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

~ Release by EELS (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
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1Novocaine for the Soul
engineer:
Amir Derakh, Jim Jacobsen (worked with Eels) and Matt Thorne
co-producer:
Mark Goldenberg
producer:
Adam Askew and E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
mixer:
Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
bass:
Tommy Walter
drums (drum set):
Butch (drummer for Eels, real name: Jonathan Norton)
guitar family and keyboard:
Mark Goldenberg
Wurlitzer electric piano and guitar and lead vocals:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
background vocals:
Butch (drummer for Eels, real name: Jonathan Norton) and Tommy Walter
music videos:
Novocaine for the Soul (music video) by EELS (American rock band)
recording of:
Novocaine for the Soul
writer:
Mark Oliver Everett and Mark Goldenberg
publisher:
Longitude Music and Sexy Grandpa Music
4.23:08
2Susan’s House
recording of:
Susan's House
writer:
Mark Oliver Everett, Jim Jacobsen (worked with Eels) and Jim Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
2.53:57
3My Beloved Monster
engineer:
Amir Derakh, Jim Jacobsen (worked with Eels) and Matt Thorne
co-producer:
Jon Brion
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
mixer:
Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
bass:
Tommy Walter
chamberlin, guitar family and trombone:
Jon Brion
drums (drum set):
Butch (drummer for Eels, real name: Jonathan Norton)
Wurlitzer electric piano and guitar and lead vocals:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
background vocals:
Butch (drummer for Eels, real name: Jonathan Norton) and Tommy Walter
recording of:
My Beloved Monster
lyricist and composer:
Mark Oliver Everett
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Sexy Grandpa Music
3.552:13
4Your Lucky Day in Hell
engineer:
Amir Derakh, Jim Jacobsen (worked with Eels) and Matt Thorne
co-producer:
Mark Goldenberg
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
mixer:
Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
bass:
Tommy Walter
drums (drum set):
Butch (drummer for Eels, real name: Jonathan Norton)
guitar and keyboard:
Mark Goldenberg
Wurlitzer electric piano and guitar and lead vocals:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
background vocals:
Butch (drummer for Eels, real name: Jonathan Norton) and Tommy Walter
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (from 1996 to present)
recording of:
Your Lucky Day in Hell
writer:
Mark Oliver Everett and Mark Goldenberg
3.754:28
53 Speed
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
recording of:
3 Speed
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
3.452:45
6Last Stop: This Town
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Michael Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
recording of:
Last Stop: This Town
lyricist:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Michael Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
4.83:28
7Climbing to the Moon (Jon Brion remix)
remixer:
Jon Brion
recording of:
Climbing to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
2.53:56
8Flyswatter
recording engineer:
Wally Gagel
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
mixer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Wally Gagel
conductor:
Jim Lang
horn and strings arranger:
Jim Lang
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Sexy Grandpa Music
recording of:
Flyswatter
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
4.153:18
9I Like Birds
recording engineer:
Wally Gagel
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
mixer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Wally Gagel
conductor:
Jim Lang
horn and strings arranger:
Jim Lang
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
recording of:
I Like Birds
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
publisher:
Sexy Grandpa Music
4.32:34
10Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
conductor:
Jim Lang
horn and strings arranger:
Jim Lang
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Sexy Grandpa Music
recording of:
Mr. E's Beautiful Blues
lyricist:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
4.554:02
11It’s a Motherfucker
recording engineer:
Wally Gagel
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
mixer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Wally Gagel
conductor:
Jim Lang
horn and strings arranger:
Jim Lang
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Sexy Grandpa Music
recording of:
It's a Motherfucker
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
2.652:14
12Souljacker, Part I
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
bass guitar:
Adam Siegel
recording of:
Souljacker, Part I
lyricist and composer:
Butch (drummer for Eels, real name: Jonathan Norton), E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Adam Siegel
3.153:17
13That’s Not Really Funny
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and John Parish
recording of:
That's Not Really Funny
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and John Parish
3.43:20
14Fresh Feeling
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
strings arranger:
Jim Lang
recording of:
Fresh Feeling
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Koool G Murder
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Koool G Murder Music (publishing company for EELS' "Koool G Murder") and Satan's Cock-A-Doodle-Do
3.553:40
15Get Ur Freak On
cover recording of:
Get Ur Freak On
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
23:29
16Saturday Morning
recording engineer and mixer:
Greg Collins (engineer)
programming:
Ryan Boesch, Greg Collins (engineer) and Joe Gore
assistant engineer:
Greg Burns (engineer) and Alicia Guadagno
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
part of:
Anti-Hit List: March 20, 2003 (number: 9)
recording of:
Saturday Morning
lyricist:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Koool G Murder
3.42:56
17Love of the Loveless
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Boesch
programming:
Ryan Boesch, Greg Collins (engineer) and Joe Gore
assistant engineer:
Greg Burns (engineer) and Alicia Guadagno
producer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
recording of:
Love of the Loveless
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
3.753:33
18Dirty Girl (live at Town Hall)
live recording of:
Dirty Girl
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Mark Oliver Everett
publisher:
Sexy Grandpa Music
2.53:00
19I Need Some Sleep
producer:
Mark Oliver Everett
recording of:
I Need Some Sleep
writer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
3.32:29
20Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)43:03
21I’m Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn’t Break Your Heart3.153:55
22Trouble With Dreams
producer:
Mark Oliver Everett
recording of:
Trouble With Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Mark Oliver Everett
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Satan's Cock-A-Doodle-Do
34:34
23Railroad Man
recording of:
Railroad Man
lyricist and composer:
Mark Oliver Everett
publisher:
Satan's Cock-A-Doodle-Do
1.53:38
24Losing Streak
producer:
Mark Oliver Everett
mixer:
Ryan Boesch
recording of:
Losing Streak
lyricist and composer:
Mark Oliver Everett
publisher:
Satan's Cock-A-Doodle-Do
3.752:51
2DVD-Video
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1Novocaine for the Soul
video director:
Mark Romanek
music video for:
Novocaine for the Soul by eels (American rock band)
recording of:
Novocaine for the Soul
writer:
Mark Oliver Everett and Mark Goldenberg
publisher:
Longitude Music and Sexy Grandpa Music
3:40
2Susan’s House
recording of:
Susan's House
writer:
Mark Oliver Everett, Jim Jacobsen (worked with Eels) and Jim Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
3:50
3Rags to Rags
recording of:
Rags to Rags
lyricist and composer:
Mark Oliver Everett
4:08
4Your Lucky Day in Hell4:24
5Last Stop: This Town
recording of:
Last Stop: This Town
lyricist:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Michael Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
3:26
6Cancer for the Cure
recording of:
Cancer for the Cure
lyricist:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Mickey P
4:47
7Flyswatter
recording of:
Flyswatter
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
3:24
8Souljacker, Part I
recording of:
Souljacker, Part I
lyricist and composer:
Butch (drummer for Eels, real name: Jonathan Norton), E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Adam Siegel
3:23
9Saturday Morning
recording of:
Saturday Morning
lyricist:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels)
composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Koool G Murder
2:56
10Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)3:35
11Trouble With Dreams
recording of:
Trouble With Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Mark Oliver Everett
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Satan's Cock-A-Doodle-Do
4:33
12Dirty Girl (live at Town Hall)
live recording of:
Dirty Girl
lyricist and composer:
E (Mark Oliver Everett, founder of Eels) and Mark Oliver Everett
publisher:
Sexy Grandpa Music
2:50