Figure 8 - Elliot Smith

Released in 2000 Figure 8 was Elliot Smith's 5th Studio album and the last before his death.

Never the most upbeat of men, Smith manages on this album to smile his way through the melancholy. This may have more to do with the fine lush arangements and studio craftsmanship of the album than to any change in Elliots disposition.

Highlights include Son of Sam, Pretty Mary K, Everything Reminds Me Of Her and Wouldn't Mamma Be Proud.

It's as close to pop muisc as Smith ever came, and a sad reminder of what music and the world lost with his death.

Track Listing

"Son of Sam" – 3:04
"Somebody That I Used to Know" – 2:09
"Junk Bond Trader" – 3:49
"Everything Reminds Me of Her" – 2:37
"Everything Means Nothing to Me" – 2:24
"L.A." – 3:14
"In the Lost and Found (Honky Bach)/The Roost" – 4:32
"Stupidity Tries" – 4:23
"Easy Way Out" – 2:44
"Wouldn't Mama Be Proud?" – 3:25
"Color Bars" – 2:19
"Happiness/The Gondola Man" – 5:04
"Pretty Mary K" – 2:36
"I Better Be Quiet Now" – 3:35
"Can't Make a Sound" – 4:18
"Bye" – 1:53