A Man Called E

A Man Called E
Studio album by E
Released	February 2, 1992 (1992-02-02)
Recorded	May–June 1991
Genre	Indie rock
Length	32:07
Language	English
Label	Polydor
Producer	E and Parthenon Huxley
E chronology
Bad Dude in Love (1985) A Man Called E (1992) Broken Toy Shop (1993)
Singles from A Man Called E
"Hello Cruel World" Released: 1992 (1992) "Nowheresville" Released: March 1992 (1992-03)

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A Man Called E is Mark Oliver Everett's 1992 major-label debut album, and the first on which he used the pseudonym "E". (As Mark Everett, he had previously self-released the limited edition LP Bad Dude in Love in 1985.)

"Hello Cruel World" was released as a one-track single in 1992 on CD on Polydor Records. "Nowheresville"/"Strawberry Blonde" in March of that year.

Track listing

All songs written by E, except where noted

1. "Hello Cruel World" (E, Parthenon Huxley) – 3:50
2. "Fitting In with the Misfits" – 3:09
3. "Are You & Me Gonna Happen" – 3:00
4. "Looking Out the Window with a Blue Hat On" – 2:17
5. "Nowheresville" (E, Huxley) – 3:21
6. "Symphony for Toy Piano in G Minor" – 0:34
7. "Mockingbird Franklin" – 3:03
8. "I've Been Kicked Around" – 3:24
9. "Pray" – 2:46
10. "E's Tune" – 2:53
11. "You'll Be the Scarecrow" – 3:21

Personnel

Musicians

• Jennifer Condos – Bass guitar
• E – Vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, percussion, piano, accordion, drums, keyboards, Hammond organ, melodica, toy piano
• Parthenon Huxley – Acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, sound effects
• Jim Lang – Piano, accordion, keyboards, Hammond organ
• Eric Williams – Mandolin

Production

• Rick Dobbis – Design
• E – Programming, production
• Bill Gable – Engineering
• Parthenon Huxley – Programming, production
• Jim Lang – Conducting, programming, engineering, mixing
• Jesse Kanner – Engineering
• David Lau – Artwork
• Stephen Marcussen – Mastering
• Mikal Reid – Engineering