| 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. The aim was not to produce a typical crossover album, but a collection of songs sung without any hint of operatic vocal strength.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Endlessly" (from Absolution) | Muse | 3:59 |
| 2. | "No One's Gonna Love You" (from Cease to Begin) | Band of Horses | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Oxygen" (from Where the Humans Eat) | Willy Mason | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Today" (from Surrealistic Pillow) | Jefferson Airplane | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Intervention" (from Neon Bible) | Arcade Fire | 4:19 |
| 6. | "With Twilight As My Guide" (from Octahedron) | The Mars Volta | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Mad World" (from The Hurting) | Tears for Fears | 3:53 |
| 8. | "In Your Eyes" (from So) | Peter Gabriel | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Stepping Stone" (from Rockferry) | Duffy | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Soul Meets Body" (from Plans) | Death Cab for Cutie | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Hallelujah" (from Various Positions) | Leonard Cohen | 7:39 |
| Total length: | 48:19 | ||
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, Rachelle Fleming – background vocals
- Mike Rossi – conductor
Technical credits
- Roy Hendrickson – engineer
- David Kahne – arranger, programming, producer, engineer
- Rebecca Meek – art direction
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 68 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 105 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) | 21 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 73 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 59 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 92 |
| US Billboard 200 | 150 |
| US Top Classical Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
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)
- "Austriancharts.at – RENÉE FLEMING – Dark Hope" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Lescharts.com – RENÉE FLEMING – Dark Hope". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Portuguesecharts.com – RENÉE FLEMING – Dark Hope". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Spanishcharts.com – RENÉE FLEMING – Dark Hope". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Swedishcharts.com – RENÉE FLEMING – Dark Hope". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Renee Fleming Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Renee Fleming Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
External links
- Renée Fleming: Dark Hope Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
- "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)