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Beth
Orton's most commercially
successful album on both sides
of the Atlantic, Daybreaker,
cracked the US Billboard 200
Albums Chart at #40 while in the
UK, it went straight into the
Top 10 at #8. The album also
earned Beth Orton a nomination
at the Brits Awards for Best
Brit Female as well as Best
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Released: 29
July 2003 (UK) / 30 July 2003 (US)
Label:
Heavenly / AstralWerks
Catalogue:
HVNLP37CD
"I
put DUSTY
IN MEMPHIS
on and listened to it and watched the
sun come up. Lovely.
It was beautiful.
That is a daybreaker
to me. You know, when you are a bit off
your nut, the sun is coming out, and you
are listening
to the most incredible music. That is pure
joy
to me." |
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| First
single off Daybreaker, Concrete Sky features
Johnny Marr from The Smiths on guitar. The
single was followed by 2 videos where the
"hot pants" version created quite a
stir. [more] |
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The
second single, Anywhere, saw Beth Orton
releasing her first ever DVD single. This is
also the first time her video has ever been
released commerically.
[more] |
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Thinking
About Tomorrow was one of the earliest song
written for Daybreaker. During her Central
Reservation, she previewed the song several
times during her gigs.
[more] |
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Quotes...
"...From the beginning, I
wanted to make dance music with a human element to
it..." The
Guardian / August 2003
"...You can have all
sorts of relationships, but there's something with
musicians working together where you can have
relationship that can just continue to grow in a
beautiful way..." Insound
/ July 2003
"...Am
I really that tall?..."
CMJ /
August 2002
"...But the point is
that I have cleansed my fucking head of all
that..." Flaunt
/ August 2002
"...We're all like
little ants who scurry around with the materials that
are at hand right now. Each generation finds new
materials. Its just evolution, isn't it?..."
Harp /
Summer 2002
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Exclusives
2002/2003
saw many promotional activties for Beth Orton.
Beth-lehem.com has created several special pages during
this period including Beth's maiden appearance on an
American TV serial, Charmed.
..../
Fabchannel
Webcast
.../ Charmed
.../ Fan
Interview |
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