Editing Beth Orton (section)

===''Daybreaker''===

[[Image:Bethbristol.jpg|thumb|right|Orton performing in Bristol, 2002]]
In July 2002, Orton released the album ''[[Daybreaker (Beth Orton album)|Daybreaker]]'', which again blended the early electronica style, with uptempo pop songs and acoustic [[Sentimental ballad|ballads]]. It featured guest appearances from musicians such as [[the Chemical Brothers]], [[Emmylou Harris]], whom she met at [[Lilith Fair]], [[Ryan Adams]] and [[Four Tet]]. It was a great commercial success, reaching the top 8 of the [[UK Albums Chart]], and received largely positive reviews from the press, ranging from "Her best work yet" from ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine,<ref>New album reviews, ''Mojo'', p.102, August 2002</ref> the ''[[NME]]'' (8/10),<ref>New album reviews, ''New Musical Express'', p.33, 27 July 2002</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref>New album reviews, ''Rolling Stone'', p.72, 25 July 2002</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]'', but receiving a more lukewarm reception from ''[[Q magazine|Q]]''<ref>New album reviews, ''Q'', p.132, August 2002</ref> (despite this, she was nominated for the ''Q'' award for best album). This was followed in 2003 by a US-only release on American label Astralwerks, ''[[The Other Side of Daybreak]]'', an album consisting mainly of B-sides and remixes of songs from ''Daybreaker'', created by artists such as Roots Manuva. She also contributed a song to the [[War Child (charity)|War Child]] charity, for their ''Hope'' compilation album that year.

''Daybreaker'' debuted at No. 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and has sold 155,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69682/orton-walks-on-the-other-side|title=Orton Walks On The 'Other Side'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=5 August 2003}}</ref>

A "best of" double album, titled ''[[Pass in Time]]'', was released in 2003. It represented Orton's extensive and diverse musical career through previously unreleased songs, B-sides, and rarities (such as "Where Do You Go" from ''Superpinkymandy''), as well as collaborations with William Orbit and the Chemical Brothers. On 31 March 2003, she played to a packed [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London on the last date of her worldwide ''Daybreaker'' tour. In addition, she played a tribute concert to [[Elliott Smith]] in November.