- Audio CD (July 30 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: EMI Music Canada
- ASIN: B000069HH2
- Other Editions: Audio CD | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Paris Train |
| 2. Concrete Sky |
| 3. Mount Washington |
| 4. Anywhere |
| 5. Daybreaker |
| 6. Carmella |
| 7. God Song |
| 8. This One's Gonna Bruise |
| 9. Ted's Waltz |
| 10. Thinking About Tomorrow |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Like Beth Orton's previous offerings, her third album makes a slight first impression. Sure, the jangly acoustic guitars, drifting melodies, and robust voice are pleasant enough, but it is only after a while that the true potency of the songs becomes apparent. "Nobody can keep you from the one you know you are," she sings quietly on "Mount Washington." Fueled by her mother's early passing, each of Orton's songs is accordingly anchored by a deep sense of sadness and loss. Despite the occasional electronic flourishes at the hands of collaborators such as the Chemical Brothers and Everything but the Girl's Ben Watt, and the beaming West Coast harmonies she shares with pal Ryan Adams, Daybreaker is a supremely personal record. "There's a concrete sky falling from the trees again and I don't know why," she muses on "Concrete Sky." And like Tim Buckley and Nick Drake--the hopeless folk icons that came before her--there seems to be a sublime urgency in her work that suggests a seemingly innocent song like "Thinking About Tomorrow" is not so much about optimism as fate. --Aidin Vaziri
Chronique amazon.fr
L'air de rien, Beth Orton est en train de devenir la voix féminine que l'Angleterre attendait depuis peut-être Marianne Faithful. Car sa musique, pour être riche, nuancée et profonde n'en repose pas moins sur son timbre sensuel. Qu'elle entonne une valse malade ("Ted's Waltz") ou l'accrocheur "Anywhere", c'est toujours ce filet soyeux qui vous enveloppe délicatement. Suivant les toiles fragiles des arpèges bercés de violon, celle sur les ballades les plus folk ("This One's Gonna Bruise") et les arrangements trip-hop pour une confidence habitée ("Thinking About Tomorrow"). Ce troisième album de Beth Orton l'expose sous son jour le plus éclatant, le plus sensible, et quand elle invite Ryan Adams sur "Concrete Sky", on assiste à une rencontre d'une rare intensité. Des producteurs aussi différents que Ben Watt (d'Everything But The Girl), les Chemical Brothers ou William Orbit ont apporté leur savoir-faire et leur patte à la réalisation de cet album. Et Emmylou Harris l'a béni en chantant sur la tendre ballade country "God's Song". --José Ruiz
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Orton at her best,
By Laura (Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Daybreaker (Audio CD)
'Daybreaker' is by far one of my favourite albums by a woman EVER. Orton has this special feel about her music that just keeps you attached. 'Paris Train' is the opening track and it draws you in to the very genius mind of Orton. Beth's style and vocals are very different from anyones I've heard which makes her one of the best artists I've heard in a long time. The best tracks are 'This One's Gonna Bruise', 'Paris Train', 'Concrete Sky' and 'Thinking About Tomorrow'. I highly recommend this album!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Her best album, and most accessible,
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This review is from: Daybreaker (Audio CD)
What a good fortune that Beth's best album is also the album I would recommend to someone who had never heard her before. Central Reservation put her on the edge of cult status, and Daybreaker has given her a small venue drawing power in college cities that is very respectable. The early songs are very pop-ish, well-crafted. the later tracks are more artistic and more authentically her, sounding almost as though she was trapped in a studio for weeks and these are her private diary entries. For example, "Ted's Waltz," my favorite from this album, is very intimate, much like "Blood Red river" from Central Reservation.This vital artist will be around much longer, I hope; I've seen her on her opening concernt for this album, I hoep she has many more opening concerts for albums.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Daybreaker (Audio CD)
After buying Central Reservations, I was captivated by Beth's vocal style which ranges from sweet, to sexy to innocent. I really enjoyed Daybreaker especially since, compared to CR, it is a bit more upbeat. Mount Washington, Anywhere and Thinking about Tomorrow are the standout tracks for me. They adhere thoroughly to the album's title "Daybreaker" and convey that feeling you get when you start out on a bright, warm sunny day.An excellent road trip album! However, do not be fooled into buying the remix album. The unreleased tracks are mediocre at best and the remixes sound like the efforts of teenagers with Acid Loops. Someone thought to try to capitalize on the success of Daybreaker, but the remix album may have been a bit too ambitious and slightly disappointing, especially to those who are endeared to the original Daybreaker release.
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