For the Stars

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

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
Anne Sofie von Otter chronology
Home for Christmas (1999) For the Stars (2001) I Let the Music Speak (2006)
Elvis Costello chronology
The Sweetest Punch (1999) For the Stars (2001) When I Was Cruel (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

For the Stars track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No Wonder"	Elvis Costello	3:33
2.	"Baby Plays Around"	Cait O'Riordan Declan MacManus	3:11
3.	"Go Leave"	Kate McGarrigle	2:49
4.	"Rope"	Fleshquartet Costello	3:54
5.	"Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)"	Brian Wilson Tony Asher	3:11
6.	"Broken Bicycles/Junk"	Tom Waits/Paul McCartney	4:04
7.	"The Other Woman"	Jessie Mae Robinson	3:34
8.	"Like an Angel Passing Through My Room"	Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus	4:56
9.	"Green Song"	Costello Svante Henryson	4:36
10.	"April After All"	Ron Sexsmith	2:49
11.	"You Still Believe in Me"	Wilson Asher	3:07
12.	"I Want to Vanish"	Costello	2:40
13.	"For No One"	Lennon–McCartney	1:57
14.	"Shamed into Love"	MacManus Rubén Blades	3:44
15.	"Just a Curio"	Fleshquartet Costello	4:16
16.	"This House Is Empty Now"	Burt Bacharach Costello	4:36
17.	"Take It with Me"	Waits Kathleen Brennan	3:16
18.	"For the Stars"	Costello	2:44

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^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for For the Stars

Chart (2001)	Peak position
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