Sugaring Season is the sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Beth Orton. It was her first new album in six years and was recorded in Portland, Oregon at the studio of producer Tucker Martine. It is her first release for the Anti- record label with whom she signed in 2010. In 2014 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.
Critical reviews Review aggregation website Metacritic assigned Sugaring Season a score of 76 based on twenty-eight reviews, denoting "generally favorable reviews". Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five and called it "sophisticated, mature, and rife with quiet passion", and said "its songs are informed by the struggles inherent in everyday life, but also account for dreams, small triumphs, and the redemptive power of love".
Track listing All songs were composed by Beth Orton except where noted: "Magpie" – 4:32 "Dawn Chorus" – 3:24 "Candles" – 3:45 "Something More Beautiful" (Orton, M. Ward) – 3:28 "Call Me the Breeze" (Orton, Tom Rowlands) – 3:52 "Poison Tree" (lyrics partially by William Blake) – 4:06 "See Through Blue" (Orton, Clemence Des Rochers, Pierre Brault) – 1:54 "Last Leaves of Autumn" – 4:01 "State of Grace" – 4:15 "Mystery" – 4:08 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks "That Summer Feeling" (Jonathan Richman) – 4:37 "I Wasn't Born to Follow" (Byrds) – 3:59 "Goin' Back" (Neil Young) – 4:02
Personnel Beth Orton – vocals, guitar Rob Burger – piano, harmonium, electric piano, accordion Brian Blade – drums, percussions Clarice Jensen – cello Ted Barnes – guitar, banjo Marc Ribot – guitar Carl Broemel – guitar Sam Amidon – guitar, organ, violin, backing vocals Eyvind Kang – viola Nadia Sirota – viola Ben Russell – violin Tucker Martine – percussions Sebastian Steinberg – bass Nate Query – bass Laura Veirs – backing vocals
Charts + Chart performance for Sugaring Season Chart (2012) Peakposition
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