Central Reservation is a Rock album by Beth Orton, originally released in 1998. On Gatefold: 33 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- warm
- bittersweet
- pastoral
About
Orton's second album forsakes the trip-hop of her debut for more robust textures. The devil's on their trail: Opener “Stolen Car” has a nervy energy and a beautifully orchestrated droning undertow, and sets up a road trip through the American south (by way of Orton's native Norwich). There's sweet countrypolitan in “Sweetest Decline” and “Pass in Time”, but the best bits ooze with darkness: the desert hum of “So Much More,” the ominous twang in “Devil Song,” and on the one-take “Feel to Believe,” a furious vocal performance that breaches the limits of the microphone.
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Tracklist
- 1Stolen Car5:25
- 2Sweetest Decline5:39
- 3Couldn't Cause Me Harm4:47
- 4So Much More5:41
- 5Pass In Time7:17
- 6Central Reservation4:50
- 7Stars All Seem to Weep4:39
- 8Love Like Laughter3:07
- 9Blood Red River4:15
- 10Devil Song5:04
- 11Feel to Believe4:03
- 12Central Reservation (The Then Again Version)4:03
Credits
Performers
- Beki DoeARRANGED BY STRINGS VIOLIN
- Oliver KrausARRANGED BY STRINGS CELLO
- Sarah WilsonSTRINGS CELLO
- Andy WaterworthSTRINGS DOUBLE BASS
- Becca WareSTRINGS VIOLA
- Rob SpriggsSTRINGS VIOLA
- Calina De La MareSTRINGS VIOLIN
- Dmitri Van ZwanenbergSTRINGS VIOLIN
- Howard GottSTRINGS VIOLIN
- Lucy WilkinsSTRINGS VIOLIN
- Ruth GottliebSTRINGS VIOLIN
- Henry OlsenBASS
- Will BlanchardDRUMS
- Ben HarperELECTRIC GUITAR FEATURING
- Ted BarnesGUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR SLIDE GUITAR
- Sean ReadKEYBOARDS PIANO
- Lascelle GordonPERCUSSION
- Beth OrtonVOCALS GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 33 pressings tracked on Gatefold