Figure 8

by Elliott Smith

Figure 8 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 April 2000
  • Label: DreamWorks
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:01
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 17 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On his final album released during his lifetime, Elliott Smith dresses his melancholic, intimate songwriting in lush, Beatles-esque chamber pop orchestration. 'Figure 8' is a bittersweet, highly melodic exploration of loneliness and poetic introspection delivered with intricate studio precision.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, orchestral, intricate, hushed, piano, folk, acoustic, confessional

Tracklist

  1. Son Of Sam (03:04)
  2. Somebody That I Used To Know (02:09)
  3. Junk Bond Trader (03:49)
  4. Everything Reminds Me Of Her (02:37)
  5. Everything Means Nothing To Me (02:22)
  6. L.A. (03:14)
  7. In The Lost And Found (Honky Bach)/The Roost (04:32)
  8. Stupidity Tries (04:24)
  9. Easy Way Out (02:44)
  10. Wouldn't Mama Be Proud (03:25)
  11. Colorbars (02:19)
  12. Happiness/The Gondola Man (05:04)
  13. Pretty Mary Kay (02:35)
  14. Better Be Quiet Now (03:35)
  15. Can't Make A Sound (04:15)
  16. Bye (01:53)

Credits

  • Lenny Waronker - a&r
  • Luke Wood - a&r
  • Elliott Smith - arranged by [all strings], producer, songwriter [songs by]
  • Autumn DeWilde - art direction, design, photography by
  • Dale Smith - art direction, design
  • Charlie Paakkari - engineer [assistant]
  • Dann Thompson - engineer [assistant]
  • Geoff Walcha - engineer [assistant]
  • Jimmy Hoyson - engineer [assistant]
  • Monique Mizrahi - engineer [assistant]
  • Paul Hicks - engineer [assistant]
  • Richard Barron - engineer [assistant]
  • Steve Genewick - engineer [assistant]
  • Margaret Mittleman - management
  • Don C. Tyler - mastered by
  • Rob Schnapf - producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • Tom Rothrock - producer, recorded by, mixed by

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