Trailer Park was Beth Orton first worldwide debut. The album had a quiet start in late 1996 but by the end of 1997, it was most critics' top albums list as well as a major compliment from Bruce Springsteen "one of the most refreshing debut he has heard in years". The album spun the perenial faves She Cries Your Name, Someone's Daughter, Touch Me With Your Love and Galaxy Of Emptiness.

Released: 19 Oct 1996
Label: Heavenly
Catalogue: HVNLP17CD
Chart placing: #68 (UK)
01. She Cries Your Name > lyrics
02. Tangent > lyrics
03. Don't Need A Reason > lyrics
04. Live As You Dream > lyrics
05. Sugar Boy > lyrics
06. Touch Me With Your Love > lyrics
07. Whenever > lyrics
08. How Far > lyrics
09. Someone's Daughter > lyrics
10. I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine > lyrics
11. Galaxy Of Emptiness > lyrics


 
 

 

 




I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine was quietly released in 1996 in quanities of 500 each on vinyl (7") and CD. But most of it were given to radio stations and record stores for promotion. [more]
 




She Cries Your Name became the officially first single and first contains the fantastic B-side It's Not The Spotlight. [more]

 

  




Touch Me With Your Love was the 2nd (or 3rd) single to be released from Trailer Park. [more]
 




Someone's Daughter features a re-recorded version of the original album track. A more uptempo version made it as the commerical version available on the single. [more]




She Cries Your Name was re-released in 1997 after her nom at the Brits Awards and it became Beth's first charted single at #40. [more]


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 Q Magazine (11/96) >
"... East Anglian Beth Orton's loquacious warble may already be familiar from vocal outings with the likes of William Orbit and The Chemical Brothers - such clubbable credentials explaining the contribution of DJ and mix maestro Andrew Weatherall as one of the two producers here..." [more]

Extra Raw (02.19.97) >
"... This record does not fit into any of those categories. There is some electronic music on Beth Orton's record, but not much. She is more of a British folkie than anything else..." [more]

Dotmusic Talent (1997) >
"... It's been a long time since British folk music has been cool..." [more]

Scholastic Rock (7/97) >
"... we're talking "folkie" of the classic Joni Mitchell or Bobbie Gentry variety..." [more]

Details (6/97) >
"... Trailer Park is a folk-pop marvel, mixing Orton's accoustic guitar with a 90's backdrop of smoky dance beats..." [more]

 
Inspirations
"... Everything inspires me to write. Every day inspires me. I can't walk down the street without being inspired by something. I think that everything in general is quite mad-people, situations, books I read, films I see, anything. I'm even inspired by fruit and vegetables in the store..." [more] Rockgrl (01/98)

Expectations
"... People did have those expectations, yeah. I knew they did. But it didn't really affect me..." [more] Rockgrl (01/98)

Secret Weapon
"... A Hoover vacuum. "I never used to sing in public, but I always used to sing to the Hoover," she says. "I sing really well to a drone. I'd be singing at the top of my voice because no one could hear me..." [more] Rollingstone (12/24/98)

 

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