Son of Sam

by Elliott Smith

Son of Sam cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 14 November 2000
  • Label: DreamWorks
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 7:03
  • Community rating: 3.98/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring a lush, piano-driven chamber pop arrangement, this single highlights Smith's incredible talent for masking dark, cryptic lyricism with Beatles-esque melodies. As the lead track for 'Figure 8', it demonstrated a far more expansive, polished studio sound than his lo-fi origins.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, alienation, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Son Of Sam (3:03)
  2. A Living Will (2:29)
  3. Figure 8 (1:31)

Credits

  • Autumn deWilde - art direction, design, photography by
  • Rob Schnapf - producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • Tom Rothrock - producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • Dale Smith - art direction, design
  • Margaret Mittleman - management [for m3]
  • Bob Dorough - written-by

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