1999 studio album by Beth Orton
Central Reservation is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Beth Orton , released on 9 March 1999. The album featured contributions from folk musician Terry Callier (with whom she also recorded the b-side "Lean on Me"), Dr. Robert and Ben Harper . Several tracks were also produced by Ben Watt of Everything but the Girl .
Central Reservation received critical acclaim and garnered Orton a second Mercury Music Prize nomination, and won her Best British Female at the 2000 BRIT Music Awards .
Release
Central Reservation was released on 9 March 1999 on Heavenly Records . It reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for eight weeks.[ 3] It went to number 34 on the ARIA albums chart in Australia,[ 4] number 35 on the RIANZ albums chart in New Zealand[ 5] and number 110 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.[ 6] It also went to number two on the US Heatseekers albums chart .[ 7] By 2002 it had sold 244,000 copies in United States.[ 8] The first single from the album was "Stolen Car ", which was released on 13 March 1999 and peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.[ 3] "Central Reservation", the second single, peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.[ 3]
On 30 June 2014, British independent record label 3 Loop Music re-released Central Reservation as a 2CD Expanded Edition which included b-sides, original demos and live recordings.[ 9]
Reception
Central Reservation received generally positive reviews from critics. Jason Ankeny of AllMusic gave the album a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 and called it "stunning".[ 11]
Orton won the award for British Female Solo at the 2000 BRIT Awards .[ 21] The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .[ 22]
The album is ranked number 982 in All-Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd. edition, 2000).[ 23]
Track listing
Japanese edition (bonus track) Title Producer(s) 13. "Precious Maybe" Orton 4:02
Australian edition (bonus tracks) Title Producer(s) 14. "Best Bit" Youth 4:03 15. "Central Reservation" (Spiritual Life/Ibadan edit) Orton Jerome Sydenham[a] Joe Claussell[a] 4:04 16. "Central Reservation" (William Orbit remix) 4:43
Cherry Red Records expanded edition – Disc two Title 1. "Someone's Daughter " 2. "Sweetest Decline" 3. "Blood Red River" 4. "Pass in Time" 5. "She Cries Your Name " 6. "Devil Song" 7. "I Wish I'd Never Seen the Sunshine" 8. "Stars All Seem to Weep" 9. "I Love How You Love Me" 10. "Precious Maybe" 11. "Stars All Seem to Weep" (shed version) 12. "Central Reservation" (spiritual life ibadon remix) 13. "Love Like Laughter" 14. "So Much More" 15. "Central Reservation" (band demo) 16. "Couldn't Cause Me Harm"
Notes
Personnel
Music[ 24]
Ted Barnes — acoustic guitar, bouzouki , guitar, slide guitar
Will Blanchard — drums
Terry Callier — background vocals
Calina de la Mare — violin
Dr. Robert — guitar
Beki Doe — violin
Dr. John — piano
David Friedman — vibraphone
Ali Friend — bass
Lascelles Gordon — percussion
Howard Gott — violin
Ruth Gottlieb — violin
Ben Harper — electric guitar
Oliver Kraus — cello
Henry Olsen — bass
Beth Orton — acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals
Sean Read — piano, keyboards
Becca Ware — viola
Andy Waterworth — double bass
Ben Watt — guitar, keyboards
Lucy Wilkins — violin
Sara Wilson — cello
Production[ 24]
Andy Bradfield — mixing
Dr. Robert — producer, mixing
Beki Doe — mixing
Giles Hall — engineer
Peter Hill — assistant engineer
Oliver Kraus — mixing
Dick Meaney — engineer
Beth Orton — producer
David Roback — producer, mixing
Trevor Smith — engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent — producer
Victor Van Vugt — producer, engineer
Paul Walton — mixing assistant
Ben Watt — programming, noise, producer, engineer, mixing
John Wood — engineer
Tim Young — mastering
Design[ 24]
Charts
Certifications and sales
References
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^ Walsh, Ben (6 December 2012). "Beth Orton, Union Chapel, London" . The Independent . Retrieved 9 October 2016 .
^ a b c d "Beth Orton" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 September 2010 .
^ a b "Australiancharts.com – Beth Orton – Central Reservation" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
^ a b "Charts.nz – Beth Orton – Central Reservation" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
^ a b "Beth Orton Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 1 September 2010.
^ "Central Reservation – Beth Orton (Awards)" . AllMusic . Retrieved 7 September 2010 .
^ "Billboard Bits: Gorillaz/D12, Beth Orton, Mudhoney" . Billboard . March 2002.
^ "Beth Orton announces reissue of her 1999 Heavenly album 'Central Reservation' " . Heavenly Records . 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014 .
^ "Reviews for Central Reservation by Beth Orton" . Metacritic . Retrieved 1 September 2010 .
^ a b c Ankeny, Jason. "Central Reservation – Beth Orton" . AllMusic . Retrieved 1 September 2010 .
^ Brunner, Rob (26 March 1999). "Central Reservation" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 1 September 2010 .
^ Chonin, Neva (28 March 1999). "Beth Orton Still Suffering, But With a Clearer Eye" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 19 April 2017 .
^ Hilburn, Robert (12 March 1999). "Record Rack: A Hesitant Beth Orton Is Pulled in Two Directions" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 1 September 2010 .
^ Stubbs, David (10 March 1999). "Beth Orton – Central Reservation" . NME . Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 5 July 2016 .
^ Fowler, Shan. "Beth Orton: Central Reservation" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 11 October 2000. Retrieved 1 September 2010 .
^ Sheffield, Rob (18 March 1999). "Beth Orton: Central Reservation" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2010 .
^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Beth Orton". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster . p. 608 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Clover, Joshua (March 1999). "All Folked-Up" . Spin . 15 (3): 139–40. Retrieved 5 July 2016 .
^ "Beth Orton: Central Reservation". Uncut (22). March 1999.
^ Sturges, Fiona (28 March 2003). "Beth Orton: No More Reservations" . The Independent . Retrieved 7 September 2010 . [dead link ]
^ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition . Universe . ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2 .
^ "Rocklist" . Retrieved 22 July 2018 .
^ a b c "Central Reservation – Beth Orton (Credits)" . AllMusic . Retrieved 1 September 2010 .
^ "British album certifications – Beth Orton – Central reservation" . British Phonographic Industry .
^ iegler, Dylan (1 March 2002). "Billboard Bits: Gorillaz/D12, Beth Orton, Mudhoney" . Billboard . p. 20. Retrieved 24 April 2019 .
^ "Brit Awards: Controversial As Ever" . Billboard . 18 March 2000. p. 85. Retrieved 24 April 2019 .
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