No Need To Argue (The Complete Sessions 1994-1995) by The Cranberries - Uhune

ALBUM

With their surprise success behind them, the Cranberries went ahead and essentially created a sequel to Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We with only tiny variations, with mixed results. The fact that the album is essentially a redo of previously established stylistic ground isn't apparent in just the production, handled again by Stephen Street, or the overall sound, or even that one particularly fine song is called "Dreaming My Dreams." Everybody wasn't a laugh riot, to be sure, but No Need to Argue starts to see O'Riordan take a more commanding and unfortunately much more self-conscious role that ended up not standing the band in good stead later. Lead single "Zombie" is the worst offender in this regard -- the heavy rock trudge isn't immediately suited for the band's strengths (notably, O'Riordan wrote this without Noel Hogan) -- while the subject matter -- the continuing Northern Ireland tensions -- ends up sounding trivialized. Opening cut "Ode to My Family" is actually one of the band's best, with a lovely string arrangement created by O'Riordan, but her overdubbed vocals start showing her distinct vocal tics becoming a bit more gimmicky at the expense of the performance. Where No Need succeeds best is when the Cranberries stick at what they know, resulting in a number of charmers like "Twenty One," the uilleann pipes-touched "Daffodil's Lament," which has an epic sweep that doesn't overbear like "Zombie," and the evocative "Disappointment." [No Need to Argue: The Complete Sessions adds the Carpenters cover "(They Long to Be) Close to You," a remix of "Zombie," and a bonus track, "So Cold in Ireland."] ~ Ned Raggett

1. Ode To My Family

by The Cranberries

Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Recording Assistant: Julie Gardiner; Production
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Noel Hogan
Fergal Lawler
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Engineer: Stephen Street; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephen Street
Julie Gardiner; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Julie Gardiner
Stephen Street; Production

2. I Can't Be With You

by The Cranberries

Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Recording Assistant: Julie Gardiner; Production
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Noel Hogan
Fergal Lawler
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Engineer: Stephen Street; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephen Street
Julie Gardiner; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Julie Gardiner
Stephen Street; Production

3. Twenty One

by The Cranberries

Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Recording Assistant: Julie Gardiner; Production
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Noel Hogan
Fergal Lawler
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Engineer: Stephen Street; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephen Street
Julie Gardiner; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Julie Gardiner
Stephen Street; Production

4. Zombie

by The Cranberries

Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan
Noel Hogan
Fergal Lawler; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Producer: Julie Gardiner
Stephen Street; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Other

5. Empty

by The Cranberries

Composer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan
Fergal Lawler; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Stephen Street
Julie Gardiner; Production

6. Everything I Said

by The Cranberries

Composer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan
Fergal Lawler; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Stephen Street
Julie Gardiner; Production

7. The Icicle Melts

by The Cranberries

Composer: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Fergal Lawler
Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Julie Gardiner
Stephen Street; Production

8. Disappointment

by The Cranberries

Composer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan
Fergal Lawler; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Stephen Street
Julie Gardiner; Production

9. Ridiculous Thoughts

by The Cranberries

Composer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan
Fergal Lawler; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Stephen Street
Julie Gardiner; Production

10. Dreaming My Dreams

by The Cranberries

Acoustic Guitar: Noel Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Noel Hogan; Performer
Composer: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Guitar: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan
Fergal Lawler; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Julie Gardiner
Stephen Street; Production

11. Yeats' Grave

by The Cranberries

Composer: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Fergal Lawler
Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Julie Gardiner
Stephen Street; Production

12. Daffodil Lament

by The Cranberries

Composer: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Fergal Lawler
Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Julie Gardiner
Stephen Street; Production

13. No Need To Argue

by The Cranberries

Composer: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Assistant Producer: Julie Gardiner; Production
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Fergal Lawler
Noel Hogan
Dolores O'riordan
Mike Hogan; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Julie Gardiner
Stephen Street; Production

14. Away

by The Cranberries

Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Composer: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Other

15. I Don't Need

by The Cranberries

Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Composer: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Composer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan; Other

16. (They Long To Be) Close To You

by The Cranberries

Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Composer: Burt Bacharach
Hal David; Composer
Lyricist: Burt Bacharach
Hal David; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Burt Bacharach
Hal David; Other

17. So Cold In Ireland

by The Cranberries

Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Composer: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Other

18. Zombie

by The Cranberries

Acoustic Guitar: Noel Hogan; Performer
Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Engineer: Stephen Street; Production
Remixing: The Orb
Alex Paterson
Andy Hughes; Production
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Composer: Dolores O'riordan; Composer
Bass Guitar: Mike Hogan; Performer
Drums: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Electric Guitar: Noel Hogan; Performer
Guitar: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Keyboard: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Percussion: Fergal Lawler; Performer
Performer: Dolores O'riordan
Noel Hogan
Fergal Lawler
Mike Hogan; Performer
Vocals: Dolores O'riordan; Performer
Studio Personnel: The Orb
Alex Paterson
Andy Hughes
Stephen Street; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dolores O'riordan; Other
Primary Artist: The Cranberries; Main Performer
Producer: Stephen Street; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

18 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 12 minutes and 14 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1422x1422 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative, Adult Alternative

Label

Island Records (The Island Def Jam Music Group / Universal Music)

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 2, 1994

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

44006309026