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"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-inch 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"
Released	1994 (1994)
Recorded	August 14, 1994
Genre	Singer-songwriter indie folk
Label	Slo-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

External links

• "Shytown"/"No Confidence Man" at Discogs
• UseMusic page where the song can be purchased

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