Album
Comfort Of Strangers
2006 · Rock
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Comfort Of Strangers is a Rock album by Beth Orton, originally released in 2006. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked.
About
Orton's fourth album gives her unique voice the showcase it deserves. Produced by cult musician Jim O'Rourke, <i>Comfort of Strangers</i> is a supple sample of Americana (“Countenance”), jazz (“Worms”), classic 70s AOR (“Heartland Truckstop”) and pastoral chill (“Absinthe”). But the instrumentation is restrained and classy, letting Orton push her vocals into beguiling shapes: flinty and rough on “Worms”, soulful on “Feral Children”, and ragged on “Shopping Trolley”, where she lets us in more than ever before: “I think I'm gonna cry, I'm gonna laugh about it all in time,” she sings, with convincing wisdom.
via Apple Music
The Clerk says
The Clerk knows this whole record — the pressing quirks, the credits, the take.
Tracklist
- 1Worms2:04
- 2Countenance2:23
- 3Heartland Truckstop2:47
- 4Rectify2:26
- 5Comfort of Strangers3:18
- 6Shadow of a Doubt3:58
- 7Conceived3:27
- 8Absinthe4:02
- 9A Place Aside2:19
- 10Safe In Your Arms4:28
- 11Shopping Trolley2:51
- 12Feral Children3:35
- 13Heart of Soul3:50
- 14Pieces of Sky3:09
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- stripped-back
- wistful
- pastoral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Beth OrtonVOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS
- Jim O'RourkeACOUSTIC GUITAR BACKING VOCALS BASS
- Karen WaltuchVIOLIN, VIOLA
- Okkyung LeeCELLO
- Rob BurgerACCORDION ACCORDION, PIANO ORGAN
- Tim BarnesDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
Start your shelf.
Track your pressings of Comfort Of Strangers, get the Clerk's take, and see what the record is worth — free.
Start your shelf →Free forever. Works with 10 records or 10,000.