- Hope in a Darkened Heart
Infobox Album
Name = Hope in A Darkened Heart
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist =Virginia Astley
Released = 1986
Recorded = 1986
Genre =Alternative /Dreampop
Length =
Label =Warner Music Group (WEA)
Producer =Ryuichi Sakamoto /Virginia Astley /Jon Astley
Reviews =
Last album = "Promise Nothing " (1983)
This album = "Hope in a Darkened Heart" (1986
Next album = ""'All Shall Be Well (1992)"Hope in a Darkened Heart" is an 1986 album by
Virginia Astley produced, primarily, byJapan esemusician andcomposer ,Ryuichi Sakamoto . The album is noted for featuring formerJapan singer,David Sylvian , on the track "Some Small Hope" and for an alternate version of "A Summer Long Since Passed", which was originally included on Astley's "From Gardens Where We Feel Secure " album. An additional track, "Le Song (A Day, A Night)", along with lyrics and a biography is available on the Japanese issue.The tracks, "Some Small Hope" and "Charm" were released as singles but were not commercially successful. Two further tracks, "Love's a Lonely Place to be" and "Darkness Has Reached it's End" had been issued some years before the album's release but likewise had no impact on the single's chart.
Track listing
# "Some Small Hope"
# "A Father"
# "So Like Dorian"
# "I'm Sorry"
# "Tree Top Club"
# "Charm"
# "Love's a Lonely Place to be"
# "A Summer Long Since Passed"
# "Darkness Has Reached it's End"
# "Le Song (A Day, A Night)" (Japanese Import)
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