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From A Basement on the Hill

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From A Basement on the Hill

From A Basement on the Hill is the last and final album of the late singer-songwriter musician Elliott Smith.

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2 Trivia
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About

From A Basement on the Hill was released on October 19, 2004 by Anti- Records. The album peaked at number 19 in the U.S. Billboard 200 Charts and number 41 in the U.K. Albums Chart on that same year.

Originally, it was intended to be released as a double album. But at the time of Elliott Smith's death the album was unfinished that prompted family members to hire former producer Rob Schnapf and ex-girlfriend Joanna Bolme to do the finishing touches. It may not be released as it was intended to be but nonetheless, the album was released with 15 tracks as contractual obligation with the singer's former label DreamWorks.

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Tracks

Track	Title	Duration
1	Coast to Coast	5:33
2	Let's Get Lost	2:27
3	Pretty (Ugly Before)	4:45
4	Don't Go Down	4:34
5	Strung Out Again	3:12
6	A Fond Farewell	3:58
7	King's Crossing	4:57
8	Ostriches & Chirping	0:33
9	Twilight	4:29
10	A Passing Feeling	3:22
11	The Last Hour	3:27
12	Shooting Star	6:01
13	Memory Lane	2:30
14	Little One	3:14
15	A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free	4:32

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Chart Toppers

Albums

Year	Album Title	The Billboard 200
2004	From A Basement On The Hill	19

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Credits

Performance Credits

Elliott Smith Primary Artist, Fonts

Sam Coomes Bass, Background Vocals

Steven Drozd Drums

Aaron Sperske Drums

Fritz Michaud Drums

Scott McPherson Drums

Aaron Embry Keyboards

Nelson Gary Readings

Technical Credits

Elliott Smith Producer, Engineer

Chris Chandler Engineer

Jon Brion Engineer

Pete Magdaleno Engineer

Dee Robb Engineer

Matthew Ellard Engineer

Andrew Beckman Engineer

Fritz Michaud Engineer

Ryan Castle Engineer

Tom Biller Engineer

Ted Jensen Mastering

Renaud Monfourny Cover Photo

Dave McConnell Engineer

Valente Torrez Engineer

Autumn DeWilde Cut

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Trivia

Some fans accuse Elliott's family and the producers of cutting the darkest songs from the album such as "True Love," which deals graphically with addiction and then rehab, "Abused," and "Suicide Machine" in an attempt to make the album 'happier', an accusation that has been denied by family members.

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