Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries. Released on 1 March 1993 through Island Records after four EPs, it is both the band's first full-length album and major label release. The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist Noel Hogan and contains the band's highest charting US single, "Linger". The album reached number one on the UK and the Irish albums charts. It spent a total of 86 weeks on the UK chart. On 24 June 1994, it became the fifth album in rock history to reach number one more than a year after release. At the end of 1995, it ranked as the 50th best selling album in Australia. It reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and stayed on this chart for 136 weeks; the album sold six million copies worldwide.
On 7 March 2018, the band's three remaining members announced they were releasing a special 25th anniversary newly remastered anniversary edition of the album, with previously unreleased material as well as other bonus material from the era of the album. However, it was delayed until late 2018, following the death of O'Riordan.

Release

The song "Sunday" was released as a promotion single in the US in 1993, before Island Records decided to opt for a re-release the band's first two European singles, "Dreams" and "Linger" in 1994.
A demo version of "Sunday" was featured on the band's 1990 EP cassette Water Circle. An acoustic version was released on the KCRW 1995 compilation Rare on Air, volume 2. A live version of "Sunday" was included on one of the band's "Free to Decide" single. The performance was recorded at The Point, in Dublin on 2 June 1995. Another live version was featured on the band's live compilation Bualadh Bos released in 2010. The performance was recorded at Pine Knob in Clarkston, MI on 18 August 1996 during the Free to Decide World Tour.

Track listing

Original release

2002 release

The 2002 re-release included additional tracks.

Super Deluxe (2018)

Disc two

Disc three

Disc four

Personnel

Personnel taken from the album's liner notes, and Sound on Sound.
The Cranberries

Dolores O'Riordan – vocals, acoustic guitar, string synthesizer and string arrangements on "Linger"
Noel Hogan – guitars, backing vocals
Mike Hogan – bass
Fergal Lawler – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Mike Mahoney – backing vocals and additional sounds on "Dreams"
Duke Quartet – strings on "Linger"
*Louisa Fuller – violin
*Rick Koster – violin
*John Metcalfe – viola and string arrangements
*Sophie Harris – cello

Technical

Stephen Street – production, engineering
Aidan McGovern – additional engineering
Andy Earl – photography
Valerie Phillips – photography
Cally – art direction, design
Charts

Weekly charts

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