Elliott Smith discography


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

Posthumous studio albums

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Elliott Smith: Live at Largo
Live at Umbra Penumbra
  • Released: August 28, 2020
  • Label: Kill Rock Stars
  • Format: CD/LP
  • Compilation albums

    Promotional compilations

    Singles

    Retail singles

    Posthumous singles

    Promotional singles

    YearSingleAlbumNotes
    1998XOXOFeatures "Waltz #2 ", "Bottle Up and Explode!", and "Oh Well, Okay".
    1999"Miss Misery"Non-album singleFeatured on the soundtrack for Good Will Hunting.
    1999"Because" Non-album singleFeatured on the soundtrack for American Beauty.
    2000B-Sides, Alternate Versions and DemosNon-album singleFeatures "Bottle Up and Explode!", "Waltz #1", "Some Song", and "The Enemy Is You".
    20003 Titres IneditsNon-album singleFeatures "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

    YearSingleOther artistNotes
    1994"Shytown"/"No Confidence Man"Pete KrebsOriginally 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.
    1996Spring Tour '96 The SoftiesElliott Smith songs included "Coming Up Roses", "Needle in the Hay", "Clementine", "St. Ides Heaven", and "Single File" ; the Softies' side included songs from their 1995 album on K Records, It's Love.

    Music videos

    YearTitleDirectorReference
    1995"Coming Up Roses"Ross Harris
    1997"Miss Misery"Ross Harris
    1998"Baby Britain"Steve Hanft
    2000"Son of Sam"Autumn de Wilde

    Contributions

    Soundtrack inclusions

    YearFilmRole
    1997Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith PortraitHimself
    1997The Lonesome Crowded WestHimself
    1998Strange ParallelHimself
    2001SouthlanderBus driver
    2001Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson short filmBasketball player
    2014Heaven Adores YouHimself

    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.
    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.