Beautiful Freak

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Beautiful Freak

Studio album by Eels

Released

August 13, 1996

Recorded

1996

Genre

Alternative rock, Trip rock, Lo-fi, Indie Rock

Length

43:53

Language

English

Label

DreamWorks

Producer

Jon Brion, E, Mark Goldenberg, Mike Simpson

Eels chronology

Beautiful Freak
(1996)

Electro-Shock Blues
(1998)

Singles from Beautiful Freak

"Novocaine for the Soul"
Released: February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)
"Susan's House"
Released: May 5, 1996 (1996-05-05)
"Rags to Rags"
Released: 1996 (1996)
"Your Lucky Day in Hell"
Released: September 1, 1996 (1996-09-01)
"Beautiful Freak"
Released: 1997 (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[3]
Piero Scaruffi	7.5/10^[4]

Beautiful Freak is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Eels. It was released on 13 August 1996 and was the first record released by DreamWorks Records. It was largely the solo work of musician Mark Oliver Everett, and is his first album using the full band name Eels in an attempt to get the records in the same general location in the stores as his previous works under the name "E".^[5]

Album cover

Everett had suggested having a little girl with big eyes on the cover.^{[citation needed]} The girl that came in to have her picture taken, Elle Brosh, incidentally looked "like a miniature Susan" to Everett, a girlfriend of his a few years before and the subject of the song "Susan's House".^[5]

Release

The April 14, 1997 German release of the album included a bonus live EP from a BBC recording session.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mark Oliver Everett, except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Novocaine for the Soul"	Everett, Mark Goldenberg	3:08
2.	"Susan's House"	Everett, Jim Jacobsen, Jim Weatherly	3:43
3.	"Rags to Rags"		3:53
4.	"Beautiful Freak"		3:34
5.	"Not Ready Yet"	Everett, Jon Brion	4:46
6.	"My Beloved Monster"		2:13
7.	"Flower"	Everett and Jacobsen	3:38
8.	"Guest List"		3:13
9.	"Mental"		4:01
10.	"Spunky"		3:11
11.	"Your Lucky Day in Hell"	Everett, Goldenberg	4:28
12.	"Manchild"	Everett, Jill Sobule	4:05

German edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Novocaine for the Soul"	Everett, Goldenberg	3:22
14.	"Manchester Girl"		3:21
15.	"My Beloved Mad Monster Party"		2:34
16.	"Flower"	Everett, Jacobsen	3:17

Personnel

Eels

Butch – drums, backing vocals, production, engineering
E – vocals, guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano
Tommy Walter – bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Jon Brion – guitar, trombone, Chamberlin
Mark Goldenberg – guitar, keyboards, production, engineering
Jim Jacobsen – keyboards, loops, engineering
Paul Edge – turntables

Technical

Michael Simpson – production, mixing
Jon Brion – production, engineering
Amir Derakh – engineering
Matt Thorne – engineering
Billy Kinsley – mixing
Rob Seifert – mixing
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Ann Giordano – photography
Francesca Restrepo – art direction, sleeve design

References

↑ Chrispell, James. "Beautiful Freak – Eels : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Eels". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
↑ Smith, Ethan (October 11, 1996). "[Beautiful Freak review]". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
↑ Scaruffi, Piero. "The History of Rock Music. Eels: Biography, Discography, Reviews, Links". scaruffi.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
↑ 5.0 5.1 Everett, Mark Oliver (2008). Things the Grandchildren Should Know. Little, Brown. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-316-02787-8.

External links

Beautiful Freak at Discogs (list of releases)

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E Other members: Orest Balaban Wayne Bergeron Big/Krazy Al Bobby, Jr. Jon Brion Peter Buck T-Bone Burnett Butch The Chet Chris Bleth Jennifer Condos Amanda Course Steve Crum Matt DeMerritt Wally Gagel Lisa Germano David Girdland Mark Goldenberg Goldenboy Scott Gordon Joe Gore Probyn Gregory David Hlebo Parthenon Huxley Jim Jacobsen James King Koool G Murder Knuckles Julie Jim Lang Ana Lenchantin Bill Liston Heather Lockie Andy Martin Joe Meyer Mickey P. Dick Mitchell Jon Molzan P-Boo John Parish Grant-Lee Phillips Puddin' John Sebastian Adam Siegel Todd Simon Michael Simpson Aysa and Chloe of Smoosh Chris Solberg Spider Gerri Sutyak Tiny Al Paloma Udovic Michael Valerio Tommy Walter Stuart Wylen

Studio albums	Beautiful Freak Electro-Shock Blues Daisies of the Galaxy Souljacker Shootenanny! Blinking Lights and Other Revelations Hombre Lobo End Times Tomorrow Morning Wonderful, Glorious

Live albums	Oh What a Beautiful Morning Electro-Shock Blues Show Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs) Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall Live and in Person! London 2006 Manchester 2005 The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009

Compilation albums	Meet the Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006)

Other albums	B-Sides & Rarities 1996–2003 Useless Trinkets

Singles	"Novocaine for the Soul" "Susan's House" "Your Lucky Day in Hell" "Last Stop: This Town" "Cancer for the Cure" "Flyswatter" "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" "Souljacker Part I" "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" "I Want to Protect You" "My Timing Is Off"/"Fresh Blood" "A Line in the Dirt" "Cold Dead Hand"

Related articles	Discography Hugh Everett III E Works MC Honky Things the Grandchildren Should Know Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives

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