Dolores O'Riordan was the Irish siren fronting the 90s hitmakers known as The Cranberries. The group scored a number of top 40 hits but by 2003, O'Riordan was ready to try her hand at a solo career. She released two albums that decade in 2007 and 2009, just before The Cranberries reunited. Her sound did not deviate too much from The Cranberries, which may or may not be the reason she failed to become a chart presence on her own. Nevertheless, there are some gems on these albums that deserved to be heard. "Be Careful" feels like a sequel to "Zombie," the haunting rocker that The Cranberries took to #22 in 1994. Sadly, O'Riordan died unexpectedly in 2018 at the age of 46, drowning in a bathtub because she was intoxicated.
Fronted by Irish songstress Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries had their biggest hit right out of the box with "Linger", which lingered at #8 in 1993. The song came from the debut album, "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So We Can't We?", which went to #18. Quite surprisingly, the album yielded no further top 40 hits. Even more surprisingly, the best Cranberries song, "Dreams", stalled at #42. The Cranberries would go on to become staples at 90's radio, landing 4 top 20 albums. Their other top 40 hits include the atypical gritty rocker, "Zombie" (#22), "Ode To My Family" (#39), "Salvation" (#21), and "When You're Gone" (#22).
