For the Stars
2001 album by Anne Sofie von Otter and Elvis Costello
For the Stars | ||||
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Studio album by Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello | ||||
Released | April 10, 2001 | |||
Recorded | September 23, 2000 – January 21, 2001 | |||
Studio | Atlantis, Stockholm, Sweden[1] | |||
Genre | Baroque pop | |||
Label | Deutsche Grammophon | |||
Producer | Elvis Costello | |||
Elvis Costello chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
For the Stars is a collaboration album by classically trained Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and Elvis Costello, released in 2001.
Track listing
- "No Wonder" (3:37) (Elvis Costello)
- "Baby Plays Around" (3:13) (Cait O'Riordan, Declan MacManus)
- "Go Leave" (2:50) (Kate McGarrigle)
- "Rope" (3:57) (Elvis Costello, Fleshquartet)
- "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" (3:12) (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher)
- "Broken Bicycles/Junk" (4:06) (Tom Waits/Paul McCartney)
- "The Other Woman" (3:36) (Jessie Mae Robinson)
- "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" (5:03) (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus)
- "Green Song" (4:38) (Elvis Costello, Svante Henryson)
- "April After All" (2:52) (Ron Sexsmith)
- "You Still Believe in Me" (3:09) (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher)
- "I Want to Vanish" (2:41) (Elvis Costello)
- "For No One" (2:00) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Shamed Into Love" (3:47) (Declan MacManus, Rubén Blades)
- "Just a Curio" (4:18) (Elvis Costello, Fleshquartet)
- "This House Is Empty Now" (4:39) (Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello)
- "Take It With Me" (3:17) (Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits)
- "For the Stars" (2:46) (Elvis Costello)
Personnel
- Elvis Costello – vocals, baritone guitar, Lowrey organ, bass
- Anne Sofie von Otter – vocals
- Bengt Forsberg – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- Billy Bremner
- Michael Blair – vibraphone, bass drum, percussion
- Bebe Risenfors – clarinet, tenor saxophone, accordion
- Svante Henryson – celtar, cello, upright bass
- Mats Schubert – piano, harmonium, Moog bass
- Steve Nieve – piano, celeste, organ[3]
Charts
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 81 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 80 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 59 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] | 33 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 25 |
UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 67 |
References
- ^ Sexton, Paul (31 March 2001). "Costello, Von Otter Duet On DG". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "For the Stars (Anne Sofie von Otter Meets Elvis Costello) - Anne Sofie von Otter | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "For The Stars - Anne Sofie Von Otter Meets Elvis Costello". Elviscostello.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 295.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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