the Beatles in the 1960s.