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Comfort of Strangers

~ Beth Orton
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (13 Feb 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: EMI
  • ASIN: B000CRSEJA
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,339 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Worms
2. Countenance
3. Heartland Truckstop
4. Rectify
5. Comfort Of Strangers
6. Shadow Of A Doubt
7. Conceived
8. Absinthe
9. A Place Aside
10. Safe In Your Arms
11. Shopping Trolley
12. Feral Children
13. Heart Of Soul
14. Pieces Of Sky

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CD Description
Cult Brit indie-folk songstress follows up 2002's 'Daybreak' with this fourth album. Recorded in just two weeks with indie-rock guru Jim O'Rourke (Gastr Del Sol, Sonic Youth, Wilco) at the helm, it continues Orton's move away from the electronica elements that adorned her earlier work to a more traditional, folky style, which sports a stark directness and authenticity. Includes the single 'Conceived'.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best albums she has done so far, 5 Mar 2006
By Mr. T. Speller "tomtedspeller" (London, Uk) - See all my reviews
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Pop music has been blessed by numerous female folk minstrels of immense talent: Joan Baez, Janis Ian, Eva Cassidy, Sandy Denny… and of course, Beth Orton, one of the best female singer-songwriters to have emerged from Britain in the last twenty years.

It has been a long time coming- four years since Daybreaker- but on the evidence of Comfort of Strangers, it would appear that the time has been well spent.

The trip-hop, Massive Attack-esque influences first exhibited on 1996’s Trailer Park are less in evidence here, with her moving towards a straight folk direction. However, songs such as “Worms”, “Comfort of Strangers”, “Conceived” and “Heartland Truckstop” are beautiful in their purity, with her trademark downbeat, world-weary vocals very much in good health and her lyrics as intelligent and introspective as ever. It just feels authentic, as if she is singing from the depths of her soul.

In all, Comfort of Strangers is of a calibre that few will be able to match, with her intimate, stark simplicity demonstrating perfectly that substance will always triumph over style. Although the folk/indie/electronica fusion has been replaced by rootsy folk, this is as good as Trailer Park and 1999’s Central Reservation. Definitely worth buying.

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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars EMI spyware, 8 Sep 2006
By G. Maldonado - See all my reviews
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Bought this CD from Amazon not realising it came with EMI's copy protection system, which means I can't play it on my PC without installing the EMI software which comes on the disc. Based on what I have heard in the media about the problems caused by these programmes, this is not something I am willing to do. Very disappointed that Amazon did not indicate that this CD was a copy-protected / limited use disc on the item description page.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars at last no more dance remixes, 18 Mar 2006
By H. E. Perkins "hayley_perkins" (deeping gate) - See all my reviews
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Having been an avid fan of ms orton since hearing touch me with your love on the radio way back in 1996 i have enjoyed both the trailer park and central reservation albums but have always cringed a little when the dance remixes are applied. Then daybreaker came along which broke my heart as it for me just didnt work. The new album is something else and really is Beth back to her best great lyrics catchy hum along tunes not a sniff of a dance track.If you like this look out for her best bits ep as they are of the same vain. Definatly try this album out for size
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Queen of Miserablism shines
Unfairly known as the `comedown queen', Beth Orton has been mining a particular furrow of the frail chauntese for a decade now. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2007 by Mr. M. A. Reed

5.0 out of 5 stars Still enchanted
There are some albums that I love. I bought these albums and listened to them intensely for a couple of weeks. After that I still enjoyed them but my enthusiasm wained. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2007 by Daisy

1.0 out of 5 stars Bland
I love Beth Orton and her unique melchonic, fragile voice but this album has left me cold I'm afraid to say. I find it bland, soporofic and obscures her vocal talents. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2006 by Young Bob

5.0 out of 5 stars What They Said
It's hard to find praise for this album that hasn't already been left by its other reviewers.

For me it took a few listens to really get into it, but Beth Orton... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2006 by Wily Manc

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and Chilled Out Tunes!!
Beth Orton, a 70s child from Norfolk, captures the essence of folk-music that runs through the whole of this album successfully. Read more
Published on 1 May 2006 by D. L. Cattanach

5.0 out of 5 stars Back to her best
Quite simply, this is the best record Beth Orton has made in a long, long time. It seems Beth has given herself a wake-up call - she is working with new musicians, has learned to... Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2006 by drewdi

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!!!!
I agree with a lot of what has been said in the reviews. This is a relaxed album, another classic from beth!
Published on 21 Feb 2006 by Music fan

5.0 out of 5 stars A true songstress
Well, thank god that she has gone bad to her folksy roots - this mature blending of melancholy lyrics and haunting musical arrangement is a delight to listen to. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2006 by klumz

5.0 out of 5 stars Beth's Flawless Return
Ever since "Central Reservation," and other than a couple of tracks -Sweetest Deline" and her collaboration with Terry Callier, I've been missing her full emotional range,... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2006 by Juan Mobili

4.0 out of 5 stars why did we have to wait 4 years?
Finally a new album from Beth Orton, and it contains the best opening line of any album I've heard... Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2006

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