- Audio CD (28 Nov 1997)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: EP
- Label: Heavenly
- ASIN: B00004WQV7
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 130,790 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Best Bit isn't the revelation its predecessor, Trailer Park, was. With that eye-opening debut, Beth Orton was marked as an uncommonly promising newcomer; Best Bit represents a rest stop between records. That said, the five-song EP is of value, if for no other reason than it unites the Londoner with American folk-soul stylist Terry Callier, who duets with Orton on his own "Lean on Me", as well as a cover of Fred Neil's "Dolphins". Having collaborated with such dance acts as Red Snapper and the Chemical Brothers, singer-songwriter Beth Orton is sometimes regarded as a young folky hitching a ride on the electronica bandwagon. On Trailer Park, however, she harks back to a lost 1970s tradition whose exponents included Traffic, Tim Buckley interface between jazz, blues and folk. Fleshed out with multiple layers of vibes, strings and keyboards, Trailer Park is at once a soul-searching and sensual album, with Orton's flat-edged and indistinct lyrics often seeming to melt in her own mouth. --Steven Stolder
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BETH ORTON Best Bit EP (Deleted 1997 UK Heavenly 4-track CD EP including Skimming Stone Dolphins and Lean On Me presented in a digipak picture sleeve HVN72CD)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you own other Beth Orton CDs, you're likely to have heard "Best Bit" already, but track one here is a slight reworking, so you won't feel cheated. All of the tracks on the album are up to Beth's usual high standard, but the real standout is her duet with Terry Callier on their cover of Dolphins. I can't begin to convey how fantastic this song is, and it would be worth buying the EP even if it only had this one track on it. It really is that good!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With a mixture of Terry Callier and Beth Orton!
I'd never heard of Terry Callier until now-a Jazz Musician with a voice like satin, mix this with Beth's voice of silk and you have a smooth and blissful sound to please anyone's ears.
Lean on me is a pretty awsome track and they do a good cover of 'Dolphins'.
I read in a interview with Beth about this EP that she was suggested by Terry to 'just sing like him and he will try to sing like her', subsequently a harmonious match made in heaven, better in my opinion than any of her new stuff, a lot more passionate, just a lot more Beth.l
I'd never heard of Terry Callier until now-a Jazz Musician with a voice like satin, mix this with Beth's voice of silk and you have a smooth and blissful sound to please anyone's ears.
Lean on me is a pretty awsome track and they do a good cover of 'Dolphins'.
I read in a interview with Beth about this EP that she was suggested by Terry to 'just sing like him and he will try to sing like her', subsequently a harmonious match made in heaven, better in my opinion than any of her new stuff, a lot more passionate, just a lot more Beth.l
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Just hanging out & jamming
8 Mar 2002
Format:Audio CD
This collaborative work with the great Terry Callier was an interlude following "Trailer Park", while "Central Reservation" was still gestating. Callier is an icon in folk circles, and Orton celebrates his influence in the "Trailer Park" liner notes. Small wonder, then, that she seems to be having so much fun jamming with him on this release.
Though Orton includes some original tunes on this EP, the middle cuts are the centerpiece. Here, Orton shares vocals and guitar duties with Callier. The result is a burlap collaboration of sweet guitars and plain-jane harmonies. They sound for all the world like they're hanging out in the living room, having a blast. We are lucky enough to watch and listen. The "best bit" is their rendition of Fred Neill's "Dolphins", which I've only ever heard another cover of, that by Linda Ronstadt on the Stone Poneys' "Hand Sown, Home Grown" album. Orton and Callier let the lyrics carry them and they follow along with wonderfully open results.
A common criticism of Orton is that her vocals tend to reediness or wander off-key. Whilst I don't hear the off-key bit much at all, I think the reedy quality to some of her vocals adds to her essential appeal as a "folk" singer. We have become so exposed to slick, highly produced music we seem to forget that most music is organic, hand-made and tends to be messy. The squeak of fingers changing chords, the trail of a note on a last gasp of breath, the sharp inhalation between phrases or notes -- this is the stuff of music. The "rough edges" on these tunes are their beauty. Enjoy!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Got to have it
12 Nov 2002
Format:Audio CD
I've never written a review on Amazon before, although I am a frequent shopper, but this cd is incredible. If you never heard of beth orton or terry callier, who cares? Give it a try. The music is so moving, you won't be able to stop listening to it. Trust me on this one.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Terry Callier and Beth Orton make beautiful music
26 Jun 1999
Format:Audio CD
This is one of the best EPs out there. Beth Orton's and Terry Callier's voices match to make the two songs that they are together in soulful, suggestive, and beautiful. The songs are very touching and poignant, especially Callier's "Lean On Me." You should definetly invest your money in this EP, along with Orton's other CDs.
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