The Corrs

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The Corrs are a folk rock band from Ireland, consisting of three sisters and one brother from the Corr family, who rose to prominence in the late 1990s.

1 History
2 Band members
- 2.1 Support
3 The future
4 Discography
- 4.1 Albums
- 4.2 Singles
5 See also
6 External links

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History

The Corrs were formed to audition for the 1991 film The Commitments. Jim, Sharon, and Caroline had a small part as musicians, while Andrea got a speaking part as Sharon Rabbitte, sister of the main character. While auditioning for the movie they were noticed by their future manager, John Hughes.

Their music has been released through Atlantic Records, part of the Warner Music Group.

The band was relatively unknown outside of Ireland until 1994 when the American ambassador to the country invited the group to perform at the 1994 World Cup in Boston. This performance also led to the band becoming the supporting act for Celine Dion on her 1996 world tour.

Their first album, Forgiven, Not Forgotten, had its greatest success in Australia, France and Ireland, gaining later success in the UK and in Canada. In 1998 they released Talk On Corners, which was primarily popular in Ireland and Britain, but then successfully spread across the globe. Both have been certified gold in the United States, and In Blue has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2004, they released Borrowed Heaven, which has been very popular globally.

They also recorded Canto Alla Vita with Josh Groban for his self-titled album, and also been involved with a number of collaborations including with Rod Stewart, Alejandro Sanz, Ron Wood from The Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow on C'mon, C'mon and Bono from U2.

In 2005 the band returned with Home, a traditional Irish album celebrating their roots, many of the songs coming from their late mother's songbook including two songs in their mother tongue, Gaelic. In October 2005 the band released All The Way Home an up-to-date documentary on the band along with a live concert from their Borrowed Heaven tour in Geneva recorded in 2004.

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Band members

The four core Corrs were born in Dundalk, Ireland, the children of Gerry and Jean Corr, two musicians. The group contains all the Corr siblings, three sisters and their brother.

Jim Corr (born James Steven Ignatius Corr, on July 31 1964) is the oldest member of the band. He mainly plays the guitar, but is also proficient on the keyboards and the piano.

Sharon Corr (born Sharon Helga Corr, on March 24 1970) plays the violin and backing vocals.

Caroline Corr (born Caroline Georgina Corr, on March 17 1973) plays drums, percussion, bodhrán, piano, backing vocals, and tambourine.

Andrea Corr (born Andrea Jane Corr, on May 17 1974) sings lead vocals, backing vocals, and plays the tin whistle.

All members can also play the piano which was taught to them by their father Gerry Corr.

All four siblings were made Honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire in 2005. This was met with some discontent in Ireland as the Order is run via England and headed by Queen Elizabeth II. [1]

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Support

The band's usual support musicians are Anto Drennan (lead guitar) and Keith Duffy (bass guitar). From 2004, Duffy's brother Jason Duffy joined on percussion, with Kieran Kiely on accordion and keyboards. The band excel in their live shows and have been called by U2's Bono as "the loudest whisper in pop".

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The future

The future of the band is currently unknown. Andrea Corr is currently undertaking some new projects in acting, and just finished filming a new movie called Broken Thread alongside Linus Roache and Saffron Burrows. The film is said to be an exciting psychological thriller being compared to The Sixth Sense. Sharon Corr recently gave birth to her first child with husband Gavin Bonnar and presumably will be taking time off to look after her new family. Caroline Corr, busy with her two children, also will be taking time off. Jim Corr announced his engagement to his girlfriend of one year, Gayle Williamson, a former Miss Northern Ireland who is expecting the couple's first child. A wedding date has not been announced.

The band recently received honorary MBEs in Dublin for their outstanding contribution to music and charity work and became the second Irish band to sell over a million albums in Ireland.

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Discography

For a complete discography, see The Corrs discography.

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Albums

Forgiven, Not Forgotten - (September 1995)

Talk On Corners - (1997)

The Corrs Unplugged - (October 1999)

In Blue - (June 2000)

The Best Of The Corrs - (October 2001)

VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live In Dublin - (2002)

Borrowed Heaven - (May 2004)

Home - (September 2005)

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Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions

Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	UK	US	US AC
1996	"Runaway"	#49	#68	#20
1997	"Love to Love You"	#62	-	-
1997	"Only When I Sleep"	#58	-	-
1997	"I Never Loved You Anyway"	#43	-	-
1998	"What Can I Do"	#53	-	-
1998	"Dreams"	#6	-	-
1998	"What Can I Do (Tin Tin Out Remix)"	6	-	-
1998	"So Young (K-Klass Remix)"	#6	-	-
1999	"Runaway (Tin Tin Out Remix)"	#2	-	-
1999	"Radio"	16	-	-
2000	"Breathless"	#1	#34	#14
2000	"Irresistible"	18	-	-
2001	"Give Me a Reason"	26	-	-
2001	"Would You Be Happier?"	#14	-	#30
2004	"Summer Sunshine"	#6	-	#29
2004	"Angel"	#16	-	-
2004	"Long Night"	#31	-	-
2005	"Old Town/Heart Like A Wheel"	#68	-	-