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Elliott Smith discography
A man performing live with an acoustic guitar. In front of him sits a microphone.
Elliott Smith performing in 2003.
Studio albums6
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Singles11
Music videos4
Contributions23

The discography of Elliott Smith, an American singer-songwriter, consists of six studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums and eleven singles.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		BEL
[3] 		FRA
[4] 		IRL
[5] 		NOR
[6] 		SWE
[7] 		UK
[8][9]
Roman Candle — — — — — — — —
Elliott Smith
  • Released: July 21, 1995
  • Labels: Kill Rock Stars (KRS 246), Domino (REWIG1)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 — — — — — — — —
Either/Or
  • Released: February 25, 1997
  • Labels: Kill Rock Stars (KRS 269), Domino (WIG 51)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 — — — — — — — —
XO
  • Released: August 25, 1998
  • Label: DreamWorks (DRD 50048)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 104 46 — — — — 41 123
Figure 8
  • Released: April 18, 2000
  • Label: DreamWorks (450 225)
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP
 99 45 — 45 59 29 44 37
Posthumous studio albums
From a Basement on the Hill
  • Released: October 19, 2004
  • Labels: ANTI- (86741), Domino (WIG147), Kill Rock Stars (KRS524)
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP
 19 50 47 45 11 37 52 41
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

List of live albums
Title Album details
Elliott Smith: Live at Largo[A]
  • Released: October 25, 2004
  • Label: Chronicle (9780811857994)
  • Format: CD

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1] 		BEL
[3] 		FRA
[4] 		IRL
[5] 		SWE
[7] 		UK
[8]
New Moon
  • Released: May 8, 2007
  • Labels: Kill Rock Stars (KRS 455), Domino (WIG198)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 24 28 81 22 48 39
An Introduction to... Elliott Smith
  • Released: November 2, 2010
  • Labels: Kill Rock Stars (KRS541), Domino (WIG265)
  • Formts: CD, 2xLP, digital download
 — — — — — —
Heaven Adores You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) — — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

Note: Elliott Smith never charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

Retail singles

List of retail singles, with chart positions
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
FRA
[4] 		UK
[8][9]
1995 "Needle in the Hay" — — Elliott Smith
1996 "Division Day"[B] — — Non-album single.
"Speed Trials" — — Either/Or
1998 "Ballad of Big Nothing" 83 182
"Waltz #2 (XO)" — 52 XO
1999 "Baby Britain" — 55
"Happiness" — — Figure 8
2000 "Son of Sam" — 55
2003 "Pretty (Ugly Before)"[C] — 85 From a Basement on the Hill
2013 "Alternate Versions from Either/Or" 7" — — Either/Or.
2014 "Between the Bars" 132 —

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles
Year Single Album
1999 "Miss Misery" Non-album single.

Split singles

List of split singles, with other artists
Year Single Other artist
1994 "Shytown"/"No Confidence Man" Pete Krebs

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors
Year Title Director Reference
1995 "Coming Up Roses" Ross Harris [10]
1997 "Miss Misery" [11]
1998 "Baby Britain" Steve Hanft [12]
2000 "Son of Sam" Autumn de Wilde [11]

