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'''''Here Lies Love''''' is a [[concept album]] and [[Here Lies Love (musical)|rock musical]] made in collaboration between [[David Byrne]] and [[Fatboy Slim]], about the life of the former [[First Lady of the Philippines]] [[Imelda Marcos]] along with the woman who raised her—Estrella Cumpas—and follows Marcos until she and her family were forced to leave the Philippines.<ref name="j4PdR" /> The album features 22 guest vocalists and was released on 5 April 2010.
'''''Here Lies Love''''' is a [[concept album]] and [[Here Lies Love (musical)|rock musical]] made in collaboration between [[David Byrne]] and [[Fatboy Slim]], about the life of the former [[First Lady of the Philippines]] [[Imelda Marcos]] along with the woman who raised her—Estrella Cumpas—and follows Marcos until she and her family were forced to leave the Philippines.<ref name="j4PdR" /> The album features 22 guest vocalists and was released on 5 April 2010, under [[Nonesuch Records]] and [[Todomundo]] in several formats, including a deluxe double-Compact Disc set with a DVD of music videos from the album and a 120-page book.
 
The album was adapted as [[Here Lies Love (musical)|a rock musical]] that premiered in 2013 [[off-Broadway]] at [[The Public Theater]] and ran again at the Public in 2014–2015. It also played at the [[Royal National Theatre]]'s Dorfman Theatre in 2014–2015 and the [[Seattle Repertory Theatre]] in 2017.<ref name="oNPcb" /> It opened on Broadway in 2023.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name = "variety"/>
 
==Background==
The title of the album is taken from a comment made by Imelda during a visit to her husband [[Ferdinand Marcos]]' embalmed body. Imelda expressed that she would like the phrase "Here Lies Love" to be inscribed on her tombstone.<ref name="X6uOl" /> David Byrne released the following statement regarding this album:<ref>http://davidbyrne.com/explore/here-lies-love/videos</ref>
 
{{Quote|The story I am interested in is about asking what drives a powerful person—what makes them tick? How do they make and then remake themselves? I thought to myself, wouldn't it be great if—as this piece would be principally composed of clubby dance music—one could experience it in a club setting? Could one bring a "story" and a kind of theatre to the disco? Was that possible? If so, wouldn't that be amazing!}}
 
==Recording and release==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AMG" />
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2Score = B+<ref name="if7GM" />
| rev3 = [[BBC]]
| rev3Score = mixed<ref name="eBPU9" />
| rev4 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="mEJWQ" />
| rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref name="kvEq5" />
| rev6 = [[One Thirty BPM]]
| rev6Score = 53%<ref name="UYXQe" />
| rev7 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev7Score = 5.0/10<ref name="whoTG" />
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="rVeYF" />
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="jxmUN" />
| rev10 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev10Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="0GLdd" />
| rev11 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev11Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="zCY2W" />
|noprose=yes}}
 
The studio album features female singers including [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Tori Amos]], [[Martha Wainwright]], [[Natalie Merchant]], [[Sia]], [[Santigold]], [[Charmaine Clamor]], [[Nicole Atkins]], [[Sharon Jones]], [[St. Vincent]],  [[Kate Pierson]], [[Florence Welch]], [[Allison Moorer]], and [[Nellie McKay]], alternately playing the roles of Imelda Marcos and Estrella Cumpas. "It's a series of 22 very danceable songs…" wrote Byrne, "…and is sung by 20, count 'em, 20, amazing singers. A theater piece for your ears."<ref name="IcDU0" />
 
Byrne described [[Cyndi Lauper]]'s performance as "amazingly fine-tuned" and "very impressive." The only male vocalists are [[Steve Earle]] on "A Perfect Hand", and Byrne himself on "American Troglodyte" and "Seven Years", the latter a duet with [[Shara Nova]] from [[My Brightest Diamond]].<ref name="rqEXg" />
 
The first promotional single was "Please Don't", featuring [[Santigold]] on vocals. The single became available on Byrne's website as a free high-quality MP3 download on 19 January 2010.
 
==Live performances==
{{Infobox musical
| name = Here Lies Love
| image =
| caption = A promotional poster of the performers from the album, illustrated by Scott Menchin
| alt = A montage of faces from the album collaborators surrounding Imelda Marcos holding a parasol
| music = [[David Byrne]] with [[Fatboy Slim|Norman Cook]]
| lyrics = David Byrne
| productions = 2006 Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts <br /> 2007 Carnegie Hall Perspectives Series <br /> 2013 The Public Theater}}
''Here Lies Love'' was performed live four times before the album was released. It was first presented as a song cycle (with vocals by Byrne, Dana Diaz-Tutaan and Ganda Suthivarakom) at the [[Adelaide Festival|Adelaide Festival of Arts]] under the artistic direction of [[Brett Sheehy]] in [[Adelaide]], Australia, on 10 March 2006 with additional dates on 13 and 14 March, and was also performed live at the [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York City on 3 February 2007, as part of the Carnegie Hall Perspectives Series.<ref name="5xHAk" />
 
