Comfort of Strangers

For the Ian McEwan book, see The Comfort of Strangers.

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Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	B+
Mojo
NME	(6/10)
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10)
Los Angeles Times
Q
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
Spin	B+
Stylus Magazine	A−
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Comfort of Strangers is English singer-songwriter Beth Orton's fourth studio album, the follow-up to 2002's Daybreaker. The album was recorded in just two weeks at New York's Sear Sound studio in the spring of 2005, with the much-acclaimed musician and composer Jim O'Rourke as producer. It features Beth on guitar, piano and harmonica with O'Rourke on bass, piano and marimba and the American percussionist Tim Barnes on drums.

Track listing

All songs were composed by Orton, although 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

Singles

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

External links

• Beth Orton website