SINGLE (HVN115CD)
1. Concrete Sky
2. Ali's Waltz
3. Bobby Gentry
4. Carmella (Four Tet Remix)

concrete sky Written by Beth Orton and Johnny Marr. Vocals and acoustic guitars by Beth Orton. Guest vocalist Ryan Adams. Drums Matt Johnson. Bass guitar Ali Friend. Percussion Lascelles Gordon. Electric guitar Ted Barnes. Keyboards Adam Peters. Piano and other electric guitar Ryan Adams.

ali's waltz Written by Beth Orton, Ted Barnes and Ali Friend. Vocals Beth Orton. Double bass Steve Lewinson. Acoustic guitar Ted Barnes.

bobby gentry Written by Beth Orton, Ted Barnes, Ali Friend, Sean Read and Will Blanchard. Vocals Beth Orton. Drums Will Blanchard. Bass guitar Ali Friend. Acoustic guitar Ted Barnes. Electric guitar Smokey Hormel. Percussion Laccelles Gordon. Strings arranged by Beki Doe and Oliver Kraus. The Wrecking Crew Orchestra, Violins Howard Gott, Ruth Gottlieb, Richard George, Catherine Browning, Gave 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. Programming by Keith Tenniswood.

carmella Written by Beth Orton. Vocals and acoustic guitar Beth Orton. Drums Jim Keltner. Bass guitar, slide guitar and acoustic guitar Ryan Adams, Piano Ben Watt.

All songs produced by Victor Van Vugt except Carmella produced by Beth Orton and Ben Watt.

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Faith has a good side still everyone she ever loved they all turned bad
Constance his own way of breathing and you know
You couldn't will him to survive
Couldn't will him if you if you tried, and there's a concrete sky
Falling from the trees again and you know now why
It's not coming round too soon
It's harder than a heartbreak too

I've seen your good side but I still don't know just what it is
That you might want
See you've got your own way of moving
And you know you could save me
Save your soul, I'll save some of you
Save my soul, feel like I'm falling fell like I'm falling
And there's a concrete sky
Falling from the trees again and you know now why
It's not coming round too soon
it's harder than a heartbreak too
It's tough enough what love will do

So much time gets lost in my mind
But I know now what I must rely on
It's a sound and forgetting, ain't the worst thing
I've been out walking don't do too much talking
Wouldn't take too much time, wouldn't take all your time
Cos it's as precious as mine Save my soul, I'll save some for you
Save my soul feel like I'm falling feel like I'm falling
And there's a concrete sky
Falling from the trees again and you know now why
It's not coming round too soon
it's harder than a heartbreak too
It's tough enough what love will do
And you're as precious as mine
And you're as precious as mine...

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Directed by Mike Mills
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