Elliott Smith discography
| Elliott Smith discography | |
|---|---|
 Elliott Smith performing in 2003. | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 4 |
| Singles | 11 |
| Contributions | 23 |
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
| 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 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Elliott Smith |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Either/Or |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| XO |
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104 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 123 | ||||
| Figure 8 |
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99 | 45 | — | 45 | 59 | 29 | 44 | 37 | ||||
| Posthumous studio albums | |||||||||||||
| From a Basement on the Hill |
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19 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 11 | 37 | 52 | 41 | ||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Elliott Smith: Live at Largo[A] |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
BEL [3] |
FRA [4] |
IRL [5] |
SWE [7] |
UK [8] | ||
| New Moon |
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24 | 28 | 81 | 22 | 48 | 39 |
| An Introduction to... Elliott Smith |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heaven Adores You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||
Singles
- Note: Elliott Smith never charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
Retail singles
| 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
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Miss Misery" | Non-album single. |
Split singles
| Year | Single | Other artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Shytown"/"No Confidence Man" | Pete Krebs |
Music videos
| 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
| 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] | ||||||||
| N/A | Killer of Friendships | Jr. High | Producer. | [20] | |||||||||
| N/A | 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"
- 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"
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
| 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
- 1 2 "Elliott Smith – Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Discography Elliott Smith". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- 1 2 "Discografie Elliott Smith". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Discographie Elliott Smith". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- 1 2 "Discography Elliott Smith". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Discography Elliott Smith". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- 1 2 "Discography Elliott Smith". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Elliott Smith | Artist". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- 1 2 "DJ S – The System of Life". zobbel.de. Chart Log UK. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ jhtml#artist=674 ""Coming Up Roses" by Elliott Smith | Music Video" Check
|url=value (help). VH1. Retrieved July 27, 2012. - 1 2 "sweet adeline | video". sweetadeline.net. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ jhtml#artist=674 ""Baby Britain" by Elliott Smith | Music Video" Check
|url=value (help). VH1. Retrieved July 27, 2012. - ↑ Nope (CD). Ain't. Hunters Moon. 1995. HM 1218.
- ↑ Strand – The Spinanes: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Martian Saints [EP] – Mary Lou Lord: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Infinity Plus – Lois: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Jabberjaw Compilation, Vol. 2: Pure Sweet Hell – Various Artists: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Western Electric – Pete Krebs: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Got No Shadow – Mary Lou Lord: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Killer of Friendships – Jr. High: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Featuring "Birds" – Quasi: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Trackhouse Valley the Liquor Store Drive-Thru – Birddog: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Field Studies – Quasi: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ No Memory – No. 2: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Horse Tricks – Mark De Gli Antoni: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Down in Fall (CD). The Minders. spinART Records. 2000. SPART 86.
- ↑ A Sweet and Bitter Fancy – Birddog: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Hell Below/Stars Above – Toadies: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Isolation Drills – Guided by Voices: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Blue Swan Orchestra – Goldenboy: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Sunday Nights – The Songs of Junior Kimbrough: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ Magic Monsters (CD). April March and Steve Hanft. Martyrs of Pop. 2008. MOP 002.
- ↑ Live From Nowhere Near You, Vol.2: Pacific Northwest – Various Artists: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Discography at Elliott Smith's official website
- Elliott Smith discography at Discogs
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