On August 25, 1998, “DreamWorks” label released “XO”, the fourth Elliot Smith studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 1998, at “Sunset Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Elliott Smith, Rob Schnapf and Tom Rothrock.
Personnel:
- Elliott Smith– vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, organ, mandolin, electric piano, melodica, percussion, string and horn arrangements, recording
- Rob Schnapf– guitar, recording
- Paul Pulvirenti – drums
- Tom Rothrock– drum programming, recording
- Joey Waronker– drums
- Jon Brion– vibraphone, Chamberlin
- Shelly Berg – string and horn arrangements
- Tom Halm – string and horn arrangements
- Bruce Eskovitz – bass and baritone saxophone, flute
- James Atkinson – French horn
- Roy Poper – trumpet
- Farhad Behroozi – strings
- Henry Ferber – strings
- Jerrod Goodman – strings
- Pamela DeAlmeida – strings
- Peter Hatch – strings
- Raymond Tischer II – strings
- Russel Cantor – strings
- Waldemar DeAlmeida – strings
- Larry Crane – recording
- Johnson and Wolverton – sleeve artwork
- Eric Matthies – sleeve photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Elliott Smith.
- Sweet Adeline
- Tomorrow Tomorrow
- Waltz #2 (XO)
- Baby Britain
- Pitseleh
- Independence Day
- Bled White
- Waltz #1
- Amity
- Oh Well, Okay
- Bottle Up and Explode
- A Question Mark
- Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
- I Didn’t Understand
