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Recorded
  
1996–2006

Meet the Eels Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006)(2008)
  
Hombre Lobo(2009)

Release date
  
15 January 2008

Genre
  
Indie rock

Length
  
79:35

Artist
  
Eels

Label
  
Geffen Records

Meet the Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaenbb6Mee

Released
  
January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)

Producer
  
E, Jim Jacobson, John Parish, Mickey Petralia, and Michael Simpson

Similar
  
Eels albums, Indie rock albums

Meet the Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006) is a greatest hits compilation to celebrate the tenth anniversary of rock band Eels, featuring a DVD of music videos, behind-the-scenes photos, and commentary by Mark Oliver Everett. It was released on January 15, 2008 in the United States and January 21, 2008 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted on the UK Album Chart at #26.

Contents

It was released in conjunction with the B-sides collection Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006.

CD

All songs written by E, except where noted:

  1. "Novocaine for the Soul" (E and Mark Goldenberg) – 3:07
  2. "Susan's House" (E, Jim Jacobsen, and Jim Weatherly) – 3:56
  3. "My Beloved Monster" – 2:12
  4. "Your Lucky Day in Hell" (E and Goldenberg) – 4:28
  5. "3 Speed" – 2:45
  6. "Last Stop: This Town" (E and Michael Simpson) – 3:28
  7. "Climbing to the Moon" (Jon Brion Remix) – 3:56
  8. "Flyswatter" – 3:17
  9. "I Like Birds" – 2:33
  10. "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (E and Simpson) – 4:01
  11. "It's a Motherfucker" – 2:14
  12. "Souljacker part I" (Butch, E, and Adam Siegel) – 3:16
  13. "That's Not Really Funny" (E and John Parish) – 3:19
  14. "Fresh Feeling" (E and Koool G Murder) – 3:39
  15. "Get Ur Freak On" (Missy Elliott, Ludacris, and Timbaland) – 3:29
  16. "Saturday Morning" (E and Koool G Murder) – 2:55
  17. "Love of the Loveless" – 3:32
  18. "Dirty Girl" (Live at Town Hall) – 3:00
  19. "I Need Some Sleep" – 2:29
  20. "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" – 3:02
  21. "I'm Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart" – 3:55
  22. "Trouble with Dreams" – 4:34
  23. "Railroad Man" (Edit) – 3:38
  24. "Losing Streak" – 2:50

DVD

  1. "Novocaine for the Soul"
  2. "Susan's House"
  3. "Rags to Rags"
  4. "Your Lucky Day in Hell"
  5. "Last Stop: This Town"
  6. "Cancer for the Cure"
  7. "Flyswatter"
  8. "Souljacker part I"
  9. "Saturday Morning"
  10. "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
  11. "Trouble with Dreams"
  12. "Dirty Girl" (Live at Town Hall)

Original releases for tracks

  • 1–4: Beautiful Freak
  • 5–6: Electro-Shock Blues
  • 7: previously unreleased, original version on Electro-Shock Blues
  • 8–11: Daisies of the Galaxy
  • 12–14: Souljacker
  • 15: previously unreleased cover of Missy Elliott, from the album Miss E... So Addictive
  • 16–17: Shootenanny!
  • 18: Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall
  • 19: Shrek 2: The Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • 20–24: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations (track 23 edited from 4:16 for length)

    • Songs

    1Novocaine for the Soul3:09
    2Susan's House3:57
    3My Beloved Monster2:13

    References

    Meet the Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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