Contributions

List of contributions to other artists, with notes
Year Song(s) Album Artist Notes Reference
1995 "Suit of Running Water" Nope Ain't Performed tremolo guitar. [13]
1996 "Madding"
"For No One Else" 		Strand The Spinanes Sang backing vocals. [14]
"I Figured You Out" Martian Saints! Mary Lou Lord Engineered and mixed. [15]
"Rougher" Infinity Plus Lois Performed guitar and sang backing vocals. [16]
"Birthday Boy" Jabberjaw Compilation, Vol. 2: Pure Sweet Hell Various artists (Mary Lou Lord) Performed guitar and produced. [17]
1997 "Tom Waits and the Attack of the Crab Monster" Western Electric Pete Krebs Performed drums, organ and keyboards, co-wrote and engineered. [18]
1998 "Shake Sugaree" Got No Shadow Mary Lou Lord Performed guitar. [19]
— Killer of Friendships Jr. High Producer. [20]
— Featuring "Birds" Quasi [21]
"Killer"
"Parked Car Homestead" 		The Trackhouse, the Valley, and the Liquor-Store Drive-Thru Birddog Produced both songs, performed bass and drums on "Killer. " [22]
1999 "All the Same"
"Empty Words"
"Under a Cloud" 		Field Studies Quasi Performed bass guitar. [23]
"Critical Mass"
"So Long" 		No Memory No.2 Sang backing vocals and mixed. [24]
"They Wave" Horse Tricks Mark De Gli Antoni Performed piano and sang vocals. [25]
2000 "The Loneliest of Faces"[D] Down in Fall The Minders Performed guitar. [26]
2001 "Third and South" A Sweet and Bitter Fancy Birddog Performed bass, piano and drums. [27]
"Hell Below/Stars Above" Hell Below/Stars Above Toadies Performed piano. [28]
"Fine to See You"
"Skills Like This"
"How's My Drinking?" 		Isolation Drills Guided by Voices Performed piano. [29]
2002 "Summertime" Blue Swan Orchestra Goldenboy Sang backing vocals. [30]
2003 "Tore Up & Broke" Plastic Fang Blues Explosion
Posthumous contribution appearances
2005 "Meet Me in the City" Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough Various artists (Blues Explosion) Performed guitar and engineered. [31]
2008 "Dream Flowers" Magic Monsters April March and Steve Hanft Performed piano and drums. [32]
2011 "Who's Behind the Door?" Live From Nowhere Near You Vol. 2: Pacific Northwest Various artists (No.2) Performed guitar and keyboards, sang backing vocals and produced. [33]
"N/A" denotes contributions on all songs.

Soundtrack inclusions

  • Lucky Three (1997) – "Baby Britain" (instrumental), "Between the Bars" (live), "Thirteen" (live Big Star cover), "Angeles" (live)
  • The Maker (1997) - "Ballad of Big Nothing", "Cupid's Trick"
  • Good Will Hunting (1997) – "Miss Misery", "Between the Bars" (orchestral version), "No Name #3", "Angeles", "Say Yes"
  • Hurricane Streets (1997) – "Say Yes"
  • Strange Parallel (1998) – Various studio and live versions of Smith's songs, features his covers of George Harrison's "Isn't It a Pity" and Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Prelude Op3 #2 in C Sharp Minor", and a dub cover of "Waltz #2 (XO)" performed by Future Pigeon
  • American Beauty (1999) – "Because" (Beatles cover)
  • Opposite Sex (2000) – (Season 1, Episode 1: "Pilot") – "Say Yes"
  • Opposite Sex (2000) – (Season 1, Episode 2: "The Virgin Episode") – "The Biggest Lie"
  • Keeping the Faith (2000) – "Pitseleh"
  • Antitrust (2001) – "Son of Sam"
  • The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) – "Needle in the Hay"
  • Southlander (2001) – "Splitsville", "Snowbunny's Serenade" (an alternate version of "Bye" from Figure 8)
  • Ora o mai più (Now or Never) (2003) – "Say Yes"
  • One Tree Hill (2003) – (Season 1, Episode 7: "Life in a Glass House") – "Say Yes"
  • Thumbsucker (2005) – "Let's Get Lost", "Trouble" (Cat Stevens cover), "Thirteen" (Big Star cover, originally in Lucky Three)
  • The Girl Next Door (2004) – "Angeles"
  • The O.C. (2005) - (Season 2, Episode 7: "Family Ties") - "Twilight"
  • The O.C. (2005) - (Season 2, Episode 10: "The Accomplice") - "Pretty (Ugly Before)"
  • Cold Case (2005) - (Season 2, Episode 16: "Revenge") - "Waltz #2 (XO)"
  • One Tree Hill (2006) - (Season 3, Episode 22: "The Show Must Go On") - "Say Yes"
  • CSI: NY (2006) - (Season 2, Episode 24: "Charge of This Post") - "Angeles"
  • Criminal Minds (2006) - (Season 2, Episode 5: "The Aftermath") - "Clementine"
  • Shminiya, Ha- (2006) – (Season 2, Episode 8: "Matisse's Moroccans") – "Pretty Mary K"
  • Die Österreichische Methode (2006) - "Tomorrow Tomorrow"
  • Georgia Rule (2007) – "I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure It Out"
  • Heroes (2007) – (Season 1, Episode 23: "How to Stop an Exploding Man") - "The Last Hour"
  • Gossip Girl (2007) – (Season 1, Episode 7: "Victor/Victrola") – "Whatever (Folk Song in C)"
  • The Go-Getter (2007) – "Coast to Coast"
  • Paranoid Park (2007) – "Angeles", "The White Lady Loves You More"
  • Life (2008) – (Season 2, Episode 16: "Crushed") – "Pretty (Ugly Before)"
  • Skins (2008) - (Season 2, Episode 10: "Everyone") – "Between the Bars"
  • Guitar Hero 5 (2009) – "L.A."
  • Up in the Air (2009) – "Angel in the Snow"
  • American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009) – "Say Yes"
  • Fresh Meat (2011) (Series 1: Episode 1) - "Waltz #2"
  • True Blood (2012) - (Season 5, Episode 8: "Somebody That I Used to Know") - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
  • Stuck in Love (2012) – "Between the Bars"
  • Love, Rosie (2014) – "Son of Sam"
  • Rick and Morty (2015) - (Season 2, Episode 7: "Big Trouble In Little Sanchez") - "Between the Bars"
  • 13 Reasons Why (2017) - (Season 1, Episode 5) - "Thirteen"

