Beautiful Freak

Beautiful Freak
Studio album by Eels
Released	August 13, 1996 (1996-08-13)
Recorded	1996 (1996)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	43:53
Language	English
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	Jon Brion, E, Mark Goldenberg, and Mike Simpson
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Eels chronology
Broken Toy Shop (1993) Beautiful Freak (1996) Electro-Shock Blues (1998)
Singles from Beautiful Freak
"Novocaine for the Soul" Released: February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03) "Susan's House" Released: May 5, 1996 (1996-05-05) "Rags to Rags" Released: 1996 (1996) "Your Lucky Day in Hell" Released: September 1, 1996 (1996-09-01) "Beautiful Freak" Released: 1997 (1997)

Beautiful Freak is a 1996 album by musician Mark Oliver Everett, his first using a full band and the name Eels (in an attempt to get the records in the same general location in the stores as his previous works under the name "E").^{[citation needed]} It was the first album released worldwide by DreamWorks Records, and contains a mix of lo-fi, rock and pop songs including the singles "Novocaine for the Soul" and "Susan's House". "My Beloved Monster" was later used in the soundtrack of Shrek, and "Beautiful Freak" was used in the soundtrack of Hellboy 2: The Golden Army and Monsters, Inc.

Track listing

1. "Novocaine for the Soul" (E and Mark Goldenberg) – 3:08
2. "Susan's House" (E, Jim Jacobsen, and Jim Weatherly) – 3:43
3. "Rags to Rags" (E) – 3:53
4. "Beautiful Freak" (E) – 3:34
5. "Not Ready Yet" (Jon Brion and E) – 4:46
6. "My Beloved Monster" (E) – 2:13
7. "Flower" (E and Jacobsen) – 3:38
8. "Guest List" (E) – 3:13
9. "Mental" (E) – 4:01
10. "Spunky" (E) – 3:11
11. "Your Lucky Day in Hell" (E and Goldenberg) – 4:28
12. "Manchild" (E and Jill Sobule) – 4:05

Bonus disc

The April 14, 1997 German release of the album included a bonus live EP from a BBC recording session

1. "Novocaine for the Soul" (E and Goldenberg) – 3:22
2. "Manchester Girl" (E) – 3:21
3. "My Beloved Mad Monster Party" (E) – 2:34
4. "Flower" (E and Jacbosen) – 3:17

Personnel

Eels

• Butch – Drums and backing vocals
• E – Vocals, guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano
• Tommy Walter – Bass guitar and backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Jon Brion – Guitar, trombone, and Chamberlin
• Mark Goldenberg – Guitar and keyboards
• Jim Jacobsen – Keyboards and loops

Production

• Jon Brion – Production and engineering
• Amir Derakh – Engineering
• E – Producer, Engineering
• Ann Giordano – Photography
• Mark Goldenberg – Production and engineering
• Jim Jacobsen – Engineering
• Billy Kinsley – Mixing
• Stephen Marcussen – Mastering
• Francesca Restrepo – Art direction and design
• Rob Seifert – Mixing
• Michael Simpson – Production and mixing
• Matt Thorne – Engineer