The Corrs Eye U.S. Success
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Friday September 15 07:48 PM EDT
By Gary Graff
Irish sibling quartet the Corrs are superstars around the world. They've
sold 15 million albums, scooped up a slew of awards, scored a series of
hit singles, and even curried the favor of the Rolling Stones, who took
them on tour as an opening act during 1997-98.
Then there's the United States, which is not immune to the Corrs' charms,
but it certainly hasn't embraced the group in the same manner as the rest
of the planet. But that's something Andrea, Caroline, Sharon, and Jim
hope to change with the release of their much ballyhooed new album, In
Blue, which has already hit No. 1 in 17 other countries.
"It's funny; when we first started into this 10 years ago, we didn't
exclude anywhere, like, 'Oh, we don't want to be successful there,'"
says Sharon Corr, 30, who sings and plays violin. "We would really,
really love to be very successful here [in the U.S.] We don't see any
reason why it shouldn't be. Basically, you can only do your best, but it
can really just be timing.
"When we released our first album, grunge was big in America," she
continues. "You can't imagine us fitting into grunge, can you? It's
just not going to work. You can do everything you can, but sometimes it
just comes down to timing."
The Corrs dedicated In Blue to their mother, Jean Corr, who died last
November while waiting for a lung transplant. The song "No More Cry"
was especially inspired by her passing, but Sharon notes that "any
songs written after that point were greatly influenced by that.
"It changed our lives overnight and obviously was a very difficult
experience. She was our biggest fan and loved everything about it. She
was so happy and proud of us. Obviously it was difficult, but you have
no choice but to deal with it; this happens to everyone."
The Corrs kick off a world tour during November in Europe and plan to
hit North America next spring.
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