Who is The Corrs?
The Corrs is a group Band from Republik of Ireland who have 4 member and They''re siblings. The member are The elder, Jim Corr (guitar, piano and vocals), Sharon Corr (Violin and vocals), Carroline Corr (drum, perkusion, bodhran, piano and vocals) and the youngest is Andrea Corr (tin whistle and lead vocals).
When The Corrs made?
Talking about when The Corrs made of course isn''t separated from talking about Their family especially their parents cause They''re siblings. The corrs grew up on a small town, dundalk, Co. Louth, that distance south 50 mile from Dublin, Republic of Ireland, near Northern Ireland borders. Their father, Gerry Corr is a manager on Ireland Electricy Supply Board and Their Mother, Jean is a house wife. In the earlier, Their parents live on Dublin, but because They believe Dublin isn''t good city for Their Childs, They move to Dundalk. In There, Their Chlid Jim Corr born and then Sharon Corr born, Carroline and the last child, Andrea Corr born. On Dundalk, The corrs music talent is develop, it is because Their parents had a band who singing on the bar in that town. When They grew up, They follow the audition for looking to film players for a Alan Parker''s movie, The commitment. Although They failed on that audition, a music consultant on that movie, John
Hughes interested with Their performance and He agree to be a Their Manager.
FIFA WORLD CUP 1994
On 1993, The Corrs met U.S ambasador for Republic of Ireland, Mr. Jean Kennedy Smith. In that meeting, Mr. Kennedy ask Them to participate on FIFA WORLD CUP 1994 Clossing Ceremony. After They participated on that event, Their popularity is flying high so They offers by Atlantic Records to make Their first album and They agree, but Jason Floom, Atlantic Records Big boss ask Them to looking David Foster to be Their producer before They make a albums.
David Foster
Because ask from Jason Floom, The Corrs looking David Foster. On the begining, They can''t find David Foster because David Foster was bussy with His project. But after Their struggle, They can met David Foster. On that meeting, David Foster can''t believe with The Corrs talent but after He listened The Corrs song demo, He agree to be a Their producer.
Forgiven Not Forgotten
With David Foster as a producer, The Corrs made Their first album, Forgiven Not Forgotten in 1995. This album contains a high class musics but is easy listening. The songs on this album started from love balad which simple like "Runaway" and "Love To Love You" and then dramatic full philosofis statement on "Forgiven Not Forgotten" until instrumental like Toss The Feathears and Lough Erin Shore.
Talk on Corners
In 1997, The Corrs made Their second albums, "Talk on Corners". Again David Foster became a producer in this albums and this album can make sale recor.
Andrea corr said, every song in this album have a different theme. There are love, living, tragedy, hope, and dream and also fantacy. "Only When I Sleep" that be a first single that wrote by Andrea Corr is tell about a girl who see the love but is only in Her sleep. The word "Talk on Corners" that be a tittle album token on piece of song lyric "Queen of Hollywood". Like the Fisrt album, in this album, The Corrs offers one isntrumental "Paddy McCarthy" that make The Corrs music is folk roots.
MTV EURORPE CONCERT
On 1999, MTV EUROPE ask The Corrs to held a unplugged concert. In this concert, The Corrs calls some musician for become Their additional players. They''re Anto Drennan on Lead Guitars and Dobro, Keith Duffy on Bass Guitars, Ronan dooney on Piccolo Tromphets and The Irish Film Orchestra with Gilian Williams as the Conductor. On this concert, The Corrs singing Their song start with the first album until second album. They also showing Their new song like Radio, At Your Side and Old Town. They also singing "Everybody Hurts and "Little Wing".
In Blue Albums
On 2001 The Corrs was rilising Their new album, In Blue. On this album, They not with David Foster as a producer, but They ask R.J. Lange to be Their producer.
The Best of
After In Blue Album, The Corrs was rilising Thier new album, "The Best of ". This album is compilation album from the first until In Blue album.
Borrowed Heaven
On 2004, after The Best of album rilised, The corrs again made a new album, Borrowed Heaven. On this, They ask Bono, U2 Lead vocal to wrote "Time Enough For Tears". They also colaborated with Ladismith Black Mambazo, band from South Afica to be Their back song of "Borrowed Heaven" song.
Home
Few Years after Borrowed Heaven album rilised, The Corrs rilised Their new album, "Home". This album is telling about Their feels about Their hometown Dundalk that left behind for 11 years . This album is also became Their last album cause after this They are bussy with Their own family so The Corrs is absent from music .