Comfort of Strangers

2006 studio album by Beth Orton From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Comfort of Strangers is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Beth Orton. The album was recorded in just two weeks at New York's Sear Sound studio in the spring of 2005, with musician and composer Jim O'Rourke as producer. It features Orton on guitar, piano and harmonica with O'Rourke on bass, piano and marimba and the American percussionist Tim Barnes on drums.

Released7 February 2006
StudioSear Sound, New York City
GenreFolk
Length47:11
Quick facts Studio album by Beth Orton, Released ...
Comfort of Strangers
Studio album by
Beth Orton
Released7 February 2006
StudioSear Sound, New York City
GenreFolk
Length47:11
LabelAstralwerks/EMI
ProducerJim O'Rourke
Beth Orton chronology
Pass in Time
(2003)		 Comfort of Strangers
(2006)		 Sugaring Season
(2012)
Singles from Comfort of Strangers
  1. "Conceived"
    Released: 30 January 2006
  2. "Shopping Trolley"
    Released: 26 June 2006
  3. "Heart of Soul"
    Released: 18 September 2006
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More information Aggregate scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
MojoStarStarStarStar[4]
NME6/10[5]
Pitchfork7.2/10[6]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[7]
Slant MagazineStarStarStarStar[8]
SpinB+[9]
Stylus MagazineA−[10]
UncutStarStarStarStar[11]
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Singles

"Conceived", released 29 November 2005 as a digital download, and 31 January 2006 on 7" and CD in the UK.

Track listing

All songs were composed by Beth Orton; the title track was written in partnership with O'Rourke and singer-songwriter M. Ward.

  1. "Worms" – 2:04
  2. "Countenance" – 2:23
  3. "Heartland Truckstop" – 2:48
  4. "Rectify" – 2:27
  5. "Comfort of Strangers" – 3:18
  6. "Shadow of a Doubt" – 3:58
  7. "Conceived" – 3:27
  8. "Absinthe" – 4:02
  9. "A Place Aside" – 2:19
  10. "Safe in Your Arms" – 4:28
  11. "Shopping Trolley" – 2:51
  12. "Feral Children" – 3:35
  13. "Heart of Soul" – 3:50
  14. "Pieces of Sky" – 3:09

Limited edition bonus disc

  1. "What We Begin"  – 3:30
  2. "On My Way Home"  – 3:08
  3. "Comfort of Strangers #9"  – 3:16
  4. "Did Somebody Make a Fool of You?"  – 2:16
  5. "Northern Sky"  – 2:58

Charts

More information Chart (2006), Peak position ...
Chart performance for Comfort of Strangers
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12]40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13]51
UK Albums (OCC)[14]24
US Billboard 200[15]92
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