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

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Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Everybody else is doing it so why can't we (album cover).jpg
Studio album by The Cranberries
Released 1 March 1993
Recorded 1992-1993
Genre Alternative rock
Length 40:54
Label Island
Producer Stephen Street
The Cranberries chronology
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
(1993)		 No Need to Argue
(1994)No Need to Argue1994
Singles from Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
  1. "Dreams"
    Released: 29 September 1992,
    April 1994 (re-release)
  2. "Linger"
    Released: 23 February 1993,
    January 1994 (re-release)
  3. "Sunday"
    Released: 1993 (promo only)
  4. "Still Can't..."
    Released: 1993 (promo only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly B[2]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[3]
PopMatters (favorable)[4]
Q 4/5 stars[5]
Robert Christgau A-[8]
Rolling Stone (favorable)[6]
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars[7]

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut album by Irish rock band The Cranberries. Released in 1993, it was their first full-length album after having released four EPs, and is also their first major label release. The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist Noel Hogan. It reached #9 in the Irish charts and #1 in the UK. At the end of 1995, it ranked as the 50th best selling album in Australia.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dolores O'Riordan, all music composed by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan except tracks 5, 10, 11 which are by Dolores O'Riordan.

No. Title Length
1. "I Still Do"   3:16
2. "Dreams"   4:32
3. "Sunday"   3:30
4. "Pretty"   2:16
5. "Waltzing Back"   3:38
6. "Not Sorry"   4:20
7. "Linger"   4:34
8. "Wanted"   2:07
9. "Still Can't..."   3:38
10. "I Will Always"   2:42
11. "How"   2:51
12. "Put Me Down"   3:33
Total length:
 40:54
Re-release

The album was re-released in 2002, under the title Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993). This version of the album featured bonus tracks as well as B-sides from the singles lifted off the album.

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?'s liner notes.[9]

The Cranberries
  • Dolores O'Riordan – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Noel Hogan – guitars, backing vocals
  • Mike Hogan – bass
  • Fergal Lawler – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
  • Mike Mahoney – additional vocals (2)
Technical personnel

Chart positions

References

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Preceded by UK number one album
25 June 1994 – 1 July 1994		 Succeeded by
Happy Nation by Ace of Base
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