Roses (The Cranberries album)

Roses
Studio album by
The Cranberries
Released21 February 2012
RecordedApril 2002 – June 2003, May 2011
Studio
Genre
Length44:20
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerStephen Street
The Cranberries chronology
Bualadh Bos – The Cranberries Live
(2009) 		Roses
(2012) 		Something Else
(2017)
Singles from Roses
  1. "Tomorrow"
    Released: 21 November 2011
  2. "Raining in My Heart"
    Released: 19 March 2012 (radio only)
  3. "Waiting in Walthamstow"
    Released: 18 June 2012 (UK radio only)
  4. "Fire & Soul"
    Released: 5 December 2012 (Russian radio only)[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
The A.V. ClubC[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[7]
The Independent[8]
The Phoenix[9]
PopMatters[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
USA Today[12]

Roses is the sixth studio album by Irish alternative rock[13] band The Cranberries, released in the Republic of Ireland[14] on 22 February 2012 and globally on 27 February 2012 through Cooking Vinyl and Downtown Records.[15][16] Produced by Stephen Street, it was the band's first studio release in ten years. Originally planned to be released in late 2003,[17] the recordings for the follow-up to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee were scrapped after the band decided to go their separate ways.[18][19] After a six-year hiatus, The Cranberries announced their intention to record a new album during their 2009–2010 reunion tour. The title Roses was announced on The Cranberries website, on 24 May 2011.[20][21]

In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.[22]

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