For the Stars
Studio album by
Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello
ReleasedApril 10, 2001
RecordedSeptember 23, 2000 – January 21, 2001
GenreBaroque pop
LabelDeutsche Grammophon
ProducerElvis Costello
Elvis Costello chronology
The Sweetest Punch
(1999)		 For the Stars
(2001)		 The Very Best of Elvis Costello
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

For the Stars is a 2001 album by classically trained Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and Elvis Costello.

Track listing

  1. "No Wonder" (3:37) (Elvis Costello)
  2. "Baby Plays Around" (3:13) (Cait O'Riordan, Declan MacManus)
  3. "Go Leave" (2:50) (Kate McGarrigle)
  4. "Rope" (3:57) (Elvis Costello, Fleshquartet)
  5. "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" (3:12) (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher)
  6. "Broken Bicycles/Junk" (4:06) (Tom Waits/Paul McCartney)
  7. "The Other Woman" (3:36) (Jessie Mae Robinson)
  8. "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room" (5:03) (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus)
  9. "Green Song" (4:38) (Elvis Costello, Svante Henryson)
  10. "April After All" (2:52) (Ron Sexsmith)
  11. "You Still Believe in Me" (3:09) (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher)
  12. "I Want to Vanish" (2:41) (Elvis Costello)
  13. "For No One" (2:00) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  14. "Shamed Into Love" (3:47) (Declan MacManus, Rubén Blades)
  15. "Just a Curio" (4:18) (Elvis Costello, Fleshquartet)
  16. "This House Is Empty Now" (4:39) (Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello)
  17. "Take It With Me" (3:17) (Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits)
  18. "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[2]

Charts

Chart performance for For the Stars
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 80
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 59
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 33
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 67

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "For The Stars - Anne Sofie Von Otter Meets Elvis Costello". Elviscostello.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 295.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2022.


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