For the Stars

by Anne Sofie von Otter & Elvis Costello

For the Stars cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 April 2001
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 1:03:07
  • Community rating: 2.93/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An ambitious and elegant collaboration pairing the renowned Swedish mezzo-soprano with the versatile British songwriter. 'For the Stars' is a remarkably calm, mellow collection of pop standards and Costello originals, interpreted through lush, sophisticated baroque pop and adult contemporary arrangements.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. No Wonder (3:34)
  2. Baby Plays Around (3:11)
  3. Go Leave (2:49)
  4. Rope (3:54)
  5. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (3:10)
  6. Broken Bicycles (Waits) – Junk (McCartney) (4:05)
  7. The Other Woman (3:33)
  8. Like An Angel (4:58)
  9. Green Song Based on a Solo Cello Piece by the CPS (4:36)
  10. April After All (2:49)
  11. You Still Believe In Me (3:06)
  12. I Want To Vanish (2:38)
  13. For No One (1:58)
  14. Shamed Into Love (3:44)
  15. Just A Curio (4:17)
  16. This House Is Empty Now (4:37)
  17. Take It With Me (3:16)
  18. For The Stars (2:45)

Credits

  • Johan Lindström - acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Michael Blair - bass drum, percussion, vibraphone
  • Steve Nieve - celesta, organ, piano, piano, celesta
  • Svante Henryson - cello, double bass, music by
  • Magnus Persson - marimba, percussion, vibraphone, bass drum, percussion, drums
  • Mats Schubert - piano, harmonium, harmonium, bass
  • Bengt Forsberg - piano, organ
  • Pat White - flugelhorn
  • Anne Sofie Von Otter - Primary Artist
  • Elvis Costello - Primary Artist, Lyrics By, Music By, Organ, Baritone Guitar, Vocals, Bass
  • Cait O'Riordan - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Declan Patrick Aloysius Macmanus - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Kate McGarrigle - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Kalle Moraeus - Violin
  • Mattias Helldén - Cello
  • Sebastian Öberg - Cello
  • Christian Olsson - Drums, Percussion
  • Fleshquartet - Music By
  • Örjan Högberg - Viola, Violin
  • Jonas Lindgren - Violin
  • Brian Wilson - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Tony Asher - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Benny Andersson - Accordion, Lyrics By, Music By, Piano
  • Billy Bremner - Acoustic Guitar
  • Paul McCartney - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Tom Waits - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Jessie Mae Robinson - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Bebe Risenfors - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Accordion
  • Björn Ulvaeus - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Ron Sexsmith - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Ola Gustafsson - Acoustic Guitar
  • Lennon-McCartney - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Ruben Blades - Lyrics By, Music By
  • Paul Pritchard - French Horn
  • Burt Bacharach - Music By
  • Kathleen Brennan - Lyrics By, Music By

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