Central Reservation

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Annotation

BMG Japan release.
Barcode on obi: 4 988017 084410
Catalog number: BVCP-21047 / 74321-65787-2

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-25 15:33 UTC.

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Stolen Car recording engineer: John Wood (UK producer) assistant engineer: Peter Hill (Engineer) engineer: Giles Hall, Trevor Smith (UK engineer) and Victor van Vugt producer: Victor van Vugt assistant mixer: Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton mixer: Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer) bass: Henry Olsen drums (drum set): Will Blanchard electric guitar: Ben Harper (singer, Weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) guitar: Ted Barnes and Beth Orton keyboard and piano: Sean Read percussion: Lascelles Gordon vocals: Beth Orton recording of: Stolen Car writer: Ted Barnes, Will Blanchard, Beth Orton and Sean Read	5	5:26
2	Sweetest Decline recording engineer: John Wood (UK producer) assistant engineer: Peter Hill (Engineer) engineer: Giles Hall, Trevor Smith (UK engineer) and Victor van Vugt producer: Victor van Vugt assistant mixer: Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton mixer: Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer) bass: Jerry Meyhan bouzouki: Ted Barnes drums (drum set): Will Blanchard guitar: Beth Orton percussion: Lascelles Gordon piano: Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) vocals: Beth Orton strings arranger: Beki Doe and Oliver Kraus recording of: Sweetest Decline lyricist and composer: Beth Orton	3.5	5:39
3	Couldn't Cause Me Harm assistant recording engineer: Peter Hill (Engineer) recording engineer: Giles Hall producer: Victor van Vugt assistant mixer: Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton mixer: Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer) double bass: Alistair B. H. Friend drums (drum set): Will Blanchard guitar: Ted Barnes and Beth Orton keyboard: Sean Read percussion: Lascelles Gordon vocals: Beth Orton recording of: Couldn’t Cause Me Harm writer: Ted Barnes, Will Blanchard, Beth Orton and Sean Read	3	4:48
4	So Much More engineer: Trevor Smith (UK engineer) and Victor van Vugt producer: Victor van Vugt mixer: David Roback double bass: Alistair B. H. Friend drums (drum set): Will Blanchard guitar: Ted Barnes and Beth Orton keyboard and piano: Sean Read percussion: Lascelles Gordon vocals: Beth Orton recording of: So Much More lyricist and composer: Beth Orton	3.5	5:42
5	Pass in Time engineer: Dick Meaney producer and mixer: Dr. Robert drums (drum set): Will Blanchard guitar: Beth Orton and Dr. Robert vibraphone: David Friedman (US jazz percussionist, mainly vibraphone and marimba) guest background vocals: Terry Callier vocals: Beth Orton recording of: Pass in Time lyricist and composer: Beth Orton	3.35	7:18
6	Central Reservation (original version) producer: Beth Orton and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer) assistant mixer: Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton mixer: Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer) acoustic guitar: Beth Orton acoustic guitar and slide guitar: Ted Barnes vocals: Beth Orton recording of: Central Reservation lyricist and composer: Beth Orton publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc.	3.6	4:50
7	Stars All Seem to Weep programming, engineer and producer: Ben Watt mixer: Andy Bradfield and Ben Watt drums (drum set): Will Blanchard guest guitar, keyboard and other instruments: Ben Watt guitar: Ted Barnes vocals: Beth Orton recording of: Stars All Seem to Weep lyricist and composer: Beth Orton	4	4:40
8	Love Like Laughter engineer: Trevor Smith (UK engineer) and Victor van Vugt producer: Victor van Vugt assistant mixer: Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton mixer: Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer) double bass: Alistair B. H. Friend drums (drum set): Will Blanchard electric guitar: Ben Harper (singer, Weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) guitar: Ted Barnes and Beth Orton keyboard: Sean Read percussion: Lascelles Gordon vocals: Beth Orton recording of: Love Like Laughter writer: Ted Barnes and Beth Orton	3.5	3:08
9	Blood Red River recording engineer: John Wood (UK producer) assistant engineer: Peter Hill (Engineer) engineer: Giles Hall producer: Beth Orton and David Roback mixer: David Roback guitar: Beth Orton vocals: Beth Orton strings arranger: Beki Doe and Oliver Kraus recording of: Blood Red River lyricist and composer: Beth Orton	4.25	4:16
10	Devil Song assistant engineer: Peter Hill (Engineer) engineer: Giles Hall producer and mixer: David Roback acoustic guitar: David Roback guitar and harmonium: Beth Orton mandolin: Ted Barnes percussion: Lascelles Gordon vocals: Beth Orton recording of: Devil’s Song lyricist and composer: Beth Orton	3.5	5:05
11	Feel to Believe engineer: Mike Benn producer: Beth Orton guitar: Beth Orton vocals: Beth Orton recording of: Feel to Believe lyricist and composer: Beth Orton	3	4:04
12	Central Reservation (The Then Again version) recording of: Central Reservation lyricist and composer: Beth Orton publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc.	5	4:02
13	Precious Maybe producer: Beth Orton		4:04
14	Best Bit recording of: Best Bit	3	4:17

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/10578502 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Central Reservation Stolen Car
included in:	Trailer Park / Central Reservation

part of:	Jimmy Smith: Best of 99 (order: 1) Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Anna Lazowski)) (order: 47) Mercury Prize Shortlist Nominees (number: 1999) (order: 77) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 887) (order: 888)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/74454 [info]
reviews:	http://articles.latimes.com/1999/mar/12/entertainment/ca-16416 [info] http://web.archive.org/web/20001011085511/www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/o/orton_beth/central-reservation.shtml [info] http://web.archive.org/web/20080430031447/www.rollingstone.com/artists/bethorton/albums/album/96481/review/5943496/central_reservation [info] http://www.ew.com/article/1999/03/26/central-reservation [info] http://www.nme.com/reviews/741 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/beth_orton/central_reservation/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000049443 [info]
Wikidata:	Q859395 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 4988017084410
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:07:19

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Heavenly Recordings
74321-65787-2
BMG Japan
BVCP-21047

Release events

Japan
1999-03-25

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4.15 (see all ratings)

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