On September 21, 1998, “Dream Works” label released “Electro-Shock Blues”, the second Eels studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Mark Oliver Everett (E), Jim Jacobsen, Mickey Petralia and Michael Simpson.

Personnel:

• E– vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, lyrics
• Butch– drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Jon Brion– Chamberlin and Hammond organ
• T-Bone Burnett– bass
• Lisa Germano– violin
• Parthenon Huxley– guitar
• Jim Jacobsen – bass, keyboards, clarinet, arrangements
• John Leftwich – upright bass, bowed bass
• Elton Jones – backing vocals
• Bill Liston – saxophone
• Volker Masthoff – vocals
• Cynthia Merrill – backwards cello
• Grant-Lee Phillips– electric guitar, banjo, backing vocals
• Stuart Wylen – Rhodes, guitar, altoand bass flutes
• Mickey Petralia– mixing
• Greg Collins – mixing
• Jim Lang – mixing, conduction
• Stephen Marcussen– mastering
• Chester Brown– sleeve illustration
• Debbie Dreschler – sleeve illustration
• Hugh Everett III– sleeve illustration
• Joe Matt– sleeve illustration
• Francesca Restrepo – art direction, sleeve design
• Scott Rusch – illustration
• Seth– sleeve illustration
• Adrian Tomine– sleeve illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Oliver Everett), except where noted.

1. Elizabeth on the Bathroom Floor
2. Going to Your Funeral Part I – E, Jim Jacobsen, Parthenon Huxley
3. Cancer for the Cure – E, Mickey Petralia
4. My Descent Into Madness – E, Prince Paul, Dan Nakamura, Michael Simpson
5. 3 Speed
6. Hospital Food – Butch, E, Jim Lang
7. Electro-Shock Blues – E, Petralia
8. Efils’ God – E, Simpson
9. Going to Your Funeral Part II – E, Jacobsen
10. Last Stop: This Town – E, Simpson
11. Baby Genius – E, Lang
12. Climbing the Moon
13. Ant Farm
14. Dead of Winter
15. The Medication Is Wearing Off – E, Petralia
16. S. You Rock My World