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
Music videos4
Singles11
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] 		FRA
[3] 		IRL
[4] 		NOR
[5] 		SWE
[6] 		UK
[7][8]
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, 2×LP
 99 45 45 59 29 44 37
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Posthumous studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		BEL
[9] 		FRA
[3] 		IRL
[4] 		NOR
[5] 		SWE
[6] 		UK
[7][8]
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

Live albums

List of live albums
Title Album details
Elliott Smith: Live at Largo[A]
  • Released: October 25, 2004
  • Label: Chronicle (9780811857994)
  • Format: CD
Live at Umbra Penumbra[E]
  • Released: August 28, 2020
  • Label: Kill Rock Stars
  • Format: CD/LP

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1] 		BEL
[9] 		FRA
[3] 		IRL
[4] 		SWE
[6] 		UK
[7]
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)
  • Released: February 5, 2016
  • Labels: Universal
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promotional compilations

List of promotional compilations
Year Title Notes
1996 Elliott Smith Sampler A BMG sampler. Features "Some Song" and various songs from Roman Candle, Elliott Smith, and Either/Or.
1997 Untitled Girlie Action Media Either/Or sampler Features "Speed Trials", "Angeles", "Ballad of Big Nothing", "Between the Bars", and "Say Yes". Packaging features phone numbers for Smith's press contacts at Girlie Action Media.
1998 Snippets from XO Promo cassette issued in support of Smith's 1998 Australian tour; features 30-second snippets of "Waltz #2 (XO)", "Baby Britain", "Sweet Adeline", "Bled White", "Tomorrow Tomorrow", and "Bottle Up and Explode!"
1998 A Brief History DreamWorks sampler. Songs include "Tomorrow Tomorrow", "Waltz #2 (XO)", "Miss Misery", "Pictures of Me", "Say Yes", "Southern Belle", "Coming Up Roses", "No Name #1", "Last Call", "Division Day", and "Some Song".
2001 Roman Candle / Elliott Smith / Either/Or (box set) A Domino CD box set of Smith's first three albums.
2004 From a Basement on the Hill Album Sampler Domino sampler. Features "Coast to Coast", "Pretty (Ugly Before)", "A Fond Farewell", "Don't Go Down", and "Little One".

Singles

Retail singles

List of retail singles, with chart positions
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
FRA
[3] 		UK
[7][8]
1995 "Needle in the Hay" — — Elliott Smith
1996 "Division Day"[B] — — Non-album single
"No Name #6"[10] — — 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)" — 85 Non-album single[C]

Posthumous singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
FRA
[3]
2012 "Alternate Versions from Either/Or" 7" — Either/Or
2013 "Needle in the Hay" (Trumpet Version) — Non-album digital single
2014 "Between the Bars" 132 Either/Or
2017 "Pretty (Ugly Before)" (Live at Largo) — 7-Inches for Planned Parenthood/digital single

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles
Year Single Album Notes
1998 XO XO Features "Waltz #2 (XO)", "Bottle Up and Explode!", and "Oh Well, Okay".
1999 "Miss Misery" Non-album single Featured on the soundtrack for Good Will Hunting.
1999 "Because" (Beatles cover) Non-album single Featured on the soundtrack for American Beauty.
2000 B-Sides, Alternate Versions and Demos Non-album single Features "Bottle Up and Explode!" (Early Version), "Waltz #1" (Demo), "Some (Rock) Song", and "The Enemy Is You".
2000 3 Titres Inedits Non-album single Features "I Can't Answer You Anymore", as well as an alternate version of "Pretty Mary K" and an acoustic version of "Happiness". This CD was also bundled with some French versions of Figure 8.

Split singles

List of split singles, with other artists
Year Single Other artist Notes
1994 "Shytown"/"No Confidence Man" Pete Krebs Originally released on Slo-Mo Records; sold as a digital single in 2013 through UseMusic, with proceeds benefiting Outside/In of Portland, OR; re-released on Suicide Squeeze Records in 2016 with new mixes and cover artwork.
1996 Spring Tour '96 (split cassette) The Softies Elliott Smith songs included "Coming Up Roses", "Needle in the Hay", "Clementine", "St. Ides Heaven", and "Single File" (from Smith's 1995 self-titled album on Kill Rock Stars); the Softies' side included songs from their 1995 album on K Records, It's Love.

