1993 studio album by E
Broken Toy Shop is the second album by American singer-songwriter E (a.k.a. Mark Oliver Everett), released in December 1993 by Polydor Records . It was his last record as a solo artist before forming the band Eels .
All songs written by E, except where noted.
"Shine It All On" (E, Parthenon Huxley ) – 4:04
"Standing at the Gate" – 3:31
"The Only Thing I Care About" (E, Huxley) – 2:40
"Manchester Girl" – 3:21
"L.A. River" (Jennifer Condos, E) – 2:28
"A Most Unpleasant Man" – 3:18
"Mass" (Sean Coleman, E) – 3:38 (includes unlisted track "Hello Are You There?")
"Tomorrow I'll Be Nine" – 2:52
"The Day I Wrote You Off" – 3:30
"Someone to Break the Spell" (Anderson, Condos, E, Susanna Hoffs ) – 2:51
"She Loves a Puppet" (Condos, E) – 2:46
"My Old Raincoat" (E, Huxley) – 3:57
"Permanent Broken Heart" – 3:28
"Eight Lives Left" – 2:52
E – vocals, piano (tracks 1, 4, 6, 9) , screaming (1) , Hammond B-3 organ (1–3, 6, 8, 9, 14) , keyboards (1–3, 6, 9, 12, 13) , percussion (1, 8) , electric guitar (2, 4, 9, 13, 14) , drums (2, 3, 5, 6, 12, 13) , glockenspiel (3, 4) , tambourine (3, 5, 6, 8–10, 12) , melodica (4, 6, 7a) , Fender Rhodes (4) , Bit One (4) , whistle (5) , congas (5) , slingshot (5) , sleigh bells (5) , fingersnaps (5) , guitar (7b) , baby (7b) , lead guitar (8) , acoustic guitar (14) , harmonica (14) , accordion (14) , celeste (14)
Additional musicians
Parthenon Huxley – electric guitar (1, 3, 9, 12) , acoustic guitar (1, 3, 12) , keyboards (1) , background vocals (3) , rhythm guitar (9) , bass guitar (12) , Hammond B-3 (12)
Paul Martinez – bass guitar (1)
Winston Watson – drums (1, 8–10)
Patrick Warren – Chamberlin (1, 5, 7a, 10, 14) , keyboards (1)
Chris Solberg – bass guitar (3, 5–7a, 8, 9, 14) , organ hi note (3, 8) , acoustic guitar (5) , electric guitar (5) , Hammond B-3 (5, 10) , piano (5) , fingersnaps (5) , glockenspiel (8)
Michael Koppelman – fingersnaps (5) , acoustic guitar (14)
Sean Coleman – acoustic guitar (7a) , electric guitar (7a) , piano (7a)
Richard Greene – violin (7a)
Jeff Swartz – trombone (7a)
Rusty Anderson – acoustic guitar (10) , electric guitar (10)
Jennifer Condos – bass guitar (10, 11) , background vocals (11)
Mark Goldenberg – electric guitars (11) , keyboards (11) , drums (11) , 6 string bass solo (11)
Technical
E – co-producer, string co-arrangements (2, 6, 12, 13) , orchestral co-arranger (9) , inlay painting, shoe photo
Michael Koppelman – co-producer, engineer, mixing; additional recording (1)
Chris Solberg – assistant producer
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Parthenon Huxley – co-producer (1)
Mike Fennel – engineer (1)
Mark Goldenberg – co-producer, engineer, mixing (11)
Brian Soucy – assistant engineer (11)
Brandon Harris – assistant engineer (11)
John Philip Shenale – string co-arranger, co-orchestrator (2, 6, 12, 13)
Scott Smalley – co-orchestrator (2, 6, 12, 13)
John Carter – orchestral engineer (2, 6, 12, 13)
Paul Buckmaster – orchestral arranger, conductor (4) ; orchestral co-arranger, conductor (9)
David Schoeber – orchestral engineer (9)
Marvin Sanders – MIDI
Mick Haggerty – art direction, design
Greg Allen – cover photo
Steve Samiof – cover photo manipulation
Terri Phillips – back cover photo
Hugh Everett III – CD photo
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