1995-1999

Jason Flom, Atlantic Records' vice director and producer, recommended that they meet with David Foster, a Canadian musician, producer, composer and arranger. The Corrs played live for Foster and he agreed to sign them to Atlantic Records. They extended their stay in the US for over five months to record their debut album, Forgiven, Not Forgotten.

Forgiven, Not Forgotten featured six instrumental selections among its Celtic-influenced tracks. The album sold well in Ireland and in Australia, Japan, and Spain. Major success in the United States and the United Kingdom, however, was not immediately forthcoming. Eventually, the album reached platinum status in the United Kingdom and Australia, and quadruple platinum in Ireland, which made it one of the most popular debuts by an Irish group.

The Corrs' next album, 1997's Talk On Corners, was produced by Glen Ballard, who was respected for his collaboration with Alanis Morrisette. The Corrs also collaborated with Carole Bayer Sager, Glen Ballard, Oliver Leiber, Rick Nowels, and Billy Steinberg. Andrea Corr explained the genre of the second album saying, It [has] got more of an edgy feel, a little bit more guitar-orientated and also an Irish sound, which is in Forgiven, Not Forgotten. The album met with lukewarm responses and was only successful within Ireland. Nevertheless, The Corrs performed a special remixed version of the tracks from their first two albums in a 1998 televised St. Patrick's Day appearance at London's Royal Albert Hall. After that performance, the band re-released Talk on Corners, which featured new remixes of What Can I Do?, So Young and Runaway. The special edition topped the charts in many countries, and again reached platinum status in the United Kingdom and Australia.


Andrea playing the tin whistle during C?line Dion's My Heart Will Go On while on the 1998 Pavarotti and Friends concert tour.In June 1998, The Corrs participated in the Pavarotti And Friends For The Children Of Liberia charity concert. The concert was held in Modena, Italy and was hosted by Luciano Pavarotti. The artists that participated were: Jon Bon Jovi, Natalie Cole, Pino Daniele, Celine Dion, Florent Pagny, Eros Ramazzotti, Spice Girls, Vanessa L. Williams, Stevie Wonder, Trisha Yearwood and Zuccero. The concert was aimed to raise funds to build the Pavarotti & Friends Liberian Children's Village, which will provide refuge for children of Liberia.

The following year, The Corrs received a BRIT Award for Best International Band. Subsequently, they performed live on MTV's Unplugged on 5 October 1999 in front of an audience at Ardmore Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. The resulting CD and DVD sold 2.7 million copies and featured live performances of their previously released songs, as well as a new song, Radio, that was later featured on their third album, In Blue.[