| Whisper House | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Duncan Sheik |
| Cover: | Whisper house.jpg |
| Released: | January 27, 2009 (U.S.) |
| Label: | RCA Victor (U.S.; CD) |
| Producer: | Duncan Sheik |
| Prev Title: | White Limousine |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Covers 80s |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
Whisper House is the sixth studio album and second musical by American singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik. It was released on RCA Victor in 2009.
The album, Sheik's first in the wake of success from composing music for the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, contains selections from an original stage musical of the same name, with book and additional lyrics by Kyle Jarrow.[1] The world premiere of the musical occurred January 13, 2010, at San Diego, California's Old Globe Theatre.[2] Directed by Peter Askin, the cast included Arthur Acuna, Holly Brook, Kevin Hoffman, Ted Koch, David Poe, Mare Winningham, and Eric Brent Zutty.[3] Sheik cited influences from part of his childhood spent around Hilton Head, South Carolina, and recalling its iconic lighthouse and the ghost stories he shared there with friends.[4]
The album was met with little commercial success, but favorable reviews. Review aggregating website Metacritic reports a normalized score of 71% based on 4 reviews.[5] The album's first single, "Earthbound Starlight", debuted via the "Pop Candy" blog on USAToday.com.[6] On Sheik's official website, streaming audio was made available for the album's first single, as well as its first and second tracks, in advance of the album release.[7]