No Confidence Man
| "Shytown"/"No Confidence Man" | ||||
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| Single by Elliott Smith and Pete Krebs | ||||
| A-side | "Shytown" | |||
| B-side | "No Confidence Man" | |||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | August 14, 1994 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Slo-Mo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Krebs, Elliott Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Elliott Smith | |||
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"No Confidence Man" is a song by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. It was originally released in 1994 by record label Slo-Mo as the B-side to a split 7" vinyl single with Pete Krebs, with Krebs' track "Shytown" making the A-side, making it his first solo single.
Recording
"No Confidence Man" was recorded in one day, on August 14, 1994. Engineering was handled by Smith.[1]
Content
The lyrics refer to a character named "Charlie", who has been referenced in at least one other of Smith's songs, and is a possible reference to Smith's stepfather Charlie Welch.[2]
Release
The single was originally released in 1994 by record label Slo-Mo.
It was re-issued in digital format in 2014 by UseMusic.org,[3] with proceeds going to Outside/In, a not-for-profit Portland, Oregon organisation that works with homeless youth. The tracks were remixed by producer and Elliott Smith archivist Larry Crane: "I remixed these recently from excellent transfers of the original 1/4-inch, 8-track master tapes, so the audio is quite a bit better than old transfers pulled off vinyl".[2]
Track listing
- Side A
- Pete Krebs – "Shytown"
- Side B
- Elliott Smith – "No Confidence Man"
References
- ^ Nugent, Benjamin (April 1, 2009). Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing. Da Capo Press. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ a b Greenwald, David (January 27, 2014). "Lost Elliott Smith Single Unearthed for Charity | OregonLive.com". OregonLive.com. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ Lannamann, Ned (January 29, 2014). "Mike Doughty Reworks Old Elliott Smith Tape, Causes Consternation | Blogtown, PDX | Portland Mercury". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved February 18, 2015.