Daybreaker

Daybreaker
Studio album by Beth Orton
Released	16 July 2002
Recorded	?
Genre	Rock, Pop, Downtempo
Length	51:28
Label	Heavenly - HVNLP 37 Astralwerks
Producer	Beth Orton, Victor Van Vugt, Ben Watt
Professional reviews
Allmusic link E! Online (B+) link Mojo (Sep 2002, p.102) NME (8/10) (7/27/02, p.33) Pitchfork Media (4.8/10) link Rolling Stone (7/25/02, p.72) Slant Magazine link Spin (Sep 2002, p.128) Stylus Magazine link Uncut (Sep 2002, p.108) Village Voice (mixed) link
Beth Orton chronology
Central Reservation (1999) Daybreaker (2002) The Other Side of Daybreak (2003) Comfort of Strangers (2006)

Daybreaker is an album by singer-songwriter Beth Orton released in 2002. The album reached #40 in US and #8 in UK. Mojo Magazine called the album "her best to date...".^[1] Q Magazine was not excited about the album: "Tortoise-pace strumming and a crippling shortage of choruses produce only torpor".^[2][3] 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."^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

1. "Paris Train" (Ted Barnes, Orton)
2. "Concrete Sky" (Johnny Marr, Orton)
3. "Mount Washington" (Orton)
4. "Anywhere" (Orton)
5. "Daybreaker" (Orton)
6. "Carmella" (Orton)
7. "God Song" (Orton)
8. "This One's Gonna Bruise" (Ryan Adams, Orton)
9. "Ted's Waltz" (Adams, Orton)
10. "Thinking About Tomorrow" (Ted Barnes, Orton, Sean Read, Sebastian Steinberg)

The Japanese version features two bonus tracks: "Ali's Waltz" and "Bobby Gentry", both also on the Concrete Sky EP.^[4]

Musicians

• "Paris Train"^[5]
  • Beth Orton - Vocals and acoustic guitar
  • Will Blanchard - Drums
  • Ali Friend - Bass Guitar
  • Ted Barnes - Acoustic guitar
  • Smokey Hormel - Electric guitar
  • Sean Read - Keyboards
  • Scott Minor - Programming
  • Jon Birdsong - Brass arrangement and trumpet
  • Vincent Chancey - French Horn
  • Strings Arranged by Beki Doe and Oliver Kraus
  • Violins - Howard Gott, Ruth Gotlieb, Richard George, Catherine Browning, Dave Williams, Brian Wright, Calina De La Mare, Beki Doe
  • Violas - Sophie Sirota, Rob Spriggs, Vince Greene, Becca Ware
  • Cellos - Sarah Willson, Oliver Kraus, Andy Nice
  • Double Bass - Andrew Waterworth, Lucy Shaw
• "Concrete Sky"
  • Beth Orton - Vocals and acoustic guitar
  • Ryan Adams - Vocals, piano and electric guitar
  • Matt Johnson - Drums
  • Ali Friend - Bass guitar
  • Lascelles Gordon - Percussion
  • Ted Barnes - Electric guitar
  • Adam Peters - Keyboards
• "Mount Washington"
  • Beth Orton - Vocals and acoustic guitar
  • Will Blanchard - Drums
  • Ali Friend - Bass guitar
  • Ted Barnes - Acoustic and electric guitar
  • Sean Read - Keyboards
  • Adam Peters - Keyboards
  • Keith Tenniswood - Programming
• "Anywhere"
  • Beth Orton - Vocals
  • Will Blanchard - Drums
  • Sebastian Steinberg - Bass guitar
  • Ted Barnes - Acoustic guitar
  • Sean Read - Keyboards
  • Adam Peters - String arranging and conductor
  • Keith Tenniswood - Programming
  • Jon Birdsong - Trumpet and brass arrangement
  • Walter Hawkings - Trombone
  • Smokey Hormel - Electric guitar
• Daybreaker
  • Beth Orton - Vocals
  • Will Blanchard - Drums
  • Ali Friend - Bass guitar
  • Ted Barnes - Acoustic guitar and mandolin
  • Adam Peters - Keyboards, string arranging and cello
  • Scott Minor - Programming
• "Carmella"
  • Beth Orton - Vocals and acoustic guitar
  • Jim Keltner - Drums
  • Ryan Adams - Bass guitar, slide guitar and acoustic guitar
  • Ben Watt - Piano
• "God Song"
  • Beth Orton - Vocals and acoustic guitar
  • Emmylou Harris - Vocals
  • Ryan Adams - Vocals, reprise guitar, bass and piano
  • Will Blanchard- Drums
  • Ali Friend - Bass guitar
  • Ted Barnes - Acoustic guitar
  • Sean Read - Keyboards
• "This One's Gonna Bruise"
  • Beth Orton - Vocals
  • Ryan Adams - Foot tapping and acoustic guitar
  • Oliver Kraus - String arranging and cello
• "Ted's Waltz"
  • Beth Orton - Vocals
  • Will Blanchard - Drums
  • Ali Friend - Bass Guitar
  • Ted Barnes - Acoustic and electric guitar
• "Thinking About Tomorrow"
  • Beth Orton - Vocals, acoustic guitar and rhythm king
  • Will Blanchard - Drums
  • Sebastian Steinberg - Bass guitar
  • Ted Barnes - Acoustic and electric guitar
  • Lascelles Gordon - Percussion
  • Sean Read - Keyboards
  • Adam Peters - Keyboards, String arranging and conductor
  • Victor Van Vugt - Additional programming
  • Scott Minor - Percussion
  • Violins - Howard Gott, Ruth Gottlieb, Richard George, Catherine Browning, Tim Myall, Jackie Norrie, Wendy De St Paer, Dave Williams, Brian Wright, Calina De La Mare, Beki Doe, Chris Koh
  • Violas - Sophie Sirota, Rob Spriggs, Vince Greene
  • Cellos - Sarah Willson, Oliver Kraus, Andy Nice

Singles

• Concrete Sky (EP) (15 July, 2002)

1. "Concrete Sky"
2. "Ali's Waltz"
3. "Bobby Gentry"
4. "Carmella" (Four Tet Remix)

• Anywhere (5 November, 2002) #55 UK

1. "Anywhere" (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix)
2. "Anywhere" (Adrian Sherwood's Off Me Rocker Mix)
3. "Anywhere" (Album Version)

• Thinking About Tomorrow (31 March, 2003) #57 UK

1. "Thinking About Tomorrow" (Ben Watt Radio Mix)
2. "Daybreaker" (Roots Manuva Remix)
3. "Daybreaker" (Four Tet Remix)

References

1. ^ Mojo Magazine, 8/02, p.102
2. ^ Q Magazine, Aug 2002, p.131
3. ^ Album reviews at cduniverse.com
4. ^ Beth Orton: Beth-lehem > Discography
5. ^ Additional vocals info from discogs.com