Editing Beth Orton (section)

===''Central Reservation''===
[[Image:bethlillith.jpg|thumb|left|Orton at Lilith Fair, 1999]]
That summer she toured with [[Lilith Fair]], released the ''[[Best Bit]]'' EP which included the single "[[Best Bit]]", and collaborated with soul legend [[Terry Callier]] on a cover of [[Fred Neil]]'s song "Dolphins". That song improved on her previous best chart position, reaching number 38 in the UK. ''[[Central Reservation (album)|Central Reservation]]'', her second album (proper), helped Orton build on the success of her début. Although retaining the electronic edge of the former, this record showed a notably more acoustic side with a few tracks consisting purely of Orton's vocals accompanied by a solitary [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]], with subject matters becoming more introspective, including "Pass in Time", a song about the death of her mother. Despite this style, the album still provided more polished moments such as lead single "[[Stolen Car (Beth Orton song)|Stolen Car]]", the jazz-and-strings-tinged "Sweetest Decline", and the electro melancholy of "Stars All Seem to Weep" (with the haunting vocal allegedly recorded in a single take). The album also featured notable contributions from [[soul music|soul]] musician [[Terry Callier]], [[(Dr.) Robert Howard|Dr. Robert]] and [[Ben Harper]]. Two tracks were produced by [[Ben Watt]] of [[Everything But The Girl]].

The album earned Orton a second [[Mercury Music Prize]] nomination and won the Best Female Artist award at the 2000 [[BRIT Awards]].

''Central Reservation'' is ranked number 982 in ''[[All-Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (3rd. edition, 2000).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/virgin_1000_v3.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060811222706/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/virgin_1000_v3.htm |url-status= usurped |archive-date= 11 August 2006 |title=Rocklist  |access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref>