Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection

The Dreams: The Corrs Collection represents the best songs of the band

At the present moment The Corrs can boast with more than 60 millions albums sold and numerous first place singles in charts of Europe, Australia and North America. Their release of 2005 became a new initial point in the band's career. The attempts to bend from their original soft-pop-folk sounding in the decade's beginning towards the Britain pop mainstream have found no worthy attention while their Irish rooted melodies were still in a great demand. Probably this was the reason why The Corrs have finally decided to get back to their traditional direction with their symbolically titled album Home. The Irish folk melodies, which are the main band's characteristic feature, were always been a defeat less variant, this musical segment is fashion independent, it has always had its listeners. A distinguishing and may be even unique band's advantage is that they play a great number of possible instruments. The list, besides standard keyboards, guitars and other stringed pieces also includes tambourine and tin whistle. A new release of 2006 The Dreams: The Corrs Collection is the eighth album of this Irish band by now which represent their best songs, cover versions and remixes of popular singles.

The Dreams: The Corrs Collection is full of cover versions and remixes

It is worth mentioning that The Dreams: The Corrs Collection is not the first compilation of band's hits. Previously they already had The Best Of Corrs, released in 2001. But luckily these two albums are not twin brothers, there are only eight tracks from The Best Of Corrs album among other twenty represented here, and most of those eight songs are remixed ones. The pieces that make this album even more interesting are mostly the songs recorded with guest stars appearance. When The Stars Go Blue – duet of Andrea and Bono from U2 – is a high-grade variant of Rayan Adams' song. A beautifully arranged live variant of The Rolling Stones classic Ruby Tuesday is featuring Ronny Wood. The Dreams: The Corrs Collection is full of brand folk finds of The Corrs. These are I Know My Love recorded in collaboration with The Chieftains, sweet romantic ballad What Can I Do and instrumental composition Haste to the Wedding, which will surely fit the tastes of Irish tunes lovers. Brid Og Ni Mhaille is another distinguishing track which serves as a nice showcase of Andrea's vocal skills.

The Corrs – a right recipe of success

An example of The Corrs career may serve as good recipe of a right success strategy. It has all the necessary components. For the first place, it is their folk oriented music. People may have different opinions but folk and moreover Irish melodies will always be popular in English speaking countries if for no other reason than a big percentage of people living in these countries feels a blood relationship with this kind of music. Then, they lay a special emphasis on a pop music usage, which increases a number of potential listeners automatically. There are a great number of folk bands, but a sauce you're going to use to serve your music and the way you're going to mix it with other styles is another pair of shoes. And finally all the performers in this band are of a good looking type which is no worse than any other pop star's image. All these elements along with the talents and perfect performing skills became exactly those reasons why The Corrs managed to become on of the most recognized bands of late 90s. And if due to some reasons you still remain unfamiliar to The Corrs family's creative works, than their The Dreams: The Corrs Collection will be the best guide through the songs and themes they are loved for.