Dark Hope
| Dark Hope | ||||
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| Studio album by Renée Fleming | ||||
| Released | 8 June 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 48:19 | |||
| Label | Decca Records Cat. No.: B0014186-02 | |||
| Producer | David Kahne | |||
| Renée Fleming chronology | ||||
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Dark Hope is a 2010 album of indie rock titles sung by opera soprano Renée Fleming.
The album was the idea of Peter Mensch and Cliff Burnstein; after listening to Fleming's performance of "In the Pines" on Elvis Costello's TV show Spectacle, they approached Fleming and producer David Kahne.[1] The aim was not to produce a typical crossover album, but a collection of songs sung without any hint of operatic vocal strength.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Endlessly" (from Absolution) | Muse | 3:59 |
| 2. | "No One's Gonna Love You" | Band of Horses | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Oxygen" (from Where the Humans Eat) | Willy Mason | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Today" | Jefferson Airplane | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Intervention" | Arcade Fire | 4:19 |
| 6. | "With Twilight As My Guide" (from Octahedron) | The Mars Volta | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Mad World" | Tears for Fears | 3:53 |
| 8. | "In Your Eyes" | Peter Gabriel | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Stepping Stone" | Duffy | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Soul Meets Body" | Death Cab for Cutie | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | 7:39 |
| Total length: | 48:19 | ||
Chart performance
| Chart (2010) |
Peak position |
Weeks on chart |
|---|---|---|
| Austria[3] | 68 | 1 |
| France[3] | 105 | 4 |
| Greece[3] | 12 | 2 |
| Portugal[3] | 21 | 1 |
| Spain[3] | 73 | 1 |
| Sweden[3] | 59 | 1 |
Credits
Performance credits
- Rusty Anderson, Nick Valensi – guitar
- David Kahne – bass, guitar, keyboards
- Will Lee – bass
- Shawn Pelton – drums
- Jesse Mills, Cyrus Beroukhin – violin
- Dov Scheindlin, William Hakim – viola
- Wendy Sutter – cello
- Alexis Pia Gerlach – cello
- Amelia Ross, Sage Ross (Fleming's daughters), Rachelle Fleming (Renée's sister) – background vocals
- Mike Rossi – conductor
Technical credits
- Roy Hendrickson – engineer
- David Kahne – arranger, programming, producer, engineer
- Rebecca Meek – art direction
References
- ^ "Renée Fleming rocks out on Dark Hope" by Kevin Berger, Los Angeles Times (6 June 2010)
- ^ "Renée Fleming: Diva goes to the dark side" by Peter Conrad, The Guardian (28 March 2010)
- ^ a b c d e f "RENÉE FLEMING - DARK HOPE (ALBUM)". Swedishcharts.com. (Also with chart information for other countries.)
External links
- Renée Fleming: Dark Hope
- "Opera Star Renée Fleming Takes on Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie on 'Dark Hope'" by Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone (25 February 2010)
- Renee Fleming – Dark Hope trailer on YouTube
- Dark Hope at AllMusic
- Dark Hope at MusicBrainz (list of releases)