No Confidence Man

"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.

"Shytown"/"No Confidence Man"
Single by Elliott Smith and Pete Krebs
A-side"Shytown"
B-side"No Confidence Man"
Released1994 (1994)
Format7" vinyl
RecordedAugust 14, 1994
Genre
LabelSlo-Mo
Songwriter(s)Pete Krebs, Elliott Smith
Producer(s)Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith singles chronology
"No Confidence Man" / "Shytown"
(1994)		 "Needle in the Hay"
(1995)

Recording

"No Confidence Man" was recorded in one day, on August 14, 1994. Engineering was handled by Smith.[1]

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.[2]

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,[3] 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".[2]

Track listing
Side A
  1. Pete Krebs – "Shytown"
Side B
  1. Elliott Smith – "No Confidence Man"

References
  1. Nugent, Benjamin (April 1, 2009). Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing. Da Capo Press. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  2. Greenwald, David (January 27, 2014). "Lost Elliott Smith Single Unearthed for Charity | OregonLive.com". OregonLive.com. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  3. Lannamann, Ned (January 29, 2014). "Mike Doughty Reworks Old Elliott Smith Tape, Causes Consternation | Blogtown, PDX | Portland Mercury". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
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