"She Cries Your Name" is a song by

Beth Orton Elizabeth Caroline Orton (born 14 December 1970) is an English musician, known for her "folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit, Andrew Weatherall, ...

. It was released as her third single and found on her 1996 debut album '' Superpinkymandy'' and again, as a slightly different version, on her 1996 release ''

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''. It was also re-released in 1997, with a different set of B-sides.

Background

An early version of "She Cries Your Name" appeared on the 1995

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album ''

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''. This version was substantially different from Orton's solo versions, removing most of the folk elements. Orton would later repurpose her chorus on the Orton song, sung repeatedly with layered vocals, as the chorus of her solo version of the track. The 1996 re-release of "She Cries Your Name" was the lead single from ''Trailer Park''. Both releases contain 4 songs, and were released on CD and vinyl. The initial release peaked at #76, and the re-release at #40 in the UK official singles chart.

Video

The video for "She Cries Your Name" was shot in a

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in the

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, which inspired the title of Orton's ''Trailer Park'' LP.

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placed the video into active rotation on September 16, 1997.

Reception

Critics praised Orton's blend of genres on "She Cried Your Name," one reviewer for ''Option'' calling the blend of trip-hop,

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, and

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"smooth." BBC London presenter Gary Crowley, speaking to ''

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'', called "She Cried Your Name" "a fantastic piece of mood music, like a singer/songwriter with a club feel." ''

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'' critic Sarah Vowell called the single the standout track from ''Trailer Park'': "a bittersweet ballad that tastes like tea brewed from tears." A 2009 retrospective in ''

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'' praised the single's longevity, in particular Orton's "cozy, impressionistic Americana sketches" of the lyrics and the production by Victor Van Vugt.

Track listing

CD: Heavenly / HVN 60CD
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# "She Cries Your Name" - 4:48 # "Tangent" - 7:29 # "Safety" - 2:11 # "It's Not the Spotlight" (Barry Goldberg, Gerry Goffin) (Rod Stewart cover) - 4:18 * 1996 release

CD: Heavenly / HVN 68CD United Kingdom

# "She Cries Your Name" - 4:48 # "Bullet" - 4:38 # "Best Bit" - 3:05 # "It's Not the Spotlight" - 4:18 * 1997 re-release

References

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