Compilation inclusions

  • A Slice of Lemon (1995) – "Big Decision"
  • American Pie, Vol. 2: I Can't Hear You (Again) (1996) – "Roman Candle"
  • Some Songs: From the Kill Rock Stars Singles (1997) – "Some Song"
  • To All the URLs I've Loved Before (1997) – "Some (Rock) Song"
  • CMJ New Music Monthly, Vol. 44 (1997) – "Rose Parade"
  • CMJ New Music Monthly, Vol. 61 (1998) – "Waltz #2 (XO)"
  • Air Check (1998) – "See You Later" (Heatmiser cover)
  • Howlin' Kitty promo (1998) – "Independence Day"
  • Wicked Good sampler (1998) – "Waltz #2"
  • Habits of the Heart (1998) – "Sweet Adeline"
  • YoYo a Go Go '97: Another Live Compilation (1998) – "Rose Parade" (live)
  • American Eagle Outfitters: The Blue Album, Vol. 2 (1998) – "Waltz #2 (XO)"
  • A Little on the CD Side, Vol. 31 (1998) – "Waltz #2 (XO)"
  • Network 40: CD Tuneup 109 (1998) - "Miss Misery"
  • 8 trax plus 2 promo (1999) – "Baby Britain"
  • NME Annual Probe, Vol. 2 (1999) – "Pictures of Me"
  • WBCN 3:16 (1999) – "Baby Britain"
  • Drinking From Puddles: A Radio History (1999) – "Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands" (live at KBVR)
  • Back to School domestic sampler promo (1999) – "Our Thing"
  • DreamWorks Fall sampler promo (2000) – "A Living Will"
  • Sweet & Pungent Dreamworks sampler (2000) – "Son of Sam"
  • Cavity Search Records Audio Resume (2000) – "Condor Ave. "
  • WXPN 88.5 FM New Names New Music (2000) – "Son of Sam"
  • FMQB MQB Modern Rock on the Dial: An FMQB CD Sampler March 2000 Promo (2000) – "Son of Sam"
  • TapeOp: A Compact Disc of Creative Music Recordings (2000) – "Waltz #1" (demo)
  • the deep end (2000) – "Happiness" (edit)
  • Yeti: Volume I (2000) – "Angel in the Snow"
  • Filthy Festival Fun: A Polydor New Release Sampler (2000) – "Wouldn't Mama Be Proud?"
  • Open All Night: In the City (2001) – "Miss Misery"
  • The Amos House Collection, Volume II (2002) – "Bottle Up and Explode!" (early version)
  • Worlds of Possibility: Domino's 10th Anniversary (2003) – "Speed Trials"
  • Music Inspired by Bumbershoot (2003) – "Pretty (Ugly Before)"
  • Magnet New Music Sampler, Vol. 35 (2004) – "Twilight"
  • Declaration of Independence (2004) – "Ballad of Big Nothing"
  • Future Soundtrack for America (2004) – "A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free"
  • Paste Magazine (Issue 12) (2004) – "Memory Lane"
  • All Tomorrow's Parties v3.1 (2005) – "Pictures of Me"
  • Triple J Hottest 100 v12 (2005) – "Memory Lane"
  • Suicide Squeeze: Slaying Since 1996 (2006) – "Division Day"
  • Rough Trade Shops: Singer Songwriter (2006) – "Needle in the Hay"
  • Kill Rock Stars Best Sampler Ever (2010) – "Angeles"
  • Live from Nowhere Near You, Vol. 2 (2011) – "The Real Estate"

