ELLIOT SMITH - XO

Packed with fourteen equally divine songs, XO is Elliott Smith’s fourth studio album, and his first solo album released by a major label.

The Oscar nomination for “Miss Misery,” a song used in fellow Portlandian Gus van Sant’s film Good Will Hunting, garnered widespread popularity for Smith. But up until the 1997 Academy Awards, where Smith begrudgingly played a two-minute version of the track, his plaintive songwriting had long only been appreciated by the indie crowd.

XO was to be Smith’s entrance to mainstream music. The first single “Waltz #2 (XO)” is a gentle, wistful piano-backed track. A moderate commercial success, it found a home on college radio stations across the country. The chorus, “I’m never going to know you know / but I’m going to love you anyhow,” quickly initiated those new to Smith into his beautiful cult of sadness.

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Tracklist:
Sweet Adeline 3:05
Tomorrow Tomorrow 3:07
Waltz #2 (XO) 4:40
Baby Britain 3:13
Pitseleh 3:22
Independence Day 3:04
Bled White 3:22
Waltz #1 3:22
Amity 2:20
Oh Well, Okay 2:33
Bottle Up And Explode! 2:58
A Question Mark 2:41
Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands 4:25
I Didn't Understand 2:17