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Wild Hope (2007)

Where the lyrics of Wild Hope take you, and where it was really made.

Mandy Moore co-wrote every song on Wild Hope, yet it debuted lower on the Billboard 200 than her earlier album Coverage.

Key places

Woodstock, New York, recording location (2007)

Recording site Woodstock, NY — The recording location for Wild Hope is listed as Woodstock, New York. The source does not name a studio, so the exact building is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Wild Hope: fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mandy Moore
• Her first album in four years, since Coverage
• Released digitally in Australia on June 18, 2007
• Released June 19, 2007 by The Firm Music, a division of EMI USA
• The Australian digital version includes the bonus track 'Swept Away'
• Musically folk-pop, indie folk, and alternative-rock
• Physical release in Australia on February 23, 2008
• Moore's first album fully co-written by her

Background

• Moore began writing the album in 2004
• She signed with Sire Records after leaving Epic Records in 2004
• In early 2006 she posted her cover of Lori McKenna's 2003 song 'Beautiful Man' on MySpace
• She later said she left Sire because of creative differences
• In July 2006 she signed with The Firm, owned by EMI
• Collaborated with producer John Alagía, known for work with Dave Matthews Band and Liz Phair
• Co-writers included Michelle Branch, Chantal Kreviazuk, Lori McKenna, Rachael Yamagata and The Weepies
• Many songs deal with her breakup with actor Zach Braff in 2006
• Lead single 'Extraordinary' was co-written with The Weepies and premiered on her MySpace profile on January 29, 2007
• Second single 'Nothing That You Are' was posted on her MySpace profile on February 9, 2007
• Moore said making the album helped her cope with depression and self-discovery

Recording

• Recording location listed as Woodstock, New York

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress.
• She rose to fame with her 1999 debut single "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Her debut album So Real (1999) received Platinum certification from the RIAA.
• Her first Top 40 single was "I Wanna Be with You" from the 2000 reissue I Wanna Be With You, peaking at 24.
• Her studio albums include Mandy Moore (2001), Coverage (2003), Wild Hope (2007), Amanda Leigh (2009), Silver Landings (2020), and In Real Life (2022).
• She starred in A Walk to Remember (2002) and voiced Rapunzel in Disney's Tangled (2010).
• From 2016 to 2022 she starred as Rebecca Pearson in the NBC drama This Is Us, earning Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominations.
• She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The album received generally positive reviews from critics
• Jane Magazine said Moore had become a sophisticated songwriter whose sound fits alongside Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple and Sarah McLachlan
• Billboard called Wild Hope the gratifying sound of a singer finding her comfort zone, with subtle but undeniable hooks

Reappraisal

• AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine): the album shows Moore's mature style, but the songs lack strong melodies and are not memorable
• Slant Magazine: the lyrics show maturity, but they are not good enough to carry a full album

Records

• Debuted at number 30 on the US Billboard 200 with 25,000 first-week copies
• Moore's third-highest debut, behind Coverage, which debuted at number 14
• Reached number 9 on the US Top Internet Albums chart
• Spent a total of seven weeks on the Billboard 200
• 350,000 copies sold worldwide as of February 2009
• 109,000 copies sold in the US by June 2009

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• A UK magazine assumed the title would be Wild Hope after hearing the song 'Slummin' In Paradise'
• Moore's MSN concert featured all the album's songs plus three older songs: 'Help Me', 'Moonshadow' and 'Candy'
• Moore filmed a documentary for Oxygen called I am Mandy Moore about the writing and concept of the album
• Wild Hope was re-released in December 2017 for digital download and streaming
• 'Nothing That You Are' was released as a promo-only single

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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