Trailer Park
Studio album by
Beth Orton
Released19 October 1996
StudioWessex · Maison Rouge · Matrix
GenreFolktronica[1][2]
Length59:33
LabelHeavenly (UK) - HVNLP 17
Dedicated (US)
ProducerVictor Van Vugt, Andrew Weatherall
Beth Orton chronology
Superpinkymandy
(1993) 		Trailer Park
(1996) 		Best Bit
(1997)

Trailer Park is the solo debut album by British singer Beth Orton. Combining folk, electronica, and trip hop elements, it earned Orton two BRIT Award nominations. One single from the album was the opening track, "She Cries Your Name", which previously appeared in a different form on William Orbit's album Strange Cargo Hinterland. All songs were co-written by Orton except for a cover version of Phil Spector's "I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine." The album was among the first to fuse elements of 1960s and 1970s folk with modern electronica and trip hop.

An expanded two-disc Legacy Edition was released internationally on 10 March 2009.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
The Guardian[6]
Mojo[7]
Pitchfork8.0/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Spin7/10[12]

Chris Jones of BBC Music called Trailer Park "a very English record" and wrote that "only on the poppier 'Don't Need a Reason' or 'Someone's Daughter' does she go badly wrong."[13]

Track listing

All tracks written by Ted Barnes, Ali Friend, and Beth Orton except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Cries Your Name"
4:47
2."Tangent" 7:29
3."Don't Need a Reason"
  • Barnes
  • Orton
5:04
4."Live as You Dream" 2:59
5."Sugar Boy" 4:21
6."Touch Me with Your Love" 7:27
7."Whenever" 3:53
8."How Far" 4:27
9."Someone's Daughter" 4:16
10."I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine"
4:43
11."Galaxy of Emptiness" 10:07
2009 Legacy Edition disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Safety" 
2."It's Not the Spotlight" 
3."Galaxy of Emptiness" (live at Shepherds Bush Empire, 26 November 1996) 
4."Pedestal" 
5."Touch Me with Your Love" (instrumental) 
6."It's This I Am I Find" 
7."Bullet" 
8."Best Bit" (early version) 
9."Best Bit" 
10."Skimming Stone" 
11."Dolphins" (featuring Terry Callier) 
12."Lean on Me" (featuring Terry Callier) 
13."I Love How You Love Me" 

Charts

Chart performance for Trailer Park
Chart (1996–1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 84
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 68

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Trailer Park
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 100,000*
United States — 92,000[17]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Lanham, Tom (6 June 2016). "Beth Orton: Kidsticks and California Dreaming". Paste. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ Cardy, Tom (16 May 2013). "Less is more for Beth Orton". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Trailer Park – Beth Orton". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (8 August 1997). "Beth Orton: Trailer Park (Dedicated/Heavenly)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ^ Romero, Michele (2 May 1997). "Trailer Park". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (11 October 1996). "Beth Orton: Trailer Park (Heavenly)". The Guardian.
  7. ^ "Beth Orton: Trailer Park". Mojo: 118. 2009. [T]he mournful strings and bruised-sounding voice on 'She Cries Your Name' are still irresistible ... Trailer Park has lost little of its appeal.
  8. ^ Schreiber, Ryan (October 1996). "Beth Orton: Trailer Park". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 19 February 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Beth Orton: Trailer Park". Q (163): 112. April 2000.
  10. ^ Walters, Barry (19 March 2009). "Beth Orton: Trailer Park". Rolling Stone (1074): 76.
  11. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Beth Orton". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 608. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ Hultkrans, Andrew (July 2009). "Reissues". Spin. 25 (7): 92. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  13. ^ Jones, Chris (6 March 2009). "Beth Orton Trailer Park Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 210.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "British album certifications – Beth Orton – Trailer Park". British Phonographic Industry.
  17. ^ Siegler, Dylan (13 February 1999). "Beth Orton". Billboard. p. 20. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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