Begin to Hope

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Begin to Hope

Studio album by Regina Spektor
Released	June 13, 2006
Recorded
Genre	Alternative Rock, Anti-folk
Length	47:15
Label	Sire Records
Producer(s)	David Kahne, Regina Spektor
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Regina Spektor chronology
Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories (2006)	Begin to Hope (2006)

Begin to Hope is the fourth album by 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" the album rose to number 20 and was labeled a "pace setter" by Billboard. Rolling Stone magazine has named it the 21st best album of 2006.

1 Track listing
2 Bonus Disc Version Contains:
3 iTunes Version Contains:
4 Charts
- 4.1 Album
5 Single Success

[edit] Track listing

"Fidelity" – 3:47
"Better" – 3:22
"Samson" – 3:10
"On The Radio" – 3:22
"Field Below" – 5:18
"Hotel Song" – 3:29
"Après Moi" – 5:08
"20 Years of Snow" – 3:31
"That Time" – 2:39
"Edit" – 4:53
"Lady" – 4:45
"Summer in the City" – 3:50

[edit] Bonus Disc Version Contains:

"Another Town" – 4:07
"Uh-Merica" – 3:16
"Baobabs" – 2:02
"Düsseldorf" – 3:09
"Music Box" – 2:06

[edit] iTunes Version Contains:

Bonus Tracks, and -

"Hero" – 3:44
"Bartender" – 3:12

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
2006	U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	1
2007	U.S. Billboard 200	20
2006	Australian Albums Chart	52

[edit] Single Success

In 2006, Regina Spektor's first single, "Fidelity," premiered on VH1. Soon after, VH1 included her among "You Oughta Know: Artists on the Rise" [1].

Regina Spektor performed "Fidelity" on Late Night With Conan O'Brien in July 2006.

Begin to Hope has sold 380,000 copies so far in the U.S., 75,000 copies in the UK, over 185,000 copies in Canada, and more than 1,200,000 copies worldwide making it Regina's best-selling album to date.^{[citation needed]}