To the Faithful Departed is the third studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, released on 29 April 1996. The album was made in memory of Denny Cordell, who signed the band to Island Records, and Joe O'Riordan (vocalist Dolores O'Riordan's grandfather), who had both died that year. The album reached number one in four countries and became the band's highest-charting album on the US Billboard 200, where it peaked at number four.

Packaging

The album sleeve photo session was made up of two parts, the first being the original design for the front cover, a naked baby boy (supplied by their press officer Smash at Island Records) lying on his back, which was shot in photographer Andy Earl's new studio on Shad Thames in London, and the band seated in a yellow room. At the last minute, at Dolores O'Riordan's request, the two were swapped and the yellow room became the front cover.

The yellow room was designed to be an echo of the previous two album sleeves. It was built in London and transported to the Lake District and erected in a forest near Loughrigg Holme. Snow fell on the day of the photoshoot, and the band spent as little time as possible on the shoot clad, as they were wearing new purple Dolce & Gabbana outfits.

A new logo and typeface were decided upon signifying the band's desire to move on from the strict repetition of the previous album sleeves. Incidental studio photos were included, taken by Cally in the band's studio in Vancouver, Canada. Cally added: "I attended the surreal Brit Awards where Jarvis Cocker invaded Michael Jackson's stage and left soon after to drive through horizontal snow to get to the Lake District in readiness for the photo shoot the next day. On waking in the Ambleside Hotel I saw Jarvis on the front cover of every paper, being released from jail with Nigel, The Cranberries A&R man beside him. Things only became more surreal when we realised that later we were shooting the band bravely clad in thin purple suits under snowfall in a yellow room in a forest in the Lake District".

Television performances To promote To the Faithful Departed, the Cranberries appeared on different television shows (1995–1996).

Television show Performance date Broadcast date Media Location Setlist Notes Concierto Básico 40 31 January 1995 1995 40 Principales Madrid, Spain 1. "I'm Still Remembering"2. "Dreaming My Dreams"3. "Ode to My Family"4. "Empty"5. "Zombie" ▪ Acoustic set▪ Dolores grows her hair long▪ The first performance of "I'm Still Remembering" MTV Unplugged 14 February 1995 18 April 1995 MTV USA New York City, United States 1. "Dreaming My Dreams2. "Ode to My Family"3. "Linger"4. "Free to Decide"5. "I'm Still Remembering"6. "Empty"7. "Zombie8. "Yesterday's Gone"9. "No Need to Argue" ▪ Acoustic set▪ Recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music▪ Accompanied by the Electra strings▪ The only performance of "Yesterday's Gone" The Late Show with David Letterman 7 August 1995 7 August 1995 CBS "I Just Shot John Lennon" ▪ Hosted by David Letterman▪ Dolores dyes her hair red Sanremo Music Festival 1996 24 February 1996 24 February 1996 Rai 1 Sanremo, Italy "Salvation" ▪ Hosted by Pippo Baudo▪ Recorded at the Teatro Ariston X-Ray Vision 11 April 1996 11 April 1996 MTV Europe London, England 1. "Salvation"2. "Free to Decide" ▪ Hosted by Ray Cokes TFI Friday 12 April 1996 12 April 1996 Channel 4 "Salvation" ▪ Hosted by Chris Evans 1996 MTV Video Music Awards 4 September 1996 4 September 1996 MTV USA New York City, United States "Salvation" ▪ Hosted by Dennis Miller▪ Live broadcast from Radio City Music Hall The Late Show with David Letterman 10 September 1996 10 September 1996 CBS "Free to Decide" ▪ Hosted by David Letterman

Free to Decide World Tour

In 1996, the Cranberries toured in Asia, Oceania and North America to promote their third studio album To the Faithful Departed. The band embarked on a 117-date world tour which began on 30 April 1996 in Philippines but was stopped on 8 June 1996 in Cairns during the Australian leg, due to a knee injury of O'Riordan. The remaining dates of the Australian tour were canceled and O'Riordan returned to Ireland for surgery. The tour resumed on 1 August 1996 in North America but was stopped after twenty-eight concerts because of poor physical and mental health of O'Riordan. The Cranberries complained that they never had a rest since the beginning of their career and invoked saturation. O'Riordan was pressured by managers not to stop the tour because of a cost between $8 million to $14 million. Despite this, the remaining dates of the North American tour and the European leg of the Free to Decide World Tour were canceled.

Dates DateCity/TownCountryVenueFirst LegAsia 30 April 1996 Pasay Philippines Cuneta Astrodome 1 May 1996 4 May 1996 Bangkok Thailand Huamark Stadium 6 May 1996 Taipei Taiwan Convention Centre 8 May 1996 Hong Kong China Coliseum 11 May 1996 Tokyo Japan Nakano Sun Plaza 13 May 1996 Akasaka Blitz 14 May 1996 16 May 1996 Fukuoka Skara Es Patio 17 May 1996 Osaka Koseinenkin KaikanOceania 20 May 1996 Christchurch New Zealand Town Hall 21 May 1996 23 May 1996 Wellington Events Centre 25 May 1996 Auckland Supertop 27 May 1996 Newcastle Australia Entertainment Centre 29 May 1996 Melbourne National Tennis Centre 30 May 1996 1 June 1996 Launceston Silverdome 2 June 1996 Hobart Derwent Entertainment Centre 5 June 1996 Canberra Bruce StadiumAsia 26 June 1996 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Negara

Track listing Original release

1996 US version

Personnel The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan – vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, keyboards, whistle, mandolin Noel Hogan – electric & acoustic guitars, mandolin Mike Hogan – bass guitar Fergal Lawler – drums, percussion

Additional musicians Michael Kamen – orchestration Henry Daag – saw ("Bosnia") Richie Buckley – tenor saxophone ("Salvation") Michael Buckley – baritone saxophone ("Salvation") Bruce Fairbairn – trumpet ("Salvation") Randy Raine-Reusch – additional percussion

Producing and technical staff Bruce Fairbairn – production The Cranberries – production Mike Plontikoff – engineering, mixing Andy Earl – photography Adrian Myers – assistant photography Baron Kallstein – incidental photography (aka Cally: art director)

Charts

Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for To the Faithful DepartedChart (1996)PeakpositionEurope (European Top 100 Albums)1Italian Albums (FIMI) Set "Ricerca per" on "Titolo", search "TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED" and click "Classifiche".1Irish Albums (IFPI)1Spanish Albums (AFYVE)2

+Chart performance for To the Faithful Departed upon Dolores O'Riordan's deathChart (2018)Peakposition

Year-end charts +1996 year-end chart performance for To the Faithful DepartedChart (1996)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA) 23Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 26Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 88Europe (European Top 100 Albums) 18France (Top 50) 5German Albums (Ofizielle Top 100) 32New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 9 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) 46Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 50Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 35UK Albums (OCC) 62US Billboard 200 42

Certifications

References

External links Cranberries official discography