Beautiful Freak
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| Studio album by Eels | ||||
| Released | August 13, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, trip hop | |||
| Length | 43:53 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
| Producer | Jon Brion, E, Mark Goldenberg, and Mike Simpson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
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Beautiful Freak is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Eels. It was released on 13 August 1996. It was largely the solo work of musician Mark Oliver Everett, his first album using the full band name Eels in an attempt to get the records in the same general location in the stores as his previous works under the name "E".[4] It was also the first album released by DreamWorks Records.
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[edit] Album cover
Everett had suggested to have a little girl with big eyes on the cover.[citation needed] The girl that came in to have her picture taken, Elle Brosh, incidentally looked "like a miniature Susan" to Everett, the subject of the song "Susan's House" and a girlfriend of a few years before.[4]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Mark Oliver Everett, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Novocaine for the Soul" | Everett and Mark Goldenberg | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Susan's House" | Everett, Jim Jacobsen, and Jim Weatherly | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Rags to Rags" | 3:53 | |
| 4. | "Beautiful Freak" | 3:34 | |
| 5. | "Not Ready Yet" | Everett and Jon Brion | 4:46 |
| 6. | "My Beloved Monster" | 2:13 | |
| 7. | "Flower" | Everett and Jacobsen | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Guest List" | 3:13 | |
| 9. | "Mental" | 4:01 | |
| 10. | "Spunky" | 3:11 | |
| 11. | "Your Lucky Day in Hell" | Everett and Goldenberg | 4:28 |
| 12. | "Manchild" | Everett and Jill Sobule | 4:05 |
[edit] Bonus disc
The April 14, 1997 German release of the album included a bonus live EP from a BBC recording session.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Novocaine for the Soul" | Everett and Goldenberg | 3:22 |
| 14. | "Manchester Girl" | 3:21 | |
| 15. | "My Beloved Mad Monster Party" | 2:34 | |
| 16. | "Flower" | Everett and Jacobsen | 3:17 |
[edit] Personnel
- Eels
- Butch – Drums and backing vocals
- E – Vocals, guitar, and Wurlitzer electric piano
- Tommy Walter – Bass guitar and backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Jon Brion – Guitar, trombone, and Chamberlin
- Mark Goldenberg – Guitar and keyboards
- Jim Jacobsen – Keyboards and loops
- Paul Edge - turntables
- Production
- Jon Brion – Production and engineering
- Amir Derakh – Engineering
- E – Producer, Engineering
- Ann Giordano – Photography
- Mark Goldenberg – Production and engineering
- Jim Jacobsen – Engineering
- Billy Kinsley – Mixing
- Stephen Marcussen – Mastering
- Francesca Restrepo – Art direction and design
- Rob Seifert – Mixing
- Michael Simpson – Production and mixing
- Matt Thorne – Engineering
[edit] References
- ^ James Chrispell. "Beautiful Freak". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/beautiful-freak-r237876. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Robert Christgau. "The Eels". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1424&name=The+Eels. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Ethan Smith (11 October 1996). "Beautiful Freak (1996)". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,294480,00.html. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ a b Everett, Mark (2008). Things the Grandchildren Should Know. Little, Brown. p. 110. ISBN 9780316027878. http://books.google.com/books?id=7l6ZPwAACAAJ&dq.
