XO (Elliott Smith album)

XO
Studio album by
Elliott Smith
ReleasedAugust 25, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
Studio
Genre
Length44:46
LabelDreamWorks
Producer
Elliott Smith chronology
Either/Or
(1997) 		XO
(1998) 		Figure 8
(2000)
Singles from XO
  1. "Waltz #2 (XO)"
    Released: September 21, 1998[7]
  2. "Baby Britain"
    Released: April 19, 1999[8]

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.

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  2. ^ "The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums of All Time". Paste. May 20, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "10 Essential '90s Alternative B-Sides". Treble. June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Godwin, Richard (January 3, 2021). "Elliott Smith: gone, but the songs live on". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ^ Stylus Staff (March 22, 2004). "Top 101–200 Favourite Albums Ever". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023. 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)...
  6. ^ Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 27, 2023. Having completed the transition from acoustic bedroom folk to intricately orchestrated Beatlesque pop with 1998's XO...
  7. ^ "Waltz 2 (XO) by Elliott Smith". Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Baby Britain by Elliott Smith". Retrieved December 15, 2016.