Filmography

List of appearances in films and documentaries, with role
Year Film Role
1997 Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait Himself
The Lonesome Crowded West
1998 Strange Parallel
2001 Southlander Bus driver
Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson short film Basketball player
2014 Heaven Adores You Himself

Unreleased material

Unreleased tracks, demos, and covers have circulated over the Internet. The posthumous collection From a Basement on a Hill II attracted the attention of the media when it was first leaked online.[34] Other leaks include the Grand Mal collection, which is updated yearly and, as of the latest edition, contains 131 tracks spread over eight discs, and the two-disc Basement Demos collection, which contains some of the same tracks as From a Basement on a Hill II along with a significant amount of additional unreleased material. Many of these leaks have taken place near the anniversary of Smith's death.[35]

Notes

  • A ^ Released alongside copies of Elliott Smith by Autumn de Wilde.
  • B ^ Re-released on November 1, 2010 to promote An Introduction to... Elliott Smith.
  • C ^ Re-released on December 6, 2004 as the lead single from From a Basement on the Hill.
  • D ^ Credited as "Leicester Myth" in the album's liner notes.

References

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  8. ^ a b c "Elliott Smith | Artist". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  9. ^ a b "DJ S – The System of Life". zobbel.de. Chart Log UK. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ ""Coming Up Roses" by Elliott Smith | Music Video". VH1. Retrieved July 27, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ a b "sweet adeline | video". sweetadeline.net. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  12. ^ ""Baby Britain" by Elliott Smith | Music Video". VH1. Retrieved July 27, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ Nope (CD). Ain't. Hunters Moon. 1995. HM 1218. {{cite AV media notes}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Strand – The Spinanes: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  15. ^ Martian Saints [EP] – Mary Lou Lord: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  16. ^ Infinity Plus – Lois: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  17. ^ Jabberjaw Compilation, Vol. 2: Pure Sweet Hell – Various Artists: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  18. ^ Western Electric – Pete Krebs: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  19. ^ Got No Shadow – Mary Lou Lord: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  20. ^ Killer of Friendships – Jr. High: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  21. ^ Featuring "Birds" – Quasi: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  22. ^ Trackhouse Valley the Liquor Store Drive-Thru – Birddog: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  23. ^ Field Studies – Quasi: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  24. ^ No Memory – No. 2: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  25. ^ Horse Tricks – Mark De Gli Antoni: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  26. ^ Down in Fall (CD). The Minders. spinART Records. 2000. SPART 86. {{cite AV media notes}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  27. ^ A Sweet and Bitter Fancy – Birddog: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  28. ^ Hell Below/Stars Above – Toadies: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  29. ^ Isolation Drills – Guided by Voices: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  30. ^ Blue Swan Orchestra – Goldenboy: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  31. ^ Sunday Nights – The Songs of Junior Kimbrough: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  32. ^ Magic Monsters (CD). April March and Steve Hanft. Martyrs of Pop. 2008. MOP 002. {{cite AV media notes}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  33. ^ Live From Nowhere Near You, Vol.2: Pacific Northwest – Various Artists: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  34. ^ David Hyland (2005-10-18). "Review: Leaked Elliott Smith Songs Should Revive Interest". WCAU (NBC 10). Retrieved 2007-05-07. The leak caused enough of a ripple that articles about it have already appeared on MTV.com and the UK's New Music Express Web site.
  35. ^ Gavin Paul Giovagnoli (2006-09-15). "Mysterious Elliott Smith Tracks Leak Once Again". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-05-07. Ever since Elliott Smith passed away almost three years ago, an anonymous leaker has been planting tracks (mostly From a Basement on a Hill demo sessions) on message boards close to the anniversary of his death.
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