== Track listing ==
{{tracklist
| headline = Disc 1
| extra_column = Featured vocalist(s)
| title1 = Here Lies Love
| length1 = 5:51
| extra1 = [[Florence Welch]]
| title2 = [[Every Drop of Rain]]
| length2 = 5:34
| extra2 = [[Candie Payne]] & [[St. Vincent]]
| title3 = [[You'll Be Taken Care Of]]
| length3 = 3:19
| extra3 = [[Tori Amos]]
| title4 = [[The Rose of Tacloban]]
| length4 = 2:33
| extra4 = [[Martha Wainwright]]
| title5 = [[How Are You?]]
| length5 = 2:43
| extra5 = [[Nellie McKay]]
| title6 = [[A Perfect Hand]]
| length6 = 4:57
| extra6 = [[Steve Earle]]
| title7 = [[Eleven Days]]
| length7 = 2:43
| extra7 = [[Cyndi Lauper]]
| title8 = [[When She Passed By]]
| length8 = 3:49
| extra8 = [[Allison Moorer]]
| title9 = [[Walk Like a Woman]]
| length9 = 3:58
| extra9 = [[Charmaine Clamor]]
| title10 = [[Don't You Agree?]]
| length10 = 3:19
| extra10 = [[Róisín Murphy]]
| title11 = [[Pretty Face]]
| length11 = 3:23
| extra11 = [[Camille]]
| title12 = [[Ladies in Blue]]
| length12 = 4:20
| extra12 = [[Theresa Andersson]]
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Disc 2
| extra_column = Featured vocalist(s)
| title1 = [[Dancing Together]]
| length1 = 3:53
| extra1 = [[Sharon Jones]]
| title2 = [[Men Will Do Anything]]
| length2 = 4:06
| extra2 = [[Alice Russell (singer)|Alice Russell]]
| title3 = [[The Whole Man]]
| length3 = 4:15
| extra3 = [[Kate Pierson]]
| title4 = [[Never So Big]]
| length4 = 4:00
| extra4 = [[Sia]]
| title5 = [[Please Don't]]
| length5 = 3:58
| extra5 = [[Santigold]]
| title6 = [[American Troglodyte]]
| length6 = 4:06
| extra6 = [[David Byrne]]
| title7 = [[Solano Avenue]]
| length7 = 3:55
| extra7 = [[Nicole Atkins]]
| title8 = [[Order 1081]]
| length8 = 5:47
| extra8 = [[Natalie Merchant]]
| title9 = [[Seven Years]]
| length9 = 5:40
| extra9 = David Byrne & [[Shara Nova]]
| title10 = [[Why Don't You Love Me?]]
| length10 = 3:57
| extra10 = Cyndi Lauper & Tori Amos
| total_length =
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = DVD videos
| title1 = Eleven Days
| title2 = When She Passed By
| title3 = Don't You Agree?
| title4 = Dancing Together
| title5 = Please Don't
| title6 = Order 1081
}}
 
==Stage adaptation==
{{Main|Here Lies Love (musical)}}
 
The album was adapted into a stage musical, directed by [[Alex Timbers]], that premiered [[off-Broadway]] at [[The Public Theater]] in New York City in 2013. It starred [[Ruthie Ann Miles]] as Imelda Marcos, with [[Jose Llana]] as Ferdinand Marcos and [[Conrad Ricamora]] as Ninoy Aquino.<ref name="NrM2K" /><ref name="W0cZb" /><ref name="4xX1I" /> The production played an extended run at the Public before closing in August 2013.<ref name="tYR1G" /> It returned for an open-ended commercial run again at the Public in April 2014, closing on 4 January 2015.<ref name="lsmjh" /><ref name="2E3EH" /> The production won five [[Lucille Lortel Awards]] in 2014.<ref name="lotrell" /> It was revived with direction again by Timbers, at the [[Royal National Theatre]] in London, opening in September 2014,<ref name="T6AIB" /><ref name="uNzSG" /> and played a limited run through January 2015 at the National's newly renovated Dorfman Theatre.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} The production was nominated for three [[Olivier Awards]] in 2015, including Best New Musical.<ref name="kZMgU" />
 
A revamped production from the original creative team, with the intention of recreating the immersive elements in a proscenium theater, was staged at the [[Seattle Repertory Theater]] from 7 April to 18 June 2017.<ref name="VvdqY" /> [[Conrad Ricamora]] and Melody Butiu reprised their roles from the original Off-Broadway cast as Ninoy Aquino and Estrella Cumpas, respectively, [[Mark Bautista]] from the London cast reprised his role as Ferdinand Marcos, and Jaygee Macapugay, who had been a replacement off-Broadway, reprised her role as Imelda Marcos.<ref name="9bGts" />
 
The musical started previews on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] on 17 June 2023 and opened officially on 20 July 2023, produced by Hal Luftig, Patrick Catullo, Diana DiMenna, [[Clint Ramos]] and [[Jose Antonio Vargas]]. It recreated the immersive experience with a mostly standing-room format which, according to the producers, "transform[s] the venue’s traditional proscenium floor space into a dance club environment, where audiences ... stand and move with the actors".<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last1=Paulson |first1=Michael |title='Here Lies Love,' an Imelda Marcos Disco Musical, Will Play Broadway |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/theater/here-lies-love-broadway.html |work=The New York Times |date=12 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="variety">{{cite news |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |title='Here Lies Love,' David Byrne-Cowritten Musical, to Open on Broadway in Immersive, Standing-Room Setting |url=https://variety.com/2023/legit/news/here-lies-love-broadway-musical-david-byrne-filipino-immersive-imelda-marcos-1235487183/ |work=Variety |date=12 January 2023}}</ref>  It is the first show with all-Filipino cast on Broadway.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title='Here Lies Love' — Broadway's first all-Filipino company makes history |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/05/04/entertainment-lifestyle/show-times/here-lies-love-broadways-first-all-filipino-company-makes-history/1889747 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}}</ref>
 
==References==
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