Begin to Hope
| Begin to Hope | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 13, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2005 | |||
| Studio | SeeSquaredStudio and New York Noise Studios, NYC | |||
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| Length | 47:15 | |||
| Label | Sire 9362-44112-2 | |||
| Producer | David Kahne, Regina Spektor | |||
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| Singles from Begin to Hope | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | A− |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian | |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
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Begin to Hope is the fourth album by Russian-born American singer-songwriter Regina Spektor. It was released June 13, 2006. The album debuted at number 70 on the Billboard 200, but due to the popularity of the single "Fidelity", it peaked at number 20 and was labeled a "pace setter" by Billboard. Rolling Stone named it the 21st-best album of 2006. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments to U.S. retailers of 1,000,000 units.
The album was nominated for the 2006 Shortlist Music Prize.
Peter Gabriel recorded a cover of "Après Moi" on his orchestral album Scratch My Back, released in 2010.