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Out of Season
Studio album by
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man
Released28 October 2002 (2002-10-28)
GenreFolk, jazz, classic pop[1][2]
Length43:46
LabelGo Beat!
Producer
  • Beth Gibbons
  • Paul Webb
Beth Gibbons chronology
Out of Season
(2002) 		Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)
(2019)
Rustin Man chronology
Out of Season
(2002) 		Drift Code
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Blender[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The Guardian[1]
Los Angeles Times[2]
Pitchfork5.7/10[7]
Q[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
SpinB+[10]
The Village VoiceB−[11]

Out of Season is a studio album by vocalist Beth Gibbons (of Portishead) and bassist Paul Webb (under the pseudonym Rustin Man, formerly of Talk Talk). It was released on 28 October 2002 in the United Kingdom and on 7 October 2003 in the United States. Out of Season is largely a folk album with jazz leanings, with Gibbons and Webb drawing more directly on the influences of Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Nick Drake, at which Portishead's work in trip hop only hinted. Out of Season also features contributions from Gibbons' fellow Portishead bandmate Adrian Utley and Webb's former bandmate Lee Harris. The first track of the album, "Mysteries", appears on the original soundtrack of the French movie Les Poupées Russes (The Russian Dolls), and in Wim Wenders' Palermo Shooting from 2008. The album achieved a silver certification from the BPI.

Commercial performance

The album charted in some countries, peaking at number 28 in the UK,[12] number 13 in Germany, number 36 in Switzerland, number 54 in Austria, number 19 in France, number 77 in Netherlands, number 6 in Norway and number 39 in Denmark.[13] "Tom the Model" was released as a single on March 3, 2003, and reached number 70 in the UK.[14] A video for the song was directed by Chris Bran and it featured Gibbons performing in front of a theatre crowd. The album was re-released in October 2019 on vinyl and entered the British charts at number 24.

Track listing

All songs written by Beth Gibbons and Paul Webb, except where noted otherwise.

  1. "Mysteries" – 4:39
  2. "Tom the Model" – 3:41
  3. "Show" (Gibbons) – 4:26
  4. "Romance" – 5:09
  5. "Sand River" (Webb) – 3:48
  6. "Spider Monkey" – 4:10
  7. "Resolve" – 2:51
  8. "Drake" – 3:54
  9. "Funny Time of Year" – 6:48
  10. "Rustin Man" – 4:20
American edition bonus track
  2. "Candy Says" (live) (Lou Reed) – 5:20

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

2002–2003 weekly chart performance for Out of Season
Chart (2002–2003) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 54
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16] 39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 77
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 36
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 28
2024 weekly chart performance for Out of Season
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 177

Certifications

Certifications for Out of Season
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[24] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Peschek, David (25 October 2002). "CD: Beth Gibbons and Rustin' Man: Out of Season". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b Hochman, Steve (5 October 2003). "Out from behind the veil". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Out of Season by Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Out of Season – Beth Gibbons / Rustin Man". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. ^ Hannaham, James (December 2003). "Beth Gibbons: Out of Season". Blender (22): 136. Archived from the original on 7 June 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. ^ Hermes, Will (13 December 2002). "Out of Season". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ^ Fahnestock, Jesse (20 November 2002). "Beth Gibbons / Rustin Man: Out of Season". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man: Out of Season". Q (197): 98. December 2002.
  9. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (21 October 2003). "Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man: Out Of Season". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Breakdown". Spin. 19 (10): 113. October 2003. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert (2 December 2003). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot 2003". The Village Voice. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man: Out of Season". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  13. ^ "lescharts.com – Les charts français". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man – Out of Season" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man – Out of Season". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man – Out of Season" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Lescharts.com – Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man – Out of Season". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man – Out of Season" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man – Out of Season". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man – Out of Season". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Ultratop.be – Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man – Out of Season" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Danish album certifications – Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man – Out of Season". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  25. ^ "British album certifications – Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man – Out of Season". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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