Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries. Released on 1 March 1993 through Island Records after four EPs, it is both the band's first full-length album and major label release. The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist Noel Hogan and contains the band's highest charting US single, "Linger". The album reached number one on the UK and the Irish albums charts. It spent a total of 86 weeks on the UK chart. On 24 June 1994, it became the fifth album in rock history to reach number one more than a year after release. At the end of 1995, it ranked as the 50th best selling album in Australia. It reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and stayed on this chart for 136 weeks; the album sold six million copies worldwide.
On 7 March 2018, the band's three remaining members announced they were releasing a special 25th anniversary newly remastered anniversary edition of the album, with previously unreleased material as well as other bonus material from the era of the album. However, it was delayed until late 2018, following the death of O'Riordan.
The Cranberries still stand out for making dreamy yet biting rock that somehow sounds undated even to this day. This is an incredible debut LP, full of lush instrumentation and O’Riordan’s commanding vocals/songwriting (RIP). To come out of the gate and write songs like ‘Dreams’ and ‘Linger’ from the get go shows how incredibly talented this band was. A damning indictment of the official 1001 that no Cranberries LPs made the list, thank you for righting some serious wrongs with this add.
This band was very prominent during the era I was most exposed to whatever was big in the pop and rock/alternative scene but somehow I always have to rediscover what they'reall about. I csrtainly immediately recognized the big hits off this. I feel like one of their later (?) albums has appeared on this list previously. This is a great alternative rock album on the softer side anyway. And of course reminded again of the singer's sad ending, unable to outrun her demons in spite of he great success. I know I keep banging on about it but man, demon alcohol - .33 BAC is absolutely wild.
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? Is the debut album bij alternative rock band The Cranberries. “Linger” and “Dreams” are great tracks. The other songs are not that bad either. The vocals of Dolores elevate the performance of the band. I like this one a lot more than the (even more succesful) successor “No Need to Argue”
I could’ve sworn there was an album from The Cranberries on this list previously, but apparently that was a hallucination. Happy to have this incredible Irish 90s juggernaut make an appearance, and this was an impressive debut album! I was playing music on adult contemporary radio at the time and heard a LOT of Linger and Dreams but didn’t tire of them. The rest of this album is packed with great songs. It was a real pleasure to listen to this again!
I love the cranberries. Such a voice, such good subject matter even though it’s all from a place of trauma. Have to say that No Need To Argue is my favourite album.
As other reviewers noted, I would not have been too surprised either if this album had been included in the original list. Ok-ish in 1993. Ok-ish now (I like the jangly sound, the two hits and the opening song stand out, most of the other songs are less remarkable).
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