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Track List
01) Paris Train
02) Concrete Sky
03) Mount Washington
04) Anywhere
05) Daybreaker
06) Carmella
07) God Song
08) This One's Gonna Bruise
09) Ted's Waltz
10) Thinking About Tomorrow
01) Paris Train
02) Concrete Sky
03) Mount Washington
04) Anywhere
05) Daybreaker
06) Carmella
07) God Song
08) This One's Gonna Bruise
09) Ted's Waltz
10) Thinking About Tomorrow
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2002
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Daybreaker is the third album by singer-songwriter Beth Orton released in 2002 on Heavenly Records and the Astralwerks Records label. The album reached #40 in US and #8 in UK. Mojo Magazine called the album "her best to date...". Q Magazine was not excited about the album: "Tortoise-pace strumming and a crippling shortage of choruses produce only torpor". The album earned Orton a nomination at the BRIT Awards for Best British Female Singer as well as Best Album at the Q Awards.
In an interview to Insound.com on 28 July 2002 she said about making the record: "We recorded 25 songs in two weeks with the whole band. Then there's the stuff I did with Johnny. There's stuff all over the place. And these are the ten songs that ended up being on the record because for me they encapsulate the mood best of the time we are recording the album. It took about six months altogether. That's not too bad. It was probably actually a year because I was looking for someone to do the mixing and things weren't working out.
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With her third album Beth Orton moves from her folkier roots to a more mainstream sound. As the drumbeat kicks in echoes of Dido come to the fore: is Orton heading for the same commercial market? If you really enjoyed her last two albums however don't be put off by the poppier start as she does return to more familiar form later on.
In fact this album also sees Orton heading off into a few other directions. She dons a Stetson cowboy haton "Concrete Sky" and "God's Song" with Ryan Adams (who is also credited for 'foot stomping') and Emmylou Harris guesting respectively. Title track "Daybreaker" however is nowhere near a Nashville number. I've got a strong feeling that this is the track that the Chemical Brothers got their hands dirty with. Orton appeared on their last album and here they return the favour with one of the album's strongest tracks. It's going to be her next single so expect to hear the remixes in the clubs very soon.
This journey through different genres showcases the versatility of her voice, however the songs Orton excels on are the more acoustic ones where she still manages to tug at the heart-strings. One such track is "This One's Gonna Bruise" which will appeal to those who loved her version of Ellie Greenwich's "I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine" on Trailer Park.
The album is a real team effort with a long list of credits citing some familiar names, including ones from previous albums. The collaborators bring their regular trademarks; for instance William Orbit peppers the album with some of his ethereal sound effects. Ben Watt also reappears as the other vocal producer which seems a natural choice as Orton's voice does share resemblances with his Everything But The Girl partner Tracey Thorn.
With Daybreaker Orton may lose some of her hip credibility, and former fans who preferred her more stripped-down sound, but I'm betting it's going to earn her some new listeners. It's certainly grown on me.
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Daybreaker is the third album by singer-songwriter Beth Orton released in 2002 on Heavenly Records and the Astralwerks Records label. The album reached #40 in US and #8 in UK. Mojo Magazine called the album "her best to date...". Q Magazine was not excited about the album: "Tortoise-pace strumming and a crippling shortage of choruses produce only torpor". The album earned Orton a nomination at the BRIT Awards for Best British Female Singer as well as Best Album at the Q Awards.
In an interview to Insound.com on 28 July 2002 she said about making the record: "We recorded 25 songs in two weeks with the whole band. Then there's the stuff I did with Johnny. There's stuff all over the place. And these are the ten songs that ended up being on the record because for me they encapsulate the mood best of the time we are recording the album. It took about six months altogether. That's not too bad. It was probably actually a year because I was looking for someone to do the mixing and things weren't working out.
User Album Review
With her third album Beth Orton moves from her folkier roots to a more mainstream sound. As the drumbeat kicks in echoes of Dido come to the fore: is Orton heading for the same commercial market? If you really enjoyed her last two albums however don't be put off by the poppier start as she does return to more familiar form later on.
In fact this album also sees Orton heading off into a few other directions. She dons a Stetson cowboy haton "Concrete Sky" and "God's Song" with Ryan Adams (who is also credited for 'foot stomping') and Emmylou Harris guesting respectively. Title track "Daybreaker" however is nowhere near a Nashville number. I've got a strong feeling that this is the track that the Chemical Brothers got their hands dirty with. Orton appeared on their last album and here they return the favour with one of the album's strongest tracks. It's going to be her next single so expect to hear the remixes in the clubs very soon.
This journey through different genres showcases the versatility of her voice, however the songs Orton excels on are the more acoustic ones where she still manages to tug at the heart-strings. One such track is "This One's Gonna Bruise" which will appeal to those who loved her version of Ellie Greenwich's "I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine" on Trailer Park.
The album is a real team effort with a long list of credits citing some familiar names, including ones from previous albums. The collaborators bring their regular trademarks; for instance William Orbit peppers the album with some of his ethereal sound effects. Ben Watt also reappears as the other vocal producer which seems a natural choice as Orton's voice does share resemblances with his Everything But The Girl partner Tracey Thorn.
With Daybreaker Orton may lose some of her hip credibility, and former fans who preferred her more stripped-down sound, but I'm betting it's going to earn her some new listeners. It's certainly grown on me.
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