From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology
From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology | ||||
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Compilation album by The Smithereens | ||||
Released | September 7, 2004[1] | |||
Recorded | 1980–1999 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 2:16:40 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology is a two-disc, career-spanning compilation album by the Smithereens, released in 2004. It features most of the band's singles, as well as album and EP tracks, non-album B-sides and a handful of rarities.[2]
Overview
The album contains 39 songs spanning 1980 to 1999, and includes five previously unreleased tracks: a 1980 demo of "Elaine"; the surf rock instrumental, "Back to Balboa"; a 1987 live recording of "White Castle Blues"; an alternate mix of "Cut Flowers"; and a 1992 demo of "Love is Gone".
Also included are an alternate mix of "Everything I Have Is Blue", which was only released as a promotional single; two B-sides, "One After 909" and an instrumental mix of "If You Want the Sun to Shine"; and The Smithereens' version of "Downbound Train", originally recorded for the Bruce Springsteen tribute album, One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen.[2]
Track listing
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
All tracks written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted.
Disc one
- "Girls About Town" — 2:53
- from Girls About Town EP (1980)
- "Back to Balboa" (Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken, DiNizio, Mike Mesaros) — 1:58
- previously unreleased; recorded summer 1982 at Rock Bite Studio, New York City
- "Much Too Much" (Diken, DiNizio)— 2:24
- from Beauty and Sadness EP (1983); 1988 remix by Ed Stasium
- "Beauty and Sadness" — 3:24
- from Beauty and Sadness EP (1983); 1988 remix by Ed Stasium
- "Blood and Roses" — 3:35
- from Especially for You (1986)
- "Strangers When We Meet" — 3:45
- from Especially for You (1986)
- "In a Lonely Place" — 4:04
- from Especially for You (1986)
- "Behind the Wall of Sleep" — 3:24
- from Especially for You (1986)
- "White Castle Blues" (Live) (Babjak, Robert Banta) — 7:42
- previously unreleased; recorded live May 22, 1987 at The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, New Jersey; album version originally released as bonus track from Especially for You (1986)
- "Cigarette" — 2:27
- from Especially for You (1986)
- "Crazy Mixed-Up Kid" — 2:07
- from Especially for You (1986)
- "Time and Time Again" — 3:06
- from Especially for You (1986)
- "Something New" — 1:56
- from Green Thoughts (1988)
- "Only a Memory" — 3:43
- from Green Thoughts (1988)
- "If the Sun Doesn't Shine" — 3:32
- from Green Thoughts (1988)
- "Drown in My Own Tears" — 3:12
- from Green Thoughts (1988)
- "Especially for You'" (Babjak, DiNizio) — 3:07
- from Green Thoughts (1988)
- "House We Used to Live In" — 4:03
- from Green Thoughts (1988)
- "Elaine" (1980 Demo) — 3:00
- previously unreleased; recorded early 1980 at Odyssey Studio, Long Branch, New Jersey
- "Elaine" — 2:33
- from Green Thoughts (1988)
- "One After 909" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) — 3:36
- B-side to "Top of the Pops" (1991); recorded during the Green Thoughts sessions, December 1987
Disc two
- "A Girl Like You" — 4:42
- from 11 (1989)
- "Blues Before and After" — 3:15
- from 11 (1989)
- "Blue Period" — 2:57
- from 11 (1989)
- "Yesterday Girl" — 3:27
- from 11 (1989)
- "Cut Flowers" (Honeys Mix) (Babjak, DiNizio) — 3:00
- previously unreleased; alternate mix – album version from 11 (1989)
- "Baby Be Good" — 3:20
- from 11 (1989)
- "Now and Then" (Babjak) — 3:50
- from Blow Up (1991)
- "Too Much Passion" — 4:35
- from Blow Up (1991)
- "Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong" — 2:22
- from Blow Up (1991)
- "If You Want the Sun to Shine" (Instrumental) (DiNizio, Julian Lennon) — 5:50
- B-side to "Too Much Passion" (1992); album version from Blow Up (1991)
- "Top of the Pops" — 4:32
- from Blow Up (1991)
- "Evening Dress" — 3:12
- from Blow Up (1991)
- "Miles from Nowhere" — 4:18
- from A Date with The Smithereens (1994)
- "Love is Gone" (Babjak Studio Demo) (Babjak) — 3:38
- previously unreleased; recorded December 1992 at Trax East Recording Studio, South River, New Jersey; album version from A Date with The Smithereens (1994)
- "Everything I Have Is Blue" (Guitar Mix) — 4:21
- promotional single (1994); remix by Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie; album version from A Date with The Smithereens (1994)
- "She's Got a Way" (Babjak, Diken, DiNizio, Mesaros, Danny Tate) — 3:24
- from God Save The Smithereens (1999)
- "Downbound Train" (Bruce Springsteen) — 3:48
- recorded 24 January 1997 at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, Illinois;[5] from One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen (1997)
- "I Believe" (Babjak, Diken, DiNizio, Mesaros, Tate) — 3:12
- from God Save The Smithereens (1999)
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
- The Smithereens
- Pat DiNizio – lead vocals, guitar
- Jim Babjak – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (Disc one, track 9; disc two, track 14)
- Dennis Diken – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Mike Mesaros – bass, backing vocals
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References
- ^ "From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology". Officialsmithereens.com. Retrieved on 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology - review on AllMusic". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology (CD liner notes). The Smithereens. Capitol Records. 2004.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Various Artists/One Step Up - Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen". Yahoo! GeoCities. Retrieved on 15 August 2018.
External links
- From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology on Discogs.com. Retrieved on 9 February 2018.
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- Green Thoughts
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- God Save The Smithereens
- Meet The Smithereens!
- Christmas with The Smithereens
- B-Sides The Beatles
- The Smithereens Play Tommy
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- The Smithereens Play The Beatles Washington, D.C. February 11, 1964 Concert
- The Lost Album
- Girls About Town
- Beauty and Sadness
- Live
- Instant Live: Music Midtown Festival Atlanta, GA 5/1/04
- Extended Versions
- Live in Concert! Greatest Hits and More
- Blown to Smithereens: Best of The Smithereens
- Attack of the Smithereens
- The Best of The Smithereens
- From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology
- Especially for You - 30th Anniversary
- Covers
- "Blood and Roses"
- "In a Lonely Place"
- "Behind the Wall of Sleep"
- "Strangers When We Meet"
- "Only a Memory"
- "House We Used to Live In"
- "Drown in My Own Tears"
- "A Girl Like You"
- "Blues Before and After"
- "Yesterday Girl"
- "Blue Period"
- "Top of the Pops"
- "Too Much Passion"
- "Miles from Nowhere"