Central Reservation (album)
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| Studio album by Beth Orton | ||||||||
| Released | 9 March 1999 | |||||||
| Genre | Folktronica | |||||||
| Length | 58:50 | |||||||
| Label | Heavenly Records – HVNLP 22 | |||||||
| Producer | Victor Van Vugt, Ben Watt, Mark Stent | |||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| Houston Chronicle |  |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.9/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin | 7/10 |
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Central Reservation is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Beth Orton, released on 9 March 1999. The album featured contributions from folk musician Terry Callier (with whom she also recorded the b-side "Lean on Me"), Dr. Robert and Ben Harper. Several tracks were also produced by Ben Watt of Everything but the Girl.
Central Reservation received critical acclaim and garnered Orton a second Mercury Music Prize nomination, and won her Best British Female at the 2000 BRIT Music Awards.
Central Reservation was released on 9 March 1999 on Heavenly Records. It reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for eight weeks. It went to number 34 on the ARIA albums chart in Australia, number 35 on the RIANZ albums chart in New Zealand and number 110 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. It also went to number two on the US Heatseekers albums chart. The first single from the album was "Stolen Car", which was released on 13 March 1999 and peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart. "Central Reservation", the second single, peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.
On 30 June 2014, British independent record label 3 Loop Music re-released Central Reservation as a 2CD Expanded Edition which included b-sides, original demos and live recordings.
Central Reservation received generally positive reviews from critics. Jason Ankeny of AllMusic gave the album a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 and called it "stunning".
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