A-side Shytown Released 1994 (1994) Recorded August 14, 1994 | B-side No Confidence Man Format 7" vinyl Label Slo-Mo | |
"No Confidence Man" is a song by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. It was originally released in 1994 by record label Slo-Mo as the B-side to a split 7" vinyl single with Pete Krebs, with Krebs' track "Shytown" making the A-side, making it his first solo single.
Contents
Recording
"No Confidence Man" was recorded in one day, on August 14, 1994. Engineering was handled by Smith.
Content
The lyrics refer to a character named "Charlie", who has been referenced in at least one other of Smith's songs, and is a possible reference to Smith's stepfather Charlie Welch.
Release
The single was originally released in 1994 by record label Slo-Mo.
It was re-issued in digital format in 2014 by UseMusic.org, with proceeds going to Outside/In, a not-for-profit Portland, Oregon organisation that works with homeless youth. The tracks were remixed by producer and Elliott Smith archivist Larry Crane: "I remixed these recently from excellent transfers of the original 1/4-inch, 8-track master tapes, so the audio is quite a bit better than old transfers pulled off vinyl".
Track listing
- Pete Krebs – "Shytown"
- Elliott Smith – "No Confidence Man"