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors
Year Title Director Reference
1995 "Coming Up Roses" Ross Harris [11]
1997 "Miss Misery" [12]
1998 "Baby Britain" Steve Hanft [13]
2000 "Son of Sam" Autumn de Wilde [12]

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 [14]
1996 "Madding"
"For No One Else" 		Strand The Spinanes Sang backing vocals [15]
"I Figured You Out" Martian Saints! Mary Lou Lord Engineered and mixed [16]
"Rougher" Infinity Plus Lois Performed guitar and sang backing vocals [17]
"Birthday Boy" Jabberjaw Compilation, Vol. 2: Pure Sweet Hell Various artists (Mary Lou Lord) Performed guitar and produced [18]
1997 "Tom Waits and the Attack of the Crab Monster" Western Electric Pete Krebs Performed drums, air organ, keyboards, and "recyclables"; co-wrote and engineered [19]
"Demon for Today" Western Electric Pete Krebs Performed drums, air organ, and keyboards; co-wrote and engineered [20]
— Western Electric Pete Krebs Producer; recorded the album [20]
1998 "Shake Sugaree" Got No Shadow Mary Lou Lord Performed guitar [21]
— Killer of Friendships Jr. High Producer [22]
— Featuring "Birds" Quasi [23]
"Killer"
"Parked Car Homestead" 		The Trackhouse, the Valley, and the Liquor-Store Drive-Thru Birddog Produced both songs, performed bass and drums on "Killer" [24]
1999 "All the Same"
"Empty Words"
"Under a Cloud" 		Field Studies Quasi Performed bass guitar [25]
"Critical Mass"
"So Long" 		No Memory No.2 Sang backing vocals and mixed [26]
"They Wave" Horse Tricks Mark De Gli Antoni Performed piano and sang vocals [27]
2000 "The Loneliest of Faces"[D] Down in Fall The Minders Performed guitar [28]
2001 "Third and South" A Sweet and Bitter Fancy Birddog Performed bass, piano and drums [29]
"Hell Below/Stars Above" Hell Below/Stars Above Toadies Performed piano [30]
"Fine to See You"
"Skills Like This"
"How's My Drinking?" 		Isolation Drills Guided by Voices Performed piano [31]
2002 "Summertime" Blue Swan Orchestra Goldenboy Sang backing vocals [32]
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 [33]
2008 "Dream Flowers" Magic Monsters April March and Steve Hanft Performed piano and drums [34]
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 [35]
"N/A" denotes contributions on all songs.

Soundtrack inclusions

Compilation inclusions

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 (archival footage)

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.[36] 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.[37]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c "Elliott Smith Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Discography Elliott Smith". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Discographie Elliott Smith". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Discography Elliott Smith". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Discography Elliott Smith". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Discography Elliott Smith". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d "Elliott Smith | Artist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "DJ S – The System of Life". zobbel.de. Chart Log UK. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Discografie Elliott Smith". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  10. ^ https://elliottsmith.bandcamp.com/album/division-day-no-name-6
  11. ^ ""Coming Up Roses" by Elliott Smith | Music Video". VH1. Retrieved July 27, 2012.[dead link]
  12. ^ a b "sweet adeline | video". sweetadeline.net. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  13. ^ ""Baby Britain" by Elliott Smith | Music Video". VH1. Retrieved July 27, 2012.[dead link]
  14. ^ Nope (CD). Ain't. Hunters Moon. 1995. HM 1218.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ Strand – The Spinanes: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  16. ^ Martian Saints [EP] – Mary Lou Lord: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  17. ^ Infinity Plus – Lois: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  18. ^ Jabberjaw Compilation, Vol. 2: Pure Sweet Hell – Various Artists: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  19. ^ Western Electric – Pete Krebs: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  20. ^ a b "Pete Krebs – Western Electric". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  21. ^ Got No Shadow – Mary Lou Lord: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  22. ^ Killer of Friendships – Jr. High: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  23. ^ Featuring "Birds" – Quasi: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  24. ^ Trackhouse Valley the Liquor Store Drive-Thru – Birddog: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  25. ^ Field Studies – Quasi: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  26. ^ No Memory – No. 2: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  27. ^ Horse Tricks – Mark De Gli Antoni: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  28. ^ Down in Fall (CD). The Minders. spinART Records. 2000. SPART 86.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  29. ^ A Sweet and Bitter Fancy – Birddog: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  30. ^ Hell Below/Stars Above – Toadies: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  31. ^ Isolation Drills – Guided by Voices: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  32. ^ Blue Swan Orchestra – Goldenboy: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  33. ^ Sunday Nights – The Songs of Junior Kimbrough: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  34. ^ Magic Monsters (CD). April March and Steve Hanft. Martyrs of Pop. 2008. MOP 002.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  35. ^ Live From Nowhere Near You, Vol.2: Pacific Northwest – Various Artists: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  36. ^ David Hyland (October 18, 2005). "Review: Leaked Elliott Smith Songs Should Revive Interest". WCAU (NBC 10). Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2007. 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.
  37. ^ Gavin Paul Giovagnoli (September 15, 2006). "Mysterious Elliott Smith Tracks Leak Once Again". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2007. 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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