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Central Reservation (album)

Central Reservation is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Beth Orton, released on 9 March 1999. The album featured contributions from folk musician Terry Callier, Dr. Robert and Ben Harper. Several tracks were also produced by Ben Watt of Everything but the Girl.

Release
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. By 2002 it had sold 244,000 copies in United States. 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 two-CD expanded edition which included B-sides, original demos and live recordings. ==Critical reception==
Critical reception
Central Reservation received generally positive reviews from critics. Jason Ankeny of AllMusic lauded it as a "stunning" record which "slips free of the electronic textures" of Orton's previous album Trailer Park (1996), "stripping her music down to its raw essentials to produce a work of stark simplicity and rare poignancy." and it was later included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. ==Track listing==
Track listing
Notes • signifies remixer ==Personnel==
Personnel
;Music • Ted Barnes — acoustic guitar, bouzouki, guitar, slide guitar • Will Blanchard — drums • Terry Callier — background vocals • Calina de la Mare — violin • Dr. Robert — guitar • Beki Doe — violin • Dr. John — piano • David Friedman — vibraphone • Ali Friend — bass • Lascelles Gordon — percussion • Howard Gott — violin • Ruth Gottlieb — violin • Ben Harper — electric guitar • Oliver Kraus — cello • Henry Olsen — bass • Beth Orton — acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals • Sean Read — piano, keyboards • Becca Ware — viola • Andy Waterworth — double bass • Ben Watt — guitar, keyboards • Lucy Wilkins — violin • Sara Wilson — cello ;Production • Andy Bradfield — mixing • Dr. Robert — producer, mixing • Beki Doe — mixing • Giles Hall — engineer • Peter Hill — assistant engineer • Oliver Kraus — mixing • Dick Meaney — engineer • Beth Orton — producer • David Roback — producer, mixing • Trevor Smith — engineer • Mark "Spike" Stent — producer • Victor Van Vugt — producer, engineer • Paul Walton — mixing assistant • Ben Watt — programming, noise, producer, engineer, mixing • John Wood — engineer • Tim Young — mastering ;Design • Sam Harris — photography ==Charts==
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