For the Stars

2001 album by Anne Sofie von Otter and Elvis Costello

For the Stars

Studio album by

Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello

Released| April 10, 2001
Recorded| September 23, 2000 – January 21, 2001
Studio| Atlantis, Stockholm, Sweden[1]
Genre| Baroque pop
Label| Deutsche Grammophon
Producer| Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello chronology
| The Sweetest Punch
(1999)  | For the Stars
(2001)  | When I Was Cruel
(2002)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

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

## Track listing

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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

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* 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[3]

## Charts

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Chart performance for For the Stars Chart (2001)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 80
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 59
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] | 33
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 25
UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 67

## References

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1. ^ Sexton, Paul (31 March 2001). "Costello, Von Otter Duet On DG". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "For The Stars - Anne Sofie Von Otter Meets Elvis Costello". Elviscostello.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 295.
5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello – For the Stars". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

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* Discography

* The Imposters: Steve Nieve
* Pete Thomas
* Davey Faragher

* The Attractions: Steve Nieve
* Pete Thomas
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Studio albums|

* My Aim Is True
* This Year's Model
* Armed Forces
* Get Happy!!
* Trust
* Almost Blue
* Imperial Bedroom
* Punch the Clock
* Goodbye Cruel World
* King of America
* Blood & Chocolate
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* All This Useless Beauty
* Painted from Memory
* When I Was Cruel
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* The River in Reverse
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* National Ransom
* Wise Up Ghost
* Look Now
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* The Boy Named If

Live albums|

* Live at the El Mocambo
* Deep Dead Blue
* Costello & Nieve
* My Flame Burns Blue
* Live at Hollywood High

Compilations|

* Taking Liberties
* Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers
* The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions
* The Man
* Out of Our Idiot
* Girls Girls Girls
* 2½ Years
* The Very Best of Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1977–86
* Extreme Honey
* Costello Album (bootleg)
* The Very Best of Elvis Costello
* Cruel Smile
* The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years
* The Songs of Bacharach & Costello

Singles|

* "Less Than Zero"
* "Alison"
* "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes"
* "Watching the Detectives"
* "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea"
* "Pump It Up"
* "This Year's Girl"
* "Radio Radio"
* "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
* "Oliver's Army"
* "Accidents Will Happen"
* "I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down"
* "High Fidelity"
* "New Amsterdam"
* "Clubland"
* "From a Whisper to a Scream"
* "Watch Your Step"
* "A Good Year for the Roses"
* "Sweet Dreams"
* "You Little Fool"
* "Man Out of Time"
* "Pills and Soap"
* "Everyday I Write the Book"
* "The Only Flame in Town"
* "Green Shirt"
* "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
* "I Want You"
* "Blue Chair"
* "Veronica"
* "The Other Side of Summer"
* "Sulky Girl"
* "13 Steps Lead Down"
* "London's Brilliant Parade"
* "The Other End of the Telescope"
* "You Bowed Down"
* "She"
* "45"
* "Brilliant Mistake"
* "Complicated Shadows"

Other songs|

* "Welcome to the Working Week"
* "Lipstick Vogue"
* "Senior Service"
* "Stranger in the House"
* "Girls Talk"
* "Riot Act"
* "New Lace Sleeves"
* "Beyond Belief"
* "Almost Blue"
* "Shipbuilding"
* "Indoor Fireworks"
* "Jack of All Parades"
* "Suit of Lights"
* "I Hope You're Happy Now"
* "Next Time Round"

Collaborations|

* Terror & Magnificence
* The Sweetest Punch
* For the Stars
* Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes
* The Resurrection of Rust

Scores|

* G.B.H.
* Jake's Progress
* A Face in the Crowd

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* Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink
* Live Stiffs Live
* Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears
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