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 The CranberriesWake Up and Smell the Coffee Release Date: 2001 10 23 Label: MCA Records Rating:  |
The second half of the '90s was difficult for the Cranberries, not just because of changing fashions, but because the group embraced both a social consciousness and a prog rock infatuation, crystallized by the Storm Thorgerson cover of Bury the Hatchet. Thorgerson has been retained for their fifth effort, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, but the group has hardly pursued the indulgent tendencies of their previous collaboration with him -- instead, they've re-teamed with producer Stephen Street and come up with an album that's as reminiscent of their debut as anything they've done since. So, even if it's wrapped in new clothing, this is essentially a return to basics, and it's a welcome one, since it's melodic, stately, and somber -- perhaps not with the post-Sundays grace of "Linger," but with a dogged sense of decorum that keeps not just the group's musical excesses in check, but also O'Riordan's political polemics (although she still sneaks in cringe-inducing lines like "Looks like we've screwed up the ozone layer/I wonder if the politicians care"). This doesn't really result in a record that will restore the Cranberries to the status they enjoyed in the early '90s -- after all, there's nothing as undeniable as "Linger," "Dreams," or even "Zombie" -- but it's a solid effort that feels like the true follow-up to To the Faithful Departed, which is notable in its own way. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Never Grow Old | O'Riordan-Burton | 2:35 |
| 2 | Analyse | O'Riordan-Burton | 4:10 |
| 3 | Time Is Ticking Out | O'Riordan-Burton, Hogan, Hogan | 2:59 |
| 4 | Dying Inside | O'Riordan-Burton, Hogan, Hogan | 3:10 |
| 5 | This Is the Day | O'Riordan-Burton | 4:15 |
| 6 | Concept | O'Riordan-Burton | 3:03 |
| 7 | Wake Up and Smell the Coffee | Hogan, Hogan, O'Riordan-Burton | 5:15 |
| 8 | Pretty Eyes | O'Riordan-Burton | 3:48 |
| 9 | I Really Hope | Hogan, O'Riordan-Burton, Hogan | 3:42 |
| 10 | Every Morning | O'Riordan-Burton | 2:24 |
| 11 | Do You Know | ORiordan | 3:09 |
| 12 | Carry On | O'Riordan-Burton | 2:21 |
| 13 | Chocolate Brown | Hogan, O'Riordan-Burton, Hogan | 3:32 |
| 14 | [Untitled Track] | 2:47 |
Other Releases:
| Wake Up and Smell the Coffee [Japan Bonus Tracks] Release Date: 2001 Label: MCA Records |
| Wake Up and Smell the Coffee [Import Bonus Tracks] Release Date: 2001 Label: MCA Import |
| Wake Up and Smell the Coffee [Bonus Tracks] Release Date: 2001 Label: MCA Import |
| Wake Up and Smell the Coffee [Bonus CD] Release Date: 2001 Label: Universal International |
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