Roses (The Cranberries album)
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| Released | 21 February 2012 | |||
| Recorded | April 2002 – June 2003, May 2011 | |||
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| Length | 44:20 | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Stephen Street | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 59/100 |
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| American Songwriter | |
| The A.V. Club | C |
| Consequence of Sound | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
| The Independent | |
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Roses is the sixth studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, released in the Republic of Ireland on 22 February 2012 and globally on 27 February 2012 through Cooking Vinyl and Downtown Records. Produced by Stephen Street, it was the band's first studio release in ten years. Originally planned to be released in late 2003, the recordings for the follow-up to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee were scrapped after the band decided to go their separate ways. After a six-year hiatus, The Cranberries announced their intention to record a new album during their 2009–2010 reunion tour. The title Roses was announced on The Cranberries website, on 24 May 2011.
In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.