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No Baggage 
Studio album by Dolores O'Riordan Released August 24, 2009 Recorded EMAC Recording Studios Genre Alternative rock
Celtic rockLength 45:16 Label Cooking Vinyl Rounder/Zoe Producer Dolores O'Riordan and Dan Brodbeck Dolores O'Riordan chronology Are You Listening?
(2007)No Baggage
(2009)Singles from No Baggage - "The Journey"
Released: July 2009 - "Switch Off the Moment"
Released: October 2009
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Aversion [2]No Baggage is the second solo album from Dolores O'Riordan. It was released on 21 August 2009 in Ireland, most of the world on 24 August 2009 and on August 25, 2009 in North America. The first single, "The Journey" was released to radio July 13 in North America and August 10 in Europe.
It includes a new version of "Apple of My Eye", a song featured on O'Riordan's debut solo album, "Are You Listening?".
On the week beginning August 27, 2009 'No Baggage' entered into the Irish Albums chart at #80.[3]
Producer Dan Brodbeck won the 2010 Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year for his work on the songs "Apple of My Eye" and "Be Careful" from No Baggage.[4]
Contents
Tracklist
Finalized track list as revealed on O'Riordan's official website:[5][6]
No. Title Length 1. "Switch Off the Moment" 3:18 2. "Skeleton" 3:24 3. "It's You" 4:11 4. "The Journey" 3:52 5. "Stupid" 4:45 6. "Be Careful" 4:20 7. "Apple of My Eye" (New Version) 4:47 8. "Throw Your Arms Around Me" 4:26 9. "Fly Through" 3:54 10. "Lunatic" 4:28 11. "Tranquilizer" 3:51 Total length:45:16 Bonus Track Version (available through iTunes)
No. Title Length 12. "You Set Me on Fire" 4:22 13. "Track By Track" (Dolores discusses each of the tracks on the album) 6:31 Total length:56:09 Bonus Track Version (available through iTunes US)
No. Title Length 12. "Loser" (New Version) 2:59 Total length:48:15 B-Sides
No. Title Length 1. "You Set Me on Fire" 4:22 2. "I Want You" 3:14 3. "Loser" (New Version) 2:59 Reception
No Baggage received mixed or average reviews upon its release, receiving a 45/100 critic score and a 6.5/10 user score on MetaCritic.[7] Some critics found merit in the record, with Sputnikmusic noting that it shows O'Riordan "building on old strengths, while broadening her artistic scope farther than it's been in thirteen years,"[8] and The Record Review commenting that it is "the perfect showcase for an older and wiser...singer and songwriter who has aged gracefully and maintained a level of integrity that few artists can claim a decade and a half down the road."[9]
The majority of critics, however, dismissed the record. The Boston Globe remarked that the album "is undone by a batch of not-so-great songs. (O'Riordan) wallows in more melodrama than might be expected, while trying to be self-consciously profound,"[10] while Uncut Magazine simply commented, "It's grisly."[11]
Band members
- Guitars – Dan Brodbeck
- Bass – Marco Mendoza except “The Journey”
- Piano – Dolores O’Riordan & Denny DeMarchi
- Drums – Ger Farrell except “Stupid”
- Bass on “The Journey” – Dan Brodbeck
- Guitar on “Stupid” – Steve DeMarchi and Dan Brodbeck
- Drums on “Stupid” – Corey Thompson
- Percussion on “Throw Your Arms Around Me” – Corey Thompson
- Digeridoo – Matt Grady
Promotion 2009
April
- 25 - Ireland - RTÉ One
May
- 12 and 13 - Spain
- 14 and 15 - France
- 17 and 18 - Netherlands
- 19 - Belgium
- 20 and 21 - Italy
- 25 and 26 - Germany
Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
PositionItalian Albums Chart 6 Swiss Albums Chart 25 French Albums Chart 30 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 30 Spanish Albums Chart 48 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 75 Irish Albums Chart 80 References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1601170
- ^ http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?review=4177&artist=Dolores%20O'Riordan&title=No%20Baggage
- ^ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
- ^ "Winners of the 2010 Juno Awards". CBC News. 18 April 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2010/04/18/juno-awards-saturday-list.html. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ http://www.doloresoriordan.ie/news-all.asp Officical Website of Dolores O'Riordan
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Baggage-Dolores-Oriordan/dp/B0026LLC0S
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/oriordandolores/nobaggage?q=dolores%20o%27riordan
- ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=32087
- ^ http://recordreview.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/125/
- ^ "Dolores O'Riordan, 'No Baggage'". The Boston Globe. August 24, 2009. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2009/08/24/dolores_oriordan_no_baggage/.
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/oriordandolores/nobaggage?q=dolores%20o%27riordan
Full singles "The Sun Does Rise" w/ Jah Wobble • "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" w/ various • "Ordinary Day"Promo/Radio singles "Ave Maria w/ Luciano Pavarotti" • "God Be With You" • "Pure Love w/ Zucchero" • "When We Were Young" • "The Journey" • "Switch Off The Moment"Promotional videos "The Sun Does Rise w/ Jah Wobble" • "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll w/ various" • "Ordinary Day" • "When We Were Young" • "Senza Fiato w/Giuliano Sangiorgi" • "The Journey"Related Articles The Cranberries • Steve DeMarchiCategories:- Dolores O'Riordan albums
- 2009 albums
- English-language albums
- "The Journey"
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