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Released | August 25, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
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Length | 44:46 | |||
Label | DreamWorks | |||
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XO is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. It was recorded from 1997 to 1998 and released on August 25, 1998, by record label DreamWorks; Smith's first solo album on a major record label. Two singles, "Waltz #2 (XO)" and "Baby Britain", were released.
This marks Smith's change from stripped-down guy-and-a-guitar to fully-fleshed pop-rock songwriter. He hadn't yet got the knack of the latter yet (as he would most memorably on XO)...
Having completed the transition from acoustic bedroom folk to intricately orchestrated Beatlesque pop with 1998's XO...