Pass in Time: The Definitive Collection

Pass in Time: The Definitive Collection
Greatest hits album by
Released20 September 2003
Recorded1993–2003
GenreFolktronica
Length121:48
LabelHeavenly - HVNLP 45
Beth Orton chronology
The Other Side of Daybreak
(2003)
Pass in Time: The Definitive Collection
(2003)
Comfort of Strangers
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Pitchfork Media5.1/10 link

Pass in Time: The Definitive Collection is the second compilation album released by English singer songwriter Beth Orton. It contains one new song, "The Same Day", alongside all her previous singles up to 2003 and various other tracks from her first three albums recorded for the Heavenly label.

The collection includes a second bonus disc of collaborations with other artists, remixes and B-sides. In the United Kingdom, Pass in Time: The Definitive Collection peaked at #45.[1]

Track listing

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Disc 1:

  1. "She Cries Your Name" – 4:47
  2. "Someone's Daughter" – 3:36
  3. "Touch Me with Your Love" (edit) – 5:27
  4. "Sugar Boy" – 4:21
  5. "Galaxy of Emptiness" – 10:08
  6. "I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine" – 4:43
  7. "Best Bit" – 4:15
  8. "The Same Day" – 4:52
  9. "Stolen Car" – 5:24
  10. "Sweetest Decline" – 5:39
  11. "Pass in Time" – 7:17
  12. "Central Reservation" (The Then Again Version) – 4:00
  13. "Concrete Sky" – 4:34
  14. "Thinking About Tomorrow" – 6:39

Disc 2:

  1. "Central Reservation" (Spiritual Life: Ibadan remix) – 4:07
  2. "Where Do I Begin" (with The Chemical Brothers) – 6:32
  3. "Stars All Seem to Weep" – 5:09
  4. "Safety" (original version) – 2:08
  5. "Pedestal" – 4:57
  6. "Dolphins" (with Terry Callier) – 4:16
  7. "It's Not the Spotlight" (new version) (Barry Goldberg, Gerry Goffin) (Rod Stewart cover) – 3:31
  8. "Don't Wanna Know 'bout Evil" (with William Orbit) – 5:30
  9. "Where Do You Go?" (with William Orbit) – 3:45
  10. "Water from a Vine Leaf" (with William Orbit) – 5:05

Charts

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Chart performance for Pass in Time: The Definitive Collection
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 59
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 45

Certifications

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Certifications for Pass in Time: The Definitive Collection
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Beth Orton | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 210.
  3. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  4. ^ "British album certifications – Beth Orton – Pass In Time - The Definitive Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 February 2022.