Hope for the Hopeless

Hope for the Hopeless
Studio album by
Brett Dennen
ReleasedOctober 21, 2008
GenreFolk, pop
Length42:41
LabelDualtone
ProducerJohn Alagia
Brett Dennen chronology
(More) So Much More
(2007) 		Hope for the Hopeless
(2008) 		Loverboy
(2011)
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Hope for the Hopeless is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Brett Dennen. It was released on October 21, 2008, following Dennen's tour of Australia. The Nigerian Afro-beat musician Femi Kuti appears on the album's first single, "Make You Crazy".[1] The album peaked at number 41 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and number 4 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart.[2]

Referring to "Make You Crazy", Dennen told Rolling Stone: "I made the song catchy but it's about all the injustice in the world."[3] That song has a music video starring the American singer Mandy Moore. "Heaven" was the second single released from this album and Dennen decided to sell it also on iTunes. Natalie Merchant, the former leading singer of 10,000 Maniacs rock band, appears on this single.[4]

  1. ^ "Hope for the Hopeless: Brett Dennen: Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Hope for the Hopeless: Chart and Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Make You Crazy by Brett Dennen Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Brett Dennen to Duet With Natalie Merchant". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2010.