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Daybreaker is the third album by singer-songwriter Beth Orton released in 2002 on Heavenly Records and the Astralwerks Records label. The album reached #40 in US and #8 in UK. Mojo Magazine called the album "her best to date...".[11] Q Magazine was not excited about the album: "Tortoise-pace strumming and a crippling shortage of choruses produce only torpor".[12][13] The album earned Orton a nomination at the BRIT Awards for Best British Female Singer as well as Best Album at the Q Awards.

In an interview to Insound.com on 28 July 2002 she said about making the record:

"We recorded 25 songs in two weeks with the whole band. Then there's the stuff I did with Johnny. There's stuff all over the place. And these are the ten songs that ended up being on the record because for me they encapsulate the mood best of the time we are recording the album. It took about six months altogether. That's not too bad. It was probably actually a year because I was looking for someone to do the mixing and things weren't working out."[citation needed]

As of 2003 it has sold 169,000 copies in the United States

Issued in a clear tray jewel case with 8-panel fold-out insert including credits, lyrics and photos.

Beth Orton – Daybreaker

Label:Heavenly – HVNLP37CD, Heavenly – 7243 5 39918 2 1, Heavenly – 5399182
Format:
CD, Album
Country:Europe
Released:29 Jul 2002
Genre:ElectronicRockPop
Style:Folk RockSoft RockDowntempo

Tracklist

1Paris Train
Acoustic Guitar – Ted Barnes
Arranged By [Brass], Trumpet – Jon Birdsong
Arranged By [Strings] – Beki DoeOliver Kraus
Bass Guitar – Ali Friend
Cello [The Wrecking Crew Orchestra] – Andy NiceOliver KrausSarah Willson*
Double Bass [The Wrecking Crew Orchestra] – Andrew Waterworth*Lucy Shaw
Drums – Will Blanchard
Electric Guitar – Smokey Hormel
French Horn – Vincent Chancey
Keyboards – Sean Read
Programmed By – Scott Minor
Viola [The Wrecking Crew Orchestra] – Becca WareRob SpriggsSophie SirotaVince Greene
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Beth Orton
5:46
2Concrete Sky
Bass Guitar – Ali Friend
Drums – Matt Johnson (3)
Electric Guitar – Ted Barnes
Keyboards – Adam Peters
Percussion – Lascelles Gordon
Piano, Electric Guitar [Other] – Ryan Adams
Vocals [Guest] – Ryan Adams
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Beth Orton
4:34
3Mount Washington
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Ted Barnes
Bass Guitar – Ali Friend
Drums – Will Blanchard
Keyboards – Adam PetersSean Read
Programmed By – Keith Tenniswood
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Beth Orton
6:27
4Anywhere
Acoustic Guitar – Ted Barnes
Arranged By [String Arranging], Conductor – Adam Peters
Bass Guitar – Sebastian Steinberg
Drums – Will Blanchard
Electric Guitar – Smokey Hormel
Keyboards – Sean Read
Programmed By – Keith Tenniswood
Trombone – Walter Hawkings
Trumpet, Arranged By [Brass] – Jon Birdsong
Vocals – Beth Orton
4:35
5Daybreaker
Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin – Ted Barnes
Bass Guitar – Ali Friend
Drums – Will Blanchard
Keyboards, Arranged By [String Arranging], Cello – Adam Peters
Programmed By – Scott Minor
Vocals – Beth Orton
3:55
6Carmella
Bass Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Ryan Adams
Drums – Jim Keltner
Piano – Ben Watt
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Beth Orton
3:36
7God Song
Acoustic Guitar – Ted Barnes
Bass Guitar – Ali Friend
Drums – Will Blanchard
Guitar [Reprise], Bass, Piano – Ryan Adams
Keyboards – Sean Read
Vocals [Guest] – Emmylou HarrisRyan Adams
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Beth Orton
5:15
8This One's Gonna Bruise
Arranged By [String Arranging], Cello – Oliver Kraus
Percussion [Foot Tapping], Acoustic Guitar – Ryan Adams
Vocals – Beth Orton
4:44
9Ted's Waltz
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Ted Barnes
Bass Guitar – Ali Friend
Drums – Will Blanchard
Vocals – Beth Orton
5:41
10Thinking About Tomorrow
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Ted Barnes
Bass Guitar – Sebastian Steinberg
Cello [The Wrecking Crew Orchestra] – Andy NiceOliver KrausSarah Willson*
Drums – Will Blanchard
Keyboards – Sean Read
Keyboards, Arranged By [String Arranging], Conductor – Adam Peters
Percussion – Lascelles GordonScott Minor
Programmed By [Additional] – Victor Van Vugt
Viola [The Wrecking Crew Orchestra] – Rob SpriggsSophie SirotaVince Greene
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Groovebox [Rhythm King] – Beth Orton