Dark Hope
Dark Hope is a 2010 album of indie rock titles sung by opera soprano Renée Fleming.
| 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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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" (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 | ||
Charts
    
| Chart | Peak position  | 
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 68 | 
| French Albums (SNEP)[4] | 105 | 
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[5] | 21 | 
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[6] | 73 | 
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 59 | 
| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 92 | 
| US Billboard 200[9] | 150 | 
| US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[10] | 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, Rachelle Fleming – 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)
 - "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
 - "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)
 
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